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

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Men's freestyle heavyweight
at the Games of the XVIII Olympiad
Venue Komazawa Gymnasium
Dates11–14 October
Competitors13 from 13 nations
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Aleksandr Ivanitsky Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Silver medal icon.svg Lyutvi Akhmedov Flag of Bulgaria (1948-1967).svg  Bulgaria
Bronze medal icon.svg Hamit Kaplan Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey
  1960
1968  

The men's freestyle 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] Heavyweight was the heaviest category, including wrestlers weighing over 97 kilograms (213.8 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 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
Hamit Kaplan Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey Decision Arne Robertsson Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Larry Kristoff Flag of the United States.svg  United States Decision Wilfried Dietrich Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  United Team of Germany
Aleksandr Ivanitsky Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union Fall Tserendonoin Sanjaa Flag of the Mongolian People's Republic (1945-1992).svg  Mongolia
Lyutvi Akhmedov Flag of Bulgaria (1948-1967).svg  Bulgaria Decision János Reznák Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
Bohumil Kubát Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia Tie Ştefan Stîngu Flag of Romania (1952-1965).svg  Romania
Ganpat Andhalkar Flag of India.svg  India Decision Denis McNamara Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain
Masanori Saito Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan ByeN/AN/A
Points
RankWrestlerNationR1
1 Aleksandr Ivanitsky Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 0
1 Masanori Saito Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 0
3 Lyutvi Akhmedov Flag of Bulgaria (1948-1967).svg  Bulgaria 1
3 Ganpat Andhalkar Flag of India.svg  India 1
3 Hamit Kaplan Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 1
3 Larry Kristoff Flag of the United States.svg  United States 1
7 Bohumil Kubát Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia 2
7 Ştefan Stîngu Flag of Romania (1952-1965).svg  Romania 2
9 Arne Robertsson Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 3
9 Wilfried Dietrich Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  United Team of Germany 3
9 János Reznák Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 3
9 Denis McNamara Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 3
13 Tserendonoin Sanjaa Flag of the Mongolian People's Republic (1945-1992).svg  Mongolia 4

Round 2

Only 1 of the 13 wrestlers was eliminated, in large part due to there being 3 ties in the first two rounds.

Bouts
WinnerNationVictory TypeLoserNation
Masanori Saito Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan Tie Arne Robertsson Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Hamit Kaplan Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey Tie Wilfried Dietrich Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  United Team of Germany
Aleksandr Ivanitsky Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union Decision Larry Kristoff Flag of the United States.svg  United States
János Reznák Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary Fall Tserendonoin Sanjaa Flag of the Mongolian People's Republic (1945-1992).svg  Mongolia
Lyutvi Akhmedov Flag of Bulgaria (1948-1967).svg  Bulgaria Decision Bohumil Kubát Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia
Ştefan Stîngu Flag of Romania (1952-1965).svg  Romania Foul Ganpat Andhalkar Flag of India.svg  India
Denis McNamara Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain ByeN/AN/A
Points
RankWrestlerNationR1R2Total
1 Aleksandr Ivanitsky Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 011
2 Lyutvi Akhmedov Flag of Bulgaria (1948-1967).svg  Bulgaria 112
2 Masanori Saito Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 022
2 Ştefan Stîngu Flag of Romania (1952-1965).svg  Romania 202
5 Hamit Kaplan Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 123
5 Denis McNamara Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 303
5 János Reznák Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 303
8 Larry Kristoff Flag of the United States.svg  United States 134
9 Ganpat Andhalkar Flag of India.svg  India 145
9 Wilfried Dietrich Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  United Team of Germany 325
9 Bohumil Kubát Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia 235
9 Arne Robertsson Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 325
13 Tserendonoin Sanjaa Flag of the Mongolian People's Republic (1945-1992).svg  Mongolia 448

Round 3

Six of the 12 wrestlers were eliminated, including one who won during the round.

Bouts
WinnerNationVictory TypeLoserNation
Denis McNamara Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain Fall Masanori Saito Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan
Wilfried Dietrich Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  United Team of Germany Decision Arne Robertsson Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Hamit Kaplan Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey Tie Larry Kristoff Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Aleksandr Ivanitsky Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union Fall János Reznák Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
Lyutvi Akhmedov Flag of Bulgaria (1948-1967).svg  Bulgaria Decision Ştefan Stîngu Flag of Romania (1952-1965).svg  Romania
Bohumil Kubát Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia Foul Ganpat Andhalkar Flag of India.svg  India
Points
RankWrestlerNationR1R2R3Total
1 Aleksandr Ivanitsky Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 0101
2 Lyutvi Akhmedov Flag of Bulgaria (1948-1967).svg  Bulgaria 1113
2 Denis McNamara Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 3003
4 Hamit Kaplan Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 1225
4 Bohumil Kubát Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia 2305
4 Ştefan Stîngu Flag of Romania (1952-1965).svg  Romania 2035
7 Wilfried Dietrich Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  United Team of Germany 3216
7 Larry Kristoff Flag of the United States.svg  United States 1326
7 Masanori Saito Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 0246
10 János Reznák Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 3047
11 Arne Robertsson Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 3238
12 Ganpat Andhalkar Flag of India.svg  India 1449

Round 4

Akhmedov and McNamara started at 3 points each; the winner would continue while the loser would be eliminated (both would remain in with a draw). Akhmedov prevailed, eliminated McNamara. Kaplan and Kubát faced each other with both starting at 5 points; each needed to win by fall to stay in competition, so a tie eliminated both. Ivanitsky, starting at 1 point, was in no danger of elimination; his win over Stîngu eliminated the latter man.

Because McNamara, Kaplan, and Kubát tied for third place at 7 points, they moved to a round-robin for the bronze medal.

Bouts
WinnerNationVictory TypeLoserNation
Lyutvi Akhmedov Flag of Bulgaria (1948-1967).svg  Bulgaria Fall Denis McNamara Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain
Hamit Kaplan Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey Tie Bohumil Kubát Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia
Aleksandr Ivanitsky Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union Decision Ştefan Stîngu Flag of Romania (1952-1965).svg  Romania
Points
RankWrestlerNationR1R2R3R4Total
1 Aleksandr Ivanitsky Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 01012
2 Lyutvi Akhmedov Flag of Bulgaria (1948-1967).svg  Bulgaria 11103
3 Denis McNamara Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 30047
3 Hamit Kaplan Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 12227
3 Bohumil Kubát Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia 23027
6 Ştefan Stîngu Flag of Romania (1952-1965).svg  Romania 20338

Final round

Kaplan and Kubát tied in round 4; that result counted for the bronze medal round-robin. McNamara lost to both other wrestlers, finishing fifth. Kaplan took the bronze medal over Kubát based on lower body weight.

In the final, Akhmedov and Ivanitsky tied. Akhmedov had fewer total points throughout the tournament, so won the gold medal.

Bronze medal bouts
WinnerNationVictory TypeLoserNation
Hamit Kaplan Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey Tie
(Round 4)
Bohumil Kubát Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia
Bohumil Kubát Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia Default Denis McNamara Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain
Hamit Kaplan Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey Fall Denis McNamara Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain
Final
WinnerNationVictory TypeLoserNation
Aleksandr Ivanitsky Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union Tie Lyutvi Akhmedov Flag of Bulgaria (1948-1967).svg  Bulgaria
Points
RankWrestlerNationPointsR1R2R3R4FRTotal
Gold medal icon.svg Aleksandr Ivanitsky Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 2010124
Silver medal icon.svg Lyutvi Akhmedov Flag of Bulgaria (1948-1967).svg  Bulgaria 2111025
Bronze medal icon.svg Hamit Kaplan Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 2122207
4 Bohumil Kubát Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia 2230207
5 Denis McNamara Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 83004815

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References

  1. 1 2 "Wrestling at the 1964 Tokyo Summer Games: Men's Freestyle Heavyweight". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 30 March 2019.
  2. 1 2 Official Report 1964, p. 483.

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