Wrestling at the 1956 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle lightweight

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Men's freestyle lightweight
at the Games of the XVI Olympiad
Shigeru Kasahara, Emam-Ali Habibi, Alimbeg Bestayev 1956b.jpg
The final podium.
VenueRoyal Exhibition Building
Dates28 November–1 December
Competitors19 from 19 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Emam-Ali Habibi  Iran
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Shigeru Kasahara  Japan
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Alimbeg Bestayev  Soviet Union
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The men's freestyle lightweight competition at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne took place from 28 November to 1 December at the Royal Exhibition Building. Nations were limited to one competitor.[1]

Competition format[]

This 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, 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[]

Round 1[]

Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
Muhammad Ashraf  Pakistan Fall O Tae-geun  South Korea
Mario Tovar  Mexico Fall Mateo Tanaquin  Philippines
Jay Thomas Evans  United States Fall Jack Taylor  Great Britain
Shigeru Kasahara  Japan Fall David Schumacher  Australia
Gyula Tóth  Hungary Fall Juan Rolón  Argentina
Emam-Ali Habibi  Iran Fall Olle Anderberg  Sweden
Roger Bielle  France Decision, 2–1 Väinö Hakkarainen  Finland
Garibaldo Nizzola  Italy Fall Lakhshmi Kant Pandey  India
Adil Güngör  Turkey Decision, 3–0 Georgi Zaychev  Bulgaria
Alimbeg Bestayev  Soviet Union Bye N/A N/A
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation Start Earned Total
1 Muhammad Ashraf  Pakistan 0 0 0
1 Alimbeg Bestayev  Soviet Union 0 0 0
1 Jay Thomas Evans  United States 0 0 0
1 Emam-Ali Habibi  Iran 0 0 0
1 Shigeru Kasahara  Japan 0 0 0
1 Garibaldo Nizzola  Italy 0 0 0
1 Gyula Tóth  Hungary 0 0 0
1 Mario Tovar  Mexico 0 0 0
9 Roger Bielle  France 0 1 1
9 Adil Güngör  Turkey 0 1 1
11 Olle Anderberg  Sweden 0 3 3
11 Väinö Hakkarainen  Finland 0 3 3
11 O Tae-geun  South Korea 0 3 3
11 Lakhshmi Kant Pandey  India 0 3 3
11 Juan Rolón  Argentina 0 3 3
11 David Schumacher  Australia 0 3 3
11 Mateo Tanaquin  Philippines 0 3 3
11 Jack Taylor  Great Britain 0 3 3
11 Georgi Zaychev  Bulgaria 0 3 3

Round 2[]

Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
Alimbeg Bestayev  Soviet Union Fall O Tae-geun  South Korea
Mario Tovar  Mexico Decision, 2–1 Muhammad Ashraf  Pakistan
Jack Taylor  Great Britain Decision, 3–0 Mateo Tanaquin  Philippines
Jay Thomas Evans  United States Decision, 3–0 Shigeru Kasahara  Japan
Juan Rolón  Argentina Decision, 3–0 David Schumacher  Australia
Emam-Ali Habibi  Iran Decision, 3–0 Gyula Tóth  Hungary
Olle Anderberg  Sweden Decision, 2–1 Väinö Hakkarainen  Finland
Garibaldo Nizzola  Italy Decision, 2–1 Roger Bielle  France
Adil Güngör  Turkey Decision, 3–0 Lakhshmi Kant Pandey  India
Georgi Zaychev  Bulgaria Bye N/A N/A
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation Start Earned Total
1 Alimbeg Bestayev  Soviet Union 0 0 0
2 Jay Thomas Evans  United States 0 1 1
2 Emam-Ali Habibi  Iran 0 1 1
2 Garibaldo Nizzola  Italy 0 1 1
2 Mario Tovar  Mexico 0 1 1
6 Adil Güngör  Turkey 1 1 2
7 Muhammad Ashraf  Pakistan 0 3 3
7 Shigeru Kasahara  Japan 0 3 3
7 Gyula Tóth  Hungary 0 3 3
7 Georgi Zaychev  Bulgaria 3 0 3
11 Olle Anderberg  Sweden 3 1 4
11 Roger Bielle  France 1 3 4
11 Juan Rolón  Argentina 3 1 4
11 Jack Taylor  Great Britain 3 1 4
15 Väinö Hakkarainen  Finland 3 3 6
15 O Tae-geun  South Korea 3 3 6
15 Lakhshmi Kant Pandey  India 3 3 6
15 David Schumacher  Australia 3 3 6
15 Mateo Tanaquin  Philippines 3 3 6

Round 3[]

Anderberg was injured and withdrew.

Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
Alimbeg Bestayev  Soviet Union Fall Georgi Zaychev  Bulgaria
Muhammad Ashraf  Pakistan Decision, 3–0 Jack Taylor  Great Britain
Jay Thomas Evans  United States Decision, 3–0 Mario Tovar  Mexico
Shigeru Kasahara  Japan Fall Juan Rolón  Argentina
Gyula Tóth  Hungary Forfeit Olle Anderberg  Sweden
Emam-Ali Habibi  Iran Decision, 3–0 Roger Bielle  France
Garibaldo Nizzola  Italy Decision, 2–1 Adil Güngör  Turkey
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation Start Earned Total
1 Alimbeg Bestayev  Soviet Union 0 0 0
2 Jay Thomas Evans  United States 1 1 2
2 Emam-Ali Habibi  Iran 1 1 2
2 Garibaldo Nizzola  Italy 1 1 2
5 Shigeru Kasahara  Japan 3 0 3
5 Gyula Tóth  Hungary 3 0 3
7 Muhammad Ashraf  Pakistan 3 1 4
7 Mario Tovar  Mexico 1 3 4
9 Adil Güngör  Turkey 2 3 5
10 Georgi Zaychev  Bulgaria 3 3 6
11 Olle Anderberg  Sweden 4 3 7
11 Roger Bielle  France 4 3 7
11 Juan Rolón  Argentina 4 3 7
11 Jack Taylor  Great Britain 4 3 7

Round 4[]

Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
Alimbeg Bestayev  Soviet Union Fall Muhammad Ashraf  Pakistan
Shigeru Kasahara  Japan Fall Mario Tovar  Mexico
Gyula Tóth  Hungary Decision, 3–0 Jay Thomas Evans  United States
Emam-Ali Habibi  Iran Decision, 3–0 Garibaldo Nizzola  Italy
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation Start Earned Total
1 Alimbeg Bestayev  Soviet Union 0 0 0
2 Emam-Ali Habibi  Iran 2 1 3
2 Shigeru Kasahara  Japan 3 0 3
4 Gyula Tóth  Hungary 3 1 4
5 Jay Thomas Evans  United States 2 3 5
5 Garibaldo Nizzola  Italy 2 3 5
7 Muhammad Ashraf  Pakistan 4 3 7
7 Mario Tovar  Mexico 4 3 7

Round 5[]

It is unclear why Tóth finished fourth despite having fewer bad points than Kasahara, who advanced to the medal rounds, at the end of this round.

Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
Gyula Tóth  Hungary Decision, 2–1 Alimbeg Bestayev  Soviet Union
Emam-Ali Habibi  Iran Decision, 3–0 Shigeru Kasahara  Japan
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation Start Earned Total
1 Alimbeg Bestayev  Soviet Union 0 3 3
2 Emam-Ali Habibi  Iran 3 1 4
3 Shigeru Kasahara  Japan 3 3 6
4 Gyula Tóth  Hungary 4 1 5

Medal rounds[]

Habibi's round 5 victory over Kasahara counted for the medal rounds. Habibi also defeated Bestayev, taking the gold medal with a 2–0 record against the other medalists. Kasahara never faced Bestayev; it is unclear how the silver and bronze medals were decided.

Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
Emam-Ali Habibi  Iran Fall Alimbeg Bestayev  Soviet Union
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation Wins Losses
1st place, gold medalist(s) Emam-Ali Habibi  Iran 2 0
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Shigeru Kasahara  Japan 0 1
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Alimbeg Bestayev  Soviet Union 0 1

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Wrestling at the 1956 Melbourne Summer Games: Men's Freestyle Lightweight". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
  2. ^ Official Report, p. 664.
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