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

The men's Greco-Roman welterweight 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 welterweight
at the Games of the XVIII Olympiad
VenueKomazawa Gymnasium
Dates16–19 October
Competitors19 from 19 nations
Medalists
Anatoly Kolesov  Soviet Union
Kiril Petkov  Bulgaria
Bertil Nyström  Sweden

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

Bouts
WinnerNationVictory TypeLoserNation
Anatoly Kolesov Soviet UnionDecisionSin Dong-ui South Korea
Ion Ţăranu RomaniaDecisionKiril Petkov Bulgaria
Matti Laakso FinlandFallJob Mayo Philippines
Mithat Bayrak TurkeyTieBertil Nyström Sweden
Rudolf Vesper United Team of GermanyTieSadao Kazama Japan
Antal Rizmayer HungaryDecisionCarlos Alberto Vario Argentina
Harald Barlie NorwayTieHelmut Längle Austria
Bolesław Dubicki PolandDecisionRussell Camilleri United States
Albert Michiels BelgiumTieRené Schiermeyer France
Asghar Zoghian IranByeN/AN/A
Points
RankWrestlerNationR1
1Matti Laakso Finland0
1Asghar Zoghian Iran0
3Bolesław Dubicki Poland1
3Anatoly Kolesov Soviet Union1
3Antal Rizmayer Hungary1
3Ion Ţăranu Romania1
7Harald Barlie Norway2
7Mithat Bayrak Turkey2
7Sadao Kazama Japan2
7Helmut Längle Austria2
7Albert Michiels Belgium2
7Bertil Nyström Sweden2
7René Schiermeyer France2
7Rudolf Vesper United Team of Germany2
15Russell Camilleri United States3
15Kiril Petkov Bulgaria3
15Sin Dong-ui South Korea3
15Carlos Alberto Vario Argentina3
19Job Mayo Philippines4

Round 2

Only 3 of the 19 wrestlers were eliminated. Of the remaining 16, Zoghian had the fewest points, at 1.

Bouts
WinnerNationVictory TypeLoserNation
Asghar Zoghian IranDecisionSin Dong-ui South Korea
Anatoly Kolesov Soviet UnionTieIon Ţăranu Romania
Kiril Petkov BulgariaFallJob Mayo Philippines
Mithat Bayrak TurkeyDecisionMatti Laakso Finland
Bertil Nyström SwedenDecisionRudolf Vesper United Team of Germany
Sadao Kazama JapanDecisionAntal Rizmayer Hungary
Harald Barlie NorwayFallCarlos Alberto Vario Argentina
Russell Camilleri United StatesDecisionHelmut Längle Austria
Bolesław Dubicki PolandDecisionAlbert Michiels Belgium
René Schiermeyer FranceByeN/AN/A
Points
RankWrestlerNationR1R2Total
1Asghar Zoghian Iran011
2Harald Barlie Norway202
2Bolesław Dubicki Poland112
2René Schiermeyer France202
5Mithat Bayrak Turkey213
5Sadao Kazama Japan213
5Anatoly Kolesov Soviet Union123
5Matti Laakso Finland033
5Bertil Nyström Sweden213
5Kiril Petkov Bulgaria303
5Ion Ţăranu Romania123
12Russell Camilleri United States314
12Antal Rizmayer Hungary134
14Helmut Längle Austria235
14Albert Michiels Belgium235
14Rudolf Vesper United Team of Germany235
17Sin Dong-ui South Korea336
18Carlos Alberto Vario Argentina347
19Job Mayo Philippines448

Round 3

Six of the 16 wrestlers were eliminated. Of the remaining 10, 4 had 5 points, 4 had 4 points, and 2 (Dubicki and Schiermeyer) led with 3 points.

Bouts
WinnerNationVictory TypeLoserNation
René Schiermeyer FranceDecisionAsghar Zoghian Iran
Anatoly Kolesov Soviet UnionTieKiril Petkov Bulgaria
Ion Ţăranu RomaniaTieMatti Laakso Finland
Rudolf Vesper United Team of GermanyDecisionMithat Bayrak Turkey
Bertil Nyström SwedenDecisionSadao Kazama Japan
Antal Rizmayer HungaryFallHarald Barlie Norway
Bolesław Dubicki PolandDecisionHelmut Längle Austria
Russell Camilleri United StatesFallAlbert Michiels Belgium
Points
RankWrestlerNationR1R2R3Total
1Bolesław Dubicki Poland1113
1René Schiermeyer France2013
3Russell Camilleri United States3104
3Bertil Nyström Sweden2114
3Antal Rizmayer Hungary1304
3Asghar Zoghian Iran0134
7Anatoly Kolesov Soviet Union1225
7Matti Laakso Finland0325
7Kiril Petkov Bulgaria3025
7Ion Ţăranu Romania1225
11Harald Barlie Norway2046
11Mithat Bayrak Turkey2136
11Sadao Kazama Japan2136
11Rudolf Vesper United Team of Germany2316
15Helmut Längle Austria2338
16Albert Michiels Belgium2349

Round 4

In a round with potential to eliminate up to 9 of the 10 wrestlers, only 6 were in fact eliminated. The only match where it was guaranteed that at least one wrestler would continue was Rizmayer (4 points) against Dubicki (3 points); all 5 of the other matches had potential for double elimination. Kolesov and Petkov each remained in contention with wins by fall (a win by decision would have eliminated each wrestler). Ţăranu was eliminated despite winning, picking up his 6th point due to the win being by decision. The Nyström vs. Camilleri bout would have resulted in double-elimination if tied, but Nyström won and therefore remained in competition.

Bouts
WinnerNationVictory TypeLoserNation
Anatoly Kolesov Soviet UnionFallRené Schiermeyer France
Ion Ţăranu RomaniaDecisionAsghar Zoghian Iran
Kiril Petkov BulgariaFallMatti Laakso Finland
Bertil Nyström SwedenDecisionRussell Camilleri United States
Antal Rizmayer HungaryTieBolesław Dubicki Poland
Points
RankWrestlerNationR1R2R3R4Total
1Bolesław Dubicki Poland11125
1Anatoly Kolesov Soviet Union12205
1Bertil Nyström Sweden21115
1Kiril Petkov Bulgaria30205
5Antal Rizmayer Hungary13026
5Ion Ţăranu Romania12216
7Russell Camilleri United States31037
7René Schiermeyer France20147
7Asghar Zoghian Iran01337
10Matti Laakso Finland03249

Round 5

All four wrestlers started the round even at 5 points. Both bouts were drawn, leaving all four wrestlers eliminated at the same time and with the same score of 7 points. A final round was needed to finish the four-way round-robin.

Bouts
WinnerNationVictory TypeLoserNation
Anatoly Kolesov Soviet UnionTieBertil Nyström Sweden
Kiril Petkov BulgariaTieBolesław Dubicki Poland
Points
RankWrestlerNationR1R2R3R4R5Total
1Bolesław Dubicki Poland111227
1Anatoly Kolesov Soviet Union122027
1Bertil Nyström Sweden211127
1Kiril Petkov Bulgaria302027

Final round

The four-way round-robin to determine the top 4 places carried over three results from prior rounds, all ties: Kolesov and Petkov in round 3, Kolesov and Nyström in round 5, and Petkov and Dubicki in round 5. In the final round, Kolesov began with by defeating Dubicki; Kolesov therefore finished at 1-0-2 (5 points). Petkov and Nyström tied, so Petkov finished at 0-0-3 (6 points). Nyström and Dubicki then tied; Nyström finished at 0-0-3 (6 points) to match Petkov, while Dubicki had the only loss of the round-robin for a 0-1-2 (7 points) finish. With Petkov and Nyström even at 6 points in the round-robin and tied head-to-head, total bad points was used as the next tie-breaker to give Petkov the silver medal.

Bouts
WinnerNationVictory TypeLoserNation
Anatoly Kolesov Soviet UnionTie
(Round 3)
Kiril Petkov Bulgaria
Anatoly Kolesov Soviet UnionTie
(Round 5)
Bertil Nyström Sweden
Kiril Petkov BulgariaTie
(Round 5)
Bolesław Dubicki Poland
Anatoly Kolesov Soviet UnionDecisionBolesław Dubicki Poland
Kiril Petkov BulgariaTieBertil Nyström Sweden
Bertil Nyström SwedenTieBolesław Dubicki Poland
Points
RankWrestlerNationPointsR1R2R3R4R5FRTotal
Anatoly Kolesov Soviet Union51220218
Kiril Petkov Bulgaria63020229
Bertil Nyström Sweden621112411
4Bolesław Dubicki Poland711122512

References

  1. "Wrestling at the 1964 Tokyo Summer Games: Men's Welterweight, Greco-Roman". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
  2. Official Report, p. 497.
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