Wrestling at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle heavyweight

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Men's freestyle heavyweight
at the Games of the XVII Olympiad
VenueBasilica of Maxentius
Dates1–6 September
Competitors17 from 17 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Wilfried Dietrich  United Team of Germany
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Hamit Kaplan  Turkey
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Savkuz Dzarasov  Soviet Union
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Wrestling at the
1960 Summer Olympics
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The men's freestyle heavyweight 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]

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, 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[]

Round 1[]

Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
Savkuz Dzarasov  Soviet Union Fall Kaoru Ishiguro  Japan
Yaqub-Ali Shourvarzi  Iran Fall Max Ordman  South Africa
Bertil Antonsson  Sweden Fall Max Widmer  Switzerland
Wilfried Dietrich  United Team of Germany Fall Ray Mitchell  Australia
János Reznák  Hungary Decision William Kerslake  United States
Ken Richmond  Great Britain Fall Nizam-ud-din Subhani  Afghanistan
Lyutvi Akhmedov  Bulgaria Fall Muhammad Nazir  Pakistan
Hamit Kaplan  Turkey Fall Lucjan Sosnowski  Poland
Pietro Marascalchi  Italy Bye N/A N/A
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation Start Earned Total
1 Lyutvi Akhmedov  Bulgaria 0 0 0
1 Bertil Antonsson  Sweden 0 0 0
1 Wilfried Dietrich  United Team of Germany 0 0 0
1 Savkuz Dzarasov  Soviet Union 0 0 0
1 Hamit Kaplan  Turkey 0 0 0
1 Pietro Marascalchi  Italy 0 0 0
1 Ken Richmond  Great Britain 0 0 0
1 Yaqub-Ali Shourvarzi  Iran 0 0 0
9 János Reznák  Hungary 0 1 1
10 William Kerslake  United States 0 3 3
11 Kaoru Ishiguro  Japan 0 4 4
11 Ray Mitchell  Australia 0 4 4
11 Muhammad Nazir  Pakistan 0 4 4
11 Max Ordman  South Africa 0 4 4
11 Lucjan Sosnowski  Poland 0 4 4
11 Nizam-ud-din Subhani  Afghanistan 0 4 4
11 Max Widmer  Switzerland 0 4 4

Round 2[]

Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
Pietro Marascalchi  Italy Fall Kaoru Ishiguro  Japan
Savkuz Dzarasov  Soviet Union Fall Yaqub-Ali Shourvarzi  Iran
Bertil Antonsson  Sweden Fall Max Ordman  South Africa
Wilfried Dietrich  United Team of Germany Fall Max Widmer  Switzerland
Ray Mitchell  Australia Tie János Reznák  Hungary
William Kerslake  United States Fall Ken Richmond  Great Britain
Muhammad Nazir  Pakistan Decision Nizam-ud-din Subhani  Afghanistan
Lyutvi Akhmedov  Bulgaria Tie Hamit Kaplan  Turkey
Lucjan Sosnowski  Poland Bye N/A N/A
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation Start Earned Total
1 Bertil Antonsson  Sweden 0 0 0
1 Wilfried Dietrich  United Team of Germany 0 0 0
1 Savkuz Dzarasov  Soviet Union 0 0 0
1 Pietro Marascalchi  Italy 0 0 0
5 Lyutvi Akhmedov  Bulgaria 0 2 2
5 Hamit Kaplan  Turkey 0 2 2
7 William Kerslake  United States 3 0 3
7 János Reznák  Hungary 1 2 3
9 Ken Richmond  Great Britain 0 4 4
9 Yaqub-Ali Shourvarzi  Iran 0 4 4
9 Lucjan Sosnowski  Poland 4 0 4
12 Muhammad Nazir  Pakistan 4 1 5
13 Ray Mitchell  Australia 4 2 6
14 Nizam-ud-din Subhani  Afghanistan 4 3 7
15 Kaoru Ishiguro  Japan 4 4 8
15 Max Ordman  South Africa 4 4 8
15 Max Widmer  Switzerland 4 4 8

Round 3[]

Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
Pietro Marascalchi  Italy Fall Lucjan Sosnowski  Poland
Savkuz Dzarasov  Soviet Union Fall Bertil Antonsson  Sweden
Wilfried Dietrich  United Team of Germany Fall Yaqub-Ali Shourvarzi  Iran
János Reznák  Hungary Decision Ken Richmond  Great Britain
William Kerslake  United States Tie Lyutvi Akhmedov  Bulgaria
Hamit Kaplan  Turkey Fall Muhammad Nazir  Pakistan
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation Start Earned Total
1 Wilfried Dietrich  United Team of Germany 0 0 0
1 Savkuz Dzarasov  Soviet Union 0 0 0
1 Pietro Marascalchi  Italy 0 0 0
4 Hamit Kaplan  Turkey 2 0 2
5 Lyutvi Akhmedov  Bulgaria 2 2 4
5 Bertil Antonsson  Sweden 0 4 4
5 János Reznák  Hungary 3 1 4
8 William Kerslake  United States 3 2 5
9 Ken Richmond  Great Britain 4 3 7
10 Yaqub-Ali Shourvarzi  Iran 4 4 8
10 Lucjan Sosnowski  Poland 4 4 8
12 Muhammad Nazir  Pakistan 5 4 9

Round 4[]

Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
Savkuz Dzarasov  Soviet Union Fall Pietro Marascalchi  Italy
Wilfried Dietrich  United Team of Germany Decision Bertil Antonsson  Sweden
János Reznák  Hungary Tie Lyutvi Akhmedov  Bulgaria
Hamit Kaplan  Turkey Decision William Kerslake  United States
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation Start Earned Total
1 Savkuz Dzarasov  Soviet Union 0 0 0
2 Wilfried Dietrich  United Team of Germany 0 1 1
3 Hamit Kaplan  Turkey 2 1 3
4 Pietro Marascalchi  Italy 0 4 4
5 Lyutvi Akhmedov  Bulgaria 4 2 6
5 János Reznák  Hungary 4 2 6
7 Bertil Antonsson  Sweden 4 3 7
8 William Kerslake  United States 5 3 8

Round 5[]

Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
Wilfried Dietrich  United Team of Germany Fall Pietro Marascalchi  Italy
Savkuz Dzarasov  Soviet Union Tie Hamit Kaplan  Turkey
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation Start Earned Total
1 Wilfried Dietrich  United Team of Germany 1 0 1
2 Savkuz Dzarasov  Soviet Union 0 2 2
3 Hamit Kaplan  Turkey 3 2 5
4 Pietro Marascalchi  Italy 4 4 8

Round 6[]

With three wrestlers left, the remaining men used a round-robin to determine medals rather than giving one competitor a bye in round 6. Kaplan and Dzarasov had tied in round 5. Dietrich defeated Dzarasov then tied Kaplan, finishing with the best record against the other medalists to take the gold medal. Kaplan's two ties gave him the silver medal, while Dzarasov's loss and tie earned bronze.

Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
Wilfried Dietrich  United Team of Germany Fall Savkuz Dzarasov  Soviet Union
Wilfried Dietrich  United Team of Germany Tie Hamit Kaplan  Turkey
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation Start Earned Total Vs. Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Wilfried Dietrich  United Team of Germany 1 2 3 2
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Hamit Kaplan  Turkey 5 2 7 4
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Savkuz Dzarasov  Soviet Union 2 4 6 6

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Wrestling at the 1960 Rome Summer Games: Men's Freestyle Heavyweight". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
  2. ^ Official Report, p. 534.
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