Wrestling at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Men's Greco-Roman featherweight

The men's Greco-Roman featherweight competition at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome took place from 26 to 31 August at the Basilica of Maxentius. Nations were limited to one competitor.[1]

Men's Greco-Roman featherweight
at the Games of the XVII Olympiad
VenueBasilica of Maxentius
Dates26–31 August
Competitors25 from 25 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Müzahir Sille  Turkey
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Imre Polyák  Hungary
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Konstantin Vyrupayev  Soviet Union
← 1956
1964 →

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, 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 (up from 3). Losses by decision were worth 3 points (consistent with most prior years, though in some losses by split decision had been worth only 2 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.[2][1]

Results edit

Round 1 edit

Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
Lee Allen   United States Fall José António Gregório   Portugal
Hossein Ebrahimian   Iran Decision Rauno Mäkinen   Finland
Elie Naasan   Lebanon Decision Joseph Schmid   Switzerland
Vojtech Tóth   Czechoslovakia Fall Jean Schintgen   Luxembourg
Mihai Şulţ   Romania Fall Don Cacas   Australia
Moustafa Hamil Mansour   United Arab Republic Decision Spas Penev   Bulgaria
Leif Freij   Sweden Decision Masatoshi Takahira   Japan
Müzahir Sille   Turkey Decision Gottlieb Neumair   United Team of Germany
Rudolf Pedersen   Denmark Decision Kazimierz Macioch   Poland
Umberto Trippa   Italy Decision Roger Mannhard   France
Hans Marte   Austria Tie Konstantin Vyrupayev   Soviet Union
Imre Polyák   Hungary Fall Vojislav Gološin   Yugoslavia
Rahal Mahassine   Morocco Bye N/A N/A
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation Start Earned Total
1 Lee Allen   United States 0 0 0
1 Imre Polyák   Hungary 0 0 0
1 Rahal Mahassine   Morocco 0 0 0
1 Mihai Şulţ   Romania 0 0 0
1 Vojtech Tóth   Czechoslovakia 0 0 0
6 Hossein Ebrahimian   Iran 0 1 1
6 Leif Freij   Sweden 0 1 1
6 Moustafa Hamil Mansour   United Arab Republic 0 1 1
6 Elie Naasan   Lebanon 0 1 1
6 Rudolf Pedersen   Denmark 0 1 1
6 Müzahir Sille   Turkey 0 1 1
6 Umberto Trippa   Italy 0 1 1
13 Hans Marte   Austria 0 2 2
13 Konstantin Vyrupayev   Soviet Union 0 2 2
15 Kazimierz Macioch   Poland 0 3 3
15 Rauno Mäkinen   Finland 0 3 3
15 Gottlieb Neumair   United Team of Germany 0 3 3
15 Spas Penev   Bulgaria 0 3 3
15 Joseph Schmid   Switzerland 0 3 3
15 Masatoshi Takahira   Japan 0 3 3
15 Roger Mannhard   France 0 3 3
22 Don Cacas   Australia 0 4 4
22 Vojislav Gološin   Yugoslavia 0 4 4
22 José António Gregório   Portugal 0 4 4
22 Jean Schintgen   Luxembourg 0 4 4

Round 2 edit

Mäkinen withdrew after his bout.

Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
Hossein Ebrahimian   Iran Fall José António Gregório   Portugal
Lee Allen   United States Decision Rahal Mahassine   Morocco
Rauno Mäkinen   Finland Decision Joseph Schmid   Switzerland
Spas Penev   Bulgaria Decision Leif Freij   Sweden
Gottlieb Neumair   United Team of Germany Fall Masatoshi Takahira   Japan
Moustafa Hamil Mansour   United Arab Republic Fall Don Cacas   Australia
Mihai Şulţ   Romania Fall Jean Schintgen   Luxembourg
Elie Naasan   Lebanon Tie Vojtech Tóth   Czechoslovakia
Umberto Trippa   Italy Decision Hans Marte   Austria
Müzahir Sille   Turkey Decision Kazimierz Macioch   Poland
Roger Mannhard   France Fall Rudolf Pedersen   Denmark
Konstantin Vyrupayev   Soviet Union Fall Vojislav Gološin   Yugoslavia
Imre Polyák   Hungary Bye N/A N/A
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation Start Earned Total
1 Imre Polyák   Hungary 0 0 0
1 Mihai Şulţ   Romania 0 0 0
3 Lee Allen   United States 0 1 1
3 Hossein Ebrahimian   Iran 1 0 1
3 Moustafa Hamil Mansour   United Arab Republic 1 0 1
6 Müzahir Sille   Turkey 1 1 2
6 Vojtech Tóth   Czechoslovakia 0 2 2
6 Umberto Trippa   Italy 1 1 2
6 Konstantin Vyrupayev   Soviet Union 2 0 2
10 Rahal Mahassine   Morocco 0 3 3
10 Roger Mannhard   France 3 0 3
10 Elie Naasan   Lebanon 1 2 3
10 Gottlieb Neumair   United Team of Germany 3 0 3
14 Leif Freij   Sweden 1 3 4
14 Spas Penev   Bulgaria 3 1 4
16 Hans Marte   Austria 2 3 5
16 Rudolf Pedersen   Denmark 1 4 5
18 Rauno Mäkinen   Finland 3 1 4*
19 Kazimierz Macioch   Poland 3 3 6
19 Joseph Schmid   Switzerland 3 3 6
21 Masatoshi Takahira   Japan 3 4 7
22 Don Cacas   Australia 4 4 8
22 Vojislav Gološin   Yugoslavia 4 4 8
22 José António Gregório   Portugal 4 4 8
22 Jean Schintgen   Luxembourg 4 4 8

Round 3 edit

Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
Hossein Ebrahimian   Iran Decision Lee Allen   United States
Imre Polyák   Hungary Fall Rahal Mahassine   Morocco
Umberto Trippa   Italy Fall Rudolf Pedersen   Denmark
Spas Penev   Bulgaria Decision Gottlieb Neumair   United Team of Germany
Müzahir Sille   Turkey Fall Leif Freij   Sweden
Mihai Şulţ   Romania Decision Elie Naasan   Lebanon
Vojtech Tóth   Czechoslovakia Decision Moustafa Hamil Mansour   United Arab Republic
Hans Marte   Austria Decision Roger Mannhard   France
Konstantin Vyrupayev   Soviet Union Bye N/A N/A
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation Start Earned Total
1 Imre Polyák   Hungary 0 0 0
2 Mihai Şulţ   Romania 0 1 1
3 Hossein Ebrahimian   Iran 1 1 2
3 Müzahir Sille   Turkey 2 0 2
3 Umberto Trippa   Italy 2 0 2
3 Konstantin Vyrupayev   Soviet Union 2 0 2
7 Vojtech Tóth   Czechoslovakia 2 1 3
8 Lee Allen   United States 1 3 4
8 Moustafa Hamil Mansour   United Arab Republic 1 3 4
10 Spas Penev   Bulgaria 4 1 5
11 Roger Mannhard   France 3 3 6
11 Hans Marte   Austria 5 1 6
11 Elie Naasan   Lebanon 3 3 6
11 Gottlieb Neumair   United Team of Germany 3 3 6
15 Rahal Mahassine   Morocco 3 4 7
16 Leif Freij   Sweden 4 4 8
17 Rudolf Pedersen   Denmark 5 4 9

Round 4 edit

Mansour had beaten Penev in round 1, breaking the tie for 9th place.

Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
Imre Polyák   Hungary Decision Konstantin Vyrupayev   Soviet Union
Vojtech Tóth   Czechoslovakia Decision Lee Allen   United States
Hossein Ebrahimian   Iran Decision Mihai Şulţ   Romania
Müzahir Sille   Turkey Fall Moustafa Hamil Mansour   United Arab Republic
Umberto Trippa   Italy Decision Spas Penev   Bulgaria
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation Start Earned Total
1 Imre Polyák   Hungary 0 1 1
2 Müzahir Sille   Turkey 2 0 2
3 Hossein Ebrahimian   Iran 2 1 3
3 Umberto Trippa   Italy 2 1 3
5 Mihai Şulţ   Romania 1 3 4
5 Vojtech Tóth   Czechoslovakia 3 1 4
7 Konstantin Vyrupayev   Soviet Union 2 3 5
8 Lee Allen   United States 4 3 7
9 Moustafa Hamil Mansour   United Arab Republic 4 4 8
10 Spas Penev   Bulgaria 5 3 8

Round 5 edit

Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
Konstantin Vyrupayev   Soviet Union Fall Hossein Ebrahimian   Iran
Imre Polyák   Hungary Decision Vojtech Tóth   Czechoslovakia
Mihai Şulţ   Romania Decision Müzahir Sille   Turkey
Umberto Trippa   Italy Bye N/A N/A
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation Start Earned Total
1 Imre Polyák   Hungary 1 1 2
2 Umberto Trippa   Italy 3 0 3
3 Müzahir Sille   Turkey 2 3 5
3 Mihai Şulţ   Romania 4 1 5
3 Konstantin Vyrupayev   Soviet Union 5 0 5
6 Hossein Ebrahimian   Iran 3 4 7
6 Vojtech Tóth   Czechoslovakia 4 3 7

Round 6 edit

Vyrupayev's head-to-head victory over Trippa was the tie-breaker between the two at 6 points for the bronze medal.

Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
Imre Polyák   Hungary Decision Mihai Şulţ   Romania
Konstantin Vyrupayev   Soviet Union Decision Umberto Trippa   Italy
Müzahir Sille   Turkey Bye N/A N/A
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation Start Earned Total
1 Imre Polyák   Hungary 2 1 3
2 Müzahir Sille   Turkey 5 0 5
  Konstantin Vyrupayev   Soviet Union 5 1 6
4 Umberto Trippa   Italy 3 3 6
5 Mihai Şulţ   Romania 5 3 8

Round 7 edit

Sille defeated Polyák on points, bringing each of the two wrestlers to 6 points. Because of the head-to-head win, Sille took the gold medal.

Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
Müzahir Sille   Turkey Decision Imre Polyák   Hungary
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation Start Earned Total
  Müzahir Sille   Turkey 5 1 6
  Imre Polyák   Hungary 3 3 6

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Wrestling at the 1960 Rome Summer Games: Men's Featherweight, Greco-Roman". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. ^ Official Report, p. 474.