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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]

Men's Greco-Roman light heavyweight
at the Games of the XVII Olympiad
VenueBasilica of Maxentius
Dates26–31 August
Competitors17 from 17 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Tevfik Kış  Turkey
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Krali Bimbalov  Bulgaria
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Givi Kartozia  Soviet Union
← 1956
1964 →

Competition format edit

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 edit

Round 1 edit

Jansson and Graffigna withdrew after their bouts.

Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
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
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
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
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
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
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 edit

The tie between Wiesberger and Popovici was broken by head-to-head results; Popovici won in round 3.

Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
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
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
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
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 edit

The 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
Krali Bimbalov   Bulgaria Decision Péter Piti   Hungary
Tevfik Kış   Turkey Decision Givi Kartozia   Soviet Union
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation Start Earned Total
  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

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Official Report, p. 493.
  3. ^ Official Report, p. 497.
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