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 3 wrestlers remained, point totals were ignored and a round-robin was held among those 3 to determine medals.
Four wrestlers were eliminated, leaving 13 in competition. Švec was the only one to have 0 points. ; Bouts
Winner
Nation
Victory Type
Loser
Nation
Andy Fitch
Decision
Nour Ullah Noor
Masamitsu Ichiguchi
Decision
Fritz Stange
János Varga
Decision
Michele Toma
Ion Cernea
Decision
Bernard Knitter
Jiří Švec
Fall
Siavash Shafizadeh
Ünver Beşergil
Fall
Jang I-hyeon
Vladlen Trostianskiy
Decision
Bishambar Singh
Kamel Ali El-Sayed
Decision
Moises López
Tsvyatko Pashkulev
Bye
N/A
N/A
; Points
Rank
Wrestler
Nation
R1
R2
Total
1
0
0
0
2
0
1
1
2
1
0
1
4
1
1
2
5
3
0
3
5
2
1
3
5
2
1
3
8
3
1
4
8
3
1
4
8
1
3
4
8
1
3
4
8
1
3
4
8
1
3
4
14
3
3
6
15
4
3
7
15
3
4
7
17
Jang I-hyeon
4
4
8
Round 3
Five wrestlers were eliminated, leaving 8 in contention. Švec's first loss allowed Ichiguchi to take the lead at 2 points. ; Bouts
Winner
Nation
Victory Type
Loser
Nation
Fritz Stange
Fall
Michele Toma
Masamitsu Ichiguchi
Decision
János Varga
Ion Cernea
Decision
Jiří Švec
Vladlen Trostianskiy
Decision
Bernard Knitter
Tsvyatko Pashkulev
Tie
Andy Fitch
Ünver Beşergil
Decision
Bishambar Singh
Kamel Ali El-Sayed
Bye
N/A
N/A
; Points
Rank
Wrestler
Nation
R1
R2
R3
Total
1
0
1
1
2
2
1
0
2
3
2
0
0
3
3
2
1
1
1
3
5
3
1
0
4
5
3
0
1
4
5
2
1
1
4
5
1
3
0
4
9
3
1
2
6
9
2
1
3
6
11
1
3
3
7
11
1
3
3
7
13
1
3
4
8
Round 4
The tie between Ali and Stange eliminated both men; the tie between Švec and Trostianskiy eliminated neither. Beşergil and Pashkulev were also eliminated; Beşergil finished 8th while the other three men eliminated in this round tied for 5th place. ; Bouts
Winner
Nation
Victory Type
Loser
Nation
Kamel Ali El-Sayed
Tie
Fritz Stange
Masamitsu Ichiguchi
Decision
Tsvyatko Pashkulev
Ion Cernea
Decision
Ünver Beşergil
Jiří Švec
Tie
Vladlen Trostianskiy
; Points
Rank
Wrestler
Nation
R1
R2
R3
R4
Total
1
0
1
1
1
3
2
2
1
1
1
5
2
0
0
3
2
5
2
1
1
1
2
5
5
3
1
0
2
6
5
1
0
2
3
6
5
1
3
0
2
6
8
3
0
1
3
7
Round 5
Three out of the four wrestlers were eliminated in this round, including the undefeated Trostianskiy who took silver. Ichiguchi, as the only man left, won the gold medal. The bronze medal tie was decided by the third-round head-to-head matchup between Cernea and Švec, which Švec had won. ; Bouts
