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

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Men's Greco-Roman bantamweight
at the Games of the XVII Olympiad
VenueBasilica of Maxentius
Dates26–31 August
Competitors28 from 28 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Oleg Karavayev  Soviet Union
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Ion Cernea  Romania
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Dinko Petrov  Bulgaria
← 1956
1964 →

The men's Greco-Roman bantamweight 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] Bantamweight was the second-lightest category, including wrestlers weighing 52 to 57 kilograms (114.6 to 125.7 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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Round 1

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Cañete withdrew after his bout. Schlechter was injured and could not continue.

Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
Ion Cernea  Romania Fall Michel Ben Akoun  Morocco
Imre Hódos  Hungary Fall Loek Alflen  Netherlands
Richard Debrunner  Switzerland Tie Reino Tuominen  Finland
Masamitsu Ichiguchi  Japan Fall Larry Lauchle  United States
Gilberto Gramellini  Italy Decision Bernard Knitter  Poland
Yaşar Yılmaz  Turkey Decision Kamel Ali El-Sayed  United Arab Republic
Gilbert Dubier  France Decision Ewald Tauer  United Team of Germany
Oleg Karavayev  Soviet Union Fall John Tveiten  Norway
Stipan Dora  Yugoslavia Decision Aimé Verhoeven  Belgium
Jiří Švec  Czechoslovakia Decision Ali Bani Hashemi  Iran
Franz Brunner  Austria Decision Mikhail Theodoropoulos  Greece
Edvin Vesterby  Sweden Decision Orlando Gonçalves  Portugal
Dinko Petrov  Bulgaria Fall François Schlechter  Luxembourg
Michel Nakouzi  Lebanon Decision Santiago Cañete  Spain
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation Start Earned Total
1 Ion Cernea  Romania 0 0 0
1 Imre Hódos  Hungary 0 0 0
1 Masamitsu Ichiguchi  Japan 0 0 0
1 Oleg Karavayev  Soviet Union 0 0 0
1 Dinko Petrov  Bulgaria 0 0 0
6 Franz Brunner  Austria 0 1 1
6 Stipan Dora  Yugoslavia 0 1 1
6 Gilbert Dubier  France 0 1 1
6 Gilberto Gramellini  Italy 0 1 1
6 Michel Nakouzi  Lebanon 0 1 1
6 Jiří Švec  Czechoslovakia 0 1 1
6 Edvin Vesterby  Sweden 0 1 1
6 Yaşar Yılmaz  Turkey 0 1 1
14 Richard Debrunner  Switzerland 0 2 2
14 Reino Tuominen  Finland 0 2 2
16 Kamel Ali El-Sayed  United Arab Republic 0 3 3
16 Ali Bani Hashemi  Iran 0 3 3
16 Orlando Gonçalves  Portugal 0 3 3
16 Bernard Knitter  Poland 0 3 3
16 Ewald Tauer  United Team of Germany 0 3 3
16 Mikhail Theodoropoulos  Greece 0 3 3
16 Aimé Verhoeven  Belgium 0 3 3
23 Loek Alflen  Netherlands 0 4 4
23 Michel Ben Akoun  Morocco 0 4 4
23 Larry Lauchle  United States 0 4 4
23 John Tveiten  Norway 0 4 4
27 Santiago Cañete  Spain 0 3 3*
28 François Schlechter  Luxembourg 0 4 4*

Round 2

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Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
Ion Cernea  Romania Tie Imre Hódos  Hungary
Loek Alflen  Netherlands Fall Michel Ben Akoun  Morocco
Gilberto Gramellini  Italy Fall Richard Debrunner  Switzerland
Bernard Knitter  Poland Fall Reino Tuominen  Finland
Masamitsu Ichiguchi  Japan Decision Kamel Ali El-Sayed  United Arab Republic
Yaşar Yılmaz  Turkey Fall Larry Lauchle  United States
Michel Nakouzi  Lebanon Decision Gilbert Dubier  France
Ewald Tauer  United Team of Germany Decision John Tveiten  Norway
Oleg Karavayev  Soviet Union Fall Aimé Verhoeven  Belgium
Stipan Dora  Yugoslavia Decision Ali Bani Hashemi  Iran
Jiří Švec  Czechoslovakia Decision Mikhail Theodoropoulos  Greece
Edvin Vesterby  Sweden Decision Franz Brunner  Austria
Dinko Petrov  Bulgaria Decision Orlando Gonçalves  Portugal
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation Start Earned Total
1 Oleg Karavayev  Soviet Union 0 0 0
2 Gilberto Gramellini  Italy 1 0 1
2 Masamitsu Ichiguchi  Japan 0 1 1
2 Dinko Petrov  Bulgaria 0 1 1
2 Yaşar Yılmaz  Turkey 1 0 1
6 Ion Cernea  Romania 0 2 2
6 Stipan Dora  Yugoslavia 1 1 2
6 Imre Hódos  Hungary 0 2 2
6 Michel Nakouzi  Lebanon 1 1 2
6 Jiří Švec  Czechoslovakia 1 1 2
6 Edvin Vesterby  Sweden 1 1 2
12 Bernard Knitter  Poland 3 0 3
13 Loek Alflen  Netherlands 4 0 4
13 Franz Brunner  Austria 1 3 4
13 Gilbert Dubier  France 1 3 4
13 Ewald Tauer  United Team of Germany 3 1 4
17 Kamel Ali El-Sayed  United Arab Republic 3 3 6
17 Ali Bani Hashemi  Iran 3 3 6
17 Richard Debrunner  Switzerland 2 4 6
17 Orlando Gonçalves  Portugal 3 3 6
17 Mikhail Theodoropoulos  Greece 3 3 6
17 Reino Tuominen  Finland 2 4 6
23 John Tveiten  Norway 4 3 7
23 Aimé Verhoeven  Belgium 3 4 7
25 Michel Ben Akoun  Morocco 4 4 8
25 Larry Lauchle  United States 4 4 8

Round 3

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Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
Ion Cernea  Romania Decision Loek Alflen  Netherlands
Imre Hódos  Hungary Tie Gilberto Gramellini  Italy
Bernard Knitter  Poland Tie Masamitsu Ichiguchi  Japan
Yaşar Yılmaz  Turkey Decision Gilbert Dubier  France
Michel Nakouzi  Lebanon Decision Ewald Tauer  United Team of Germany
Oleg Karavayev  Soviet Union Decision Stipan Dora  Yugoslavia
Jiří Švec  Czechoslovakia Decision Franz Brunner  Austria
Dinko Petrov  Bulgaria Decision Edvin Vesterby  Sweden
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation Start Earned Total
1 Oleg Karavayev  Soviet Union 0 1 1
2 Dinko Petrov  Bulgaria 1 1 2
2 Yaşar Yılmaz  Turkey 1 1 2
4 Ion Cernea  Romania 2 1 3
4 Gilberto Gramellini  Italy 1 2 3
4 Masamitsu Ichiguchi  Japan 1 2 3
4 Michel Nakouzi  Lebanon 2 1 3
4 Jiří Švec  Czechoslovakia 2 1 3
9 Imre Hódos  Hungary 2 2 4
10 Stipan Dora  Yugoslavia 2 3 5
10 Bernard Knitter  Poland 3 2 5
10 Edvin Vesterby  Sweden 2 3 5
13 Loek Alflen  Netherlands 4 3 7
13 Franz Brunner  Austria 4 3 7
13 Gilbert Dubier  France 4 3 7
13 Ewald Tauer  United Team of Germany 4 3 7

Round 4

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The Official Report shows Vesterby (correctly) at 5 points after round 3, following 2 wins by decision and a loss by decision. After round 4, however, Vesterby is shown at 4 points even though his win by fall should have kept him at 5. There is no explanation for a wrestler receiving a reduction in bad points.

Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
Ion Cernea  Romania Decision Gilberto Gramellini  Italy
Bernard Knitter  Poland Fall Imre Hódos  Hungary
Masamitsu Ichiguchi  Japan Decision Yaşar Yılmaz  Turkey
Oleg Karavayev  Soviet Union Decision Michel Nakouzi  Lebanon
Edvin Vesterby  Sweden Fall Stipan Dora  Yugoslavia
Jiří Švec  Czechoslovakia Tie Dinko Petrov  Bulgaria
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation Start Earned Total
1 Oleg Karavayev  Soviet Union 1 1 2
2 Ion Cernea  Romania 3 1 4
2 Masamitsu Ichiguchi  Japan 3 1 4
2 Dinko Petrov  Bulgaria 2 2 4
5 Bernard Knitter  Poland 5 0 5
5 Jiří Švec  Czechoslovakia 3 2 5
5 Edvin Vesterby  Sweden 5 0 4*
5 Yaşar Yılmaz  Turkey 2 3 5
9 Gilberto Gramellini  Italy 3 3 6
9 Michel Nakouzi  Lebanon 3 3 6
11 Imre Hódos  Hungary 4 4 8
12 Stipan Dora  Yugoslavia 5 4 9

Round 5

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Vesterby's inexplicably reduced point total put him in a tie with Petrov for the bronze medal at 6 points. This tie was broken on head-to-head results; Petrov had defeated Vesterby in round 3. Vesterby would have finished in 4th place even were it not for the point reduction. Švec and Yılmaz were the ones ultimately affected by it, as they would have finished tied with Vesterby for 4th rather than tied only with each other for 5th.

Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
Ion Cernea  Romania Decision Bernard Knitter  Poland
Oleg Karavayev  Soviet Union Fall Masamitsu Ichiguchi  Japan
Yaşar Yılmaz  Turkey Tie Dinko Petrov  Bulgaria
Jiří Švec  Czechoslovakia Tie Edvin Vesterby  Sweden
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation Start Earned Total
1 Oleg Karavayev  Soviet Union 2 0 2
2 Ion Cernea  Romania 4 1 5
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Dinko Petrov  Bulgaria 4 2 6
4 Edvin Vesterby  Sweden 4* 2 6*
5 Jiří Švec  Czechoslovakia 5 2 7
5 Yaşar Yılmaz  Turkey 5 2 7
7 Masamitsu Ichiguchi  Japan 4 4 8
7 Bernard Knitter  Poland 5 3 8

Round 6

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Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
Oleg Karavayev  Soviet Union Decision Ion Cernea  Romania
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation Start Earned Total
1st place, gold medalist(s) Oleg Karavayev  Soviet Union 2 1 3
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Ion Cernea  Romania 4 3 7

References

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  1. ^ a b "Wrestling at the 1960 Rome Summer Games: Men's Bantamweight, Greco-Roman". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
  2. ^ a b Official Report 1960, p. 470.

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