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


The men's freestyle middleweight 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

; Bouts
WinnerNationVictory TypeLoserNation
Takashi NagaiFallRonald Hunt
Géza Hollósi'TieProdan Gardzhev'
Hasan GüngörFallJulio Graffigna
Fred ThomasFallMansour Mahdizadeh
Hans AntonssonFallViljo Punkari
Madho SinghFallAlan Butts
Ed DeWittDecisionGermano Caraffini
Georg UtzFallHenri Mottier
Giorgi Skhirt'ladzeFallMohammad Asif Khokan
Muhammad FaizByeN/AN/A

; Points
RankWrestlerNationStartEarnedTotal
1000
1000
1000
1000
1000
1000
1000
1000
9011
10022
10022
12033
13044
13044
13044
13044
13044
13044
13044

Round 2

; Bouts
WinnerNationVictory TypeLoserNation
Takashi NagaiDecisionMuhammad Faiz
Géza HollósiFallRonald Hunt
Hasan GüngörDecisionProdan Gardzhev
Fred ThomasDecisionJulio Graffigna
Mansour MahdizadehDecisionHans Antonsson
Viljo PunkariFallAlan Butts
Madho SinghFallGermano Caraffini
Ed DeWittFallHenri Mottier
Giorgi Skhirt'ladzeFallGeorg Utz
Mohammad Asif KhokanByeN/AN/A

; Points
RankWrestlerNationStartEarnedTotal
1000
1000
3101
3011
3011
3011
7202
8033
8033
10404
10404
10044
13235
13415
15347
15437
17448
17448
17448

Round 3

Faiz withdrew after his bout.
; Bouts
WinnerNationVictory TypeLoserNation
Muhammad FaizDecisionMohammad Asif Khokan
Géza HollósiDecisionTakashi Nagai
Prodan GardzhevFallFred Thomas
Hasan Güngör'TieMansour Mahdizadeh'
Hans AntonssonDecisionMadho Singh
Georg UtzDecisionViljo Punkari
Ed DeWittDecisionGiorgi Skhirt'ladze

; Points
RankWrestlerNationStartEarnedTotal
1112
2123
2213
2033
2033
6314
6134
8505
8145
8415
11314*
12437
12527
12437

Round 4

; Bouts
WinnerNationVictory TypeLoserNation
Prodan GardzhevDecisionTakashi Nagai
Hasan GüngörDecisionGéza Hollósi
Hans AntonssonFallFred Thomas
Giorgi Skhirt'ladzeDecisionMadho Singh
Ed DeWittDecisionGeorg Utz

; Points
RankWrestlerNationStartEarnedTotal
1213
2404
2314
2314
5516
5336
5336
8437
9538
10549

Round 5

The draw between Antonsson and Skhirt'ladze eliminated them both and left them tied in the standings for second place at 6 points. Because head-to-head results could not break that tie, lighter body weight was used and Skhirt'ladze took the silver medal.
; Bouts
WinnerNationVictory TypeLoserNation
Hasan GüngörFallEd DeWitt
Hans Antonsson'TieGiorgi Skhirt'ladze'

; Points
RankWrestlerNationStartEarnedTotal
404
426
426
4347