Wrestling at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Men's Greco-Roman light heavyweight explained
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 |
|---|
| | Decision | | |
| | Decision | | |
| | Fall | | |
| | Decision | | |
| | Decision | | |
| | Decision | | |
| | Decision | | |
| | Fall | | |
| | Bye | N/A | N/A | |
- Points
| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total |
|---|
| 1 | | | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | | | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | | | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | | | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | | | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | | | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | | | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | | | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | | | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | | | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 10 | | | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 10 | | | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 10 | | | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 10 | | | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 15 | | | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 16 | | | 0 | 3 | 3* |
| 17 | | | 0 | 4 | 4* | |
Round 2
- Bouts
| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
|---|
| | Decision | | |
| | Decision | | |
| | Decision | | |
| | Fall | | |
| Krali Bimbalov | | Tie | Tevfik Kış | |
| | Decision | | |
| | Decision | | |
| | Bye | N/A | N/A | |
- Points
| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total |
|---|
| 1 | | | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | | | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | | | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | | | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | | | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | | | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 6 | | | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | | | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 6 | | | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 10 | | | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 10 | | | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 12 | | | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 12 | | | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 12 | | | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 15 | | | 4 | 3 | 7 | |
Round 3
- Bouts
| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
|---|
| | Decision | | |
| | Decision | | |
| | Decision | | |
| | Decision | | |
| | Decision | | |
| | Bye | N/A | N/A | |
- Points
| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total |
|---|
| 1 | | | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | | | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | | | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | | | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | | | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | | | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 7 | | | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 7 | | | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 7 | | | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 10 | | | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 11 | | | 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 |
|---|
| | Fall | | |
| | Fall | | |
| | Decision | | |
| | Decision | | |
| | Bye | N/A | N/A | |
- Points
| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total |
|---|
| 1 | | | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | | | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2 | | | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2 | | | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 5 | | | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 6 | | | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 7 | | | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| 8 | | | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| 9 | | | 5 | 4 | 9 | |
Round 5
- Bouts
| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
|---|
| | Decision | | |
| | Decision | | |
| | Bye | N/A | N/A | |
- Points
| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total |
|---|
| 1 | | | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 1 | | | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 1 | | | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 1 | | | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 5 | | | 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 |
|---|
| | Decision | | |
| | Decision | | | |
- Points
| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total |
|---|
| | | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| | | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| | | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| 4 | | | 5 | 3 | 8 | |
Notes and References
- Web site: Wrestling at the 1960 Rome Summer Games: Men's Light Heavyweight, Greco-Roman . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418130411/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1960/WRE/mens-light-heavyweight-greco-roman.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . Sports Reference . 20 March 2019.
- Official Report, p. 493.
- Official Report, p. 497.
