At the 1964 Summer Olympics, 16 wrestling events were contested, for all men. There were eight weight classes in Greco-Roman wrestling and eight classes in freestyle wrestling.[1]
| Wrestling at the Games of the XVIII Olympiad | |
|---|---|
 Wrestling at the 1964 Olympics on a stamp of Japan. | |
| Venue | Komazawa Gymnasium |
| Dates | 11 – 19 October |
| Competitors | 275 from 42 nations |
Medal table edit
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Japan (JPN) | 5 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 2 |  Soviet Union (URS) | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 |
| 3 |  Bulgaria (BUL) | 3 | 4 | 1 | 8 |
| 4 |  Turkey (TUR) | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 5 |  Hungary (HUN) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 |  Yugoslavia (YUG) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 |  United Team of Germany (EUA) | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 8 |  Romania (ROU) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 9 |  Sweden (SWE) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 |  Czechoslovakia (TCH) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 South Korea (KOR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 12 |  Iran (IRI) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 13 |  United States (USA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (13 entries) | 16 | 16 | 16 | 48 | |
Medal summary edit
Greco-Roman edit
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flyweight |
Tsutomu Hanahara Japan
|
Angel Kerezov Bulgaria
|
Dumitru Pârvulescu Romania
|
| Bantamweight |
Masamitsu Ichiguchi Japan
|
Vladlen Trostyansky Soviet Union
|
Ion Cernea Romania
|
| Featherweight |
Imre Polyák Hungary
|
Roman Rurua Soviet Union
|
Branislav Martinović Yugoslavia
|
| Lightweight |
Kazım Ayvaz Turkey
|
Valeriu Bularca Romania
|
David Gvantseladze Soviet Union
|
| Welterweight |
Anatoly Kolesov Soviet Union
|
Kiril Petkov Bulgaria
|
Bertil Nyström Sweden
|
| Middleweight |
Branislav Simić Yugoslavia
|
Jiří Kormaník Czechoslovakia
|
Lothar Metz United Team of Germany
|
| Light Heavyweight |
Boyan Radev Bulgaria
|
Per Svensson Sweden
|
Heinz Kiehl United Team of Germany
|
| Heavyweight |
István Kozma Hungary
|
Anatoly Roshchin Soviet Union
|
Wilfried Dietrich United Team of Germany
|
Freestyle edit
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flyweight |
Yoshikatsu Yoshida Japan
|
Chang Chang-Sun South Korea
|
Ali Akbar Heidari Iran
|
| Bantamweight |
Yojiro Uetake Japan
|
Hüseyin Akbas Turkey
|
Aydin Ibrahimov Soviet Union
|
| Featherweight |
Osamu Watanabe Japan
|
Stancho Kolev Bulgaria
|
Nodar Khokhashvili Soviet Union
|
| Lightweight |
Enyu Valchev Bulgaria
|
Klaus Rost United Team of Germany
|
Iwao Horiuchi Japan
|
| Welterweight |
İsmail Ogan Turkey
|
Guliko Sagaradze Soviet Union
|
Mohammad Ali Sanatkaran Iran
|
| Middleweight |
Prodan Gardzhev Bulgaria
|
Hasan Güngör Turkey
|
Daniel Brand United States
|
| Light Heavyweight |
Aleksandr Medved Soviet Union
|
Ahmet Ayık Turkey
|
Said Mustafov Bulgaria
|
| Heavyweight |
Aleksandr Ivanitsky Soviet Union
|
Lyutvi Ahmedov Bulgaria
|
Hamit Kaplan Turkey
|
Participating nations edit
A total of 275 wrestlers from 42 nations competed at the Tokyo Games:[1]
Afghanistan (8)
Argentina (4)
Australia (8)
Austria (4)
Belgium (3)
Bulgaria (16)
Canada (4)
Czechoslovakia (4)
Denmark (3)
Egypt (4)
Finland (10)
France (3)
United Team of Germany (14)
Great Britain (6)
Greece (5)
Hungary (10)
India (8)
Iran (12)
Ireland (2)
Italy (5)
Japan (16)
South Korea (13)
Luxembourg (1)
Mexico (4)
Mongolia (8)
New Zealand (2)
Norway (1)
Pakistan (6)
Panama (3)
Philippines (4)
Poland (5)
Romania (10)
Soviet Union (16)
Spain (1)
Sweden (9)
Switzerland (3)
Turkey (15)
United States (16)
Yugoslavia (4)[2]
See also edit
References edit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Wrestling at the 1964 Summer Olympics.
- ^ a b "Wrestling at the 1964 Tokyo Summer Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
- ^ "The Games of the XVIII Olympiad Tokyo 1964 The Official Report of the Organizing Committee". II part 2. 1964: 61–112. Retrieved 21 September 2015.
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