The men's Greco-Roman welterweight 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] Welterweight was the fourth-heaviest category, including wrestlers weighing 67 to 73 kilograms (147.7 to 160.9 lb).[2]
| Men's Greco-Roman welterweight at the Games of the XVII Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Basilica of Maxentius | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 26–31 August | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 27 from 27 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, 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
editRound 1
editRosbag was injured during his bout and was unable to continue.
- Bouts
| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harald Barlie |  Norway |
Decision | Ángel Cuetos |  Spain
|
| Hryhoriy Hamarnik |  Soviet Union |
Decision | Bjarne Ansbøl |  Denmark
|
| Sachihiko Takeda |  Japan |
Decision | Karel Oomen |  Belgium
|
| Valeriu Bularcă |  Romania |
Tie | Kiril Petkov |  Bulgaria
|
| Günther Maritschnigg |  United Team of Germany |
Decision | Fritz Fivian |  United States
|
| Hans-Jörg Hirschbühl |  Switzerland |
Fall | Hicham Ido |  Lebanon
|
| Matti Laakso |  Finland |
Decision | Bernard Philippe |  Luxembourg
|
| Franco Benedetti |  Italy |
Decision | Robert Clark |  Australia
|
| René Schiermeyer |  France |
Fall | Edward Żuławnik |  Poland
|
| Ben Ali |  United Arab Republic |
Decision | Sam Azoulay |  Morocco
|
| Bertil Nyström |  Sweden |
Injured | Ab Rosbag |  Netherlands
|
| Franz Berger |  Austria |
Decision | Juan Rolón |  Argentina
|
| Mithat Bayrak |  Turkey |
Decision | Stevan Horvat |  Yugoslavia
|
| Antal Rizmayer |  Hungary |
Bye | N/A | N/A |
- Points
| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hans-Jörg Hirschbühl | Switzerland |
0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Bertil Nyström | Sweden |
0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Antal Rizmayer | Hungary |
0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | René Schiermeyer | France |
0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Ben Ali | United Arab Republic |
0 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Harald Barlie | Norway |
0 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Mithat Bayrak | Turkey |
0 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Franco Benedetti | Italy |
0 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Franz Berger | Austria |
0 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Hryhoriy Hamarnik | Soviet Union |
0 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Matti Laakso | Finland |
0 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Günther Maritschnigg | United Team of Germany |
0 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Sachihiko Takeda | Japan |
0 | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | Valeriu Bularcă | Romania |
0 | 2 | 2 |
| 14 | Kiril Petkov | Bulgaria |
0 | 2 | 2 |
| 16 | Bjarne Ansbøl | Denmark |
0 | 3 | 3 |
| 16 | Sam Azoulay | Morocco |
0 | 3 | 3 |
| 16 | Robert Clark | Australia |
0 | 3 | 3 |
| 16 | Ángel Cuetos | Spain |
0 | 3 | 3 |
| 16 | Fritz Fivian | United States |
0 | 3 | 3 |
| 16 | Stevan Horvat | Yugoslavia |
0 | 3 | 3 |
| 16 | Karel Oomen | Belgium |
0 | 3 | 3 |
| 16 | Bernard Philippe | Luxembourg |
0 | 3 | 3 |
| 16 | Juan Rolón | Argentina |
0 | 3 | 3 |
| 25 | Hicham Ido | Lebanon |
0 | 4 | 4 |
| 25 | Edward Żuławnik | Poland |
0 | 4 | 4 |
| 27 | Ab Rosbag | Netherlands |
0 | 4 | 4* |
Round 2
edit- Bouts
| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antal Rizmayer | Hungary |
Decision | Ángel Cuetos | Spain
|
| Hryhoriy Hamarnik | Soviet Union |
Decision | Harald Barlie | Norway
|
| Bjarne Ansbøl | Denmark |
Tie | Sachihiko Takeda | Japan
|
| Valeriu Bularcă | Romania |
Decision | Karel Oomen | Belgium
|
| Kiril Petkov | Bulgaria |
Decision | Fritz Fivian | United States
|
| Günther Maritschnigg | United Team of Germany |
Fall | Hicham Ido | Lebanon
|
| Matti Laakso | Finland |
Decision | Hans-Jörg Hirschbühl | Switzerland
|
| Robert Clark | Australia |
Decision | Bernard Philippe | Luxembourg
|
| Franco Benedetti | Italy |
Tie | René Schiermeyer | France
|
| Sam Azoulay | Morocco |
Walkover | Edward Żuławnik | Poland
|
| Ben Ali | United Arab Republic |
Tie | Bertil Nyström | Sweden
|
| Mithat Bayrak | Turkey |
Fall | Franz Berger | Austria
|
| Stevan Horvat | Yugoslavia |
Fall | Juan Rolón | Argentina
|
- Points
| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mithat Bayrak | Turkey |
1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | Günther Maritschnigg | United Team of Germany |
1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | Antal Rizmayer | Hungary |
0 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | Hryhoriy Hamarnik | Soviet Union |
1 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | Matti Laakso | Finland |
1 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | Bertil Nyström | Sweden |
0 | 2 | 2 |
| 4 | René Schiermeyer | France |
0 | 2 | 2 |
| 8 | Ben Ali | United Arab Republic |
1 | 2 | 3 |
| 8 | Sam Azoulay | Morocco |
3 | 0 | 3 |
| 8 | Franco Benedetti | Italy |
1 | 2 | 3 |
| 8 | Valeriu Bularcă | Romania |
2 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | Hans-Jörg Hirschbühl | Switzerland |
0 | 3 | 3 |
| 8 | Stevan Horvat | Yugoslavia |
3 | 0 | 3 |
| 8 | Kiril Petkov | Bulgaria |
2 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | Sachihiko Takeda | Japan |
1 | 2 | 3 |
| 16 | Harald Barlie | Norway |
1 | 3 | 4 |
| 16 | Robert Clark | Australia |
3 | 1 | 4 |
| 18 | Bjarne Ansbøl | Denmark |
3 | 2 | 5 |
| 18 | Franz Berger | Austria |
1 | 4 | 5 |
| 20 | Ángel Cuetos | Spain |
3 | 3 | 6 |
| 20 | Fritz Fivian | United States |
3 | 3 | 6 |
| 20 | Karel Oomen | Belgium |
3 | 3 | 6 |
| 20 | Bernard Philippe | Luxembourg |
3 | 3 | 6 |
| 24 | Juan Rolón | Argentina |
3 | 4 | 7 |
| 25 | Hicham Ido | Lebanon |
4 | 4 | 8 |
| 25 | Edward Żuławnik | Poland |
4 | 4 | 8 |
Round 3
edit- Bouts
| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antal Rizmayer | Hungary |
Decision | Harald Barlie | Norway
|
| Hryhoriy Hamarnik | Soviet Union |
Fall | Sachihiko Takeda | Japan
|
| Bjarne Ansbøl | Denmark |
Fall | Valeriu Bularcă | Romania
|
| Kiril Petkov | Bulgaria |
Decision | Günther Maritschnigg | United Team of Germany
|
| Hans-Jörg Hirschbühl | Switzerland |
Fall | Robert Clark | Australia
|
| Matti Laakso | Finland |
Decision | Franco Benedetti | Italy
|
| René Schiermeyer | France |
Fall | Sam Azoulay | Morocco
|
| Franz Berger | Austria |
Decision | Ben Ali | United Arab Republic
|
| Mithat Bayrak | Turkey |
Decision | Bertil Nyström | Sweden
|
| Stevan Horvat | Yugoslavia |
Bye | N/A | N/A |
- Points
| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mithat Bayrak | Turkey |
1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1 | Hryhoriy Hamarnik | Soviet Union |
2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1 | Antal Rizmayer | Hungary |
1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1 | René Schiermeyer | France |
2 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | Hans-Jörg Hirschbühl | Switzerland |
3 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | Matti Laakso | Finland |
2 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | Stevan Horvat | Yugoslavia |
3 | 0 | 3 |
| 8 | Günther Maritschnigg | United Team of Germany |
1 | 3 | 4 |
| 8 | Kiril Petkov | Bulgaria |
3 | 1 | 4 |
| 10 | Bjarne Ansbøl | Denmark |
5 | 0 | 5 |
| 10 | Bertil Nyström | Sweden |
2 | 3 | 5 |
| 12 | Ben Ali | United Arab Republic |
3 | 3 | 6 |
| 12 | Franco Benedetti | Italy |
3 | 3 | 6 |
| 12 | Franz Berger | Austria |
5 | 1 | 6 |
| 15 | Sam Azoulay | Morocco |
3 | 4 | 7 |
| 15 | Harald Barlie | Norway |
4 | 3 | 7 |
| 15 | Valeriu Bularcă | Romania |
3 | 4 | 7 |
| 15 | Sachihiko Takeda | Japan |
3 | 4 | 7 |
| 19 | Robert Clark | Australia |
4 | 4 | 8 |
Round 4
edit- Bouts
| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stevan Horvat | Yugoslavia |
Decision | Antal Rizmayer | Hungary
|
| Hryhoriy Hamarnik | Soviet Union |
Fall | Kiril Petkov | Bulgaria
|
| Günther Maritschnigg | United Team of Germany |
Decision | Bjarne Ansbøl | Denmark
|
| René Schiermeyer | France |
Fall | Hans-Jörg Hirschbühl | Switzerland
|
| Matti Laakso | Finland |
Injured | Bertil Nyström | Sweden
|
| Mithat Bayrak | Turkey |
Bye | N/A | N/A |
- Points
| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mithat Bayrak | Turkey |
2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1 | Hryhoriy Hamarnik | Soviet Union |
2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1 | René Schiermeyer | France |
2 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | Matti Laakso | Finland |
3 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | Stevan Horvat | Yugoslavia |
3 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 | Günther Maritschnigg | United Team of Germany |
4 | 1 | 5 |
| 6 | Antal Rizmayer | Hungary |
2 | 3 | 5 |
| 8 | Hans-Jörg Hirschbühl | Switzerland |
3 | 4 | 7 |
| 9 | Bjarne Ansbøl | Denmark |
5 | 3 | 8 |
| 9 | Kiril Petkov | Bulgaria |
4 | 4 | 8 |
| 11 | Bertil Nyström | Sweden |
5 | 4 | 9 |
Round 5
edit- Bouts
| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mithat Bayrak | Turkey |
Decision | Antal Rizmayer | Hungary
|
| Stevan Horvat | Yugoslavia |
Decision | Hryhoriy Hamarnik | Soviet Union
|
| Günther Maritschnigg | United Team of Germany |
Fall | Matti Laakso | Finland
|
| René Schiermeyer | France |
Bye | N/A | N/A |
- Points
| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | René Schiermeyer | France |
2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | Mithat Bayrak | Turkey |
2 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | Hryhoriy Hamarnik | Soviet Union |
2 | 3 | 5 |
| 3 | Stevan Horvat | Yugoslavia |
4 | 1 | 5 |
| 3 | Günther Maritschnigg | United Team of Germany |
5 | 0 | 5 |
| 6 | Matti Laakso | Finland |
3 | 4 | 7 |
| 7 | Antal Rizmayer | Hungary |
5 | 3 | 8 |
Round 6
edit- Bouts
| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stevan Horvat | Yugoslavia |
Decision | René Schiermeyer | France
|
| Mithat Bayrak | Turkey |
Tie | Hryhoriy Hamarnik | Soviet Union
|
| Günther Maritschnigg | United Team of Germany |
Bye | N/A | N/A |
- Points
| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mithat Bayrak | Turkey |
3 | 2 | 5 |
| 1 | Günther Maritschnigg | United Team of Germany |
5 | 0 | 5 |
| 1 | René Schiermeyer | France |
2 | 3 | 5 |
| 4 | Stevan Horvat | Yugoslavia |
5 | 1 | 6 |
| 5 | Hryhoriy Hamarnik | Soviet Union |
5 | 2 | 7 |
Round 7
editAll three remaining wrestlers had 5 points and none had faced either of the others. Rather than giving one of the wrestlers the substantial advantage of a bye in this round, the three men faced each other in a round-robin.
- Bouts
| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Günther Maritschnigg | United Team of Germany |
Decision | René Schiermeyer | France
|
| Mithat Bayrak | Turkey |
Fall | Günther Maritschnigg | United Team of Germany
|
| Mithat Bayrak | Turkey |
Decision | René Schiermeyer | France
|
- Points
| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Mithat Bayrak | Turkey |
5 | 1 | 6 |
 |
Günther Maritschnigg | United Team of Germany |
5 | 5 | 10 |
 |
René Schiermeyer | France |
5 | 7 | 12 |
References
edit- ^ a b "Wrestling at the 1960 Rome Summer Games: Men's Welterweight, Greco-Roman". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
- ^ a b Official Report 1960, p. 483.
General
- The Games of the XVII Olympiad, Rome 1960: The Official Report of the Organizing Committee. Vol. 2. 1960. Retrieved 21 August 2024.