The men's freestyle middleweight competition at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo took place from 11 to 14 October at the Komazawa Gymnasium. Nations were limited to one competitor.[1]
| Men's freestyle middleweight at the Games of the XVIII Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Komazawa Gymnasium | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 11–14 October | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 16 from 16 nations | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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Competition format edit
This freestyle 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tatsuo Sasaki |  Japan |
Decision | Günther Bauch |  United Team of Germany
|
| Mansour Mahdizadeh |  Iran |
Decision | Géza Hollósi |  Hungary
|
| Muhammad Faiz |  Pakistan |
Fall | Alfonso González |  Panama
|
| Hasan Güngör |  Turkey |
Fall | Gang Du-man |  South Korea
|
| Rudolf Kobelt |  Switzerland |
Fall | Jit Singh |  India
|
| Shota Lomidze |  Soviet Union |
Tie | Prodan Gardzhev |  Bulgaria
|
| Dan Brand |  United States |
Fall | Theunis van Wyk |  Zambia
|
| Khorloogiin Bayanmönkh |  Mongolia |
Decision | Fernando García |  Philippines
|
- Points
| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | R1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dan Brand | United States |
0 |
| 1 | Muhammad Faiz | Pakistan |
0 |
| 1 | Hasan Güngör | Turkey |
0 |
| 1 | Rudolf Kobelt | Switzerland |
0 |
| 5 | Khorloogiin Bayanmönkh | Mongolia |
1 |
| 5 | Mansour Mahdizadeh | Iran |
1 |
| 5 | Tatsuo Sasaki | Japan |
1 |
| 8 | Prodan Gardzhev | Bulgaria |
2 |
| 8 | Shota Lomidze | Soviet Union |
2 |
| 10 | Günther Bauch | United Team of Germany |
3 |
| 10 | Fernando García | Philippines |
3 |
| 10 | Géza Hollósi | Hungary |
3 |
| 13 | Alfonso González | Panama |
4 |
| 13 | Gang Du-man | South Korea |
4 |
| 13 | Jit Singh | India |
4 |
| 13 | Theunis van Wyk | Zambia |
4 |
Round 2 edit
Five of the 16 wrestlers were eliminated, four with two losses and one with a loss by fall and a tie. Güngör was the only wrestler left with 0 points.
- Bouts
| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Günther Bauch | United Team of Germany |
Decision | Fernando García | Philippines
|
| Tatsuo Sasaki | Japan |
Fall | Khorloogiin Bayanmönkh | Mongolia
|
| Géza Hollósi | Hungary |
Fall | Theunis van Wyk | Zambia
|
| Dan Brand | United States |
Tie | Mansour Mahdizadeh | Iran
|
| Hasan Güngör | Turkey |
Fall | Alfonso González | Panama
|
| Muhammad Faiz | Pakistan |
Tie | Gang Du-man | South Korea
|
| Shota Lomidze | Soviet Union |
Decision | Rudolf Kobelt | Switzerland
|
| Prodan Gardzhev | Bulgaria |
Fall | Jit Singh | India
|
- Points
| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | R1 | R2 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hasan Güngör | Turkey |
0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Tatsuo Sasaki | Japan |
1 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Dan Brand | United States |
0 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | Muhammad Faiz | Pakistan |
0 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | Prodan Gardzhev | Bulgaria |
2 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | Géza Hollósi | Hungary |
3 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | Rudolf Kobelt | Switzerland |
0 | 3 | 3 |
| 6 | Shota Lomidze | Soviet Union |
2 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | Mansour Mahdizadeh | Iran |
1 | 2 | 3 |
| 10 | Günther Bauch | United Team of Germany |
3 | 1 | 4 |
| 11 | Khorloogiin Bayanmönkh | Mongolia |
1 | 4 | 5 |
| 12 | Gang Du-man | South Korea |
4 | 2 | 6 |
| 12 | Fernando García | Philippines |
3 | 3 | 6 |
| 14 | Alfonso González | Panama |
4 | 4 | 8 |
| 14 | Jit Singh | India |
4 | 4 | 8 |
| 14 | Theunis van Wyk | Zambia |
4 | 4 | 8 |
Round 3 edit
Three wrestlers were eliminated. Güngör remained in the lead, now with 1 point.
- Bouts
| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Günther Bauch | United Team of Germany |
Decision | Khorloogiin Bayanmönkh | Mongolia
|
| Dan Brand | United States |
Decision | Tatsuo Sasaki | Japan
|
| Géza Hollósi | Hungary |
Decision | Muhammad Faiz | Pakistan
|
| Mansour Mahdizadeh | Iran |
Decision | Rudolf Kobelt | Switzerland
|
| Hasan Güngör | Turkey |
Decision | Shota Lomidze | Soviet Union
|
| Prodan Gardzhev | Bulgaria |
Bye | N/A | N/A |
- Points
| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | R1 | R2 | R3 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hasan Güngör | Turkey |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Prodan Gardzhev | Bulgaria |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | Dan Brand | United States |
0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | Géza Hollósi | Hungary |
3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | Mansour Mahdizadeh | Iran |
1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | Tatsuo Sasaki | Japan |
1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 7 | Günther Bauch | United Team of Germany |
3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 7 | Muhammad Faiz | Pakistan |
0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 9 | Rudolf Kobelt | Switzerland |
0 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 9 | Shota Lomidze | Soviet Union |
2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 11 | Khorloogiin Bayanmönkh | Mongolia |
1 | 4 | 3 | 8 |
Round 4 edit
Hollósi and Sasaki's draw eliminated both wrestlers. Bauch and Faiz were also eliminated in losses. Güngör's loss moved him to 4 points, now behind Gardzhev at 2 points and Brand at 3 points. Mahdizadeh picked up a 5th point.
- Bouts
| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prodan Gardzhev | Bulgaria |
Fall | Günther Bauch | United Team of Germany
|
| Tatsuo Sasaki | Japan |
Tie | Géza Hollósi | Hungary
|
| Dan Brand | United States |
Fall | Muhammad Faiz | Pakistan
|
| Mansour Mahdizadeh | Iran |
Decision | Hasan Güngör | Turkey
|
- Points
| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Prodan Gardzhev | Bulgaria |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | Dan Brand | United States |
0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | Hasan Güngör | Turkey |
0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 4 | Mansour Mahdizadeh | Iran |
1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 5 | Géza Hollósi | Hungary |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 5 | Tatsuo Sasaki | Japan |
1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 7 | Günther Bauch | United Team of Germany |
3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| 7 | Muhammad Faiz | Pakistan |
0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 |
Round 5 edit
Mahdizadeh defeated Gardzhev, but was eliminated by the win while Gardzhev had only 5 points and continued. Brand was eliminated by his loss to Güngör, who also reached 5 points and was not eliminated. With Brand and Mahdizadeh both at 6 points, the bronze medal was decided by their head-to-head result from round 2; since it was a draw, Brand won due to his lower body weight.
- Bouts
| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mansour Mahdizadeh | Iran |
Decision | Prodan Gardzhev | Bulgaria
|
| Hasan Güngör | Turkey |
Decision | Dan Brand | United States
|
- Points
| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Prodan Gardzhev | Bulgaria |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 1 | Hasan Güngör | Turkey |
0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
 |
Dan Brand | United States |
0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 4 | Mansour Mahdizadeh | Iran |
1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
Final round edit
With two remaining wrestlers who had not yet faced each other, there was a final bout for the gold and silver medals. Gardzhev and Güngör wrestled to a draw. Gardzhev took the gold medal due to lower body weight.
- Bouts
| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prodan Gardzhev | Bulgaria |
Decision | Hasan Güngör | Turkey
|
- Points
| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
 |
Prodan Gardzhev | Bulgaria |
2 |
 |
Hasan Güngör | Turkey |
2 |
References edit
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- ^ a b "Wrestling at the 1964 Tokyo Summer Games: Men's Freestyle Middleweight". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 30 March 2019.
- ^ Official Report, p. 477.