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

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Men's Greco-Roman heavyweight
at the Games of the XVIII Olympiad
Venue Komazawa Gymnasium
Dates16–19 October
Competitors11 from 11 nations
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg István Kozma Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
Silver medal icon.svg Anatoly Roshchin Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Bronze medal icon.svg Wilfried Dietrich Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  United Team of Germany
  1960
1968  

The men's Greco-Roman heavyweight 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] Heavyweight was the heaviest category, including wrestlers weighing over 97 kilograms (213.8 lb). [2]

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
Radoslav Kasabov Flag of Bulgaria (1948-1967).svg  Bulgaria Tie Ştefan Stîngu Flag of Romania (1952-1965).svg  Romania
Ragnar Svensson Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Decision Bob Pickens Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Anatoly Roshchin Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union Fall Taisto Kangasniemi Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
Petr Kment Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia Decision Hamit Kaplan Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey
István Kozma Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary Fall Tsuneharu Sugiyama Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan
Wilfried Dietrich Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  United Team of Germany ByeN/AN/A
Points
RankWrestlerNationR1
1 Wilfried Dietrich Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  United Team of Germany 0
1 István Kozma Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 0
1 Anatoly Roshchin Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 0
4 Petr Kment Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia 1
4 Ragnar Svensson Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 1
6 Radoslav Kasabov Flag of Bulgaria (1948-1967).svg  Bulgaria 2
6 Ştefan Stîngu Flag of Romania (1952-1965).svg  Romania 2
8 Hamit Kaplan Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 3
8 Bob Pickens Flag of the United States.svg  United States 3
10 Taisto Kangasniemi Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 4
10 Tsuneharu Sugiyama Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 4

Round 2

Kaplan and Kangasniemi were eliminated after losses in each of the first two rounds. Kozma had two wins by fall and stayed at 0 points to lead the group.

Bouts
WinnerNationVictory TypeLoserNation
Wilfried Dietrich Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  United Team of Germany Decision Radoslav Kasabov Flag of Bulgaria (1948-1967).svg  Bulgaria
Bob Pickens Flag of the United States.svg  United States Fall Taisto Kangasniemi Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
Ragnar Svensson Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Decision Ştefan Stîngu Flag of Romania (1952-1965).svg  Romania
Anatoly Roshchin Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union Decision Petr Kment Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia
István Kozma Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary Default Hamit Kaplan Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey
Tsuneharu Sugiyama Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan ByeN/AN/A
Points
RankWrestlerNationR1R2Total
1 István Kozma Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 000
2 Wilfried Dietrich Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  United Team of Germany 011
2 Anatoly Roshchin Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 011
4 Ragnar Svensson Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 112
5 Bob Pickens Flag of the United States.svg  United States 303
6 Petr Kment Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia 134
6 Tsuneharu Sugiyama Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 404
8 Radoslav Kasabov Flag of Bulgaria (1948-1967).svg  Bulgaria 235
8 Ştefan Stîngu Flag of Romania (1952-1965).svg  Romania 235
10 Hamit Kaplan Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 347
11 Taisto Kangasniemi Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 448

Round 3

Kozma had a bye and stayed at 0 points. Dietrich and Roshchin each won by fall and stayed near Kozma at 1 point apiece, insulating the three men from possible elimination for another round. Svensson picked up a 3rd point and Dietrich stayed at 4. All four bout losers in this round were eliminated.

Bouts
WinnerNationVictory TypeLoserNation
Wilfried Dietrich Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  United Team of Germany Fall Tsuneharu Sugiyama Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan
Ragnar Svensson Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Decision Radoslav Kasabov Flag of Bulgaria (1948-1967).svg  Bulgaria
Anatoly Roshchin Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union Fall Ştefan Stîngu Flag of Romania (1952-1965).svg  Romania
Petr Kment Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia Fall Bob Pickens Flag of the United States.svg  United States
István Kozma Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary ByeN/AN/A
Points
RankWrestlerNationR1R2R3Total
1 István Kozma Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 0000
2 Wilfried Dietrich Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  United Team of Germany 0101
2 Anatoly Roshchin Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 0101
4 Ragnar Svensson Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 1113
5 Petr Kment Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia 1304
6 Bob Pickens Flag of the United States.svg  United States 3047
7 Radoslav Kasabov Flag of Bulgaria (1948-1967).svg  Bulgaria 2338
7 Tsuneharu Sugiyama Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 4048
9 Ştefan Stîngu Flag of Romania (1952-1965).svg  Romania 2349

Round 4

With Kment on a bye and Kozma, Dietrich, and Roshchin each at 1 point or fewer, Svensson was the only wrestler who could potentially be eliminated in this round. He needed a win or tie to stay in competition, but lost to Roshchin to be eliminated. Kozma got his first point, Roshchin his second, and Dietrich received 3 points to move to 4 total

Bouts
WinnerNationVictory TypeLoserNation
István Kozma Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary Decision Wilfried Dietrich Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  United Team of Germany
Anatoly Roshchin Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union Decision Ragnar Svensson Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Petr Kment Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia ByeN/AN/A
Points
RankWrestlerNationR1R2R3R4Total
1 István Kozma Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 00011
2 Anatoly Roshchin Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 01012
3 Wilfried Dietrich Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  United Team of Germany 01034
3 Petr Kment Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia 13004
5 Ragnar Svensson Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 11136

Round 5

Kozma eliminated Kment and Roshchin eliminated Dietrich, setting up a gold medal bout between the two winners.

Bouts
WinnerNationVictory TypeLoserNation
István Kozma Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary Fall Petr Kment Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia
Anatoly Roshchin Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union Decision Wilfried Dietrich Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  United Team of Germany
Points
RankWrestlerNationR1R2R3R4R5Total
1 István Kozma Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 000101
2 Anatoly Roshchin Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 010113
Bronze medal icon.svg Wilfried Dietrich Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  United Team of Germany 010337
4 Petr Kment Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia 130048

Final round

In the gold medal match, Kozma and Roshchin were equal. The tie-breaker went to Kozma on total points throughout the tournament.

Bouts
WinnerNationVictory TypeLoserNation
István Kozma Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary Tie Anatoly Roshchin Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Points
RankWrestlerNationPointsR1R2R3R4R5FRTotal
Gold medal icon.svg István Kozma Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 20001023
Silver medal icon.svg Anatoly Roshchin Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 20101125

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References

  1. 1 2 "Wrestling at the 1964 Tokyo Summer Games: Men's Heavyweight, Greco-Roman". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 28 March 2019.
  2. 1 2 Official Report 1964, p. 506.

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