| Wrestling at the 1963 Mediterranean Games | |
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| Dates | 23–25 September 1963 (Greco-Roman events) 26–28 September 1963 (Freestyle events) |
The wrestling tournament at the 1963 Mediterranean Games was held in Naples, Italy.
| Wrestling at the 1963 Mediterranean Games | |
|---|---|
| | |
| Dates | 23–25 September 1963 (Greco-Roman events) 26–28 September 1963 (Freestyle events) |
The wrestling tournament at the 1963 Mediterranean Games was held in Naples, Italy.
* Host nation (Italy)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Turkey | 10 | 2 | 1 | 13 |
| 2 |  Italy | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
| 3 |  Yugoslavia | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 |  Egypt | 1 | 7 | 3 | 11 |
| 5 |  France | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 |  Syria | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 7 |  Greece | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 8 |  Lebanon | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (8 entries) | 16 | 16 | 16 | 48 | |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 52 kg |  Vincenzo Grassi (ITA) |  André Zoéte (FRA) |  Mehmet Kartal (TUR) |
| 57 kg | Bekir Aydın (TUR) |  Ibrahim Ahmed Abdelatif (EGY) | Luigi Chinazzo (ITA) |
| 63 kg | Georges Ballery (FRA) | Andrea D'Amico (ITA) | Muhammad Marzuk (EGY) |
| 70 kg | Mahmut Atalay (TUR) | Ibrahim Mustafa (EGY) |  Stefanos Ioannidis (GRE) |
| 78 kg | Fahrettin Çankaya (TUR) | René Schiermeyer (FRA) | Constadios Kozanidis (GRE) |
| 87 kg | Hasan Güngör (TUR) | Mohamed Gamal El Eidaross (EGY) | Alberto Carini (ITA) |
| 97 kg | Ahmet Ayık (TUR) | Ahmad Hamid Jusuf (EGY) | Marco Borini (ITA) |
| +97 kg | Hamit Kaplan (TUR) | Talat as-Sajjid (EGY) |  Mohamed Noueiri (LBN) |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 52 kg | Fouad Ali (EGY) | Ignazio Fabra (ITA) |  Ahmed Chahrour (SYR) |
| 57 kg | Ünver Beşergil (TUR) | Michele Toma (ITA) | Ibrahim Ahmed Abdelatif (EGY) |
| 63 kg | Metin Alakoç (TUR) | Moustafa Hamid Mansour (EGY) | Nikolaos Lazarou (GRE) |
| 70 kg |  Branko Martinović (YUG) | Mahmoud Ibrahim (EGY) | Salah El-Din (SYR) |
| 78 kg | Yavuz Selekman (TUR) | Mahmoud Balah (SYR) | Dimitrios Savvas (GRE) |
| 87 kg | Petar Cucić (YUG) | Mehmet Necdet Uçar (TUR) | Angelo Foschini (ITA) |
| 97 kg | Adelmo Bulgarelli (ITA) | Gıyasettin Yılmaz (TUR) | Borislav Pavićević (YUG) |
| +97 kg | Bekir Aksu (TUR) | Giuseppe Marcucci (ITA) | Talat as-Sajjid (EGY) |
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