Wrestling at the 1964 Summer Olympics – Men's Greco-Roman bantamweight

The men's Greco-Roman bantamweight competition at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo took place from 16 to 19 October at the Komazawa Gymnasium. Nations were limited to one competitor.[1]

Men's Greco-Roman bantamweight
at the Games of the XVIII Olympiad
VenueKomazawa Gymnasium
Dates16–19 October
Competitors18 from 18 nations
Medalists
Masamitsu Ichiguchi  Japan
Vladlen Trostianskiy  Soviet Union
Ion Cernea  Romania

Competition format

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, as adjusted at the 1960 Summer Olympics. Each bout awarded 4 points. If the victory was by fall, the winner received 0 and the loser 4. If the victory was by decision, the winner received 1 and the loser 3. If the bout was tied, each wrestler received 2 points. A wrestler who accumulated 6 or more points was eliminated. Rounds continued until there were 3 or fewer uneliminated wrestlers. If only 1 wrestler remained, he received the gold medal. If 2 wrestlers remained, point totals were ignored and they faced each other for gold and silver (if they had already wrestled each other, that result was used). If 3 wrestlers remained, point totals were ignored and a round-robin was held among those 3 to determine medals (with previous head-to-head results, if any, counting for this round-robin).[1][2]

Results

Round 1

Tumasis withdrew after his bout.

Bouts
WinnerNationVictory TypeLoserNation
Fritz Stange United Team of GermanyDecisionAndy Fitch United States
Masamitsu Ichiguchi JapanFallNour Ullah Noor Afghanistan
Michele Toma ItalyDecisionTortillano Tumasis Philippines
János Varga HungaryTieIon Cernea Romania
Bernard Knitter PolandDecisionSiavash Shafizadeh Iran
Jiří Švec CzechoslovakiaFallJang I-hyeon South Korea
Bishambar Singh IndiaDecisionMoises López Mexico
Vladlen Trostianskiy Soviet UnionDecisionÜnver Beşergil Turkey
Tsvyatko Pashkulev BulgariaDecisionKamel Ali El-Sayed Egypt
Points
RankWrestlerNationR1
1Masamitsu Ichiguchi Japan0
1Jiří Švec Czechoslovakia0
3Bernard Knitter Poland1
3Tsvyatko Pashkulev Bulgaria1
3Bishambar Singh India1
3Fritz Stange United Team of Germany1
3Michele Toma Italy1
3Vladlen Trostianskiy Soviet Union1
9Ion Cernea Romania2
9János Varga Hungary2
11Kamel Ali El-Sayed Egypt3
11Ünver Beşergil Turkey3
11Andy Fitch United States3
11Moisés López Mexico3
11Siavash Shafizadeh Iran3
16Jang I-hyeon South Korea4
16Nour Ullah Noor Afghanistan4
18Tortillano Tumasis Philippines3*

Round 2

Four wrestlers were eliminated, leaving 13 in competition. Švec was the only one to have 0 points.

Bouts
WinnerNationVictory TypeLoserNation
Andy Fitch United StatesDecisionNour Ullah Noor Afghanistan
Masamitsu Ichiguchi JapanDecisionFritz Stange United Team of Germany
János Varga HungaryDecisionMichele Toma Italy
Ion Cernea RomaniaDecisionBernard Knitter Poland
Jiří Švec CzechoslovakiaFallSiavash Shafizadeh Iran
Ünver Beşergil TurkeyFallJang I-hyeon South Korea
Vladlen Trostianskiy Soviet UnionDecisionBishambar Singh India
Kamel Ali El-Sayed EgyptDecisionMoises López Mexico
Tsvyatko Pashkulev BulgariaByeN/AN/A
Points
RankWrestlerNationR1R2Total
1Jiří Švec Czechoslovakia000
2Masamitsu Ichiguchi Japan011
2Tsvyatko Pashkulev Bulgaria101
4Vladlen Trostianskiy Soviet Union112
5Ünver Beşergil Turkey303
5Ion Cernea Romania213
5János Varga Hungary213
8Kamel Ali El-Sayed Egypt314
8Andy Fitch United States314
8Bernard Knitter Poland134
8Bishambar Singh India134
8Fritz Stange United Team of Germany134
8Michele Toma Italy134
14Moisés López Mexico336
15Nour Ullah Noor Afghanistan437
15Siavash Shafizadeh Iran347
17Jang I-hyeon South Korea448

Round 3

Five wrestlers were eliminated, leaving 8 in contention. Švec's first loss allowed Ichiguchi to take the lead at 2 points.

Bouts
WinnerNationVictory TypeLoserNation
Fritz Stange United Team of GermanyFallMichele Toma Italy
Masamitsu Ichiguchi JapanDecisionJános Varga Hungary
Ion Cernea RomaniaDecisionJiří Švec Czechoslovakia
Vladlen Trostianskiy Soviet UnionDecisionBernard Knitter Poland
Tsvyatko Pashkulev BulgariaTieAndy Fitch United States
Ünver Beşergil TurkeyDecisionBishambar Singh India
Kamel Ali El-Sayed EgyptByeN/AN/A
Points
RankWrestlerNationR1R2R3Total
1Masamitsu Ichiguchi Japan0112
2Tsvyatko Pashkulev Bulgaria1023
2Jiří Švec Czechoslovakia0033
2Vladlen Trostianskiy Soviet Union1113
5Kamel Ali El-Sayed Egypt3104
5Ünver Beşergil Turkey3014
5Ion Cernea Romania2114
5Fritz Stange United Team of Germany1304
9Andy Fitch United States3126
9János Varga Hungary2136
11Bernard Knitter Poland1337
11Bishambar Singh India1337
13Michele Toma Italy1348

Round 4

The tie between Ali and Stange eliminated both men; the tie between Švec and Trostianskiy eliminated neither. Beşergil and Pashkulev were also eliminated; Beşergil finished 8th while the other three men eliminated in this round tied for 5th place.

Bouts
WinnerNationVictory TypeLoserNation
Kamel Ali El-Sayed EgyptTieFritz Stange United Team of Germany
Masamitsu Ichiguchi JapanDecisionTsvyatko Pashkulev Bulgaria
Ion Cernea RomaniaDecisionÜnver Beşergil Turkey
Jiří Švec CzechoslovakiaTieVladlen Trostianskiy Soviet Union
Points
RankWrestlerNationR1R2R3R4Total
1Masamitsu Ichiguchi Japan01113
2Ion Cernea Romania21115
2Jiří Švec Czechoslovakia00325
2Vladlen Trostianskiy Soviet Union11125
5Kamel Ali El-Sayed Egypt31026
5Tsvyatko Pashkulev Bulgaria10236
5Fritz Stange United Team of Germany13026
8Ünver Beşergil Turkey30137

Round 5

Three out of the four wrestlers were eliminated in this round, including the undefeated Trostianskiy (four wins by decision, one tie) who took silver. Ichiguchi, as the only man left, won the gold medal. The bronze medal tie was decided by the third-round head-to-head matchup between Cernea and Švec, which Švec had won.

Bouts
WinnerNationVictory TypeLoserNation
Masamitsu Ichiguchi JapanDecisionJiří Švec Czechoslovakia
Vladlen Trostianskiy Soviet UnionDecisionIon Cernea Romania
Points
RankWrestlerNationR1R2R3R4R5Total
Masamitsu Ichiguchi Japan011114
Vladlen Trostianskiy Soviet Union111216
Ion Cernea Romania211138
4Jiří Švec Czechoslovakia003238

References

  1. "Wrestling at the 1964 Tokyo Summer Games: Men's Bantamweight, Greco-Roman". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
  2. Official Report, p. 488.
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