Wrestling at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Men's Greco-Roman light heavyweight

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Men's Greco-Roman light heavyweight
at the Games of the XVII Olympiad
VenueBasilica of Maxentius
Dates26–31 August
Competitors17 from 17 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Tevfik Kış  Turkey
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Krali Bimbalov  Bulgaria
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Givi Kartozia  Soviet Union
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Wrestling at the
1960 Summer Olympics
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Middlemen
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Heavymen
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Heavymen

The men's Greco-Roman light heavyweight competition at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome took place from 26 to 31 August at the Basilica of Maxentius. 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, 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

Jansson and Graffigna withdrew after their bouts.

Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
Givi Kartozia  Soviet Union Decision Howard George  United States
Herbert Albrecht  United Team of Germany Decision Rune Jansson  Sweden
Gheorghe Popovici  Romania Fall Shunta Ishikura  Japan
Eugen Wiesberger Jr.  Austria Decision Maurice Jacquel  France
Krali Bimbalov  Bulgaria Decision Włodzimierz Smoliński  Poland
Tevfik Kış  Turkey Decision Kurt Rusterholz  Switzerland
Péter Piti  Hungary Decision Antonio Cerroni  Italy
José Panizo  Spain Fall Julio Graffigna  Argentina
Antero Vanhanen  Finland Bye N/A N/A
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation Start Earned Total
1 José Panizo  Spain 0 0 0
1 Gheorghe Popovici  Romania 0 0 0
1 Antero Vanhanen  Finland 0 0 0
4 Herbert Albrecht  United Team of Germany 0 1 1
4 Krali Bimbalov  Bulgaria 0 1 1
4 Givi Kartozia  Soviet Union 0 1 1
4 Tevfik Kış  Turkey 0 1 1
4 Péter Piti  Hungary 0 1 1
4 Eugen Wiesberger Jr.  Austria 0 1 1
10 Antonio Cerroni  Italy 0 3 3
10 Howard George  United States 0 3 3
10 Maurice Jacquel  France 0 3 3
10 Kurt Rusterholz  Switzerland 0 3 3
10 Włodzimierz Smoliński  Poland 0 3 3
15 Shunta Ishikura  Japan 0 4 4
16 Rune Jansson  Sweden 0 3 3*
17 Julio Graffigna  Argentina 0 4 4*

Round 2

Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
Givi Kartozia  Soviet Union Decision Antero Vanhanen  Finland
Herbert Albrecht  United Team of Germany Decision Howard George  United States
Eugen Wiesberger Jr.  Austria Decision Shunta Ishikura  Japan
Maurice Jacquel  France Fall Gheorghe Popovici  Romania
Krali Bimbalov  Bulgaria Tie Tevfik Kış  Turkey
Włodzimierz Smoliński  Poland Decision Antonio Cerroni  Italy
Péter Piti  Hungary Decision Kurt Rusterholz  Switzerland
José Panizo  Spain Bye N/A N/A
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation Start Earned Total
1 José Panizo  Spain 0 0 0
2 Herbert Albrecht  United Team of Germany 1 1 2
2 Givi Kartozia  Soviet Union 1 1 2
2 Péter Piti  Hungary 1 1 2
2 Eugen Wiesberger Jr.  Austria 1 1 2
6 Krali Bimbalov  Bulgaria 1 2 3
6 Maurice Jacquel  France 3 0 3
6 Tevfik Kış  Turkey 1 2 3
6 Antero Vanhanen  Finland 0 3 3
10 Gheorghe Popovici  Romania 0 4 4
10 Włodzimierz Smoliński  Poland 3 1 4
12 Antonio Cerroni  Italy 3 3 6
12 Howard George  United States 3 3 6
12 Kurt Rusterholz  Switzerland 3 3 6
15 Shunta Ishikura  Japan 4 3 7

Round 3

Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
Antero Vanhanen  Finland Decision José Panizo  Spain
Givi Kartozia  Soviet Union Decision Herbert Albrecht  United Team of Germany
Gheorghe Popovici  Romania Decision Eugen Wiesberger Jr.  Austria
Krali Bimbalov  Bulgaria Decision Maurice Jacquel  France
Tevfik Kış  Turkey Decision Włodzimierz Smoliński  Poland
Péter Piti  Hungary Bye N/A N/A
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation Start Earned Total
1 Péter Piti  Hungary 2 0 2
2 Givi Kartozia  Soviet Union 2 1 3
2 José Panizo  Spain 0 3 3
4 Krali Bimbalov  Bulgaria 3 1 4
4 Tevfik Kış  Turkey 3 1 4
4 Antero Vanhanen  Finland 3 1 4
7 Herbert Albrecht  United Team of Germany 2 3 5
7 Gheorghe Popovici  Romania 4 1 5
7 Eugen Wiesberger Jr.  Austria 2 3 5
10 Maurice Jacquel  France 3 3 6
11 Włodzimierz Smoliński  Poland 4 3 7

Round 4

The tie between Wiesberger and Popovici was broken by head-to-head results; Popovici won in round 3.

Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
Péter Piti  Hungary Fall José Panizo  Spain
Antero Vanhanen  Finland Fall Herbert Albrecht  United Team of Germany
Givi Kartozia  Soviet Union Decision Gheorghe Popovici  Romania
Krali Bimbalov  Bulgaria Decision Eugen Wiesberger Jr.  Austria
Tevfik Kış  Turkey Bye N/A N/A
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation Start Earned Total
1 Péter Piti  Hungary 2 0 2
2 Givi Kartozia  Soviet Union 3 1 4
2 Tevfik Kış  Turkey 4 0 4
2 Antero Vanhanen  Finland 4 0 4
5 Krali Bimbalov  Bulgaria 4 1 5
6 José Panizo  Spain 3 4 7
7 Gheorghe Popovici  Romania 5 3 8
8 Eugen Wiesberger Jr.  Austria 5 3 8
9 Herbert Albrecht  United Team of Germany 5 4 9

Round 5

Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
Tevfik Kış  Turkey Decision Antero Vanhanen  Finland
Givi Kartozia  Soviet Union Decision Péter Piti  Hungary
Krali Bimbalov  Bulgaria Bye N/A N/A
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation Start Earned Total
1 Krali Bimbalov  Bulgaria 5 0 5
1 Givi Kartozia  Soviet Union 4 1 5
1 Tevfik Kış  Turkey 4 1 5
1 Péter Piti  Hungary 2 3 5
5 Antero Vanhanen  Finland 4 3 7

Round 6

The sixth round ended with all four wrestlers having at least 6 points; there were two ties, a tie for first place and a tie for third place. Kış and Bimbalov tied for first. They had faced each other in round 2, with the bout ending in a tie. The decision was ultimately based on body weight, with Kış (the lighter wrestler) prevailing and taking the gold medal. Kartozia took the bronze medal over Piti due to head-to-head results; Kartozia had won in round 5.[1][3]

Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
Krali Bimbalov  Bulgaria Decision Péter Piti  Hungary
Tevfik Kış  Turkey Decision Givi Kartozia  Soviet Union
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation Start Earned Total
1st place, gold medalist(s) Tevfik Kış  Turkey 5 1 6
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Krali Bimbalov  Bulgaria 5 1 6
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Givi Kartozia  Soviet Union 5 3 8
4 Péter Piti  Hungary 5 3 8

References

  1. ^ a b c "Wrestling at the 1960 Rome Summer Games: Men's Light Heavyweight, Greco-Roman". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 20 March 2019.
  2. ^ Official Report, p. 493.
  3. ^ Official Report, p. 497.
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