The men's freestyle welterweight competition at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne took place from 28 November to 1 December at the Royal Exhibition Building. Nations were limited to one competitor.[1]
| Men's freestyle welterweight at the Games of the XVI Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Royal Exhibition Building | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 28 November–1 December | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 15 from 15 nations | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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Competition format edit
This freestyle wrestling competition continued to use the "bad points" elimination system introduced at the 1928 Summer Olympics for Greco-Roman and at the 1932 Summer Olympics for freestyle wrestling, as modified in 1952 (adding medal rounds and making all losses worth 3 points—from 1936 to 1948 losses by split decision only cost 2). Each round featured all wrestlers pairing off and wrestling one bout (with one wrestler having a bye if there were an odd number). The loser received 3 points. The winner received 1 point if the win was by decision and 0 points if the win was by fall. At the end of each round, any wrestler with at least 5 points was eliminated. This elimination continued until the medal rounds, which began when 3 wrestlers remained. These 3 wrestlers each faced each other in a round-robin medal round (with earlier results counting, if any had wrestled another before); record within the medal round determined medals, with bad points breaking ties.[2][1]
Results edit
Round 1 edit
Ochman and Rantanen withdrew after their bouts.
- Bouts
| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mitko Petkov |  Bulgaria |
Fall | Bruno Ochman |  Canada
|
| Nabi Sorouri |  Iran |
Fall | Devi Singh |  India
|
| Mitsuo Ikeda |  Japan |
Decision, 3–0 | Ernie Fischer |  United States
|
| İbrahim Zengin |  Turkey |
Fall | Ernst Wandaller |  Austria
|
| Per Berlin |  Sweden |
Decision, 3–0 | Noel Granger |  Australia
|
| Vakhtang Balavadze |  Soviet Union |
Decision, 3–0 | Veikko Rantanen |  Finland
|
| Alfred Tischendorf |  United Team of Germany |
Decision, 3–0 | Muhammad Latif |  Pakistan
|
| Coenraad de Villiers |  South Africa |
Bye | N/A | N/A |
- Points
| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Coenraad de Villiers | South Africa |
0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Mitko Petkov | Bulgaria |
0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Nabi Sorouri | Iran |
0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | İbrahim Zengin | Turkey |
0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Vakhtang Balavadze | Soviet Union |
0 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Per Berlin | Sweden |
0 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Mitsuo Ikeda | Japan |
0 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Alfred Tischendorf | United Team of Germany |
0 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | Ernie Fischer | United States |
0 | 3 | 3 |
| 9 | Noel Granger | Australia |
0 | 3 | 3 |
| 9 | Muhammad Latif | Pakistan |
0 | 3 | 3 |
| 9 | Devi Singh | India |
0 | 3 | 3 |
| 9 | Ernst Wandaller | Austria |
0 | 3 | 3 |
| 14 | Bruno Ochman | Canada |
0 | 3 | 3* |
| 14 | Veikko Rantanen | Finland |
0 | 3 | 3* |
Round 2 edit
- Bouts
| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coenraad de Villiers | South Africa |
Decision, 3–0 | Mitko Petkov | Bulgaria
|
| Ernie Fischer | United States |
Decision, 3–0 | Nabi Sorouri | Iran
|
| Mitsuo Ikeda | Japan |
Fall | Devi Singh | India
|
| İbrahim Zengin | Turkey |
Fall | Noel Granger | Australia
|
| Per Berlin | Sweden |
Fall | Ernst Wandaller | Austria
|
| Vakhtang Balavadze | Soviet Union |
Fall | Alfred Tischendorf | United Team of Germany
|
| Muhammad Latif | Pakistan |
Bye | N/A | N/A |
- Points
| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | İbrahim Zengin | Turkey |
0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Vakhtang Balavadze | Soviet Union |
1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | Per Berlin | Sweden |
1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | Coenraad de Villiers | South Africa |
0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Mitsuo Ikeda | Japan |
1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Muhammad Latif | Pakistan |
3 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | Mitko Petkov | Bulgaria |
0 | 3 | 3 |
| 6 | Nabi Sorouri | Iran |
0 | 3 | 3 |
| 9 | Ernie Fischer | United States |
3 | 1 | 4 |
| 9 | Alfred Tischendorf | United Team of Germany |
1 | 3 | 4 |
| 11 | Noel Granger | Australia |
3 | 3 | 6 |
| 11 | Devi Singh | India |
3 | 3 | 6 |
| 11 | Ernst Wandaller | Austria |
3 | 3 | 6 |
Round 3 edit
- Bouts
| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coenraad de Villiers | South Africa |
Decision, 3–0 | Muhammad Latif | Pakistan
|
| Nabi Sorouri | Iran |
Decision, 3–0 | Mitko Petkov | Bulgaria
|
| İbrahim Zengin | Turkey |
Decision, 3–0 | Ernie Fischer | United States
|
| Mitsuo Ikeda | Japan |
Decision, 3–0 | Vakhtang Balavadze | Soviet Union
|
| Per Berlin | Sweden |
Decision, 3–0 | Alfred Tischendorf | United Team of Germany
|
- Points
| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | İbrahim Zengin | Turkey |
0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Per Berlin | Sweden |
1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | Coenraad de Villiers | South Africa |
1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | Mitsuo Ikeda | Japan |
1 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | Vakhtang Balavadze | Soviet Union |
1 | 3 | 4 |
| 5 | Nabi Sorouri | Iran |
3 | 1 | 4 |
| 7 | Muhammad Latif | Pakistan |
3 | 3 | 6 |
| 7 | Mitko Petkov | Bulgaria |
3 | 3 | 6 |
| 9 | Ernie Fischer | United States |
4 | 3 | 7 |
| 9 | Alfred Tischendorf | United Team of Germany |
4 | 3 | 7 |
Round 4 edit
- Bouts
| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nabi Sorouri | Iran |
Decision, 3–0 | Coenraad de Villiers | South Africa
|
| Mitsuo Ikeda | Japan |
Decision, 3–0 | İbrahim Zengin | Turkey
|
| Vakhtang Balavadze | Soviet Union |
Fall | Per Berlin | Sweden
|
- Points
| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mitsuo Ikeda | Japan |
2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | Vakhtang Balavadze | Soviet Union |
4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2 | İbrahim Zengin | Turkey |
1 | 3 | 4 |
| 4 | Per Berlin | Sweden |
2 | 3 | 5 |
| 4 | Coenraad de Villiers | South Africa |
2 | 3 | 5 |
| 4 | Nabi Sorouri | Iran |
4 | 1 | 5 |
Medal rounds edit
Ikeda's victories over Balavadze in round 3 and Zengin in round 4 counted for the medal rounds, giving the Japanese wrestler the gold medal with a 2–0 record against the other medalists. Zengin defeated Balavadze in a de facto silver medal match.
- Bouts
| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| İbrahim Zengin | Turkey |
Fall | Vakhtang Balavadze | Soviet Union
|
- Points
| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Wins | Losses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Mitsuo Ikeda | Japan |
2 | 0 |
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İbrahim Zengin | Turkey |
1 | 1 |
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Vakhtang Balavadze | Soviet Union |
0 | 2 |
References edit
- ^ a b "Wrestling at the 1956 Melbourne Summer Games: Men's Freestyle Welterweight". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
- ^ Official Report, p. 666.