Wrestling at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Men's Greco-Roman middleweight

The men's Greco-Roman middleweight competition at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome took place from 26 to 31 August at the Basilica of Maxentius. Nations were limited to one competitor.[1] Middleweight was the third-heaviest category, including wrestlers weighing 73 to 79 kilograms (160.9 to 174.2 lb).[2]

Men's Greco-Roman middleweight
at the Games of the XVII Olympiad
VenueBasilica of Maxentius
Dates26–31 August
Competitors24 from 24 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Dimitar Dobrev  Bulgaria
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Lothar Metz  United Team of Germany
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Ion Ţăranu  Romania
← 1956
1964 →

Competition format

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This Greco-Roman 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, though adjusted the point values slightly. Wins by fall continued to be worth 0 points and wins by decision continued to be worth 1 point. Losses by fall, however, were now worth 4 points (up from 3). Losses by decision were worth 3 points (consistent with most prior years, though in some losses by split decision had been worth only 2 points). Ties were now allowed, worth 2 points for each wrestler. The elimination threshold was also increased from 5 points to 6 points. The medal round concept, used in 1952 and 1956 requiring a round-robin amongst the medalists even if one or more finished a round with enough points for elimination, was used only if exactly three wrestlers remained after a round—if two competitors remained, they faced off head-to-head; if only one, he was the gold medalist.[2][1]

Results

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Round 1

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Gurics withdrew after his bout.

Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
Oddvar Barlie   Norway Tie Bolesław Dubicki   Poland
Ronald Hunt   Australia Tie Hammou Haddaoui Khadir   Morocco
Pentti Punkari   Finland Tie Mansour Hazrati   Iran
Jiří Kormaník   Czechoslovakia Decision André Lamy   France
Kazım Ayvaz   Turkey Decision Marziano Magnani   Italy
Lothar Metz   United Team of Germany Fall Raymond Schummer   Luxembourg
Russell Camilleri   United States Decision Charles Berthoud   Switzerland
Yacoub Romanos   Lebanon Fall Helmut Längle   Austria
Nikolay Chuchalov   Soviet Union Fall Leopold Israelsson   Sweden
Dimitar Dobrev   Bulgaria Fall Luís Caldas   Portugal
György Gurics   Hungary Decision Albert Michiels   Belgium
Ion Ţăranu   Romania Fall Noboru Aomi   Japan
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation Start Earned Total
1 Nikolay Chuchalov   Soviet Union 0 0 0
1 Dimitar Dobrev   Bulgaria 0 0 0
1 Lothar Metz   United Team of Germany 0 0 0
1 Yacoub Romanos   Lebanon 0 0 0
1 Ion Ţăranu   Romania 0 0 0
6 Kazım Ayvaz   Turkey 0 1 1
6 Russell Camilleri   United States 0 1 1
6 Jiří Kormaník   Czechoslovakia 0 1 1
9 Oddvar Barlie   Norway 0 2 2
9 Bolesław Dubicki   Poland 0 2 2
9 Hammou Haddaoui Khadir   Morocco 0 2 2
9 Mansour Hazrati   Iran 0 2 2
9 Ronald Hunt   Australia 0 2 2
9 Pentti Punkari   Finland 0 2 2
15 Charles Berthoud   Switzerland 0 3 3
15 André Lamy   France 0 3 3
15 Marziano Magnani   Italy 0 3 3
15 Albert Michiels   Belgium 0 3 3
19 Noboru Aomi   Japan 0 4 4
19 Luís Caldas   Portugal 0 4 4
19 Leopold Israelsson   Sweden 0 4 4
19 Helmut Längle   Austria 0 4 4
19 Raymond Schummer   Luxembourg 0 4 4
24 György Gurics   Hungary 0 1 1*

Round 2

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Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
Oddvar Barlie   Norway Fall Ronald Hunt   Australia
Bolesław Dubicki   Poland Fall Hammou Haddaoui Khadir   Morocco
Pentti Punkari   Finland Decision André Lamy   France
Jiří Kormaník   Czechoslovakia Decision Mansour Hazrati   Iran
Lothar Metz   United Team of Germany Decision Marziano Magnani   Italy
Kazım Ayvaz   Turkey Fall Raymond Schummer   Luxembourg
Russell Camilleri   United States Fall Helmut Längle   Austria
Yacoub Romanos   Lebanon Decision Charles Berthoud   Switzerland
Dimitar Dobrev   Bulgaria Decision Nikolay Chuchalov   Soviet Union
Leopold Israelsson   Sweden Fall Luís Caldas   Portugal
Albert Michiels   Belgium Decision Noboru Aomi   Japan
Ion Ţăranu   Romania Bye N/A N/A
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation Start Earned Total
1 Ion Ţăranu   Romania 0 0 0
2 Kazım Ayvaz   Turkey 1 0 1
2 Russell Camilleri   United States 1 0 1
2 Dimitar Dobrev   Bulgaria 0 1 1
2 Lothar Metz   United Team of Germany 0 1 1
2 Yacoub Romanos   Lebanon 0 1 1
7 Oddvar Barlie   Norway 2 0 2
7 Bolesław Dubicki   Poland 2 0 2
7 Jiří Kormaník   Czechoslovakia 1 1 2
10 Nikolay Chuchalov   Soviet Union 0 3 3
10 Pentti Punkari   Finland 2 1 3
12 Leopold Israelsson   Sweden 4 0 4
12 Albert Michiels   Belgium 3 1 4
14 Mansour Hazrati   Iran 2 3 5
15 Charles Berthoud   Switzerland 3 3 6
15 Hammou Haddaoui Khadir   Morocco 2 4 6
15 Ronald Hunt   Australia 2 4 6
15 André Lamy   France 3 3 6
15 Marziano Magnani   Italy 3 3 6
20 Noboru Aomi   Japan 4 3 7
21 Luís Caldas   Portugal 4 4 8
21 Helmut Längle   Austria 4 4 8
21 Raymond Schummer   Luxembourg 4 4 8

Round 3

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Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
Ion Ţăranu   Romania Fall Oddvar Barlie   Norway
Bolesław Dubicki   Poland Decision Pentti Punkari   Finland
Kazım Ayvaz   Turkey Decision Mansour Hazrati   Iran
Lothar Metz   United Team of Germany Tie Jiří Kormaník   Czechoslovakia
Russell Camilleri   United States Tie Yacoub Romanos   Lebanon
Nikolay Chuchalov   Soviet Union Decision Albert Michiels   Belgium
Dimitar Dobrev   Bulgaria Decision Leopold Israelsson   Sweden
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation Start Earned Total
1 Ion Ţăranu   Romania 0 0 0
2 Kazım Ayvaz   Turkey 1 1 2
2 Dimitar Dobrev   Bulgaria 1 1 2
4 Russell Camilleri   United States 1 2 3
4 Bolesław Dubicki   Poland 2 1 3
4 Lothar Metz   United Team of Germany 1 2 3
4 Yacoub Romanos   Lebanon 1 2 3
8 Nikolay Chuchalov   Soviet Union 3 1 4
8 Jiří Kormaník   Czechoslovakia 2 2 4
10 Oddvar Barlie   Norway 2 4 6
10 Pentti Punkari   Finland 3 3 6
12 Leopold Israelsson   Sweden 4 3 7
12 Albert Michiels   Belgium 4 3 7
14 Mansour Hazrati   Iran 5 3 8

Round 4

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Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
Ion Ţăranu   Romania Tie Bolesław Dubicki   Poland
Kazım Ayvaz   Turkey Fall Jiří Kormaník   Czechoslovakia
Lothar Metz   United Team of Germany Fall Russell Camilleri   United States
Nikolay Chuchalov   Soviet Union Fall Yacoub Romanos   Lebanon
Dimitar Dobrev   Bulgaria Bye N/A N/A
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation Start Earned Total
1 Kazım Ayvaz   Turkey 2 0 2
1 Dimitar Dobrev   Bulgaria 2 0 2
1 Ion Ţăranu   Romania 0 2 2
4 Lothar Metz   United Team of Germany 3 0 3
5 Nikolay Chuchalov   Soviet Union 4 0 4
6 Bolesław Dubicki   Poland 3 2 5
7 Russell Camilleri   United States 3 4 7
7 Yacoub Romanos   Lebanon 3 4 7
9 Jiří Kormaník   Czechoslovakia 4 4 8

Round 5

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Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
Dimitar Dobrev   Bulgaria Decision Ion Ţăranu   Romania
Bolesław Dubicki   Poland Tie Kazım Ayvaz   Turkey
Lothar Metz   United Team of Germany Decision Nikolay Chuchalov   Soviet Union
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation Start Earned Total
1 Dimitar Dobrev   Bulgaria 2 1 3
2 Kazım Ayvaz   Turkey 2 2 4
2 Lothar Metz   United Team of Germany 3 1 4
4 Ion Ţăranu   Romania 2 3 5
5 Nikolay Chuchalov   Soviet Union 4 3 7
5 Bolesław Dubicki   Poland 5 2 7

Round 6

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Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
Dimitar Dobrev   Bulgaria Decision Kazım Ayvaz   Turkey
Ion Ţăranu   Romania Tie Lothar Metz   United Team of Germany
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation Start Earned Total
  Dimitar Dobrev   Bulgaria 3 1 4
  Lothar Metz   United Team of Germany 4 2 6
3 Kazım Ayvaz   Turkey 4 3 7
3 Ion Ţăranu   Romania 5 2 7

Bronze medal bout

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Ţăranu and Ayvaz finished round 6 tied for 3rd at 7 points and had not faced each other; they competed in a bronze medal bout, won by Ţăranu.

Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
Ion Ţăranu   Romania Decision Kazım Ayvaz   Turkey
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation Start Earned Total
  Ion Ţăranu   Romania 7 1 8
4 Kazım Ayvaz   Turkey 7 3 10

References

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  1. ^ a b "Wrestling at the 1960 Rome Summer Games: Men's Middleweight, Greco-Roman". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 20 March 2019.
  2. ^ a b Official Report 1960, p. 488.

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