Wrestling at the 1964 Summer Olympics – Men's Greco-Roman lightweight


The men's Greco-Roman lightweight competition at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo took place from 16 to 19 October at the Komazawa Gymnasium. Nations were limited to one competitor.

Competition format

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.

Results

Round 1

Romero withdrew after his bout.
; Bouts
WinnerNationVictory TypeLoserNation
James BurkeTieHossein Ebrahimian
Alejandro EchanizTieWahid Ullah Zaid
Stevan HorvatDecisionFranz Berger
Eero TapioTieValeriu Bularcă
Dimitrios SavvasDecisionKim Ik-jong
Tokuaki FujitaFallRaúl Romero
Davit GvantseladzeDecisionFranz Schmitt
Rune JohnssonDecisionKurt Madsen
Kazım AyvazDecisionMahmoud Ibrahim
Ivan IvanovByeN/AN/A

; Points
RankWrestlerNationR1
10
10
31
31
31
31
31
82
82
82
82
82
82
143
143
14Kim Ik-jong3
143
143
194*

Round 2

Two of the wrestlers who had a tie in round 1 lost by fall in this round and were eliminated. Three more were eliminated with a second loss. Each of the remaining 13 men had at least 1 point, with Fujita, Johnsson, and Ivanov in the lead with only 1.
; Bouts
WinnerNationVictory TypeLoserNation
Ivan IvanovDecisionJames Burke
Eero TapioFallHossein Ebrahimian
Valeriu BularcăDecisionKim Ik-jong
Tokuaki FujitaDecisionDimitrios Savvas
Rune JohnssonFallAlejandro Echaniz
Kurt MadsenDecisionWahid Ullah Zaid
Franz SchmittDecisionFranz Berger
Stevan HorvatDecisionMahmoud Ibrahim
Kazım AyvazDecisionDavit Gvantseladze

; Points
RankWrestlerNationR1R2Total
1011
1101
1011
4112
4112
4202
7213
8134
8314
8134
8314
12235
12235
14336
14246
14246
14336
14Kim Ik-jong336

Round 3

Four wrestlers were eliminated. Ayvaz, with the assistance of a bye, moved up to join Fujita in the lead at 2 points.
; Bouts
WinnerNationVictory TypeLoserNation
Eero TapioDecisionIvan Ivanov
Valeriu BularcăFoulJames Burke
Dimitrios SavvasTieRune Johnsson
Tokuaki FujitaDecisionKurt Madsen
Franz SchmittFallWahid Ullah Zaid
Davit GvantseladzeDecisionStevan Horvat
Kazım AyvazByeN/AN/A

; Points
RankWrestlerNationR1R2R3Total
11102
10112
32103
31023
32013
60134
63104
81135
81315
101326
113137
122349
122349

Round 4

Three wrestlers were eliminated, leaving 6 in contention. Ayvaz was now in sole possession of the lead at 3 points. Bularcă and Fujita each had 4; the remaining 3 men had 5.
; Bouts
WinnerNationVictory TypeLoserNation
Kazım AyvazDecisionIvan Ivanov
Eero TapioTieTokuaki Fujita
Valeriu BularcăDecisionRune Johnsson
Stevan HorvatFallFranz Schmitt
Davit GvantseladzeByeN/AN/A

; Points
RankWrestlerNationR1R2R3R4Total
111013
221014
201124
413105
411305
420125
710236
801337
931048

Round 5

Five of the six wrestlers were eliminated in round 5, with Ayvaz the only man to stay below 6 points and therefore the gold medalist. The three-way tie for second place necessitated a final round to determine silver, bronze, and 4th.
; Bouts
WinnerNationVictory TypeLoserNation
Davit GvantseladzeDecisionEero Tapio
Kazım AyvazTieValeriu Bularcă
Tokuaki FujitaTieStevan Horvat

; Points
RankWrestlerNationR1R2R3R4R5Total
110125
2210126
2011226
2131016
5113027
6201238

Final round

With three wrestlers tied for 2nd place, none of whom had faced each other, there was a final round-robin. Bularcă prevailed in a close contest, defeating Gvantseladze by decision before drawing against Fujita. Gvantseladze took the bronze medal, with one win and one loss. Fujita, with the loss and tie, finished 4th.
; Bouts
WinnerNationVictory TypeLoserNation
Valeriu BularcăDecisionDavit Gvantseladze
Davit GvantseladzeDecisionTokuaki Fujita
Valeriu BularcăTieTokuaki Fujita

; Points
RankWrestlerNationPoints
3
4
45