The men's Greco-Roman flyweight competition at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne took place from 3 December to 6 December at the Royal Exhibition Building. Nations were limited to one competitor.[1] Flyweight was the lightest category, including wrestlers weighing up to 52 kilograms (114.6 lb).[2]
| Men's Greco-Roman flyweight at the Games of the XVI Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Royal Exhibition Building | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 3–6 December | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 11 from 11 nations | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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Competition format
editThis 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 modified in 1952 (adding medal rounds and making all losses worth 3 points—from 1936 to 1948 losses by split decision only cost 2). Each round featured all wrestlers pairing off and wrestling one bout (with one wrestler having a bye if there were an odd number). The loser received 3 points. The winner received 1 point if the win was by decision and 0 points if the win was by fall. At the end of each round, any wrestler with at least 5 points was eliminated. This elimination continued until the medal rounds, which began when 3 wrestlers remained. These 3 wrestlers each faced each other in a round-robin medal round (with earlier results counting, if any had wrestled another before); record within the medal round determined medals, with bad points breaking ties.[2][1]
Results
editRound 1
edit- Bouts
| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| István Baranya |  Hungary |
Decision, 3–0 | Borivoj Vukov |  Yugoslavia
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| Maurice Mewis |  Belgium |
Fall | Monty Hakansson |  Australia
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| Ignazio Fabra |  Italy |
Decision, 2–1 | Dursun Ali Eğribaş |  Turkey
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| Dick Wilson |  United States |
Decision, 3–0 | André Zoete |  France
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| Nikolay Solovyov |  Soviet Union |
Decision, 2–1 | Dumitru Pîrvulescu |  Romania
|
| Bengt Johansson |  Sweden |
Bye | N/A | N/A |
- Points
| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bengt Johansson | Sweden |
0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Maurice Mewis | Belgium |
0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | István Baranya | Hungary |
0 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | Ignazio Fabra | Italy |
0 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | Nikolay Solovyov | Soviet Union |
0 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | Dick Wilson | United States |
0 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | Dursun Ali Eğribaş | Turkey |
0 | 3 | 3 |
| 7 | Monty Hakansson | Australia |
0 | 3 | 3 |
| 7 | Dumitru Pîrvulescu | Romania |
0 | 3 | 3 |
| 7 | Borivoj Vukov | Yugoslavia |
0 | 3 | 3 |
| 7 | André Zoete | France |
0 | 3 | 3 |
Round 2
edit- Bouts
| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Borivoj Vukov | Yugoslavia |
Decision, 3–0 | Bengt Johansson | Sweden
|
| István Baranya | Hungary |
Decision, 3–0 | Maurice Mewis | Belgium
|
| Dursun Ali Eğribaş | Turkey |
Fall | Monty Hakansson | Australia
|
| Ignazio Fabra | Italy |
Decision, 3–0 | Dick Wilson | United States
|
| Nikolay Solovyov | Soviet Union |
Fall | André Zoete | France
|
| Dumitru Pîrvulescu | Romania |
Bye | N/A | N/A |
- Points
| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nikolay Solovyov | Soviet Union |
1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | István Baranya | Hungary |
1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | Ignazio Fabra | Italy |
1 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | Dursun Ali Eğribaş | Turkey |
3 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | Bengt Johansson | Sweden |
0 | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | Maurice Mewis | Belgium |
0 | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | Dumitru Pîrvulescu | Romania |
3 | 0 | 3 |
| 8 | Borivoj Vukov | Yugoslavia |
3 | 1 | 4 |
| 8 | Dick Wilson | United States |
1 | 3 | 4 |
| 10 | Monty Hakansson | Australia |
3 | 3 | 6 |
| 10 | André Zoete | France |
3 | 3 | 6 |
Round 3
edit- Bouts
| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dumitru Pîrvulescu | Romania |
Decision, 3–0 | Bengt Johansson | Sweden
|
| Borivoj Vukov | Yugoslavia |
Decision, 3–0 | Maurice Mewis | Belgium
|
| Ignazio Fabra | Italy |
Decision, 3–0 | István Baranya | Hungary
|
| Dursun Ali Eğribaş | Turkey |
Fall | Dick Wilson | United States
|
| Nikolay Solovyov | Soviet Union |
Bye | N/A | N/A |
- Points
| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nikolay Solovyov | Soviet Union |
1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | Dursun Ali Eğribaş | Turkey |
3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | Ignazio Fabra | Italy |
2 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | Dumitru Pîrvulescu | Romania |
3 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | István Baranya | Hungary |
2 | 3 | 5 |
| 6 | Borivoj Vukov | Yugoslavia |
4 | 1 | 5 |
| 7 | Bengt Johansson | Sweden |
3 | 3 | 6 |
| 7 | Maurice Mewis | Belgium |
3 | 3 | 6 |
| 9 | Dick Wilson | United States |
4 | 3 | 7 |
Round 4
edit- Bouts
| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dursun Ali Eğribaş | Turkey |
Decision, 3–0 | Nikolay Solovyov | Soviet Union
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| Ignazio Fabra | Italy |
Decision, 3–0 | Dumitru Pîrvulescu | Romania
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- Points
| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dursun Ali Eğribaş | Turkey |
3 | 1 | 4 |
| 1 | Ignazio Fabra | Italy |
3 | 1 | 4 |
| 1 | Nikolay Solovyov | Soviet Union |
1 | 3 | 4 |
| 4 | Dumitru Pîrvulescu | Romania |
4 | 3 | 7 |
Medal rounds
editFabra's victory over Eğribaş in round 1 and Eğribaş's victory over Solovyov in round 4 counted for the medal round. Solovyov defeated Fabra in the medal round. Solovyov won gold due to his best score within the medal rounds (a win by fall and a loss for 3 points, compared to a win by decision and a loss for 4 points for each of the other two wrestlers). Between the two remaining wrestlers, Fabra had won head-to-head, so took silver. Eğribaş finished with bronze.
- Bouts
| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nikolay Solovyov | Soviet Union |
Fall | Ignazio Fabra | Italy
|
- Points
| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Wins | Losses | Points in round |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Nikolay Solovyov | Soviet Union |
1 | 1 | 3 |
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Ignazio Fabra | Italy |
1 | 1 | 4 |
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Dursun Ali Eğribaş | Turkey |
1 | 1 | 4 |
References
edit- ^ a b "Wrestling at the 1956 Melbourne Summer Games: Men's Flyweight, Greco-Roman". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
- ^ a b Official Report 1958, p. 674.
General
- The Official Report of the Organizing Committee for the Games of the XVI Olympiad, Melbourne, 1956. Melbourne: W. M. Houston (published 1958). 1956.