| Event: | Men's freestyle welterweight |
| Games: | 1964 Summer |
| Venue: | Komazawa Gymnasium |
| Dates: | 11–14 October |
| Competitors: | 22 |
| Nations: | 22 |
| Gold: | İsmail Oğan |
| Goldnoc: | TUR |
| Silver: | Guram Sagaradze |
| Silvernoc: | URS |
| Bronze: | Mohammad Ali Sanatkaran |
| Bronzenoc: | IRI |
| Prev: | 1960 |
| Next: | 1968 |
The men's freestyle welterweight competition at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo took place from 11 to 14 October at the Komazawa Gymnasium. Nations were limited to one competitor.[1]
This freestyle 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 adjusted at the 1960 Summer Olympics. Each bout awarded 4 points. If the victory was by fall, the winner received 0 and the loser 4. If the victory was by decision, the winner received 1 and the loser 3. If the bout was tied, each wrestler received 2 points. A wrestler who accumulated 6 or more points was eliminated. Rounds continued until there were 3 or fewer uneliminated wrestlers. If only 1 wrestler remained, he received the gold medal. If 2 wrestlers remained, point totals were ignored and they faced each other for gold and silver (if they had already wrestled each other, that result was used). If 3 wrestlers remained, point totals were ignored and a round-robin was held among those 3 to determine medals (with previous head-to-head results, if any, counting for this round-robin).[1] [2]
Tribble and Barlie withdrew after their bouts.
| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Decision | |||||
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| Fall | |||||
| Fall | |||||
| Tie | |||||
| Fall | |||||
| Decision | |||||
| Decision | |||||
| Decision | |||||
| Decision |
| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | R1 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | |||
| 1 | 0 | |||
| 1 | 0 | |||
| 1 | 0 | |||
| 5 | 1 | |||
| 5 | 1 | |||
| 5 | 1 | |||
| 5 | 1 | |||
| 5 | 1 | |||
| 5 | 1 | |||
| 11 | 2 | |||
| 11 | 2 | |||
| 13 | 3 | |||
| 13 | 3 | |||
| 13 | 3 | |||
| 13 | 3 | |||
| 13 | 3 | |||
| 13 | 3 | |||
| 19 | 4 | |||
| 19 | 4 | |||
| 21 | 4* | |||
| 21 | 4* |
Four men were eliminated after a second loss, and a fifth eliminated after a tie and loss by fall. Sagaradze and Oberlander led the group with 0 points after the second round.
| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Decision | |||||
| Decision | |||||
| Decision | |||||
| Decision | |||||
| Fall | |||||
| Fall | |||||
| Decision | |||||
| Decision | |||||
| Decision | |||||
| Decision |
| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | R1 | R2 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||
| 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| 7 | 3 | 1 | 4 | |||
| 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |||
| 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |||
| 7 | 3 | 1 | 4 | |||
| 7 | 3 | 1 | 4 | |||
| 7 | 3 | 1 | 4 | |||
| 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |||
| 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |||
| 15 | 2 | 3 | 5 | |||
| 16 | 3 | 3 | 6 | |||
| 16 | 2 | 4 | 6 | |||
| 16 | 3 | 3 | 6 | |||
| 19 | 4 | 3 | 7 | |||
| 20 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
Five more wrestlers were eliminated, each with two losses. Sagaradze received his first point, but now led alone at 1 after Oberlander lost by decision and received 3 points.
| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Decision | |||||
| Decision | |||||
| Decision | |||||
| Decision | |||||
| Decision | |||||
| Decision | |||||
| Decision | |||||
| Bye | N/A | N/A |
| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | R1 | R2 | R3 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |||
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |||
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |||
| 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | |||
| 6 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |||
| 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | |||
| 8 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | |||
| 8 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | |||
| 11 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | |||
| 11 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | |||
| 11 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | |||
| 11 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | |||
| 15 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
Over half of the remaining wrestlers were eliminated, as all 5 losers and 1 of the winners accumulated at least 6 points. Oğan moved up into a tie for the lead with Sagaradze at 2 points; Sanatkaran followed closely at 3 while Dermendzhiev moved to the brink of elimination at 5 points.
| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Decision | |||||
| Default | |||||
| Decision | |||||
| Decision | |||||
| Foul |
| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |||
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |||
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | |||
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | |||
| 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |||
| 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | |||
| 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | |||
| 9 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | |||
| 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 |
Dermendzhiev was the only wrestler eliminated in round 5, leaving 3 remaining wrestlers.
| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Decision | |||||
| Tie |
| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |||
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |||
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |||
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
The round 5 draw between Sagaradze and Oğan counted for the final round. Sanatkaran wrestled both of the other medalists to a tie in the final rounds as well. This left all 3 wrestlers in a three-way tie on final round points at 6 because each had drawn the others. The next tie-breaker was total bad points throughout the tournament. Sanatkaran received the bronze medal, having the highest point total at 8 to the other two men's 6. Oğan prevailed on Sagaradze on the next tie-breaker, body weight, with the lighter Turk winning over the heavier Soviet.
| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tie (Round 5) | |||||
| Tie | |||||
| Tie |
| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Points | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | FR | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | ||||
| 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | ||||
| 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 8 |