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

The men's Greco-Roman middleweight 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] Middleweight was the third-heaviest category, including wrestlers weighing 78 to 87 kilograms (172.0 to 191.8 lb).[2]

Men's Greco-Roman middleweight
at the Games of the XVIII Olympiad
VenueKomazawa Gymnasium
Dates16–19 October
Competitors20 from 20 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Branislav Simić  Yugoslavia
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Jiří Kormaník  Czechoslovakia
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Lothar Metz  United Team of Germany
← 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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Andhalkar withdrew after his bout.

Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
Gheorghe Popovici   Romania Tie Valentin Olenik   Soviet Union
Lothar Metz   United Team of Germany Decision Czesław Kwieciński   Poland
Stig Persson   Sweden Decision Raymond Schummer   Luxembourg
Jiří Kormaník   Czechoslovakia Fall Kenjiro Hiraki   Japan
Yavuz Selekman   Turkey Decision Istvan Raskovy   Australia
Max Kobelt   Switzerland Fall Fernando García   Philippines
Krali Bimbalov   Bulgaria Fall Lee Gi-yeol   South Korea
Pentti Punkari   Finland Decision Julio Graffigna   Argentina
Branislav Simić   Yugoslavia Decision Géza Hollósi   Hungary
Wayne Baughman   United States Decision Ganpat Andhalkar   India
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation R1
1 Krali Bimbalov   Bulgaria 0
1 Max Kobelt   Switzerland 0
1 Jiří Kormaník   Czechoslovakia 0
4 Wayne Baughman   United States 1
4 Lothar Metz   United Team of Germany 1
4 Stig Persson   Sweden 1
4 Pentti Punkari   Finland 1
4 Yavuz Selekman   Turkey 1
4 Branislav Simić   Yugoslavia 1
10 Valentin Olenik   Soviet Union 2
10 Gheorghe Popovici   Romania 2
12 Julio Graffigna   Argentina 3
12 Géza Hollósi   Hungary 3
12 Czesław Kwieciński   Poland 3
12 Istvan Raskovy   Australia 3
12 Raymond Schummer   Luxembourg 3
17 Kenjiro Hiraki   Japan 4
17 Fernando García   Philippines 4
17 Lee Gi-yeol   South Korea 4
20 Ganpat Andhalkar   India 3*

Round 2

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Five wrestlers were eliminated, leaving 14 to continue on. There was a three-way tie for the lead at 1 point.

Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
Kenjiro Hiraki   Japan Decision Raymond Schummer   Luxembourg
Istvan Raskovy   Australia Fall Fernando García   Philippines
Lothar Metz   United Team of Germany Decision Gheorghe Popovici   Romania
Krali Bimbalov   Bulgaria Decision Pentti Punkari   Finland
Yavuz Selekman   Turkey Decision Max Kobelt   Switzerland
Valentin Olenik   Soviet Union Decision Czesław Kwieciński   Poland
Géza Hollósi   Hungary Fall Lee Gi-yeol   South Korea
Branislav Simić   Yugoslavia Fall Julio Graffigna   Argentina
Stig Persson   Sweden Tie Jiří Kormaník   Czechoslovakia
Wayne Baughman   United States Bye N/A N/A
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation R1 R2 Total
1 Wayne Baughman   United States 1 0 1
1 Krali Bimbalov   Bulgaria 0 1 1
1 Branislav Simić   Yugoslavia 1 0 1
4 Jiří Kormaník   Czechoslovakia 0 2 2
4 Lothar Metz   United Team of Germany 1 1 2
4 Yavuz Selekman   Turkey 1 1 2
7 Géza Hollósi   Hungary 3 0 3
7 Max Kobelt   Switzerland 0 3 3
7 Valentin Olenik   Soviet Union 2 1 3
7 Stig Persson   Sweden 1 2 3
7 Istvan Raskovy   Australia 3 0 3
12 Pentti Punkari   Finland 1 3 4
13 Kenjiro Hiraki   Japan 4 1 5
13 Gheorghe Popovici   Romania 2 3 5
15 Czesław Kwieciński   Poland 3 3 6
15 Raymond Schummer   Luxembourg 3 3 6
17 Julio Graffigna   Argentina 3 4 7
18 Fernando García   Philippines 4 4 8
18 Lee Gi-yeol   South Korea 4 4 8

Round 3

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Another 5 wrestlers were eliminated, leaving 9 remaining. Simić had the best score at 2 points.

Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
Valentin Olenik   Soviet Union Decision Lothar Metz   United Team of Germany
Stig Persson   Sweden Tie Kenjiro Hiraki   Japan
Jiří Kormaník   Czechoslovakia Decision Istvan Raskovy   Australia
Yavuz Selekman   Turkey Tie Krali Bimbalov   Bulgaria
Géza Hollósi   Hungary Fall Max Kobelt   Switzerland
Branislav Simić   Yugoslavia Decision Pentti Punkari   Finland
Gheorghe Popovici   Romania Decision Wayne Baughman   United States
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation R1 R2 R3 Total
1 Branislav Simić   Yugoslavia 1 0 1 2
2 Krali Bimbalov   Bulgaria 0 1 2 3
2 Géza Hollósi   Hungary 3 0 0 3
2 Jiří Kormaník   Czechoslovakia 0 2 1 3
5 Wayne Baughman   United States 1 0 3 4
5 Valentin Olenik   Soviet Union 2 1 1 4
5 Yavuz Selekman   Turkey 1 1 2 4
8 Lothar Metz   United Team of Germany 1 1 3 5
8 Stig Persson   Sweden 1 2 2 5
10 Gheorghe Popovici   Romania 2 3 1 6
10 Istvan Raskovy   Australia 3 0 3 6
12 Kenjiro Hiraki   Japan 4 1 2 7
12 Max Kobelt   Switzerland 0 3 4 7
12 Pentti Punkari   Finland 1 3 3 7

Round 4

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Three wrestlers were eliminated. Simić had a bye and continued to hold the lead at 2 points.

Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
Valentin Olenik   Soviet Union Decision Wayne Baughman   United States
Lothar Metz   United Team of Germany Fall Stig Persson   Sweden
Jiří Kormaník   Czechoslovakia Decision Yavuz Selekman   Turkey
Krali Bimbalov   Bulgaria Tie Géza Hollósi   Hungary
Branislav Simić   Yugoslavia Bye N/A N/A
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation R1 R2 R3 R4 Total
1 Branislav Simić   Yugoslavia 1 0 1 0 2
2 Jiří Kormaník   Czechoslovakia 0 2 1 1 4
3 Krali Bimbalov   Bulgaria 0 1 2 2 5
3 Géza Hollósi   Hungary 3 0 0 2 5
3 Lothar Metz   United Team of Germany 1 1 3 0 5
3 Valentin Olenik   Soviet Union 2 1 1 1 5
7 Wayne Baughman   United States 1 0 3 3 7
7 Yavuz Selekman   Turkey 1 1 2 3 7
9 Stig Persson   Sweden 1 2 2 4 9

Round 5

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The fifth round eliminated 5 of 6 wrestlers, all but Simić (who thereby won the gold medal). The tie for 4th place was not broken; both men shared that result. The tie for the silver and bronze medals, however, needed to be broken by a head-to-head match in the final round.

Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
Branislav Simić   Yugoslavia Tie Valentin Olenik   Soviet Union
Lothar Metz   United Team of Germany Decision Krali Bimbalov   Bulgaria
Jiří Kormaník   Czechoslovakia Tie Géza Hollósi   Hungary
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 Total
  Branislav Simić   Yugoslavia 1 0 1 0 2 4
2 Jiří Kormaník   Czechoslovakia 0 2 1 1 2 6
2 Lothar Metz   United Team of Germany 1 1 3 0 1 6
4 Géza Hollósi   Hungary 3 0 0 2 2 7
4 Valentin Olenik   Soviet Union 2 1 1 1 2 7
6 Krali Bimbalov   Bulgaria 0 1 2 2 3 8

Final round

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In a tie-breaker bout to determine the silver and bronze medals, Kormaník defeated Metz by decision.

Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
Jiří Kormaník   Czechoslovakia Decision Lothar Metz   United Team of Germany
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation Points
  Jiří Kormaník   Czechoslovakia 1
  Lothar Metz   United Team of Germany 3

References

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  1. ^ a b "Wrestling at the 1964 Tokyo Summer Games: Men's Middleweight, Greco-Roman". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
  2. ^ a b Official Report 1964, p. 500.

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