Wrestling at the 1964 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle bantamweight
The men's freestyle bantamweight competition at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo took place from 11 to 14 October at the Komazawa Gymnasium. Nations were limited to one competitor.[1]
| Men's freestyle bantamweight at the Games of the XVIII Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Komazawa Gymnasium | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 11–14 October | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 20 from 20 nations | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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| Wrestling at the 1964 Summer Olympics | |
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| Greco-Roman | |
| Fly | men |
| Bantam | men |
| Feather | men |
| Light | men |
| Welter | men |
| Middle | men |
| Light heavy | men |
| Heavy | men |
| Freestyle | |
| Fly | men |
| Bantam | men |
| Feather | men |
| Light | men |
| Welter | men |
| Middle | men |
| Light heavy | men |
| Heavy | men |
Competition format
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, 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
- Bouts
| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| János Varga |  | Fall | Tortillano Tumasis | .svg.png){kind=small} |
| Choi Yeong-gil | .png){kind=small} | Fall | Kevin McGrath |  |
| Muhammad Siraj-Din |  | Decision | Walter Pilling |  |
| Yojiro Uetake | .svg.png){kind=small} | Fall | Karl Dodrimont | .svg.png){kind=small} |
| Hüseyin Akbaş |  | Decision | Mohammad Daoud Anwary | .svg.png){kind=small} |
| Abdullah Khodabandeh | .svg.png){kind=small} | Tie | Mladen Georgiev | .svg.png){kind=small} |
| Bishambar Singh |  | Fall | Rubén Leibovich |  |
| David Auble |  | Decision | Bazaryn Sükhbaatar | .svg.png){kind=small} |
| Koji Hirabayashi | .svg.png){kind=small} | Decision | Pekka Alanen |  |
| Aydin Ibrahimov | .svg.png){kind=small} | Decision | Moises López | .svg.png){kind=small} |
- Points
Round 2
Seven wrestlers had their second loss in as many rounds and were eliminated, leaving 13 to advance. Varga, Choi, and Uetake each had 0 points. There were 2 wrestlers at each other possible point total (1 point through 5 points) remaining. Hirabayashi, however, withdrew after this round.
- Bouts
- Points
| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | R1 | R2 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Choi Yeong-gil | | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Yojiro Uetake | | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | János Varga | | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | David Auble | | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Bishambar Singh | | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | Aydin Ibrahimov | | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | Muhammad Siraj-Din | | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | Hüseyin Akbaş | | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 8 | Abdullah Khodabandeh | | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 10 | Mladen Georgiev | | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 11 | Pekka Alanen | | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 11 | Moisés López | | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 13 | Koji Hirabayashi | | 1 | 3 | 4* |
| 14 | Mohammad Daoud Anwary | | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 14 | Bazaryn Sükhbaatar | | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 16 | Karl Dodrimont | | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 16 | Walter Pilling | | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 18 | Rubén Leibovich | | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| 18 | Kevin McGrath | | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| 18 | Tortillano Tumasis | | 4 | 4 | 8 |
Round 3
Four wrestlers were eliminated in this round, with Siraj-Din also withdrawing to leave only 7 men advancing. All three wrestlers who started the round with 0 points picked up at least 1; Choi and Uetake shared the lead with just 1 point. Three wrestlers had 2 points.
- Bouts
| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Choi Yeong-gil | | Decision | János Varga | |
| Yojiro Uetake | | Decision | Muhammad Siraj-Din | |
| Hüseyin Akbaş | | Decision | Abdullah Khodabandeh | |
| David Auble | | Decision | Mladen Georgiev | |
| Bishambar Singh | | Decision | Moises López | |
| Aydin Ibrahimov | | Fall | Pekka Alanen | |
- Points
| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | R1 | R2 | R3 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Choi Yeong-gil | | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | Yojiro Uetake | | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | David Auble | | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | Bishambar Singh | | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | Aydin Ibrahimov | | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | János Varga | | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 7 | Hüseyin Akbaş | | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 8 | Muhammad Siraj-Din | | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5* |
| 9 | Abdullah Khodabandeh | | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 10 | Mladen Georgiev | | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 11 | Moisés López | | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| 12 | Pekka Alanen | | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 |
Round 4
Varga, who had not had any points after round 2, was the only man eliminated in round 4 after two straight losses. The leaders coming into the round, Uetake and Choi, faced each other with neither in danger of elimination; Uetake won to stay in the lead. He was now joined by Ibrahimov at 2 points, after the latter wrestler had a bye.
- Bouts
| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yojiro Uetake | | Decision | Choi Yeong-gil | |
| Hüseyin Akbaş | | Fall | János Varga | |
| David Auble | | Decision | Bishambar Singh | |
| Aydin Ibrahimov | | Bye | N/A | N/A |
- Points
| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aydin Ibrahimov | | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1 | Yojiro Uetake | | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | David Auble | | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | Hüseyin Akbaş | | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | Choi Yeong-gil | | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 6 | Bishambar Singh | | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 7 | János Varga | | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
Round 5
The three losers were all eliminated; the three winners advanced to a final round-robin.
- Bouts
| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aydin Ibrahimov | | Decision | Choi Yeong-gil | |
| Yojiro Uetake | | Decision | David Auble | |
| Hüseyin Akbaş | | Decision | Bishambar Singh | |
- Points
| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aydin Ibrahimov | | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 1 | Yojiro Uetake | | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | Hüseyin Akbaş | | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 4 | David Auble | | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 5 | Choi Yeong-gil | | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
| 6 | Bishambar Singh | | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
Final round
None of the three medalists had faced another yet, so the final round was a full round-robin. In the first bout, Uetake defeated Ibrahimov. In the second, Akbaş also defeated Ibrahimov, giving the latter wrestler the bronze wrestler and setting up a gold medal bout between Uetake and Akbaş. Uetake won to claim Japan's first gold medal in the weight class since 1952.
- Bouts
| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yojiro Uetake | | Decision | Aydin Ibrahimov | |
| Hüseyin Akbaş | | Decision | Aydin Ibrahimov | |
| Yojiro Uetake | | Decision | Hüseyin Akbaş | |
- Points
| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Yojiro Uetake | | 2 |
 | Hüseyin Akbaş | | 4 |
 | Aydin Ibrahimov | | 6 |
References
- "Wrestling at the 1964 Tokyo Summer Games: Men's Freestyle Bantamweight". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 28 March 2019.
- Official Report, p. 465.
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