Wrestling at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle middleweight

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] Middleweight was the third-heaviest category, including wrestlers weighing 73 to 79 kilograms (160.9 to 174.2 lb).[2]

Men's freestyle middleweight
at the Games of the XVII Olympiad
VenueBasilica of Maxentius
Dates1–6 September
Competitors19 from 19 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Hasan Güngör  Turkey
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Giorgi Skhirt'ladze  Soviet Union
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Hans Antonsson  Sweden
← 1956
1964 →

Competition format

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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

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Round 1

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ a b Official Report 1960, p. 525.

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