Wrestling at the 1956 Summer Olympics – Men's Greco-Roman lightweight
| Men's Greco-Roman lightweight at the Games of the XVI Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Royal Exhibition Building | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 3–6 December | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 10 from 10 nations | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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| Wrestling at the 1956 Summer Olympics | |
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| Greco-Roman | |
| Fly | men |
| Bantam | men |
| Feather | men |
| Light | men |
| Welter | men |
| Middle | men |
| Light heavy | men |
| Heavy | men |
| Freestyle | |
| Fly | men |
| Bantam | men |
| Feather | men |
| Light | men |
| Welter | men |
| Middle | men |
| Light heavy | men |
| Heavy | men |
The men's Greco-Roman lightweight competition at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne took place from 3 December to 6 December at the Royal Exhibition Building. Nations were limited to one competitor.[1]
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 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
| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dimitar Stoyanov |  Bulgaria |
Decision, 3–0 | Olle Anderberg |  Sweden
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| Kyösti Lehtonen |  Finland |
Fall | Tommy Evans |
 United States
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| Bartl Brötzner |  Austria |
Decision, 3–0 | Vladimir Rosin |  Soviet Union
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| Rıza Doğan |  Turkey |
Decision, 3–0 | Juan Rolón |  Argentina
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| Gyula Tóth |  Hungary |
Fall | Dumitru Gheorghe |  Romania
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- Points
| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kyösti Lehtonen | Finland |
0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Gyula Tóth | Hungary |
0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Bartl Brötzner | Austria |
0 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | Rıza Doğan | Turkey |
0 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | Dimitar Stoyanov | Bulgaria |
0 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | Olle Anderberg | Sweden |
0 | 3 | 3 |
| 6 | Tommy Evans |
United States |
0 | 3 | 3 |
| 6 | Dumitru Gheorghe | Romania |
0 | 3 | 3 |
| 6 | Juan Rolón | Argentina |
0 | 3 | 3 |
| 6 | Vladimir Rosin | Soviet Union |
0 | 3 | 3 |
Round 2
- Bouts
| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyösti Lehtonen | Finland |
Walkover | Olle Anderberg | Sweden
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| Dimitar Stoyanov | Bulgaria |
Decision, 3–0 | Tommy Evans |
United States
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| Bartl Brötzner | Austria |
Decision, 2–1 | Rıza Doğan | Turkey
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| Gyula Tóth | Hungary |
Decision, 2–1 | Vladimir Rosin | Soviet Union
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| Dumitru Gheorghe | Romania |
Decision, 3–0 | Juan Rolón | Argentina
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- Points
| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kyösti Lehtonen | Finland |
0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Gyula Tóth | Hungary |
0 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | Bartl Brötzner | Austria |
1 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | Dimitar Stoyanov | Bulgaria |
1 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | Rıza Doğan | Turkey |
1 | 3 | 4 |
| 6 | Dumitru Gheorghe | Romania |
3 | 1 | 4 |
| 7 | Olle Anderberg | Sweden |
3 | 3 | 6 |
| 7 | Tommy Evans |
United States |
3 | 3 | 6 |
| 7 | Juan Rolón | Argentina |
3 | 3 | 6 |
| 7 | Vladimir Rosin | Soviet Union |
3 | 3 | 6 |
Round 3
Brötzner, Stoyanov, and Doğan went to a round-robin.
- Bouts
| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyösti Lehtonen | Finland |
Decision, 3–0 | Dimitar Stoyanov | Bulgaria
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| Gyula Tóth | Hungary |
Decision, 3–0 | Bartl Brötzner | Austria
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| Rıza Doğan | Turkey |
Decision, 3–0 | Dumitru Gheorghe | Romania
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- Points
| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kyösti Lehtonen | Finland |
0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Gyula Tóth | Hungary |
1 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | Rıza Doğan | Turkey |
4 | 1 | 5 |
| 3 | Bartl Brötzner | Austria |
2 | 3 | 5 |
| 3 | Dimitar Stoyanov | Bulgaria |
2 | 3 | 5 |
| 6 | Dumitru Gheorghe | Romania |
4 | 3 | 7 |
Elimination rounds
Stoyanov defeated Brötzner, while Doğan defeated Stoyanov. Doğan and Brötzner had already wrestled and did not face each other again.
- Bouts
| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dimitar Stoyanov | Bulgaria |
Decision, 3–0 | Bartl Brötzner | Austria
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| Rıza Doğan | Turkey |
Decision, 2–1 | Dimitar Stoyanov | Bulgaria
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| Gyula Tóth | Hungary |
Bye | N/A | N/A |
| Rıza Doğan | Turkey |
Bye | N/A | N/A |
| Kyösti Lehtonen | Finland |
Bye | N/A | N/A |
- Points
| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kyösti Lehtonen | Finland |
1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | Gyula Tóth | Hungary |
2 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | Rıza Doğan | Turkey |
5 | 1 | 6 |
| 4 | Bartl Brötzner | Austria |
5 | 3 | 8 |
| 5 | Dimitar Stoyanov | Bulgaria |
5 | 4 | 9 |
Medal rounds
Lehtonen won the round robin among the medalists, 2–0; Doğan took silver at 1–1 and Tóth received bronze after being defeated by both of the other medalists.
- Bouts
| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyösti Lehtonen | Finland |
Decision, 2–1 | Rıza Doğan | Turkey
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| Rıza Doğan | Turkey |
Fall | Gyula Tóth | Hungary
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| Kyösti Lehtonen | Finland |
Fall | Gyula Tóth | Hungary
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- Points
| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Wins | Losses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Kyösti Lehtonen | Finland |
2 | 0 |
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Rıza Doğan | Turkey |
1 | 1 |
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Gyula Tóth | Hungary |
0 | 2 |
References
- ^ a b "Wrestling at the 1956 Melbourne Summer Games: Men's Lightweight, Greco-Roman". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
- ^ Official Report, p. 680.
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