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

The men's Greco-Roman bantamweight 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] Bantamweight was the second-lightest category, including wrestlers weighing 52 to 57 kilograms (114.6 to 125.7 lb).[2]

Men's Greco-Roman bantamweight
at the Games of the XVII Olympiad
VenueBasilica of Maxentius
Dates26–31 August
Competitors28 from 28 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Oleg Karavayev  Soviet Union
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Ion Cernea  Romania
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Dinko Petrov  Bulgaria
← 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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Cañete withdrew after his bout. Schlechter was injured and could not continue.

Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
Ion Cernea   Romania Fall Michel Ben Akoun   Morocco
Imre Hódos   Hungary Fall Loek Alflen   Netherlands
Richard Debrunner   Switzerland Tie Reino Tuominen   Finland
Masamitsu Ichiguchi   Japan Fall Larry Lauchle   United States
Gilberto Gramellini   Italy Decision Bernard Knitter   Poland
Yaşar Yılmaz   Turkey Decision Kamel Ali El-Sayed   United Arab Republic
Gilbert Dubier   France Decision Ewald Tauer   United Team of Germany
Oleg Karavayev   Soviet Union Fall John Tveiten   Norway
Stipan Dora   Yugoslavia Decision Aimé Verhoeven   Belgium
Jiří Švec   Czechoslovakia Decision Ali Bani Hashemi   Iran
Franz Brunner   Austria Decision Mikhail Theodoropoulos   Greece
Edvin Vesterby   Sweden Decision Orlando Gonçalves   Portugal
Dinko Petrov   Bulgaria Fall François Schlechter   Luxembourg
Michel Nakouzi   Lebanon Decision Santiago Cañete   Spain
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation Start Earned Total
1 Ion Cernea   Romania 0 0 0
1 Imre Hódos   Hungary 0 0 0
1 Masamitsu Ichiguchi   Japan 0 0 0
1 Oleg Karavayev   Soviet Union 0 0 0
1 Dinko Petrov   Bulgaria 0 0 0
6 Franz Brunner   Austria 0 1 1
6 Stipan Dora   Yugoslavia 0 1 1
6 Gilbert Dubier   France 0 1 1
6 Gilberto Gramellini   Italy 0 1 1
6 Michel Nakouzi   Lebanon 0 1 1
6 Jiří Švec   Czechoslovakia 0 1 1
6 Edvin Vesterby   Sweden 0 1 1
6 Yaşar Yılmaz   Turkey 0 1 1
14 Richard Debrunner   Switzerland 0 2 2
14 Reino Tuominen   Finland 0 2 2
16 Kamel Ali El-Sayed   United Arab Republic 0 3 3
16 Ali Bani Hashemi   Iran 0 3 3
16 Orlando Gonçalves   Portugal 0 3 3
16 Bernard Knitter   Poland 0 3 3
16 Ewald Tauer   United Team of Germany 0 3 3
16 Mikhail Theodoropoulos   Greece 0 3 3
16 Aimé Verhoeven   Belgium 0 3 3
23 Loek Alflen   Netherlands 0 4 4
23 Michel Ben Akoun   Morocco 0 4 4
23 Larry Lauchle   United States 0 4 4
23 John Tveiten   Norway 0 4 4
27 Santiago Cañete   Spain 0 3 3*
28 François Schlechter   Luxembourg 0 4 4*

Round 2

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Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
Ion Cernea   Romania Tie Imre Hódos   Hungary
Loek Alflen   Netherlands Fall Michel Ben Akoun   Morocco
Gilberto Gramellini   Italy Fall Richard Debrunner   Switzerland
Bernard Knitter   Poland Fall Reino Tuominen   Finland
Masamitsu Ichiguchi   Japan Decision Kamel Ali El-Sayed   United Arab Republic
Yaşar Yılmaz   Turkey Fall Larry Lauchle   United States
Michel Nakouzi   Lebanon Decision Gilbert Dubier   France
Ewald Tauer   United Team of Germany Decision John Tveiten   Norway
Oleg Karavayev   Soviet Union Fall Aimé Verhoeven   Belgium
Stipan Dora   Yugoslavia Decision Ali Bani Hashemi   Iran
Jiří Švec   Czechoslovakia Decision Mikhail Theodoropoulos   Greece
Edvin Vesterby   Sweden Decision Franz Brunner   Austria
Dinko Petrov   Bulgaria Decision Orlando Gonçalves   Portugal
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation Start Earned Total
1 Oleg Karavayev   Soviet Union 0 0 0
2 Gilberto Gramellini   Italy 1 0 1
2 Masamitsu Ichiguchi   Japan 0 1 1
2 Dinko Petrov   Bulgaria 0 1 1
2 Yaşar Yılmaz   Turkey 1 0 1
6 Ion Cernea   Romania 0 2 2
6 Stipan Dora   Yugoslavia 1 1 2
6 Imre Hódos   Hungary 0 2 2
6 Michel Nakouzi   Lebanon 1 1 2
6 Jiří Švec   Czechoslovakia 1 1 2
6 Edvin Vesterby   Sweden 1 1 2
12 Bernard Knitter   Poland 3 0 3
13 Loek Alflen   Netherlands 4 0 4
13 Franz Brunner   Austria 1 3 4
13 Gilbert Dubier   France 1 3 4
13 Ewald Tauer   United Team of Germany 3 1 4
17 Kamel Ali El-Sayed   United Arab Republic 3 3 6
17 Ali Bani Hashemi   Iran 3 3 6
17 Richard Debrunner   Switzerland 2 4 6
17 Orlando Gonçalves   Portugal 3 3 6
17 Mikhail Theodoropoulos   Greece 3 3 6
17 Reino Tuominen   Finland 2 4 6
23 John Tveiten   Norway 4 3 7
23 Aimé Verhoeven   Belgium 3 4 7
25 Michel Ben Akoun   Morocco 4 4 8
25 Larry Lauchle   United States 4 4 8

Round 3

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Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
Ion Cernea   Romania Decision Loek Alflen   Netherlands
Imre Hódos   Hungary Tie Gilberto Gramellini   Italy
Bernard Knitter   Poland Tie Masamitsu Ichiguchi   Japan
Yaşar Yılmaz   Turkey Decision Gilbert Dubier   France
Michel Nakouzi   Lebanon Decision Ewald Tauer   United Team of Germany
Oleg Karavayev   Soviet Union Decision Stipan Dora   Yugoslavia
Jiří Švec   Czechoslovakia Decision Franz Brunner   Austria
Dinko Petrov   Bulgaria Decision Edvin Vesterby   Sweden
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation Start Earned Total
1 Oleg Karavayev   Soviet Union 0 1 1
2 Dinko Petrov   Bulgaria 1 1 2
2 Yaşar Yılmaz   Turkey 1 1 2
4 Ion Cernea   Romania 2 1 3
4 Gilberto Gramellini   Italy 1 2 3
4 Masamitsu Ichiguchi   Japan 1 2 3
4 Michel Nakouzi   Lebanon 2 1 3
4 Jiří Švec   Czechoslovakia 2 1 3
9 Imre Hódos   Hungary 2 2 4
10 Stipan Dora   Yugoslavia 2 3 5
10 Bernard Knitter   Poland 3 2 5
10 Edvin Vesterby   Sweden 2 3 5
13 Loek Alflen   Netherlands 4 3 7
13 Franz Brunner   Austria 4 3 7
13 Gilbert Dubier   France 4 3 7
13 Ewald Tauer   United Team of Germany 4 3 7

Round 4

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The Official Report shows Vesterby (correctly) at 5 points after round 3, following 2 wins by decision and a loss by decision. After round 4, however, Vesterby is shown at 4 points even though his win by fall should have kept him at 5. There is no explanation for a wrestler receiving a reduction in bad points.

Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
Ion Cernea   Romania Decision Gilberto Gramellini   Italy
Bernard Knitter   Poland Fall Imre Hódos   Hungary
Masamitsu Ichiguchi   Japan Decision Yaşar Yılmaz   Turkey
Oleg Karavayev   Soviet Union Decision Michel Nakouzi   Lebanon
Edvin Vesterby   Sweden Fall Stipan Dora   Yugoslavia
Jiří Švec   Czechoslovakia Tie Dinko Petrov   Bulgaria
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation Start Earned Total
1 Oleg Karavayev   Soviet Union 1 1 2
2 Ion Cernea   Romania 3 1 4
2 Masamitsu Ichiguchi   Japan 3 1 4
2 Dinko Petrov   Bulgaria 2 2 4
5 Bernard Knitter   Poland 5 0 5
5 Jiří Švec   Czechoslovakia 3 2 5
5 Edvin Vesterby   Sweden 5 0 4*
5 Yaşar Yılmaz   Turkey 2 3 5
9 Gilberto Gramellini   Italy 3 3 6
9 Michel Nakouzi   Lebanon 3 3 6
11 Imre Hódos   Hungary 4 4 8
12 Stipan Dora   Yugoslavia 5 4 9

Round 5

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Vesterby's inexplicably reduced point total put him in a tie with Petrov for the bronze medal at 6 points. This tie was broken on head-to-head results; Petrov had defeated Vesterby in round 3. Vesterby would have finished in 4th place even were it not for the point reduction. Švec and Yılmaz were the ones ultimately affected by it, as they would have finished tied with Vesterby for 4th rather than tied only with each other for 5th.

Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
Ion Cernea   Romania Decision Bernard Knitter   Poland
Oleg Karavayev   Soviet Union Fall Masamitsu Ichiguchi   Japan
Yaşar Yılmaz   Turkey Tie Dinko Petrov   Bulgaria
Jiří Švec   Czechoslovakia Tie Edvin Vesterby   Sweden
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation Start Earned Total
1 Oleg Karavayev   Soviet Union 2 0 2
2 Ion Cernea   Romania 4 1 5
  Dinko Petrov   Bulgaria 4 2 6
4 Edvin Vesterby   Sweden 4* 2 6*
5 Jiří Švec   Czechoslovakia 5 2 7
5 Yaşar Yılmaz   Turkey 5 2 7
7 Masamitsu Ichiguchi   Japan 4 4 8
7 Bernard Knitter   Poland 5 3 8

Round 6

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Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
Oleg Karavayev   Soviet Union Decision Ion Cernea   Romania
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation Start Earned Total
  Oleg Karavayev   Soviet Union 2 1 3
  Ion Cernea   Romania 4 3 7

References

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  1. ^ a b "Wrestling at the 1960 Rome Summer Games: Men's Bantamweight, Greco-Roman". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
  2. ^ a b Official Report 1960, p. 470.

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