Wrestling at the 1964 Summer Olympics – Men's Greco-Roman lightweight
Men's Greco-Roman lightweight at the Games of the XVIII Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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Venue | Komazawa Gymnasium | ||||||||||||
Dates | 16–19 October | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 19 from 19 nations | ||||||||||||
Medalists | |||||||||||||
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The men's Greco-Roman lightweight competition at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo took place from 16 to 19 October at the Komazawa Gymnasium. Nations were limited to one competitor.[1] Lightweight was the fourth-lightest category, including wrestlers weighing 63 to 70 kilograms (138.9 to 154.3 lb).[2]
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, 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]
Results
Round 1
Romero withdrew after his bout.
- Bouts
Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
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James Burke | ![]() | Tie | Hossein Ebrahimian | ![]() |
Alejandro Echaniz | ![]() | Tie | Wahid Ullah Zaid | ![]() |
Stevan Horvat | ![]() | Decision | Franz Berger | ![]() |
Eero Tapio | ![]() | Tie | Valeriu Bularcă | ![]() |
Dimitrios Savvas | ![]() | Decision | Kim Ik-jong | ![]() |
Tokuaki Fujita | ![]() | Fall | Raúl Romero | ![]() |
Davit Gvantseladze | ![]() | Decision | Franz Schmitt | ![]() |
Rune Johnsson | ![]() | Decision | Kurt Madsen | ![]() |
Kazım Ayvaz | ![]() | Decision | Mahmoud Ibrahim | ![]() |
Ivan Ivanov | ![]() | Bye | N/A | N/A |
- Points
Rank | Wrestler | Nation | R1 |
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1 | Tokuaki Fujita | ![]() | 0 |
1 | Ivan Ivanov | ![]() | 0 |
3 | Kazım Ayvaz | ![]() | 1 |
3 | Davit Gvantseladze | ![]() | 1 |
3 | Stevan Horvat | ![]() | 1 |
3 | Rune Johnsson | ![]() | 1 |
3 | Dimitrios Savvas | ![]() | 1 |
8 | Valeriu Bularcă | ![]() | 2 |
8 | James Burke | ![]() | 2 |
8 | Hossein Ebrahimian | ![]() | 2 |
8 | Alejandro Echaniz | ![]() | 2 |
8 | Eero Tapio | ![]() | 2 |
8 | Wahid Ullah Zaid | ![]() | 2 |
14 | Franz Berger | ![]() | 3 |
14 | Mahmoud Ibrahim | ![]() | 3 |
14 | Kim Ik-jong | ![]() | 3 |
14 | Kurt Madsen | ![]() | 3 |
14 | Franz Schmitt | ![]() | 3 |
19 | Raúl Romero | ![]() | 4* |
Round 2
Two of the wrestlers who had a tie in round 1 lost by fall in this round and were eliminated. Three more were eliminated with a second loss. Each of the remaining 13 men had at least 1 point, with Fujita, Johnsson, and Ivanov in the lead with only 1.
- Bouts
Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
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Ivan Ivanov | ![]() | Decision | James Burke | ![]() |
Eero Tapio | ![]() | Fall | Hossein Ebrahimian | ![]() |
Valeriu Bularcă | ![]() | Decision | Kim Ik-jong | ![]() |
Tokuaki Fujita | ![]() | Decision | Dimitrios Savvas | ![]() |
Rune Johnsson | ![]() | Fall | Alejandro Echaniz | ![]() |
Kurt Madsen | ![]() | Decision | Wahid Ullah Zaid | ![]() |
Franz Schmitt | ![]() | Decision | Franz Berger | ![]() |
Stevan Horvat | ![]() | Decision | Mahmoud Ibrahim | ![]() |
Kazım Ayvaz | ![]() | Decision | Davit Gvantseladze | ![]() |
- Points
Rank | Wrestler | Nation | R1 | R2 | Total |
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1 | Tokuaki Fujita | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 1 |
1 | Rune Johnsson | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 1 |
1 | Ivan Ivanov | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 1 |
4 | Kazım Ayvaz | ![]() | 1 | 1 | 2 |
4 | Stevan Horvat | ![]() | 1 | 1 | 2 |
4 | Eero Tapio | ![]() | 2 | 0 | 2 |
7 | Valeriu Bularcă | ![]() | 2 | 1 | 3 |
8 | Davit Gvantseladze | ![]() | 1 | 3 | 4 |
8 | Kurt Madsen | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 4 |
8 | Dimitrios Savvas | ![]() | 1 | 3 | 4 |
8 | Franz Schmitt | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 4 |
12 | James Burke | ![]() | 2 | 3 | 5 |
12 | Wahid Ullah Zaid | ![]() | 2 | 3 | 5 |
14 | Franz Berger | ![]() | 3 | 3 | 6 |
14 | Hossein Ebrahimian | ![]() | 2 | 4 | 6 |
14 | Alejandro Echaniz | ![]() | 2 | 4 | 6 |
14 | Mahmoud Ibrahim | ![]() | 3 | 3 | 6 |
14 | Kim Ik-jong | ![]() | 3 | 3 | 6 |
Round 3
Four wrestlers were eliminated. Ayvaz, with the assistance of a bye, moved up to join Fujita in the lead at 2 points.
- Bouts
Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
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Eero Tapio | ![]() | Decision | Ivan Ivanov | ![]() |
Valeriu Bularcă | ![]() | Foul | James Burke | ![]() |
Dimitrios Savvas | ![]() | Tie | Rune Johnsson | ![]() |
Tokuaki Fujita | ![]() | Decision | Kurt Madsen | ![]() |
Franz Schmitt | ![]() | Fall | Wahid Ullah Zaid | ![]() |
Davit Gvantseladze | ![]() | Decision | Stevan Horvat | ![]() |
Kazım Ayvaz | ![]() | Bye | N/A | N/A |
- Points
Rank | Wrestler | Nation | R1 | R2 | R3 | Total |
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1 | Kazım Ayvaz | ![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
1 | Tokuaki Fujita | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
3 | Valeriu Bularcă | ![]() | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
3 | Rune Johnsson | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
3 | Eero Tapio | ![]() | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
6 | Ivan Ivanov | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
6 | Franz Schmitt | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
8 | Stevan Horvat | ![]() | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
8 | Davit Gvantseladze | ![]() | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
10 | Dimitrios Savvas | ![]() | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
11 | Kurt Madsen | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
12 | James Burke | ![]() | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 |
12 | Wahid Ullah Zaid | ![]() | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 |
Round 4
Three wrestlers were eliminated, leaving 6 in contention. Ayvaz was now in sole possession of the lead at 3 points. Bularcă and Fujita each had 4; the remaining 3 men had 5.
- Bouts
Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
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Kazım Ayvaz | ![]() | Decision | Ivan Ivanov | ![]() |
Eero Tapio | ![]() | Tie | Tokuaki Fujita | ![]() |
Valeriu Bularcă | ![]() | Decision | Rune Johnsson | ![]() |
Stevan Horvat | ![]() | Fall | Franz Schmitt | ![]() |
Davit Gvantseladze | ![]() | Bye | N/A | N/A |
- Points
Rank | Wrestler | Nation | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Total |
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1 | Kazım Ayvaz | ![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
2 | Valeriu Bularcă | ![]() | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
2 | Tokuaki Fujita | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
4 | Davit Gvantseladze | ![]() | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
4 | Stevan Horvat | ![]() | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
4 | Eero Tapio | ![]() | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
7 | Rune Johnsson | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
8 | Ivan Ivanov | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
9 | Franz Schmitt | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 8 |
Round 5
Five of the six wrestlers were eliminated in round 5, with Ayvaz the only man to stay below 6 points and therefore the gold medalist. The three-way tie for second place necessitated a final round to determine silver, bronze, and 4th.
- Bouts
Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
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Davit Gvantseladze | ![]() | Decision | Eero Tapio | ![]() |
Kazım Ayvaz | ![]() | Tie | Valeriu Bularcă | ![]() |
Tokuaki Fujita | ![]() | Tie | Stevan Horvat | ![]() |
- Points
Rank | Wrestler | Nation | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Total |
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![]() | Kazım Ayvaz | ![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
2 | Valeriu Bularcă | ![]() | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
2 | Tokuaki Fujita | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
2 | Davit Gvantseladze | ![]() | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
5 | Stevan Horvat | ![]() | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
6 | Eero Tapio | ![]() | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
Final round
With three wrestlers tied for 2nd place, none of whom had faced each other, there was a final round-robin. Bularcă prevailed in a close contest, defeating Gvantseladze by decision before drawing against Fujita. Gvantseladze took the bronze medal, with one win and one loss. Fujita, with the loss and tie, finished 4th.
- Bouts
Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
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Valeriu Bularcă | ![]() | Decision | Davit Gvantseladze | ![]() |
Davit Gvantseladze | ![]() | Decision | Tokuaki Fujita | ![]() |
Valeriu Bularcă | ![]() | Tie | Tokuaki Fujita | ![]() |
- Points
Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Points |
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![]() | Valeriu Bularcă | ![]() | 3 |
![]() | Davit Gvantseladze | ![]() | 4 |
4 | Tokuaki Fujita | ![]() | 5 |
References
- ^ a b "Wrestling at the 1964 Tokyo Summer Games: Men's Lightweight, Greco-Roman". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
- ^ a b Official Report 1964, p. 494.
General
- The Games of the XVIII Olympiad, Tokyo 1964: The Official Report of the Organizing Committee. 1964. Retrieved 25 August 2024.