Wrestling at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle 68 kg forward into the final (shown in yellow). Wrestling at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle 68 kg The Men's Freestyle 68 kg at the 1972 Summer Olympics as part of the wrestling program at the Fairgrounds, Judo and Wrestling Hall. Israeli weightlifter Eliezer Halfin was later killed in the Munich massacre. The competition used a form of negative points tournament, with negative points given for any result short of a fall. Accumulation of 6 negative points eliminated the wrestler. When only two or three wrestlers remain, a special final round is used to determine the order of the medals.
East Germany at the 1972 Summer Olympics East Germany at the 1972 Summer Olympics Athletes from East Germany (German Democratic Republic, called DDR in the opening ceremony) competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. 297 competitors, 231 men and 66 women, took part in 161 events in 18 sports. Men's 800 metres Men's 1500 metres Men's 4 × 100 m Relay Men's High Jump Men's Light Middleweight (– 71 kg) Men's Heavyweight (+ 81 kg) Eleven cyclists represented East Germany in 1972. Men's 3m Springboard: Men's 10m Platform: Women's 3m Springboard: Women's 10m Platform: Five fencers, all men, represented East Germany in 1972. As