| Men's freestyle lightweight at the Games of the XVI Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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 The final podium. | |||||||||||||
| Venue | Royal Exhibition Building | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 28 November–1 December | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 19 from 19 nations | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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| Wrestling at the 1956 Summer Olympics | |
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| Greco-Roman | |
| Fly | men |
| Bantam | men |
| Feather | men |
| Light | men |
| Welter | men |
| Middle | men |
| Light heavy | men |
| Heavy | men |
| Freestyle | |
| Fly | men |
| Bantam | men |
| Feather | men |
| Light | men |
| Welter | men |
| Middle | men |
| Light heavy | men |
| Heavy | men |
The men's freestyle lightweight competition at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne took place from 28 November to 1 December at the Royal Exhibition Building. Nations were limited to one competitor. Lightweight was the fourth-lightest category, including wrestlers weighing 62 to 67 kilograms (137 to 148 lb).
Competition format
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 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.
Results
Round 1
- Bouts
| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Muhammad Ashraf |  Pakistan |
Fall | O Tae-geun |  South Korea
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| Mario Tovar |  Mexico |
Fall | Mateo Tanaquin |  Philippines
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| Jay Thomas Evans |  United States |
Fall | Jack Taylor |  Great Britain
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| Shigeru Kasahara |  Japan |
Fall | David Schumacher |  Australia
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| Gyula Tóth |  Hungary |
Fall | Juan Rolón |  Argentina
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| Emam-Ali Habibi |  Iran |
Fall | Olle Anderberg |  Sweden
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| Roger Bielle |  France |
Decision, 2–1 | Väinö Hakkarainen |  Finland
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| Garibaldo Nizzola |  Italy |
Fall | Lakhshmi Kant Pandey |  India
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| Adil Güngör |  Turkey |
Decision, 3–0 | Georgi Zaychev |  Bulgaria
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| Alimbeg Bestayev |  Soviet Union |
Bye | N/A | N/A |
- Points
| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Muhammad Ashraf | Pakistan |
0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Alimbeg Bestayev | Soviet Union |
0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Jay Thomas Evans | United States |
0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Emam-Ali Habibi | Iran |
0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Shigeru Kasahara | Japan |
0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Garibaldo Nizzola | Italy |
0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Gyula Tóth | Hungary |
0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Mario Tovar | Mexico |
0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Roger Bielle | France |
0 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | Adil Güngör | Turkey |
0 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | Olle Anderberg | Sweden |
0 | 3 | 3 |
| 11 | Väinö Hakkarainen | Finland |
0 | 3 | 3 |
| 11 | O Tae-geun | South Korea |
0 | 3 | 3 |
| 11 | Lakhshmi Kant Pandey | India |
0 | 3 | 3 |
| 11 | Juan Rolón | Argentina |
0 | 3 | 3 |
| 11 | David Schumacher | Australia |
0 | 3 | 3 |
| 11 | Mateo Tanaquin | Philippines |
0 | 3 | 3 |
| 11 | Jack Taylor | Great Britain |
0 | 3 | 3 |
| 11 | Georgi Zaychev | Bulgaria |
0 | 3 | 3 |
Round 2
- Bouts
| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alimbeg Bestayev | Soviet Union |
Fall | O Tae-geun | South Korea
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| Mario Tovar | Mexico |
Decision, 2–1 | Muhammad Ashraf | Pakistan
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| Jack Taylor | Great Britain |
Decision, 3–0 | Mateo Tanaquin | Philippines
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| Jay Thomas Evans | United States |
Decision, 3–0 | Shigeru Kasahara | Japan
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| Juan Rolón | Argentina |
Decision, 3–0 | David Schumacher | Australia
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| Emam-Ali Habibi | Iran |
Decision, 3–0 | Gyula Tóth | Hungary
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| Olle Anderberg | Sweden |
Decision, 2–1 | Väinö Hakkarainen | Finland
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| Garibaldo Nizzola | Italy |
Decision, 2–1 | Roger Bielle | France
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| Adil Güngör | Turkey |
Decision, 3–0 | Lakhshmi Kant Pandey | India
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| Georgi Zaychev | Bulgaria |
Bye | N/A | N/A |
- Points
| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alimbeg Bestayev | Soviet Union |
0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Jay Thomas Evans | United States |
0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Emam-Ali Habibi | Iran |
0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Garibaldo Nizzola | Italy |
0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Mario Tovar | Mexico |
0 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | Adil Güngör | Turkey |
1 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | Muhammad Ashraf | Pakistan |
0 | 3 | 3 |
| 7 | Shigeru Kasahara | Japan |
0 | 3 | 3 |
| 7 | Gyula Tóth | Hungary |
0 | 3 | 3 |
| 7 | Georgi Zaychev | Bulgaria |
3 | 0 | 3 |
| 11 | Olle Anderberg | Sweden |
3 | 1 | 4 |
| 11 | Roger Bielle | France |
1 | 3 | 4 |
| 11 | Juan Rolón | Argentina |
3 | 1 | 4 |
| 11 | Jack Taylor | Great Britain |
3 | 1 | 4 |
| 15 | Väinö Hakkarainen | Finland |
3 | 3 | 6 |
| 15 | O Tae-geun | South Korea |
3 | 3 | 6 |
| 15 | Lakhshmi Kant Pandey | India |
3 | 3 | 6 |
| 15 | David Schumacher | Australia |
3 | 3 | 6 |
| 15 | Mateo Tanaquin | Philippines |
3 | 3 | 6 |
Round 3
Anderberg was injured and withdrew.
- Bouts
| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alimbeg Bestayev | Soviet Union |
Fall | Georgi Zaychev | Bulgaria
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| Muhammad Ashraf | Pakistan |
Decision, 3–0 | Jack Taylor | Great Britain
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| Jay Thomas Evans | United States |
Decision, 3–0 | Mario Tovar | Mexico
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| Shigeru Kasahara | Japan |
Fall | Juan Rolón | Argentina
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| Gyula Tóth | Hungary |
Forfeit | Olle Anderberg | Sweden
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| Emam-Ali Habibi | Iran |
Decision, 3–0 | Roger Bielle | France
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| Garibaldo Nizzola | Italy |
Decision, 2–1 | Adil Güngör | Turkey
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- Points
| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alimbeg Bestayev | Soviet Union |
0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Jay Thomas Evans | United States |
1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | Emam-Ali Habibi | Iran |
1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | Garibaldo Nizzola | Italy |
1 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | Shigeru Kasahara | Japan |
3 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | Gyula Tóth | Hungary |
3 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | Muhammad Ashraf | Pakistan |
3 | 1 | 4 |
| 7 | Mario Tovar | Mexico |
1 | 3 | 4 |
| 9 | Adil Güngör | Turkey |
2 | 3 | 5 |
| 10 | Georgi Zaychev | Bulgaria |
3 | 3 | 6 |
| 11 | Olle Anderberg | Sweden |
4 | 3 | 7 |
| 11 | Roger Bielle | France |
4 | 3 | 7 |
| 11 | Juan Rolón | Argentina |
4 | 3 | 7 |
| 11 | Jack Taylor | Great Britain |
4 | 3 | 7 |
Round 4
- Bouts
| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alimbeg Bestayev | Soviet Union |
Fall | Muhammad Ashraf | Pakistan
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| Shigeru Kasahara | Japan |
Fall | Mario Tovar | Mexico
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| Gyula Tóth | Hungary |
Decision, 3–0 | Jay Thomas Evans | United States
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| Emam-Ali Habibi | Iran |
Decision, 3–0 | Garibaldo Nizzola | Italy
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- Points
| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alimbeg Bestayev | Soviet Union |
0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Emam-Ali Habibi | Iran |
2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | Shigeru Kasahara | Japan |
3 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | Gyula Tóth | Hungary |
3 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | Jay Thomas Evans | United States |
2 | 3 | 5 |
| 5 | Garibaldo Nizzola | Italy |
2 | 3 | 5 |
| 7 | Muhammad Ashraf | Pakistan |
4 | 3 | 7 |
| 7 | Mario Tovar | Mexico |
4 | 3 | 7 |
Round 5
It is unclear why Tóth finished fourth despite having fewer bad points than Kasahara, who advanced to the medal rounds, at the end of this round.
- Bouts
| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gyula Tóth | Hungary |
Decision, 2–1 | Alimbeg Bestayev | Soviet Union
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| Emam-Ali Habibi | Iran |
Decision, 3–0 | Shigeru Kasahara | Japan
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- Points
| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alimbeg Bestayev | Soviet Union |
0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2 | Emam-Ali Habibi | Iran |
3 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | Shigeru Kasahara | Japan |
3 | 3 | 6 |
| 4 | Gyula Tóth | Hungary |
4 | 1 | 5 |
Medal rounds
Habibi's round 5 victory over Kasahara counted for the medal rounds. Habibi also defeated Bestayev, taking the gold medal with a 2–0 record against the other medalists. Kasahara never faced Bestayev; it is unclear how the silver and bronze medals were decided.
- Bouts
| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emam-Ali Habibi | Iran |
Fall | Alimbeg Bestayev | Soviet Union
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- Points
| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Wins | Losses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Emam-Ali Habibi | Iran |
2 | 0 |
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Shigeru Kasahara | Japan |
0 | 1 |
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Alimbeg Bestayev | Soviet Union |
0 | 1 |
References
- ^ "Wrestling at the 1956 Melbourne Summer Games: Men's Freestyle Lightweight". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
- ^ Official Report 1958, p. 664.
General
- The Official Report of the Organizing Committee for the Games of the XVI Olympiad, Melbourne, 1956. Melbourne: W. M. Houston (published 1958). 1956.
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