Wrestling at the 1964 Summer Olympics – Men's Greco-Roman bantamweight

The men's Greco-Roman bantamweight 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] Bantamweight was the second-lightest category, including wrestlers weighing 52 to 57 kilograms (114.6 to 125.7 lb).[2]

Men's Greco-Roman bantamweight
at the Games of the XVIII Olympiad
VenueKomazawa Gymnasium
Dates16–19 October
Competitors18 from 18 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Masamitsu Ichiguchi  Japan
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Vladlen Trostianskiy  Soviet Union
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Ion Cernea  Romania
← 1960
1968 →

Competition format

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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

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Round 1

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Tumasis withdrew after his bout.

Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
Fritz Stange   United Team of Germany Decision Andy Fitch   United States
Masamitsu Ichiguchi   Japan Fall Nour Ullah Noor   Afghanistan
Michele Toma   Italy Decision Tortillano Tumasis   Philippines
János Varga   Hungary Tie Ion Cernea   Romania
Bernard Knitter   Poland Decision Siavash Shafizadeh   Iran
Jiří Švec   Czechoslovakia Fall Jang I-hyeon   South Korea
Bishambar Singh   India Decision Moises López   Mexico
Vladlen Trostianskiy   Soviet Union Decision Ünver Beşergil   Turkey
Tsvyatko Pashkulev   Bulgaria Decision Kamel Ali El-Sayed   Egypt
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation R1
1 Masamitsu Ichiguchi   Japan 0
1 Jiří Švec   Czechoslovakia 0
3 Bernard Knitter   Poland 1
3 Tsvyatko Pashkulev   Bulgaria 1
3 Bishambar Singh   India 1
3 Fritz Stange   United Team of Germany 1
3 Michele Toma   Italy 1
3 Vladlen Trostianskiy   Soviet Union 1
9 Ion Cernea   Romania 2
9 János Varga   Hungary 2
11 Kamel Ali El-Sayed   Egypt 3
11 Ünver Beşergil   Turkey 3
11 Andy Fitch   United States 3
11 Moisés López   Mexico 3
11 Siavash Shafizadeh   Iran 3
16 Jang I-hyeon   South Korea 4
16 Nour Ullah Noor   Afghanistan 4
18 Tortillano Tumasis   Philippines 3*

Round 2

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Four wrestlers were eliminated, leaving 13 in competition. Švec was the only one to have 0 points.

Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
Andy Fitch   United States Decision Nour Ullah Noor   Afghanistan
Masamitsu Ichiguchi   Japan Decision Fritz Stange   United Team of Germany
János Varga   Hungary Decision Michele Toma   Italy
Ion Cernea   Romania Decision Bernard Knitter   Poland
Jiří Švec   Czechoslovakia Fall Siavash Shafizadeh   Iran
Ünver Beşergil   Turkey Fall Jang I-hyeon   South Korea
Vladlen Trostianskiy   Soviet Union Decision Bishambar Singh   India
Kamel Ali El-Sayed   Egypt Decision Moises López   Mexico
Tsvyatko Pashkulev   Bulgaria Bye N/A N/A
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation R1 R2 Total
1 Jiří Švec   Czechoslovakia 0 0 0
2 Masamitsu Ichiguchi   Japan 0 1 1
2 Tsvyatko Pashkulev   Bulgaria 1 0 1
4 Vladlen Trostianskiy   Soviet Union 1 1 2
5 Ünver Beşergil   Turkey 3 0 3
5 Ion Cernea   Romania 2 1 3
5 János Varga   Hungary 2 1 3
8 Kamel Ali El-Sayed   Egypt 3 1 4
8 Andy Fitch   United States 3 1 4
8 Bernard Knitter   Poland 1 3 4
8 Bishambar Singh   India 1 3 4
8 Fritz Stange   United Team of Germany 1 3 4
8 Michele Toma   Italy 1 3 4
14 Moisés López   Mexico 3 3 6
15 Nour Ullah Noor   Afghanistan 4 3 7
15 Siavash Shafizadeh   Iran 3 4 7
17 Jang I-hyeon   South Korea 4 4 8

Round 3

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Five wrestlers were eliminated, leaving 8 in contention. Švec's first loss allowed Ichiguchi to take the lead at 2 points.

Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
Fritz Stange   United Team of Germany Fall Michele Toma   Italy
Masamitsu Ichiguchi   Japan Decision János Varga   Hungary
Ion Cernea   Romania Decision Jiří Švec   Czechoslovakia
Vladlen Trostianskiy   Soviet Union Decision Bernard Knitter   Poland
Tsvyatko Pashkulev   Bulgaria Tie Andy Fitch   United States
Ünver Beşergil   Turkey Decision Bishambar Singh   India
Kamel Ali El-Sayed   Egypt Bye N/A N/A
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation R1 R2 R3 Total
1 Masamitsu Ichiguchi   Japan 0 1 1 2
2 Tsvyatko Pashkulev   Bulgaria 1 0 2 3
2 Jiří Švec   Czechoslovakia 0 0 3 3
2 Vladlen Trostianskiy   Soviet Union 1 1 1 3
5 Kamel Ali El-Sayed   Egypt 3 1 0 4
5 Ünver Beşergil   Turkey 3 0 1 4
5 Ion Cernea   Romania 2 1 1 4
5 Fritz Stange   United Team of Germany 1 3 0 4
9 Andy Fitch   United States 3 1 2 6
9 János Varga   Hungary 2 1 3 6
11 Bernard Knitter   Poland 1 3 3 7
11 Bishambar Singh   India 1 3 3 7
13 Michele Toma   Italy 1 3 4 8

Round 4

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The tie between Ali and Stange eliminated both men; the tie between Švec and Trostianskiy eliminated neither. Beşergil and Pashkulev were also eliminated; Beşergil finished 8th while the other three men eliminated in this round tied for 5th place.

Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
Kamel Ali El-Sayed   Egypt Tie Fritz Stange   United Team of Germany
Masamitsu Ichiguchi   Japan Decision Tsvyatko Pashkulev   Bulgaria
Ion Cernea   Romania Decision Ünver Beşergil   Turkey
Jiří Švec   Czechoslovakia Tie Vladlen Trostianskiy   Soviet Union
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation R1 R2 R3 R4 Total
1 Masamitsu Ichiguchi   Japan 0 1 1 1 3
2 Ion Cernea   Romania 2 1 1 1 5
2 Jiří Švec   Czechoslovakia 0 0 3 2 5
2 Vladlen Trostianskiy   Soviet Union 1 1 1 2 5
5 Kamel Ali El-Sayed   Egypt 3 1 0 2 6
5 Tsvyatko Pashkulev   Bulgaria 1 0 2 3 6
5 Fritz Stange   United Team of Germany 1 3 0 2 6
8 Ünver Beşergil   Turkey 3 0 1 3 7

Round 5

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Three out of the four wrestlers were eliminated in this round, including the undefeated Trostianskiy (four wins by decision, one tie) who took silver. Ichiguchi, as the only man left, won the gold medal. The bronze medal tie was decided by the third-round head-to-head matchup between Cernea and Švec, which Švec had won.

Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
Masamitsu Ichiguchi   Japan Decision Jiří Švec   Czechoslovakia
Vladlen Trostianskiy   Soviet Union Decision Ion Cernea   Romania
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 Total
  Masamitsu Ichiguchi   Japan 0 1 1 1 1 4
  Vladlen Trostianskiy   Soviet Union 1 1 1 2 1 6
  Ion Cernea   Romania 2 1 1 1 3 8
4 Jiří Švec   Czechoslovakia 0 0 3 2 3 8

References

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  1. ^ a b "Wrestling at the 1964 Tokyo Summer Games: Men's Bantamweight, Greco-Roman". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
  2. ^ a b Official Report 1964, p. 488.

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