Wrestling at the 1964 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle light heavyweight

The men's freestyle light heavyweight 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 light heavyweight
at the Games of the XVIII Olympiad
VenueKomazawa Gymnasium
Dates11–14 October
Competitors16 from 16 nations
Medalists
Aleksandr Medved  Soviet Union
Ahmet Ayık  Turkey
Said Mustafov  Bulgaria
Wrestling at the
1964 Summer Olympics
Greco-Roman
Flymen
Bantammen
Feathermen
Lightmen
Weltermen
Middlemen
Light heavymen
Heavymen
Freestyle
Flymen
Bantammen
Feathermen
Lightmen
Weltermen
Middlemen
Light heavymen
Heavymen

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
WinnerNationVictory TypeLoserNation
Peter Jutzeler SwitzerlandDecisionMaruti Mane India
Heinz Kiehl United Team of GermanyFallÖlziisaikhany Erdene-Ochir Mongolia
Gholam Reza Takhti IranDecisionImre Vígh Hungary
Shunichi Kawano JapanDecisionTony Buck Great Britain
Hugh Williams AustraliaDecisionSión Cóhen Panama
Said Mustafov BulgariaTieAhmet Ayık Turkey
Aleksandr Medved Soviet UnionFallFrancisc Balla Romania
Jerry Conine United StatesDecisionLennart Eriksson Sweden
Points
RankWrestlerNationR1
1Heinz Kiehl United Team of Germany0
1Aleksandr Medved Soviet Union0
3Jerry Conine United States1
3Peter Jutzeler Switzerland1
3Shunichi Kawano Japan1
3Gholam Reza Takhti Iran1
3Hugh Williams Australia1
8Ahmet Ayık Turkey2
8Said Mustafov Bulgaria2
10Tony Buck Great Britain3
10Sión Cóhen Panama3
10Lennart Eriksson Sweden3
10Maruti Mane India3
10Imre Vígh Hungary3
13Francisc Balla Romania4
13Ölziisaikhany Erdene-Ochir Mongolia4

Round 2

Five wrestlers were eliminated; 11 remained. Three had 1 point.

Bouts
WinnerNationVictory TypeLoserNation
Peter Jutzeler SwitzerlandFallÖlziisaikhany Erdene-Ochir Mongolia
Maruti Mane IndiaDecisionHeinz Kiehl United Team of Germany
Gholam Reza Takhti IranFallTony Buck Great Britain
Imre Vígh HungaryTieShunichi Kawano Japan
Said Mustafov BulgariaFallSión Cóhen Panama
Ahmet Ayık TurkeyFallHugh Williams Australia
Aleksandr Medved Soviet UnionDecisionLennart Eriksson Sweden
Francisc Balla RomaniaTieJerry Conine United States
Points
RankWrestlerNationR1R2Total
1Peter Jutzeler Switzerland101
1Aleksandr Medved Soviet Union011
1Gholam Reza Takhti Iran101
4Ahmet Ayık Turkey202
4Said Mustafov Bulgaria202
6Jerry Conine United States123
6Shunichi Kawano Japan123
6Heinz Kiehl United Team of Germany033
9Maruti Mane India314
10Imre Vígh Hungary325
10Hugh Williams Australia145
12Francisc Balla Romania426
12Lennart Eriksson Sweden336
14Tony Buck Great Britain347
14Sión Cóhen Panama347
16Ölziisaikhany Erdene-Ochir Mongolia448

Round 3

Four wrestlers were eliminated, leaving 7 to continue. Takhti took sole possession of the lead, staying at 1 point.

Bouts
WinnerNationVictory TypeLoserNation
Heinz Kiehl United Team of GermanyDecisionPeter Jutzeler Switzerland
Imre Vígh HungaryDecisionMaruti Mane India
Gholam Reza Takhti IranFallShunichi Kawano Japan
Said Mustafov BulgariaFallHugh Williams Australia
Ahmet Ayık TurkeyTieAleksandr Medved Soviet Union
Jerry Conine United StatesByeN/AN/A
Points
RankWrestlerNationR1R2R3Total
1Gholam Reza Takhti Iran1001
2Said Mustafov Bulgaria2002
3Jerry Conine United States1203
3Aleksandr Medved Soviet Union0123
5Ahmet Ayık Turkey2024
5Peter Jutzeler Switzerland1034
5Heinz Kiehl United Team of Germany0314
8Imre Vígh Hungary3216
9Shunichi Kawano Japan1247
9Maruti Mane India3137
11Hugh Williams Australia1449

Round 4

Only two wrestlers were eliminated in this round. Each of the remaining 5 had at least 3 points.

Bouts
WinnerNationVictory TypeLoserNation
Peter Jutzeler SwitzerlandDecisionJerry Conine United States
Said Mustafov BulgariaDecisionHeinz Kiehl United Team of Germany
Ahmet Ayık TurkeyDecisionGholam Reza Takhti Iran
Aleksandr Medved Soviet UnionByeN/AN/A
Points
RankWrestlerNationR1R2R3R4Total
1Aleksandr Medved Soviet Union01203
1Said Mustafov Bulgaria20013
3Gholam Reza Takhti Iran10034
4Ahmet Ayık Turkey20215
4Peter Jutzeler Switzerland10315
6Jerry Conine United States12036
7Heinz Kiehl United Team of Germany03137

Round 5

Ayık advanced to the final round with a bye; the two bouts in round 5 would eliminate at least 2 and possibly 3 other wrestlers. Medved defeated Jutzeler to eliminate the latter wrestler. The draw between Takhti and Mustafov resulted in only Takhti's elimination; Mustafov had started with 3 points and the tie placed him at 5, not enough for elimination.

Bouts
WinnerNationVictory TypeLoserNation
Aleksandr Medved Soviet UnionFallPeter Jutzeler Switzerland
Gholam Reza Takhti IranTieSaid Mustafov Bulgaria
Ahmet Ayık TurkeyByeN/AN/A
Points
RankWrestlerNationR1R2R3R4R5Total
1Aleksandr Medved Soviet Union012003
2Ahmet Ayık Turkey202105
2Said Mustafov Bulgaria200125
4Gholam Reza Takhti Iran100326
5Peter Jutzeler Switzerland103149

Final round

Ayık's draws against Mustafov (in round 1) and Medved (in round 3) counted for the final round. The only bout left between the medalists was Medved against Mustafov; the winner would take gold and the loser bronze. Medved pinned Mustafov in 39 seconds.

Bouts
WinnerNationVictory TypeLoserNation
Said Mustafov BulgariaTie
(Round 1)		Ahmet Ayık Turkey
Ahmet Ayık TurkeyTie
(Round 3)		Aleksandr Medved Soviet Union
Aleksandr Medved Soviet UnionFallSaid Mustafov Bulgaria
Points
RankWrestlerNationPoints
Aleksandr Medved Soviet Union2
Ahmet Ayık Turkey4
Said Mustafov Bulgaria6

References
  1. "Wrestling at the 1964 Tokyo Summer Games: Men's Freestyle Light Heavyweight". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 30 March 2019.
  2. Official Report, p. 480.
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