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


The men's freestyle featherweight 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.

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. Losses by decision were worth 3 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.

Results

Round 1

Parker and Shiam withdrew after their bouts.
; Bouts
WinnerNationVictory TypeLoserNation
Jef MewisFallSunder Shiam
Hans MarteDecisionSamuel Parker
Mustafa DağıstanlıDecisionErkki Penttilä
József KellermannFallErnst Meinhard
Vladimer RubashviliFallMohamed Khadem Khorasani
Louis GianiFallAngelo Gelsomini
Stefanos IoannidisFallGang Jeong-ko
Ahmed Sayed Kasim'TieRoberto Vallejo'
Muhammad AkhtarFallMohammad Ibrahim Kederi
Tamiji SatoDecisionJan Żurawski
Abe GeldenhuysFallBert Aspen
Stancho IvanovFallChristian Luschnig
Georges BalleryByeN/AN/A

; Points
RankWrestlerNationStartEarnedTotal
1000
1000
1000
1000
1000
1000
1000
1000
1000
10011
10011
10011
13022
13022
15033
15033
17044
17Gang Jeong-ko044
17044
17044
17044
17044
17044
24033*
25044*

Round 2

Ioannidis withdrew after his bout.
; Bouts
WinnerNationVictory TypeLoserNation
Jef MewisDecisionGeorges Ballery
Mustafa DağıstanlıFallHans Marte
Erkki PenttiläDecisionJózsef Kellermann
Vladimer RubashviliFallErnst Meinhard
Mohamed Khadem KhorasaniFallLouis Giani
Gang Jeong-koDecisionAngelo Gelsomini
Ahmed Sayed KasimDecisionStefanos Ioannidis
Roberto VallejoDecisionMohammad Ibrahim Kederi
Tamiji SatoDecisionMuhammad Akhtar
Jan ŻurawskiDecisionAbe Geldenhuys
Bert Aspen'TieChristian Luschnig'
Stancho IvanovByeN/AN/A

; Points
RankWrestlerNationStartEarnedTotal
1000
1000
3101
3011
5112
6033
6033
6033
6033
6213
6213
12044
12404
12314
12314
16Gang Jeong-ko415
16145
18033*
19426
19426
21437
21437
23448

Round 3

Giani withdrew after his bout.
; Bouts
WinnerNationVictory TypeLoserNation
Stancho IvanovDecisionGeorges Ballery
Jef MewisFallHans Marte
Mustafa DağıstanlıFallJózsef Kellermann
Vladimer RubashviliFallErkki Penttilä
Mohamed Khadem KhorasaniFallGang Jeong-ko
Louis GianiDecisionAhmed Sayed Kasim
Tamiji SatoFallRoberto Vallejo
Muhammad AkhtarDecisionJan Żurawski
Abe GeldenhuysByeN/AN/A

; Points
RankWrestlerNationStartEarnedTotal
1000
2101
2011
2101
5202
6303
7314
7404
9415*
10336
10336
12347
12347
12437
15448
16Gang Jeong-ko549
16549

Round 4

; Bouts
WinnerNationVictory TypeLoserNation
Stancho IvanovDecisionAbe Geldenhuys
Mustafa DağıstanlıDecisionJef Mewis
Muhammad AkhtarDecisionVladimer Rubashvili
Tamiji SatoFallMohamed Khadem Khorasani

; Points
RankWrestlerNationStartEarnedTotal
1112
1112
1202
4033
5134
6415
7336
8448

Round 5

; Bouts
WinnerNationVictory TypeLoserNation
Stancho IvanovFallJef Mewis
Mustafa DağıstanlıFallMuhammad Akhtar
Vladimer RubashviliDecisionTamiji Sato

; Points
RankWrestlerNationStartEarnedTotal
1202
1202
3314
4235
5448
6549

Round 6

Rubashvili's head-to-head victory over Sato in round 5 was the tie-breaker for the bronze medal.
; Bouts
WinnerNationVictory TypeLoserNation
Stancho IvanovDecisionVladimer Rubashvili
Mustafa Dağıstanlı'TieTamiji Sato'

; Points
RankWrestlerNationStartEarnedTotal
1213
2224
437
4527

Round 7

; Bouts
WinnerNationVictory TypeLoserNation
Mustafa DağıstanlıDecisionStancho Ivanov

; Points
RankWrestlerNationStartEarnedTotal
415
336