The men's freestyle welterweight competition at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome took place from 1 to 6 September 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 freestyle welterweight at the Games of the XVII Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Basilica of Maxentius | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 1–6 September | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 23 from 23 nations | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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Competition format
editThis 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, 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
editRantanen withdrew after his bout.
- Bouts
| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| İsmail Ogan |  Turkey |
Decision | Vakhtang Balavadze |  Soviet Union
|
| Udey Chand |  India |
Decision | Joe Feeney |  Ireland
|
| Yutaka Kaneko |  Japan |
Fall | Musa Kazanov |  Bulgaria
|
| Coenraad de Villiers |  South Africa |
Decision | Franz Berger |  Austria
|
| Gaetano De Vescovi |  Italy |
Decision | Juan Flores |  Mexico
|
| Emam Ali Habibi |  Iran |
Fall | Choi Myeong-jong |  South Korea
|
| Åke Carlsson |  Sweden |
Decision | Veikko Rantanen |  Finland
|
| Muhammad Bashir |  Pakistan |
Fall | Peter Amey |  Great Britain
|
| Juan Rolón |  Argentina |
Decision | Sultan Mohammad Dost |  Afghanistan
|
| Doug Blubaugh |  United States |
Fall | Kurt Boese |  Canada
|
| Karl Bruggmann |  Switzerland |
Fall | Robert Clark |  Australia
|
| Martin Heinze |  United Team of Germany |
Bye | N/A | N/A |
- Points
| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Muhammad Bashir | Pakistan |
0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Doug Blubaugh | United States |
0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Karl Bruggmann | Switzerland |
0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Emam Ali Habibi | Iran |
0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Martin Heinze | United Team of Germany |
0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Yutaka Kaneko | Japan |
0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Åke Carlsson | Sweden |
0 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | Udey Chand | India |
0 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | Gaetano De Vescovi | Italy |
0 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | Coenraad de Villiers | South Africa |
0 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | İsmail Ogan | Turkey |
0 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | Juan Rolón | Argentina |
0 | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | Vakhtang Balavadze | Soviet Union |
0 | 3 | 3 |
| 13 | Joe Feeney | Ireland |
0 | 3 | 3 |
| 13 | Franz Berger | Austria |
0 | 3 | 3 |
| 13 | Juan Flores | Mexico |
0 | 3 | 3 |
| 13 | Sultan Mohammad Dost | Afghanistan |
0 | 3 | 3 |
| 18 | Peter Amey | Great Britain |
0 | 4 | 4 |
| 18 | Kurt Boese | Canada |
0 | 4 | 4 |
| 18 | Choi Myeong-jong | South Korea |
0 | 4 | 4 |
| 18 | Robert Clark | Australia |
0 | 4 | 4 |
| 18 | Musa Kazanov | Bulgaria |
0 | 4 | 4 |
| 23 | Veikko Rantanen | Finland |
0 | 3 | 3* |
Round 2
edit- Bouts
| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| İsmail Ogan | Turkey |
Decision | Martin Heinze | United Team of Germany
|
| Vakhtang Balavadze | Soviet Union |
Decision | Udey Chand | India
|
| Musa Kazanov | Bulgaria |
Decision | Joe Feeney | Ireland
|
| Yutaka Kaneko | Japan |
Fall | Franz Berger | Austria
|
| Coenraad de Villiers | South Africa |
Fall | Juan Flores | Mexico
|
| Emam Ali Habibi | Iran |
Decision | Åke Carlsson | Sweden
|
| Gaetano De Vescovi | Italy |
Fall | Choi Myeong-jong | South Korea
|
| Muhammad Bashir | Pakistan |
Decision | Juan Rolón | Argentina
|
| Peter Amey | Great Britain |
Decision | Sultan Mohammad Dost | Afghanistan
|
| Doug Blubaugh | United States |
Fall | Karl Bruggmann | Switzerland
|
| Kurt Boese | Canada |
Fall | Robert Clark | Australia
|
- Points
| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Doug Blubaugh | United States |
0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Yutaka Kaneko | Japan |
0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Muhammad Bashir | Pakistan |
0 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | Gaetano De Vescovi | Italy |
1 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Coenraad de Villiers | South Africa |
1 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Emam Ali Habibi | Iran |
0 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | İsmail Ogan | Turkey |
1 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | Martin Heinze | United Team of Germany |
0 | 3 | 3 |
| 9 | Vakhtang Balavadze | Soviet Union |
3 | 1 | 4 |
| 9 | Kurt Boese | Canada |
4 | 0 | 4 |
| 9 | Karl Bruggmann | Switzerland |
0 | 4 | 4 |
| 9 | Åke Carlsson | Sweden |
1 | 3 | 4 |
| 9 | Udey Chand | India |
1 | 3 | 4 |
| 9 | Juan Rolón | Argentina |
1 | 3 | 4 |
| 15 | Peter Amey | Great Britain |
4 | 1 | 5 |
| 15 | Musa Kazanov | Bulgaria |
4 | 1 | 5 |
| 17 | Sultan Mohammad Dost | Afghanistan |
3 | 3 | 6 |
| 17 | Joe Feeney | Ireland |
3 | 3 | 6 |
| 19 | Franz Berger | Austria |
3 | 4 | 7 |
| 19 | Juan Flores | Mexico |
3 | 4 | 7 |
| 21 | Choi Myeong-jong | South Korea |
4 | 4 | 8 |
| 21 | Robert Clark | Australia |
4 | 4 | 8 |
Round 3
edit- Bouts
| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martin Heinze | United Team of Germany |
Tie | Vakhtang Balavadze | Soviet Union
|
| İsmail Ogan | Turkey |
Fall | Udey Chand | India
|
| Musa Kazanov | Bulgaria |
Decision | Coenraad de Villiers | South Africa
|
| Gaetano De Vescovi | Italy |
Fall | Yutaka Kaneko | Japan
|
| Emam Ali Habibi | Iran |
Decision | Muhammad Bashir | Pakistan
|
| Åke Carlsson | Sweden |
Fall | Peter Amey | Great Britain
|
| Doug Blubaugh | United States |
Walkover | Juan Rolón | Argentina
|
| Karl Bruggmann | Switzerland |
Decision | Kurt Boese | Canada
|
- Points
| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Doug Blubaugh | United States |
0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Gaetano De Vescovi | Italy |
1 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Emam Ali Habibi | Iran |
1 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | İsmail Ogan | Turkey |
2 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | Muhammad Bashir | Pakistan |
1 | 3 | 4 |
| 5 | Åke Carlsson | Sweden |
4 | 0 | 4 |
| 5 | Coenraad de Villiers | South Africa |
1 | 3 | 4 |
| 5 | Yutaka Kaneko | Japan |
0 | 4 | 4 |
| 9 | Karl Bruggmann | Switzerland |
4 | 1 | 5 |
| 9 | Martin Heinze | United Team of Germany |
3 | 2 | 5 |
| 11 | Vakhtang Balavadze | Soviet Union |
4 | 2 | 6 |
| 11 | Musa Kazanov | Bulgaria |
5 | 1 | 6 |
| 13 | Kurt Boese | Canada |
4 | 3 | 7 |
| 14 | Udey Chand | India |
4 | 4 | 8 |
| 14 | Juan Rolón | Argentina |
4 | 4 | 8 |
| 16 | Peter Amey | Great Britain |
5 | 4 | 9 |
Round 4
edit- Bouts
| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yutaka Kaneko | Japan |
Fall | Martin Heinze | United Team of Germany
|
| İsmail Ogan | Turkey |
Decision | Coenraad de Villiers | South Africa
|
| Emam Ali Habibi | Iran |
Decision | Gaetano De Vescovi | Italy
|
| Doug Blubaugh | United States |
Fall | Åke Carlsson | Sweden
|
| Muhammad Bashir | Pakistan |
Fall | Karl Bruggmann | Switzerland
|
- Points
| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Doug Blubaugh | United States |
0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Emam Ali Habibi | Iran |
2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | İsmail Ogan | Turkey |
2 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | Muhammad Bashir | Pakistan |
4 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | Gaetano De Vescovi | Italy |
1 | 3 | 4 |
| 4 | Yutaka Kaneko | Japan |
4 | 0 | 4 |
| 7 | Coenraad de Villiers | South Africa |
4 | 3 | 7 |
| 8 | Åke Carlsson | Sweden |
4 | 4 | 8 |
| 9 | Karl Bruggmann | Switzerland |
5 | 4 | 9 |
| 9 | Martin Heinze | United Team of Germany |
5 | 4 | 9 |
Round 5
edit- Bouts
| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| İsmail Ogan | Turkey |
Decision | Yutaka Kaneko | Japan
|
| Muhammad Bashir | Pakistan |
Decision | Gaetano De Vescovi | Italy
|
| Doug Blubaugh | United States |
Fall | Emam Ali Habibi | Iran
|
- Points
| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Doug Blubaugh | United States |
0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | İsmail Ogan | Turkey |
3 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | Muhammad Bashir | Pakistan |
4 | 1 | 5 |
| 4 | Emam Ali Habibi | Iran |
3 | 4 | 7 |
| 4 | Gaetano De Vescovi | Italy |
4 | 3 | 7 |
| 4 | Yutaka Kaneko | Japan |
4 | 3 | 7 |
Round 6
editWith three remaining wrestlers, the competition used a round-robin to determine the medalists rather than giving one wrestler a bye in round 6. Ogan defeated Bashir, but Blubaugh defeated both of them to take the gold medal.
- Bouts
| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| İsmail Ogan | Turkey |
Decision | Muhammad Bashir | Pakistan
|
| Doug Blubaugh | United States |
Decision | İsmail Ogan | Turkey
|
| Doug Blubaugh | United States |
Fall | Muhammad Bashir | Pakistan
|
- Points
| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Doug Blubaugh | United States |
0 | 1 | 1 |
 |
İsmail Ogan | Turkey |
4 | 4 | 8 |
 |
Muhammad Bashir | Pakistan |
5 | 7 | 12 |
References
edit- ^ a b "Wrestling at the 1960 Rome Summer Games: Men's Freestyle Welterweight". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
- ^ a b Official Report 1960, p. 520.
General
- The Games of the XVII Olympiad, Rome 1960: The Official Report of the Organizing Committee. Vol. 2. 1960. Retrieved 21 August 2024.