Wrestling at the 1956 Summer Olympics – Men's Greco-Roman light heavyweight

Men's light heavyweight Greco-Roman wrestling
at the Games of the XVI Olympiad
Venue Royal Exhibition Building
Dates December 3–6
Competitors 10 from 10 nations
Medalists
1st, gold medalist(s) Valentin Nikolayev  Soviet Union
2nd, silver medalist(s) Petko Sirakov  Bulgaria
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Karl-Erik Nilsson  Sweden

The men's Greco-Roman light heavyweight was a Greco-Roman wrestling event held as part of the Wrestling at the 1956 Summer Olympics programme. It was the tenth appearance of the event. Light heavyweight was the second-heaviest category, including wrestlers weighing up to 87 kilograms.

Results

Source: Official results[1][2]

First round

Losses Winner Loser Losses
0  Adil Atan (TUR)  Gyula Kovács (HUN) 1
0  Valentin Nikolayev (URS)  Petko Sirakov (BUL) 1
0  Dale Thomas (USA)  Eugen Wiesberger (AUT) 1
0  Karl-Erik Nilsson (SWE)  Veikko Lahti (FIN) 1
0  Bob Steckle (CAN)  Victor Macha (AUS) 1

Second round

Losses Winner Loser Losses
1  Petko Sirakov (BUL)  Adil Atan (TUR) 1
0  Valentin Nikolayev (URS)  Gyula Kovács (HUN) 2
1  Veikko Lahti (FIN)  Dale Thomas (USA) 1
1  Eugen Wiesberger (AUT)  Victor Macha (AUS) 2
0  Karl-Erik Nilsson (SWE)  Bob Steckle (CAN) 1

Third round

Losses Winner Loser Losses
1  Petko Sirakov (BUL)  Dale Thomas (USA) 2
0  Valentin Nikolayev (URS)  Veikko Lahti (FIN) 2
0  Karl-Erik Nilsson (SWE)  Eugen Wiesberger (AUT) 2
1  Bob Steckle (CAN) Bye –
– Abandoned  Adil Atan (TUR) –

Fourth round

Losses Winner Loser Losses
1  Petko Sirakov (BUL)  Bob Steckle (CAN) 2
0  Valentin Nikolayev (URS)  Karl-Erik Nilsson (SWE) 1

Fifth round

Losses Winner Loser Losses
1  Petko Sirakov (BUL)  Karl-Erik Nilsson (SWE) 2

References

  1. ↑ "The Official Report of the Organizing Committee for the Games of the XVI Olympiad Melbourne 1956" (PDF). The Organizing Committee of the XVI Olympiad, Melbourne. 1958. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-09-12. Retrieved 2012-08-19.
  2. ↑ "Wrestling at the 1956 Melbourne Summer Games: Men's Light-Heavyweight, Greco-Roman". Retrieved 2012-08-19.
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