The men's freestyle middleweight competition at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome took place from 1 to 6 September at the Basilica of Maxentius. Nations were limited to one competitor.[1]
| Men's freestyle middleweight at the Games of the XVII Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Basilica of Maxentius | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 1–6 September | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 19 from 19 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, 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
- Bouts
| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Takashi Nagai |  Japan |
Fall | Ronald Hunt |  Australia
|
| Géza Hollósi |  Hungary |
Tie | Prodan Gardzhev |  Bulgaria
|
| Hasan Güngör |  Turkey |
Fall | Julio Graffigna |  Argentina
|
| Fred Thomas |  New Zealand |
Fall | Mansour Mahdizadeh |  Iran
|
| Hans Antonsson |  Sweden |
Fall | Viljo Punkari |  Finland
|
| Madho Singh |  India |
Fall | Alan Butts |  Great Britain
|
| Ed DeWitt |  United States |
Decision | Germano Caraffini |  Italy
|
| Georg Utz |  United Team of Germany |
Fall | Henri Mottier |  Switzerland
|
| Giorgi Skhirt'ladze |  Soviet Union |
Fall | Mohammad Asif Khokan |  Afghanistan
|
| Muhammad Faiz |  Pakistan |
Bye | N/A | N/A |
- Points
| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hans Antonsson | Sweden |
0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Muhammad Faiz | Pakistan |
0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Hasan Güngör | Turkey |
0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Takashi Nagai | Japan |
0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Madho Singh | India |
0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Giorgi Skhirt'ladze | Soviet Union |
0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Fred Thomas | New Zealand |
0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Georg Utz | United Team of Germany |
0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Ed DeWitt | United States |
0 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | Prodan Gardzhev | Bulgaria |
0 | 2 | 2 |
| 10 | Géza Hollósi | Hungary |
0 | 2 | 2 |
| 12 | Germano Caraffini | Italy |
0 | 3 | 3 |
| 13 | Alan Butts | Great Britain |
0 | 4 | 4 |
| 13 | Julio Graffigna | Argentina |
0 | 4 | 4 |
| 13 | Ronald Hunt | Australia |
0 | 4 | 4 |
| 13 | Mohammad Asif Khokan | Afghanistan |
0 | 4 | 4 |
| 13 | Mansour Mahdizadeh | Iran |
0 | 4 | 4 |
| 13 | Viljo Punkari | Finland |
0 | 4 | 4 |
| 13 | Henri Mottier | Switzerland |
0 | 4 | 4 |
Round 2 edit
- Bouts
| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Takashi Nagai | Japan |
Decision | Muhammad Faiz | Pakistan
|
| Géza Hollósi | Hungary |
Fall | Ronald Hunt | Australia
|
| Hasan Güngör | Turkey |
Decision | Prodan Gardzhev | Bulgaria
|
| Fred Thomas | New Zealand |
Decision | Julio Graffigna | Argentina
|
| Mansour Mahdizadeh | Iran |
Decision | Hans Antonsson | Sweden
|
| Viljo Punkari | Finland |
Fall | Alan Butts | Great Britain
|
| Madho Singh | India |
Fall | Germano Caraffini | Italy
|
| Ed DeWitt | United States |
Fall | Henri Mottier | Switzerland
|
| Giorgi Skhirt'ladze | Soviet Union |
Fall | Georg Utz | United Team of Germany
|
| Mohammad Asif Khokan | Afghanistan |
Bye | N/A | N/A |
- Points
| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Madho Singh | India |
0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Giorgi Skhirt'ladze | Soviet Union |
0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Ed DeWitt | United States |
1 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Hasan Güngör | Turkey |
0 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | Takashi Nagai | Japan |
0 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | Fred Thomas | New Zealand |
0 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | Géza Hollósi | Hungary |
2 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | Hans Antonsson | Sweden |
0 | 3 | 3 |
| 8 | Muhammad Faiz | Pakistan |
0 | 3 | 3 |
| 10 | Mohammad Asif Khokan | Afghanistan |
4 | 0 | 4 |
| 10 | Viljo Punkari | Finland |
4 | 0 | 4 |
| 10 | Georg Utz | United Team of Germany |
0 | 4 | 4 |
| 13 | Prodan Gardzhev | Bulgaria |
2 | 3 | 5 |
| 13 | Mansour Mahdizadeh | Iran |
4 | 1 | 5 |
| 15 | Germano Caraffini | Italy |
3 | 4 | 7 |
| 15 | Julio Graffigna | Argentina |
4 | 3 | 7 |
| 17 | Alan Butts | Great Britain |
4 | 4 | 8 |
| 17 | Ronald Hunt | Australia |
4 | 4 | 8 |
| 17 | Henri Mottier | Switzerland |
4 | 4 | 8 |
Round 3 edit
Faiz withdrew after his bout.
- Bouts
| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Muhammad Faiz | Pakistan |
Decision | Mohammad Asif Khokan | Afghanistan
|
| Géza Hollósi | Hungary |
Decision | Takashi Nagai | Japan
|
| Prodan Gardzhev | Bulgaria |
Fall | Fred Thomas | New Zealand
|
| Hasan Güngör | Turkey |
Tie | Mansour Mahdizadeh | Iran
|
| Hans Antonsson | Sweden |
Decision | Madho Singh | India
|
| Georg Utz | United Team of Germany |
Decision | Viljo Punkari | Finland
|
| Ed DeWitt | United States |
Decision | Giorgi Skhirt'ladze | Soviet Union
|
- Points
| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ed DeWitt | United States |
1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | Hasan Güngör | Turkey |
1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2 | Géza Hollósi | Hungary |
2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | Madho Singh | India |
0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2 | Giorgi Skhirt'ladze | Soviet Union |
0 | 3 | 3 |
| 6 | Hans Antonsson | Sweden |
3 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 | Takashi Nagai | Japan |
1 | 3 | 4 |
| 8 | Prodan Gardzhev | Bulgaria |
5 | 0 | 5 |
| 8 | Fred Thomas | New Zealand |
1 | 4 | 5 |
| 8 | Georg Utz | United Team of Germany |
4 | 1 | 5 |
| 11 | Muhammad Faiz | Pakistan |
3 | 1 | 4* |
| 12 | Mohammad Asif Khokan | Afghanistan |
4 | 3 | 7 |
| 12 | Mansour Mahdizadeh | Iran |
5 | 2 | 7 |
| 12 | Viljo Punkari | Finland |
4 | 3 | 7 |
Round 4 edit
- Bouts
| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prodan Gardzhev | Bulgaria |
Decision | Takashi Nagai | Japan
|
| Hasan Güngör | Turkey |
Decision | Géza Hollósi | Hungary
|
| Hans Antonsson | Sweden |
Fall | Fred Thomas | New Zealand
|
| Giorgi Skhirt'ladze | Soviet Union |
Decision | Madho Singh | India
|
| Ed DeWitt | United States |
Decision | Georg Utz | United Team of Germany
|
- Points
| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ed DeWitt | United States |
2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | Hans Antonsson | Sweden |
4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2 | Hasan Güngör | Turkey |
3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2 | Giorgi Skhirt'ladze | Soviet Union |
3 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | Prodan Gardzhev | Bulgaria |
5 | 1 | 6 |
| 5 | Géza Hollósi | Hungary |
3 | 3 | 6 |
| 5 | Madho Singh | India |
3 | 3 | 6 |
| 8 | Takashi Nagai | Japan |
4 | 3 | 7 |
| 9 | Georg Utz | United Team of Germany |
5 | 3 | 8 |
| 10 | Fred Thomas | New Zealand |
5 | 4 | 9 |
Round 5 edit
The draw between Antonsson and Skhirt'ladze eliminated them both and left them tied in the standings for second place at 6 points (if either had won, the winner would have faced Güngör for the gold medal). Because head-to-head results could not break that tie, lighter body weight was used and Skhirt'ladze took the silver medal.
- Bouts
| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hasan Güngör | Turkey |
Fall | Ed DeWitt | United States
|
| Hans Antonsson | Sweden |
Tie | Giorgi Skhirt'ladze | Soviet Union
|
- Points
| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Hasan Güngör | Turkey |
4 | 0 | 4 |
 |
Giorgi Skhirt'ladze | Soviet Union |
4 | 2 | 6 |
 |
Hans Antonsson | Sweden |
4 | 2 | 6 |
| 4 | Ed DeWitt | United States |
3 | 4 | 7 |
References edit
- ^ a b "Wrestling at the 1960 Rome Summer Games: Men's Freestyle Middleweight". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
- ^ Official Report, p. 525.