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

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Men's Greco-Roman lightweight
at the Games of the XVII Olympiad
VenueBasilica of Maxentius
Dates26–31 August
Competitors23 from 23 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Avtandil Koridze  Soviet Union
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Branislav Martinović  Yugoslavia
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Gustav Freij  Sweden
← 1956
1964 →

The men's Greco-Roman lightweight 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] Lightweight was the fourth-lightest category, including wrestlers weighing 62 to 67 kilograms (136.7 to 147.7 lb).[2]

Competition format

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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

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Stoyanov was disqualified after round 5 and his place in the standings vacated; the results below show the placement of wrestlers following that disqualification, which retroactively moved other wrestlers up in the standings.

Round 1

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Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
Avtandil Koridze  Soviet Union Decision Mario De Silva  Italy
Kyösti Lehtonen  Finland Decision Ben Northrup  United States
Mitsuharu Kitamura  Japan Fall Mohamed Moukrim Ben Mansour  Morocco
Dimitar Stoyanov  Bulgaria Decision Ibrahim Awariki  Lebanon
Ernest Gondzik  Poland Decision Erik Thomsen  Denmark
Adil Güngör  Turkey Decision Edmund Seger  United Team of Germany
Bartl Brötzner  Austria Decision Leo Piek  Netherlands
Roger Skauen  Norway Decision Nick Stamulus  Australia
Branislav Martinović  Yugoslavia Decision Dumitru Gheorghe  Romania
Gustav Freij  Sweden Decision Hernando Delgado  Spain
Anastasios Mousidis  Greece Decision Jacques Pourtau  France
Karel Matoušek  Czechoslovakia Bye N/A N/A
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation Start Earned Total
1 Mitsuharu Kitamura  Japan 0 0 0
1 Karel Matoušek  Czechoslovakia 0 0 0
3 Bartl Brötzner  Austria 0 1 1
3 Gustav Freij  Sweden 0 1 1
3 Ernest Gondzik  Poland 0 1 1
3 Adil Güngör  Turkey 0 1 1
3 Avtandil Koridze  Soviet Union 0 1 1
3 Kyösti Lehtonen  Finland 0 1 1
3 Branislav Martinović  Yugoslavia 0 1 1
3 Anastasios Mousidis  Greece 0 1 1
3 Roger Skauen  Norway 0 1 1
3* Dimitar Stoyanov  Bulgaria 0 1 1
12 Ibrahim Awariki  Lebanon 0 3 3
12 Mario De Silva  Italy 0 3 3
12 Hernando Delgado  Spain 0 3 3
12 Dumitru Gheorghe  Romania 0 3 3
12 Ben Northrup  United States 0 3 3
12 Leo Piek  Netherlands 0 3 3
12 Jacques Pourtau  France 0 3 3
12 Edmund Seger  United Team of Germany 0 3 3
12 Nick Stamulus  Australia 0 3 3
12 Erik Thomsen  Denmark 0 3 3
22 Mohamed Moukrim Ben Mansour  Morocco 0 4 4

Round 2

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Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
Karel Matoušek  Czechoslovakia Decision Mario De Silva  Italy
Avtandil Koridze  Soviet Union Decision Ben Northrup  United States
Kyösti Lehtonen  Finland Decision Mitsuharu Kitamura  Japan
Ibrahim Awariki  Lebanon Decision Mohamed Moukrim Ben Mansour  Morocco
Dimitar Stoyanov  Bulgaria Tie Ernest Gondzik  Poland
Erik Thomsen  Denmark Fall Edmund Seger  United Team of Germany
Adil Güngör  Turkey Tie Bartl Brötzner  Austria
Leo Piek  Netherlands Decision Nick Stamulus  Australia
Dumitru Gheorghe  Romania Fall Roger Skauen  Norway
Branislav Martinović  Yugoslavia Tie Gustav Freij  Sweden
Jacques Pourtau  France Decision Hernando Delgado  Spain
Anastasios Mousidis  Greece Bye N/A N/A
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation Start Earned Total
1 Karel Matoušek  Czechoslovakia 0 1 1
1 Anastasios Mousidis  Greece 1 0 1
3 Avtandil Koridze  Soviet Union 1 1 2
3 Kyösti Lehtonen  Finland 1 1 2
5 Bartl Brötzner  Austria 1 2 3
5 Gustav Freij  Sweden 1 2 3
5 Dumitru Gheorghe  Romania 3 0 3
5 Ernest Gondzik  Poland 1 2 3
5 Adil Güngör  Turkey 1 2 3
5 Mitsuharu Kitamura  Japan 0 3 3
5 Branislav Martinović  Yugoslavia 1 2 3
5* Dimitar Stoyanov  Bulgaria 1 2 3
5 Erik Thomsen  Denmark 3 0 3
13 Ibrahim Awariki  Lebanon 3 1 4
13 Leo Piek  Netherlands 3 1 4
13 Jacques Pourtau  France 3 1 4
16 Roger Skauen  Norway 1 4 5
17 Mario De Silva  Italy 3 3 6
17 Hernando Delgado  Spain 3 3 6
17 Ben Northrup  United States 3 3 6
17 Nick Stamulus  Australia 3 3 6
21 Mohamed Moukrim Ben Mansour  Morocco 4 3 7
21 Edmund Seger  United Team of Germany 3 4 7

Round 3

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Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
Karel Matoušek  Czechoslovakia Decision Anastasios Mousidis  Greece
Avtandil Koridze  Soviet Union Tie Kyösti Lehtonen  Finland
Mitsuharu Kitamura  Japan Tie Ibrahim Awariki  Lebanon
Dimitar Stoyanov  Bulgaria Decision Erik Thomsen  Denmark
Ernest Gondzik  Poland Tie Adil Güngör  Turkey
Bartl Brötzner  Austria Tie Roger Skauen  Norway
Branislav Martinović  Yugoslavia Fall Leo Piek  Netherlands
Dumitru Gheorghe  Romania Tie Gustav Freij  Sweden
Jacques Pourtau  France Bye N/A N/A
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation Start Earned Total
1 Karel Matoušek  Czechoslovakia 1 1 2
2 Branislav Martinović  Yugoslavia 3 0 3
3 Avtandil Koridze  Soviet Union 2 2 4
3 Kyösti Lehtonen  Finland 2 2 4
3 Anastasios Mousidis  Greece 1 3 4
3 Jacques Pourtau  France 4 0 4
3* Dimitar Stoyanov  Bulgaria 3 1 4
7 Bartl Brötzner  Austria 3 2 5
7 Gustav Freij  Sweden 3 2 5
7 Dumitru Gheorghe  Romania 3 2 5
7 Ernest Gondzik  Poland 3 2 5
7 Adil Güngör  Turkey 3 2 5
7 Mitsuharu Kitamura  Japan 3 2 5
13 Ibrahim Awariki  Lebanon 4 2 6
13 Erik Thomsen  Denmark 3 3 6
15 Roger Skauen  Norway 5 2 7
16 Leo Piek  Netherlands 4 4 8

Round 4

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The six-way tie for 5th place was not broken. It is not clear how the tie between Mousidis and Brötzner for 11th place was broken; the two had not faced each other.

Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
Karel Matoušek  Czechoslovakia Decision Jacques Pourtau  France
Avtandil Koridze  Soviet Union Fall Anastasios Mousidis  Greece
Dimitar Stoyanov  Bulgaria Decision Kyösti Lehtonen  Finland
Mitsuharu Kitamura  Japan Tie Ernest Gondzik  Poland
Adil Güngör  Turkey Tie Dumitru Gheorghe  Romania
Branislav Martinović  Yugoslavia Decision Bartl Brötzner  Austria
Gustav Freij  Sweden Bye N/A N/A
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation Start Earned Total
1 Karel Matoušek  Czechoslovakia 2 1 3
2 Avtandil Koridze  Soviet Union 4 0 4
2 Branislav Martinović  Yugoslavia 3 1 4
4 Gustav Freij  Sweden 5 0 5
4* Dimitar Stoyanov  Bulgaria 4 1 5
5 Dumitru Gheorghe  Romania 5 2 7
5 Ernest Gondzik  Poland 5 2 7
5 Adil Güngör  Turkey 5 2 7
5 Mitsuharu Kitamura  Japan 5 2 7
5 Kyösti Lehtonen  Finland 4 3 7
5 Jacques Pourtau  France 4 3 7
11 Anastasios Mousidis  Greece 4 4 8
12 Bartl Brötzner  Austria 5 3 8

Round 5

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Freij's victory by decision over Matoušek resulted in both wrestlers having 6 points after the round and thus eliminated both wrestlers. Because Freij was the head-to-head victor, he held the tie-breaker and received the bronze medal.

During the bout between Koridze and Stoyanov, "the two spoke briefly and then Stoyanov stopped fighting and lost a decision."[1] Yugoslavia protested the result of this match; a Stoyanov victory by decision would have eliminated both Koridze and Stoyanov, leaving Martinović the only remaining wrestler and therefore the gold medalist. Stoyanov was disqualified, stripping him of his 5th-place finish, but Koridze was not sanctioned and continued on to face Martinović in round 6.

Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
Gustav Freij  Sweden Decision Karel Matoušek  Czechoslovakia
Avtandil Koridze  Soviet Union Decision Dimitar Stoyanov  Bulgaria
Branislav Martinović  Yugoslavia Bye N/A N/A
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation Start Earned Total
1 Branislav Martinović  Yugoslavia 4 0 4
2 Avtandil Koridze  Soviet Union 4 1 5
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Gustav Freij  Sweden 5 1 6
4 Karel Matoušek  Czechoslovakia 3 3 6
DQ Dimitar Stoyanov  Bulgaria 5 3 8

Round 6

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Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
Avtandil Koridze  Soviet Union Decision Branislav Martinović  Yugoslavia
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation Start Earned Total
1st place, gold medalist(s) Avtandil Koridze  Soviet Union 5 1 6
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Branislav Martinović  Yugoslavia 4 3 7

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Wrestling at the 1960 Rome Summer Games: Men's Lightweight, Greco-Roman". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. ^ a b Official Report 1960, p. 479.

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