Wrestling at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle middleweight

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Men's freestyle middleweight
at the Games of the XVII Olympiad
Venue Basilica of Maxentius
Dates1–6 September
Competitors19 from 19 nations
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Hasan Güngör Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey
Silver medal icon.svg Giorgi Skhirt'ladze Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Bronze medal icon.svg Hans Antonsson Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
  1956
1964  

The men's freestyle middleweight competition at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome took place from 1 to 6 September at the Basilica of Maxentius. Nations were limited to one competitor. [1] Middleweight was the third-heaviest category, including wrestlers weighing 73 to 79 kilograms (160.9 to 174.2 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, though adjusted the point values slightly. Wins by fall continued to be worth 0 points and wins by decision continued to be worth 1 point. Losses by fall, however, were now worth 4 points (up from 3). Losses by decision were worth 3 points (consistent with most prior years, though in some losses by split decision had been worth only 2 points). Ties were now allowed, worth 2 points for each wrestler. The elimination threshold was also increased from 5 points to 6 points. The medal round concept, used in 1952 and 1956 requiring a round-robin amongst the medalists even if one or more finished a round with enough points for elimination, was used only if exactly three wrestlers remained after a round—if two competitors remained, they faced off head-to-head; if only one, he was the gold medalist. [2] [1]

Results

Round 1

Bouts
WinnerNationVictory TypeLoserNation
Takashi Nagai Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan Fall Ronald Hunt Flag of Australia.svg  Australia
Géza Hollósi Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary Tie Prodan Gardzhev Flag of Bulgaria (1948-1967).svg  Bulgaria
Hasan Güngör Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey Fall Julio Graffigna Flag of Argentina (1861-2010).svg  Argentina
Fred Thomas Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Fall Mansour Mahdizadeh State Flag of Iran (1933-1964).svg  Iran
Hans Antonsson Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Fall Viljo Punkari Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
Madho Singh Flag of India.svg  India Fall Alan Butts Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain
Ed DeWitt Flag of the United States.svg  United States Decision Germano Caraffini Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Georg Utz Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  United Team of Germany Fall Henri Mottier Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland
Giorgi Skhirt'ladze Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union Fall Mohammad Asif Khokan Flag of Afghanistan (1931-1973).svg  Afghanistan
Muhammad Faiz Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan ByeN/AN/A
Points
RankWrestlerNationStartEarnedTotal
1 Hans Antonsson Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 000
1 Muhammad Faiz Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 000
1 Hasan Güngör Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 000
1 Takashi Nagai Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 000
1 Madho Singh Flag of India.svg  India 000
1 Giorgi Skhirt'ladze Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 000
1 Fred Thomas Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 000
1 Georg Utz Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  United Team of Germany 000
9 Ed DeWitt Flag of the United States.svg  United States 011
10 Prodan Gardzhev Flag of Bulgaria (1948-1967).svg  Bulgaria 022
10 Géza Hollósi Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 022
12 Germano Caraffini Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 033
13 Alan Butts Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 044
13 Julio Graffigna Flag of Argentina (1861-2010).svg  Argentina 044
13 Ronald Hunt Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 044
13 Mohammad Asif Khokan Flag of Afghanistan (1931-1973).svg  Afghanistan 044
13 Mansour Mahdizadeh State Flag of Iran (1933-1964).svg  Iran 044
13 Viljo Punkari Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 044
13 Henri Mottier Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland 044

Round 2

Bouts
WinnerNationVictory TypeLoserNation
Takashi Nagai Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan Decision Muhammad Faiz Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan
Géza Hollósi Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary Fall Ronald Hunt Flag of Australia.svg  Australia
Hasan Güngör Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey Decision Prodan Gardzhev Flag of Bulgaria (1948-1967).svg  Bulgaria
Fred Thomas Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Decision Julio Graffigna Flag of Argentina (1861-2010).svg  Argentina
Mansour Mahdizadeh State Flag of Iran (1933-1964).svg  Iran Decision Hans Antonsson Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Viljo Punkari Flag of Finland.svg  Finland Fall Alan Butts Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain
Madho Singh Flag of India.svg  India Fall Germano Caraffini Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Ed DeWitt Flag of the United States.svg  United States Fall Henri Mottier Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland
Giorgi Skhirt'ladze Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union Fall Georg Utz Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  United Team of Germany
Mohammad Asif Khokan Flag of Afghanistan (1931-1973).svg  Afghanistan ByeN/AN/A
Points
RankWrestlerNationStartEarnedTotal
1 Madho Singh Flag of India.svg  India 000
1 Giorgi Skhirt'ladze Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 000
3 Ed DeWitt Flag of the United States.svg  United States 101
3 Hasan Güngör Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 011
3 Takashi Nagai Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 011
3 Fred Thomas Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 011
7 Géza Hollósi Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 202
8 Hans Antonsson Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 033
8 Muhammad Faiz Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 033
10 Mohammad Asif Khokan Flag of Afghanistan (1931-1973).svg  Afghanistan 404
10 Viljo Punkari Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 404
10 Georg Utz Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  United Team of Germany 044
13 Prodan Gardzhev Flag of Bulgaria (1948-1967).svg  Bulgaria 235
13 Mansour Mahdizadeh State Flag of Iran (1933-1964).svg  Iran 415
15 Germano Caraffini Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 347
15 Julio Graffigna Flag of Argentina (1861-2010).svg  Argentina 437
17 Alan Butts Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 448
17 Ronald Hunt Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 448
17 Henri Mottier Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland 448

Round 3

Faiz withdrew after his bout.

Bouts
WinnerNationVictory TypeLoserNation
Muhammad Faiz Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan Decision Mohammad Asif Khokan Flag of Afghanistan (1931-1973).svg  Afghanistan
Géza Hollósi Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary Decision Takashi Nagai Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan
Prodan Gardzhev Flag of Bulgaria (1948-1967).svg  Bulgaria Fall Fred Thomas Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Hasan Güngör Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey Tie Mansour Mahdizadeh State Flag of Iran (1933-1964).svg  Iran
Hans Antonsson Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Decision Madho Singh Flag of India.svg  India
Georg Utz Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  United Team of Germany Decision Viljo Punkari Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
Ed DeWitt Flag of the United States.svg  United States Decision Giorgi Skhirt'ladze Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Points
RankWrestlerNationStartEarnedTotal
1 Ed DeWitt Flag of the United States.svg  United States 112
2 Hasan Güngör Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 123
2 Géza Hollósi Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 213
2 Madho Singh Flag of India.svg  India 033
2 Giorgi Skhirt'ladze Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 033
6 Hans Antonsson Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 314
6 Takashi Nagai Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 134
8 Prodan Gardzhev Flag of Bulgaria (1948-1967).svg  Bulgaria 505
8 Fred Thomas Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 145
8 Georg Utz Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  United Team of Germany 415
11 Muhammad Faiz Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 314*
12 Mohammad Asif Khokan Flag of Afghanistan (1931-1973).svg  Afghanistan 437
12 Mansour Mahdizadeh State Flag of Iran (1933-1964).svg  Iran 527
12 Viljo Punkari Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 437

Round 4

Bouts
WinnerNationVictory TypeLoserNation
Prodan Gardzhev Flag of Bulgaria (1948-1967).svg  Bulgaria Decision Takashi Nagai Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan
Hasan Güngör Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey Decision Géza Hollósi Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
Hans Antonsson Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Fall Fred Thomas Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Giorgi Skhirt'ladze Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union Decision Madho Singh Flag of India.svg  India
Ed DeWitt Flag of the United States.svg  United States Decision Georg Utz Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  United Team of Germany
Points
RankWrestlerNationStartEarnedTotal
1 Ed DeWitt Flag of the United States.svg  United States 213
2 Hans Antonsson Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 404
2 Hasan Güngör Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 314
2 Giorgi Skhirt'ladze Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 314
5 Prodan Gardzhev Flag of Bulgaria (1948-1967).svg  Bulgaria 516
5 Géza Hollósi Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 336
5 Madho Singh Flag of India.svg  India 336
8 Takashi Nagai Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 437
9 Georg Utz Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  United Team of Germany 538
10 Fred Thomas Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 549

Round 5

The draw between Antonsson and Skhirt'ladze eliminated them both and left them tied in the standings for second place at 6 points (if either had won, the winner would have faced Güngör for the gold medal). Because head-to-head results could not break that tie, lighter body weight was used and Skhirt'ladze took the silver medal.

Bouts
WinnerNationVictory TypeLoserNation
Hasan Güngör Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey Fall Ed DeWitt Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Hans Antonsson Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Tie Giorgi Skhirt'ladze Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Points
RankWrestlerNationStartEarnedTotal
Gold medal icon.svg Hasan Güngör Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 404
Silver medal icon.svg Giorgi Skhirt'ladze Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 426
Bronze medal icon.svg Hans Antonsson Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 426
4 Ed DeWitt Flag of the United States.svg  United States 347

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References

  1. 1 2 "Wrestling at the 1960 Rome Summer Games: Men's Freestyle Middleweight". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
  2. 1 2 Official Report 1960, p. 525.

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