Wrestling at the 1956 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle lightweight

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Men's freestyle lightweight
at the Games of the XVI Olympiad
Shigeru Kasahara, Emam-Ali Habibi, Alimbeg Bestayev 1956b.jpg
The final podium.
Venue Royal Exhibition Building
Dates28 November–1 December
Competitors19 from 19 nations
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Emam-Ali Habibi State Flag of Iran (1933-1964).svg  Iran
Silver medal icon.svg Shigeru Kasahara Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan
Bronze medal icon.svg Alimbeg Bestayev Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
  1952
1960  

The men's freestyle lightweight competition at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne took place from 28 November to 1 December at the Royal Exhibition Building. Nations were limited to one competitor. [1] Lightweight was the fourth-lightest category, including wrestlers weighing 62 to 67 kilograms (137 to 148 lb). [2]

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 modified in 1952 (adding medal rounds and making all losses worth 3 points—from 1936 to 1948 losses by split decision only cost 2). Each round featured all wrestlers pairing off and wrestling one bout (with one wrestler having a bye if there were an odd number). The loser received 3 points. The winner received 1 point if the win was by decision and 0 points if the win was by fall. At the end of each round, any wrestler with at least 5 points was eliminated. This elimination continued until the medal rounds, which began when 3 wrestlers remained. These 3 wrestlers each faced each other in a round-robin medal round (with earlier results counting, if any had wrestled another before); record within the medal round determined medals, with bad points breaking ties. [2] [1]

Results

Round 1

Bouts
WinnerNationVictory TypeLoserNation
Muhammad Ashraf Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan Fall O Tae-geun Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).svg  South Korea
Mario Tovar Flag of Mexico (1934-1968).svg  Mexico Fall Mateo Tanaquin Flag of the Philippines (1936-1985, 1986-1998).svg  Philippines
Jay Thomas Evans US flag 48 stars.svg  United States Fall Jack Taylor Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain
Shigeru Kasahara Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan Fall David Schumacher Flag of Australia.svg  Australia
Gyula Tóth Flag of Hungary (1946-1949, 1956-1957).svg  Hungary Fall Juan Rolón Flag of Argentina (1861-2010).svg  Argentina
Emam-Ali Habibi State Flag of Iran (1933-1964).svg  Iran Fall Olle Anderberg Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Roger Bielle Flag of France.svg  France Decision, 2–1 Väinö Hakkarainen Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
Garibaldo Nizzola Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Fall Lakhshmi Kant Pandey Flag of India.svg  India
Adil Güngör Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey Decision, 3–0 Georgi Zaychev Flag of Bulgaria (1948-1967).svg  Bulgaria
Alimbeg Bestayev Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union ByeN/AN/A
Points
RankWrestlerNationStartEarnedTotal
1 Muhammad Ashraf Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 000
1 Alimbeg Bestayev Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 000
1 Jay Thomas Evans US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 000
1 Emam-Ali Habibi State Flag of Iran (1933-1964).svg  Iran 000
1 Shigeru Kasahara Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 000
1 Garibaldo Nizzola Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 000
1 Gyula Tóth Flag of Hungary (1946-1949, 1956-1957).svg  Hungary 000
1 Mario Tovar Flag of Mexico (1934-1968).svg  Mexico 000
9 Roger Bielle Flag of France.svg  France 011
9 Adil Güngör Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 011
11 Olle Anderberg Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 033
11 Väinö Hakkarainen Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 033
11 O Tae-geun Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).svg  South Korea 033
11 Lakhshmi Kant Pandey Flag of India.svg  India 033
11 Juan Rolón Flag of Argentina (1861-2010).svg  Argentina 033
11 David Schumacher Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 033
11 Mateo Tanaquin Flag of the Philippines (1936-1985, 1986-1998).svg  Philippines 033
11 Jack Taylor Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 033
11 Georgi Zaychev Flag of Bulgaria (1948-1967).svg  Bulgaria 033

Round 2

Bouts
WinnerNationVictory TypeLoserNation
Alimbeg Bestayev Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union Fall O Tae-geun Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).svg  South Korea
Mario Tovar Flag of Mexico (1934-1968).svg  Mexico Decision, 2–1 Muhammad Ashraf Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan
Jack Taylor Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain Decision, 3–0 Mateo Tanaquin Flag of the Philippines (1936-1985, 1986-1998).svg  Philippines
Jay Thomas Evans US flag 48 stars.svg  United States Decision, 3–0 Shigeru Kasahara Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan
Juan Rolón Flag of Argentina (1861-2010).svg  Argentina Decision, 3–0 David Schumacher Flag of Australia.svg  Australia
Emam-Ali Habibi State Flag of Iran (1933-1964).svg  Iran Decision, 3–0 Gyula Tóth Flag of Hungary (1946-1949, 1956-1957).svg  Hungary
Olle Anderberg Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Decision, 2–1 Väinö Hakkarainen Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
Garibaldo Nizzola Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Decision, 2–1 Roger Bielle Flag of France.svg  France
Adil Güngör Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey Decision, 3–0 Lakhshmi Kant Pandey Flag of India.svg  India
Georgi Zaychev Flag of Bulgaria (1948-1967).svg  Bulgaria ByeN/AN/A
Points
RankWrestlerNationStartEarnedTotal
1 Alimbeg Bestayev Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 000
2 Jay Thomas Evans US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 011
2 Emam-Ali Habibi State Flag of Iran (1933-1964).svg  Iran 011
2 Garibaldo Nizzola Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 011
2 Mario Tovar Flag of Mexico (1934-1968).svg  Mexico 011
6 Adil Güngör Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 112
7 Muhammad Ashraf Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 033
7 Shigeru Kasahara Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 033
7 Gyula Tóth Flag of Hungary (1946-1949, 1956-1957).svg  Hungary 033
7 Georgi Zaychev Flag of Bulgaria (1948-1967).svg  Bulgaria 303
11 Olle Anderberg Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 314
11 Roger Bielle Flag of France.svg  France 134
11 Juan Rolón Flag of Argentina (1861-2010).svg  Argentina 314
11 Jack Taylor Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 314
15 Väinö Hakkarainen Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 336
15 O Tae-geun Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).svg  South Korea 336
15 Lakhshmi Kant Pandey Flag of India.svg  India 336
15 David Schumacher Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 336
15 Mateo Tanaquin Flag of the Philippines (1936-1985, 1986-1998).svg  Philippines 336

Round 3

Anderberg was injured and withdrew.

Bouts
WinnerNationVictory TypeLoserNation
Alimbeg Bestayev Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union Fall Georgi Zaychev Flag of Bulgaria (1948-1967).svg  Bulgaria
Muhammad Ashraf Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan Decision, 3–0 Jack Taylor Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain
Jay Thomas Evans US flag 48 stars.svg  United States Decision, 3–0 Mario Tovar Flag of Mexico (1934-1968).svg  Mexico
Shigeru Kasahara Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan Fall Juan Rolón Flag of Argentina (1861-2010).svg  Argentina
Gyula Tóth Flag of Hungary (1946-1949, 1956-1957).svg  Hungary Forfeit Olle Anderberg Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Emam-Ali Habibi State Flag of Iran (1933-1964).svg  Iran Decision, 3–0 Roger Bielle Flag of France.svg  France
Garibaldo Nizzola Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Decision, 2–1 Adil Güngör Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey
Points
RankWrestlerNationStartEarnedTotal
1 Alimbeg Bestayev Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 000
2 Jay Thomas Evans US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 112
2 Emam-Ali Habibi State Flag of Iran (1933-1964).svg  Iran 112
2 Garibaldo Nizzola Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 112
5 Shigeru Kasahara Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 303
5 Gyula Tóth Flag of Hungary (1946-1949, 1956-1957).svg  Hungary 303
7 Muhammad Ashraf Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 314
7 Mario Tovar Flag of Mexico (1934-1968).svg  Mexico 134
9 Adil Güngör Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 235
10 Georgi Zaychev Flag of Bulgaria (1948-1967).svg  Bulgaria 336
11 Olle Anderberg Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 437
11 Roger Bielle Flag of France.svg  France 437
11 Juan Rolón Flag of Argentina (1861-2010).svg  Argentina 437
11 Jack Taylor Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 437

Round 4

Bouts
WinnerNationVictory TypeLoserNation
Alimbeg Bestayev Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union Fall Muhammad Ashraf Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan
Shigeru Kasahara Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan Fall Mario Tovar Flag of Mexico (1934-1968).svg  Mexico
Gyula Tóth Flag of Hungary (1946-1949, 1956-1957).svg  Hungary Decision, 3–0 Jay Thomas Evans US flag 48 stars.svg  United States
Emam-Ali Habibi State Flag of Iran (1933-1964).svg  Iran Decision, 3–0 Garibaldo Nizzola Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Points
RankWrestlerNationStartEarnedTotal
1 Alimbeg Bestayev Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 000
2 Emam-Ali Habibi State Flag of Iran (1933-1964).svg  Iran 213
2 Shigeru Kasahara Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 303
4 Gyula Tóth Flag of Hungary (1946-1949, 1956-1957).svg  Hungary 314
5 Jay Thomas Evans US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 235
5 Garibaldo Nizzola Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 235
7 Muhammad Ashraf Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 437
7 Mario Tovar Flag of Mexico (1934-1968).svg  Mexico 437

Round 5

It is unclear why Tóth finished fourth despite having fewer bad points than Kasahara, who advanced to the medal rounds, at the end of this round.

Bouts
WinnerNationVictory TypeLoserNation
Gyula Tóth Flag of Hungary (1946-1949, 1956-1957).svg  Hungary Decision, 2–1 Alimbeg Bestayev Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Emam-Ali Habibi State Flag of Iran (1933-1964).svg  Iran Decision, 3–0 Shigeru Kasahara Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan
Points
RankWrestlerNationStartEarnedTotal
1 Alimbeg Bestayev Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 033
2 Emam-Ali Habibi State Flag of Iran (1933-1964).svg  Iran 314
3 Shigeru Kasahara Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 336
4 Gyula Tóth Flag of Hungary (1946-1949, 1956-1957).svg  Hungary 415

Medal rounds

Habibi's round 5 victory over Kasahara counted for the medal rounds. Habibi also defeated Bestayev, taking the gold medal with a 2–0 record against the other medalists. Kasahara never faced Bestayev; it is unclear how the silver and bronze medals were decided.

Bouts
WinnerNationVictory TypeLoserNation
Emam-Ali Habibi State Flag of Iran (1933-1964).svg  Iran Fall Alimbeg Bestayev Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Points
RankWrestlerNationWinsLosses
Gold medal icon.svg Emam-Ali Habibi State Flag of Iran (1933-1964).svg  Iran 20
Silver medal icon.svg Shigeru Kasahara Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 01
Bronze medal icon.svg Alimbeg Bestayev Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 01

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References

  1. 1 2 "Wrestling at the 1956 Melbourne Summer Games: Men's Freestyle Lightweight". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
  2. 1 2 Official Report 1958, p. 664.

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