The men's Greco-Roman middleweight competition at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne took place from 3 December to 6 December at the Royal Exhibition Building. Nations were limited to one competitor.[1]
| Men's Greco-Roman middleweight at the Games of the XVI Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Royal Exhibition Building | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 3–6 December | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 10 from 10 nations | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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Competition format edit
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 modified in 1952 (adding medal rounds and making all losses worth 3 points—from 1936 to 1948 losses by split decision only cost 2). Each round featured all wrestlers pairing off and wrestling one bout (with one wrestler having a bye if there were an odd number). The loser received 3 points. The winner received 1 point if the win was by decision and 0 points if the win was by fall. At the end of each round, any wrestler with at least 5 points was eliminated. This elimination continued until the medal rounds, which began when 3 wrestlers remained. These 3 wrestlers each faced each other in a round-robin medal round (with earlier results counting, if any had wrestled another before); record within the medal round determined medals, with bad points breaking ties.[2][1]
Results edit
Round 1 edit
Simić withdrew after his bout.
- Bouts
| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Viljo Punkari |  Finland |
Fall | Wally Paterson |  Australia
|
| Givi Kartozia |  Soviet Union |
Decision, 3–0 | Rune Jansson |  Sweden
|
| György Gurics |  Hungary |
Decision, 2–1 | Jim Peckham |  United States
|
| Hans Sterr |  United Team of Germany |
Fall | İsmet Atlı |  Turkey
|
| Dimitar Dobrev |  Bulgaria |
Fall | Branislav Simić |  Yugoslavia
|
- Points
| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dimitar Dobrev | Bulgaria |
0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Viljo Punkari | Finland |
0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Hans Sterr | United Team of Germany |
0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | György Gurics | Hungary |
0 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | Givi Kartozia | Soviet Union |
0 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | İsmet Atlı | Turkey |
0 | 3 | 3 |
| 6 | Rune Jansson | Sweden |
0 | 3 | 3 |
| 6 | William Paterson | Australia |
0 | 3 | 3 |
| 6 | Jim Peckham | United States |
0 | 3 | 3 |
| 10 | Branislav Simić | Yugoslavia |
0 | 3 | 3* |
Round 2 edit
- Bouts
| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rune Jansson | Sweden |
Fall | Viljo Punkari | Finland
|
| Givi Kartozia | Soviet Union |
Fall | Wally Paterson | Australia
|
| Jim Peckham | United States |
Decision, 2–1 | Hans Sterr | United Team of Germany
|
| György Gurics | Hungary |
Decision, 3–0 | İsmet Atlı | Turkey
|
| Dimitar Dobrev | Bulgaria |
Bye | N/A | N/A |
- Points
| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dimitar Dobrev | Bulgaria |
0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Givi Kartozia | Soviet Union |
1 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | György Gurics | Hungary |
1 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | Rune Jansson | Sweden |
3 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | Viljo Punkari | Finland |
0 | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | Hans Sterr | United Team of Germany |
0 | 3 | 3 |
| 7 | Jim Peckham | United States |
3 | 1 | 4 |
| 8 | İsmet Atlı | Turkey |
3 | 3 | 6 |
| 8 | William Paterson | Australia |
3 | 3 | 6 |
Round 3 edit
- Bouts
| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dimitar Dobrev | Bulgaria |
Decision, 2–1 | Viljo Punkari | Finland
|
| Rune Jansson | Sweden |
Decision, 2–1 | Jim Peckham | United States
|
| Givi Kartozia | Soviet Union |
Decision, 3–0 | György Gurics | Hungary
|
| Hans Sterr | United Team of Germany |
Bye | N/A | N/A |
- Points
| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dimitar Dobrev | Bulgaria |
0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Givi Kartozia | Soviet Union |
1 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | Hans Sterr | United Team of Germany |
3 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | Rune Jansson | Sweden |
3 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | György Gurics | Hungary |
2 | 3 | 5 |
| 6 | Viljo Punkari | Finland |
3 | 3 | 6 |
| 7 | Jim Peckham | United States |
4 | 3 | 7 |
Round 4 edit
- Bouts
| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rune Jansson | Sweden |
Decision, 3–0 | Hans Sterr | United Team of Germany
|
| Givi Kartozia | Soviet Union |
Decision, 2–1 | Dimitar Dobrev | Bulgaria
|
- Points
| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Givi Kartozia | Soviet Union |
2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | Dimitar Dobrev | Bulgaria |
1 | 3 | 4 |
| 3 | Rune Jansson | Sweden |
4 | 1 | 5 |
| 4 | Hans Sterr | United Team of Germany |
3 | 3 | 6 |
Medal rounds edit
Kartozia's victories over Jansson in round 1 and over Dobrev in round 4 counted for the medal round, giving him the gold medal with a 2–0 record against the other medalists. Dobrev defeated Jansson in a de facto silver medal bout.
- Bouts
| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dimitar Dobrev | Bulgaria |
Decision, 3–0 | Rune Jansson | Sweden
|
- Points
| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Wins | Losses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Givi Kartozia | Soviet Union |
2 | 0 |
 |
Dimitar Dobrev | Bulgaria |
1 | 1 |
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Rune Jansson | Sweden |
0 | 2 |
References edit
- ^ a b "Wrestling at the 1956 Melbourne Summer Games: Men's Middleweight, Greco-Roman". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
- ^ Official Report, p. 684.