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

The men's Greco-Roman featherweight 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.[1]

Men's Greco-Roman featherweight
at the Games of the XVIII Olympiad
VenueKomazawa Gymnasium
Dates16–19 October
Competitors27 from 27 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Imre Polyák  Hungary
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Roman Rurua  Soviet Union
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Branko Martinović  Yugoslavia
← 1960
1968 →

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 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 they had already wrestled each other, that result was used). If 3 wrestlers remained, point totals were ignored and a round-robin was held among those 3 to determine medals (with previous head-to-head results, if any, counting for this round-robin).[1][2]

Results edit

Round 1 edit

Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
Rasoul Mir Malek   Iran Decision Moustafa Hamil Mansour   Egypt
Erik Olsson   Sweden Decision Marin Bolocan   Romania
Branko Martinović   Yugoslavia Fall Nour Aka Sayed   Afghanistan
Lothar Schneider   United Team of Germany Tie Dinko Petrov   Bulgaria
Kyösti Lehtonen   Finland Fall Rubén Leibovich   Argentina
Svend Skrydstrup   Denmark Tie Müzahir Sille   Turkey
Roman Rurua   Soviet Union Decision Kazimierz Macioch   Poland
Jef Mewis   Belgium Fall Bandu Patil   India
Hans Marte   Austria Fall Antonio Senosa   Philippines
Koji Sakurama   Japan Decision Mario Tovar   Mexico
Petros Galaktopoulos   Greece Decision Kim Bong-jo   South Korea
Imre Polyák   Hungary Decision Ronald Finley   United States
Matti Jutila   Canada Tie Don Cacas   Australia
Georges Ballery   Austria Bye N/A N/A
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation R1
1 Georges Ballery   France 0
1 Kyösti Lehtonen   Finland 0
1 Hans Marte   Austria 0
1 Branko Martinović   Yugoslavia 0
1 Jef Mewis   Belgium 0
6 Petros Galaktopoulos   Greece 1
6 Rasoul Mir Malek   Iran 1
6 Erik Olsson   Sweden 1
6 Imre Polyák   Hungary 1
6 Roman Rurua   Soviet Union 1
6 Koji Sakurama   Japan 1
12 Don Cacas   Australia 2
12 Matti Jutila   Canada 2
12 Dinko Petrov   Bulgaria 2
12 Lothar Schneider   United Team of Germany 2
12 Müzahir Sille   Turkey 2
12 Svend Skrydstrup   Denmark 2
18 Marin Bolocan   Romania 3
18 Ronald Finley   United States 3
18 Kim Bong-jo   South Korea 3
18 Kazimierz Macioch   Poland 3
18 Moustafa Hamil Mansour   Egypt 3
18 Mario Tovar   Mexico 3
24 Rubén Leibovich   Argentina 4
24 Bandu Patil   India 4
24 Nour Aka Sayed   Afghanistan 4
24 Antonio Senosa   Philippines 4

Round 2 edit

The field was narrowed from 27 to 19 in round 2. Mewis was the only wrestler with 0 points.

Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
Moustafa Hamil Mansour   Egypt Decision Georges Ballery   Austria
Kazimierz Macioch   Poland Default Bandu Patil   India
Koji Sakurama   Japan Fall Antonio Senosa   Philippines
Rasoul Mir Malek   Iran Tie Erik Olsson   Sweden
Marin Bolocan   Romania Fall Nour Aka Sayed   Afghanistan
Jef Mewis   Belgium Default Mario Tovar   Mexico
Hans Marte   Austria Decision Petros Galaktopoulos   Greece
Imre Polyák   Hungary Fall Kim Bong-jo   South Korea
Branko Martinović   Yugoslavia Tie Lothar Schneider   United Team of Germany
Ronald Finley   United States Default Matti Jutila   Canada
Dinko Petrov   Bulgaria Tie Kyösti Lehtonen   Finland
Roman Rurua   Soviet Union Fall Müzahir Sille   Turkey
Svend Skrydstrup   Denmark Foul Rubén Leibovich   Argentina
Don Cacas   Australia Bye N/A N/A
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation R1 R2 Total
1 Jef Mewis   Belgium 0 0 0
2 Hans Marte   Austria 0 1 1
2 Imre Polyák   Hungary 1 0 1
2 Roman Rurua   Soviet Union 1 0 1
2 Koji Sakurama   Japan 1 0 1
6 Don Cacas   Australia 2 0 2
6 Kyösti Lehtonen   Finland 0 2 2
6 Branko Martinović   Yugoslavia 0 2 2
6 Svend Skrydstrup   Denmark 2 0 2
10 Georges Ballery   France 0 3 3
10 Marin Bolocan   Romania 3 0 3
10 Ronald Finley   United States 3 0 3
10 Kazimierz Macioch   Poland 3 0 3
10 Rasoul Mir Malek   Iran 1 2 3
10 Erik Olsson   Sweden 1 2 3
16 Petros Galaktopoulos   Greece 1 3 4
16 Moustafa Hamil Mansour   Egypt 3 1 4
16 Dinko Petrov   Bulgaria 2 2 4
16 Lothar Schneider   United Team of Germany 2 2 4
20 Matti Jutila   Canada 2 4 6
20 Müzahir Sille   Turkey 2 4 6
22 Kim Bong-jo   South Korea 3 4 7
22 Mario Tovar   Mexico 3 4 7
24 Rubén Leibovich   Argentina 4 4 8
24 Bandu Patil   India 4 4 8
24 Nour Aka Sayed   Afghanistan 4 4 8
24 Antonio Senosa   Philippines 4 4 8

Round 3 edit

Only four of the 19 wrestlers were eliminated in this round, but 5 men had 5 points after the round. Lehtonen withdrew. Polyák took over the lead at 1 point after Mewis's loss.

Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
Georges Ballery   Austria Decision Don Cacas   Australia
Moustafa Hamil Mansour   Egypt Decision Erik Olsson   Sweden
Rasoul Mir Malek   Iran Tie Marin Bolocan   Romania
Branko Martinović   Yugoslavia Default Dinko Petrov   Bulgaria
Kyösti Lehtonen   Finland Decision Lothar Schneider   United Team of Germany
Roman Rurua   Soviet Union Decision Svend Skrydstrup   Denmark
Kazimierz Macioch   Poland Decision Jef Mewis   Belgium
Koji Sakurama   Japan Decision Hans Marte   Austria
Imre Polyák   Hungary Fall Petros Galaktopoulos   Greece
Ronald Finley   United States Bye N/A N/A
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation R1 R2 R3 Total
1 Imre Polyák   Hungary 1 0 0 1
2 Branko Martinović   Yugoslavia 0 2 0 2
2 Roman Rurua   Soviet Union 1 0 1 2
2 Koji Sakurama   Japan 1 0 1 2
5 Ronald Finley   United States 3 0 0 3
5 Jef Mewis   Belgium 0 0 3 3
7 Georges Ballery   France 0 3 1 4
7 Kazimierz Macioch   Poland 3 0 1 4
7 Hans Marte   Austria 0 1 3 4
10 Marin Bolocan   Romania 3 0 2 5
10 Don Cacas   Australia 2 0 3 5
10 Moustafa Hamil Mansour   Egypt 3 1 1 5
10 Rasoul Mir Malek   Iran 1 2 2 5
10 Svend Skrydstrup   Denmark 2 0 3 5
15 Kyösti Lehtonen   Finland 0 2 1 3*
16 Erik Olsson   Sweden 1 2 3 6
17 Lothar Schneider   United Team of Germany 2 2 3 7
18 Petros Galaktopoulos   Greece 1 3 4 8
18 Dinko Petrov   Bulgaria 2 2 4 8

Round 4 edit

All 7 losers and 2 of the 7 winners were eliminated in this round. Polyák stayed at 1 point, while all 4 other wrestlers remaining had 3 points.

Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
Ronald Finley   United States Fall Don Cacas   Australia
Rasoul Mir Malek   Iran Decision Georges Ballery   Austria
Moustafa Hamil Mansour   Egypt Decision Marin Bolocan   Romania
Branko Martinović   Yugoslavia Decision Svend Skrydstrup   Denmark
Roman Rurua   Soviet Union Decision Jef Mewis   Belgium
Imre Polyák   Hungary Default Hans Marte   Austria
Koji Sakurama   Japan Decision Kazimierz Macioch   Poland
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation R1 R2 R3 R4 Total
1 Imre Polyák   Hungary 1 0 0 0 1
2 Ronald Finley   United States 3 0 0 0 3
2 Branko Martinović   Yugoslavia 0 2 0 1 3
2 Roman Rurua   Soviet Union 1 0 1 1 3
2 Koji Sakurama   Japan 1 0 1 1 3
6 Moustafa Hamil Mansour   Egypt 3 1 1 1 6
6 Jef Mewis   Belgium 0 0 3 3 6
6 Rasoul Mir Malek   Iran 1 2 2 1 6
9 Georges Ballery   France 0 3 1 3 7
9 Kazimierz Macioch   Poland 3 0 1 3 7
11 Marin Bolocan   Romania 3 0 2 3 8
11 Hans Marte   Austria 0 1 3 4 8
11 Svend Skrydstrup   Denmark 2 0 3 3 8
14 Don Cacas   Australia 2 0 3 4 9

Round 5 edit

Polyák had the bye. Both bouts featured two wrestlers with 3 points; winners would continue while losers would be out (ties would leave both men in competition). Martinović and Rurua won their bouts, advancing to the final round along with Polyák.

Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
Branko Martinović   Yugoslavia Decision Ronald Finley   United States
Roman Rurua   Soviet Union Decision Koji Sakurama   Japan
Imre Polyák   Hungary Bye N/A N/A
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 Total
1 Imre Polyák   Hungary 1 0 0 0 0 1
2 Branko Martinović   Yugoslavia 0 2 0 1 1 4
2 Roman Rurua   Soviet Union 1 0 1 1 1 4
4 Ronald Finley   United States 3 0 0 0 3 6
4 Koji Sakurama   Japan 1 0 1 1 3 6

Final round edit

Martinović did not contest the final rounds, taking the bronze medal. Polyák and Rurua wrestled to a draw, with the gold medal going to the Hungarian based on the total points tie-breaker.

Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
Imre Polyák   Hungary Tie Roman Rurua   Soviet Union
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation Points R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 FR Total
  Imre Polyák   Hungary 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 3
  Roman Rurua   Soviet Union 2 1 0 1 1 1 2 6
  Branko Martinović   Yugoslavia Withdrew

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Wrestling at the 1964 Tokyo Summer Games: Men's Featherweight, Greco-Roman". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
  2. ^ Official Report, p. 491.
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