Wrestling at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Men's Greco-Roman light heavyweight
The men's Greco-Roman light heavyweight 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] Light heavyweight was the second-heaviest category, including wrestlers weighing 79 to 87 kilograms (174.2 to 191.8 lb).[2]
Men's Greco-Roman light heavyweight at the Games of the XVII Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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Venue | Basilica of Maxentius | ||||||||||||
Dates | 26–31 August | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 17 from 17 nations | ||||||||||||
Medalists | |||||||||||||
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Competition format
editThis 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
editRound 1
editJansson and Graffigna withdrew after their bouts.
- Bouts
Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
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Givi Kartozia | Soviet Union | Decision | Howard George | United States |
Herbert Albrecht | United Team of Germany | Decision | Rune Jansson | Sweden |
Gheorghe Popovici | Romania | Fall | Shunta Ishikura | Japan |
Eugen Wiesberger Jr. | Austria | Decision | Maurice Jacquel | France |
Krali Bimbalov | Bulgaria | Decision | Włodzimierz Smoliński | Poland |
Tevfik Kış | Turkey | Decision | Kurt Rusterholz | Switzerland |
Péter Piti | Hungary | Decision | Antonio Cerroni | Italy |
José Panizo | Spain | Fall | Julio Graffigna | Argentina |
Antero Vanhanen | Finland | Bye | N/A | N/A |
- Points
Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total |
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1 | José Panizo | Spain | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1 | Gheorghe Popovici | Romania | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1 | Antero Vanhanen | Finland | 0 | 0 | 0 |
4 | Herbert Albrecht | United Team of Germany | 0 | 1 | 1 |
4 | Krali Bimbalov | Bulgaria | 0 | 1 | 1 |
4 | Givi Kartozia | Soviet Union | 0 | 1 | 1 |
4 | Tevfik Kış | Turkey | 0 | 1 | 1 |
4 | Péter Piti | Hungary | 0 | 1 | 1 |
4 | Eugen Wiesberger Jr. | Austria | 0 | 1 | 1 |
10 | Antonio Cerroni | Italy | 0 | 3 | 3 |
10 | Howard George | United States | 0 | 3 | 3 |
10 | Maurice Jacquel | France | 0 | 3 | 3 |
10 | Kurt Rusterholz | Switzerland | 0 | 3 | 3 |
10 | Włodzimierz Smoliński | Poland | 0 | 3 | 3 |
15 | Shunta Ishikura | Japan | 0 | 4 | 4 |
16 | Rune Jansson | Sweden | 0 | 3 | 3* |
17 | Julio Graffigna | Argentina | 0 | 4 | 4* |
Round 2
edit- Bouts
Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
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Givi Kartozia | Soviet Union | Decision | Antero Vanhanen | Finland |
Herbert Albrecht | United Team of Germany | Decision | Howard George | United States |
Eugen Wiesberger Jr. | Austria | Decision | Shunta Ishikura | Japan |
Maurice Jacquel | France | Fall | Gheorghe Popovici | Romania |
Krali Bimbalov | Bulgaria | Tie | Tevfik Kış | Turkey |
Włodzimierz Smoliński | Poland | Decision | Antonio Cerroni | Italy |
Péter Piti | Hungary | Decision | Kurt Rusterholz | Switzerland |
José Panizo | Spain | Bye | N/A | N/A |
- Points
Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total |
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1 | José Panizo | Spain | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2 | Herbert Albrecht | United Team of Germany | 1 | 1 | 2 |
2 | Givi Kartozia | Soviet Union | 1 | 1 | 2 |
2 | Péter Piti | Hungary | 1 | 1 | 2 |
2 | Eugen Wiesberger Jr. | Austria | 1 | 1 | 2 |
6 | Krali Bimbalov | Bulgaria | 1 | 2 | 3 |
6 | Maurice Jacquel | France | 3 | 0 | 3 |
6 | Tevfik Kış | Turkey | 1 | 2 | 3 |
6 | Antero Vanhanen | Finland | 0 | 3 | 3 |
10 | Gheorghe Popovici | Romania | 0 | 4 | 4 |
10 | Włodzimierz Smoliński | Poland | 3 | 1 | 4 |
12 | Antonio Cerroni | Italy | 3 | 3 | 6 |
12 | Howard George | United States | 3 | 3 | 6 |
12 | Kurt Rusterholz | Switzerland | 3 | 3 | 6 |
15 | Shunta Ishikura | Japan | 4 | 3 | 7 |
Round 3
edit- Bouts
Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
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Antero Vanhanen | Finland | Decision | José Panizo | Spain |
Givi Kartozia | Soviet Union | Decision | Herbert Albrecht | United Team of Germany |
Gheorghe Popovici | Romania | Decision | Eugen Wiesberger Jr. | Austria |
Krali Bimbalov | Bulgaria | Decision | Maurice Jacquel | France |
Tevfik Kış | Turkey | Decision | Włodzimierz Smoliński | Poland |
Péter Piti | Hungary | Bye | N/A | N/A |
- Points
Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total |
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1 | Péter Piti | Hungary | 2 | 0 | 2 |
2 | Givi Kartozia | Soviet Union | 2 | 1 | 3 |
2 | José Panizo | Spain | 0 | 3 | 3 |
4 | Krali Bimbalov | Bulgaria | 3 | 1 | 4 |
4 | Tevfik Kış | Turkey | 3 | 1 | 4 |
4 | Antero Vanhanen | Finland | 3 | 1 | 4 |
7 | Herbert Albrecht | United Team of Germany | 2 | 3 | 5 |
7 | Gheorghe Popovici | Romania | 4 | 1 | 5 |
7 | Eugen Wiesberger Jr. | Austria | 2 | 3 | 5 |
10 | Maurice Jacquel | France | 3 | 3 | 6 |
11 | Włodzimierz Smoliński | Poland | 4 | 3 | 7 |
Round 4
editThe tie between Wiesberger and Popovici was broken by head-to-head results; Popovici won in round 3.
- Bouts
Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
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Péter Piti | Hungary | Fall | José Panizo | Spain |
Antero Vanhanen | Finland | Fall | Herbert Albrecht | United Team of Germany |
Givi Kartozia | Soviet Union | Decision | Gheorghe Popovici | Romania |
Krali Bimbalov | Bulgaria | Decision | Eugen Wiesberger Jr. | Austria |
Tevfik Kış | Turkey | Bye | N/A | N/A |
- Points
Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total |
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1 | Péter Piti | Hungary | 2 | 0 | 2 |
2 | Givi Kartozia | Soviet Union | 3 | 1 | 4 |
2 | Tevfik Kış | Turkey | 4 | 0 | 4 |
2 | Antero Vanhanen | Finland | 4 | 0 | 4 |
5 | Krali Bimbalov | Bulgaria | 4 | 1 | 5 |
6 | José Panizo | Spain | 3 | 4 | 7 |
7 | Gheorghe Popovici | Romania | 5 | 3 | 8 |
8 | Eugen Wiesberger Jr. | Austria | 5 | 3 | 8 |
9 | Herbert Albrecht | United Team of Germany | 5 | 4 | 9 |
Round 5
edit- Bouts
Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
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Tevfik Kış | Turkey | Decision | Antero Vanhanen | Finland |
Givi Kartozia | Soviet Union | Decision | Péter Piti | Hungary |
Krali Bimbalov | Bulgaria | Bye | N/A | N/A |
- Points
Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total |
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1 | Krali Bimbalov | Bulgaria | 5 | 0 | 5 |
1 | Givi Kartozia | Soviet Union | 4 | 1 | 5 |
1 | Tevfik Kış | Turkey | 4 | 1 | 5 |
1 | Péter Piti | Hungary | 2 | 3 | 5 |
5 | Antero Vanhanen | Finland | 4 | 3 | 7 |
Round 6
editThe sixth round ended with all four wrestlers having at least 6 points; there were two ties, a tie for first place and a tie for third place. Kış and Bimbalov tied for first. They had faced each other in round 2, with the bout ending in a tie. The decision was ultimately based on body weight, with Kış (the lighter wrestler) prevailing and taking the gold medal. Kartozia took the bronze medal over Piti due to head-to-head results; Kartozia had won in round 5.[1][3]
- Bouts
Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
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Krali Bimbalov | Bulgaria | Decision | Péter Piti | Hungary |
Tevfik Kış | Turkey | Decision | Givi Kartozia | Soviet Union |
- Points
Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total |
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Tevfik Kış | Turkey | 5 | 1 | 6 | |
Krali Bimbalov | Bulgaria | 5 | 1 | 6 | |
Givi Kartozia | Soviet Union | 5 | 3 | 8 | |
4 | Péter Piti | Hungary | 5 | 3 | 8 |
References
edit- ^ a b c "Wrestling at the 1960 Rome Summer Games: Men's Light Heavyweight, Greco-Roman". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 20 March 2019.
- ^ a b Official Report 1960, p. 493.
- ^ Official Report 1960, p. 497.
General
- The Games of the XVII Olympiad, Rome 1960: The Official Report of the Organizing Committee. Vol. 2. 1960. Retrieved 21 August 2024.