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Summer Olympics · Wrestling · men’s · 1968–1992
Men’s Freestyle · 52 kg
Held at 7 Games, 1968–1992. Most golds: Japan (4). Most medals: Yuji Takada (2). The event as the lists name it each year; names that changed are joined here.
Open the latest podium in the atlas →Games71968–1992
Medals21
Delegations9on the podium
Games by Games gold, silver, bronze
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 Barcelona | Li Hak-Son North Korea | Zeke Jones United States | Valentin Yordanov Bulgaria |
| 1988 Seoul | Mitsuru Sato Japan | Šaban Trstena Yugoslavia | Vladimir Toguzov Soviet Union |
| 1984 Los Angeles | Shaban Tërstena Yugoslavia | Kim Jong-kyu South Korea | Yuji Takada Japan |
| 1980 Moscow | Anatoli Beloglazov Soviet Union | Władysław Stecyk Poland | Nermedin Selimov Bulgaria |
| 1976 Montreal | Yuji Takada Japan | Alexander Ivanov Soviet Union | Jeon Hae-Sup South Korea |
| 1972 Munich | Kiyomi Kato Japan | Arsen Alakhverdiyev Soviet Union | Kim Gwong-Hyong North Korea |
| 1968 Mexico City | Shigeo Nakata Japan | Richard Sanders United States | Chimedbazaryn Damdinsharav Mongolia |
Most golds
| Place | Delegation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japan | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 2 | Soviet Union | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | Yugoslavia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | North Korea | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | United States | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | South Korea | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | Poland | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Bulgaria | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 9 | Mongolia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Most medals
| Athlete | Gold | Medals |
|---|---|---|
| Yuji Takada | 1 | 2 |
| Shigeo Nakata | 1 | 1 |
| Kiyomi Kato | 1 | 1 |
| Anatoli Beloglazov | 1 | 1 |
| Shaban Tërstena | 1 | 1 |
| Mitsuru Sato | 1 | 1 |
| Li Hak-Son | 1 | 1 |
| Richard Sanders | 0 | 1 |
| Chimedbazaryn Damdinsharav | 0 | 1 |
| Arsen Alakhverdiyev | 0 | 1 |
| Kim Gwong-Hyong | 0 | 1 |
| Alexander Ivanov | 0 | 1 |