| Men's freestyle welterweight at the Games of the XVI Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Royal Exhibition Building | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 28 November–1 December | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 15 from 15 nations | ||||||||||||
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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 welterweight 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. Welterweight was the fourth-heaviest category, including wrestlers weighing 67 to 73 kilograms (147.7 to 160.9 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
Ochman and Rantanen withdrew after their bouts.
- Bouts
| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mitko Petkov |  Bulgaria |
Fall | Bruno Ochman |  Canada
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| Nabi Sorouri |  Iran |
Fall | Devi Singh |  India
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| Mitsuo Ikeda |  Japan |
Decision, 3–0 | Ernie Fischer |  United States
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| İbrahim Zengin |  Turkey |
Fall | Ernst Wandaller |  Austria
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| Per Berlin |  Sweden |
Decision, 3–0 | Noel Granger |  Australia
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| Vakhtang Balavadze |  Soviet Union |
Decision, 3–0 | Veikko Rantanen |  Finland
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| Alfred Tischendorf |  United Team of Germany |
Decision, 3–0 | Muhammad Latif |  Pakistan
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| Coenraad de Villiers |  South Africa |
Bye | N/A | N/A |
- Points
| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Coenraad de Villiers | South Africa |
0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Mitko Petkov | Bulgaria |
0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Nabi Sorouri | Iran |
0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | İbrahim Zengin | Turkey |
0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Vakhtang Balavadze | Soviet Union |
0 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Per Berlin | Sweden |
0 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Mitsuo Ikeda | Japan |
0 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Alfred Tischendorf | United Team of Germany |
0 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | Ernie Fischer | United States |
0 | 3 | 3 |
| 9 | Noel Granger | Australia |
0 | 3 | 3 |
| 9 | Muhammad Latif | Pakistan |
0 | 3 | 3 |
| 9 | Devi Singh | India |
0 | 3 | 3 |
| 9 | Ernst Wandaller | Austria |
0 | 3 | 3 |
| 14 | Bruno Ochman | Canada |
0 | 3 | 3* |
| 14 | Veikko Rantanen | Finland |
0 | 3 | 3* |
Round 2
- Bouts
| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coenraad de Villiers | South Africa |
Decision, 3–0 | Mitko Petkov | Bulgaria
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| Ernie Fischer | United States |
Decision, 3–0 | Nabi Sorouri | Iran
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| Mitsuo Ikeda | Japan |
Fall | Devi Singh | India
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| İbrahim Zengin | Turkey |
Fall | Noel Granger | Australia
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| Per Berlin | Sweden |
Fall | Ernst Wandaller | Austria
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| Vakhtang Balavadze | Soviet Union |
Fall | Alfred Tischendorf | United Team of Germany
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| Muhammad Latif | Pakistan |
Bye | N/A | N/A |
- Points
| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | İbrahim Zengin | Turkey |
0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Vakhtang Balavadze | Soviet Union |
1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | Per Berlin | Sweden |
1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | Coenraad de Villiers | South Africa |
0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Mitsuo Ikeda | Japan |
1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Muhammad Latif | Pakistan |
3 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | Mitko Petkov | Bulgaria |
0 | 3 | 3 |
| 6 | Nabi Sorouri | Iran |
0 | 3 | 3 |
| 9 | Ernie Fischer | United States |
3 | 1 | 4 |
| 9 | Alfred Tischendorf | United Team of Germany |
1 | 3 | 4 |
| 11 | Noel Granger | Australia |
3 | 3 | 6 |
| 11 | Devi Singh | India |
3 | 3 | 6 |
| 11 | Ernst Wandaller | Austria |
3 | 3 | 6 |
Round 3
- Bouts
| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coenraad de Villiers | South Africa |
Decision, 3–0 | Muhammad Latif | Pakistan
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| Nabi Sorouri | Iran |
Decision, 3–0 | Mitko Petkov | Bulgaria
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| İbrahim Zengin | Turkey |
Decision, 3–0 | Ernie Fischer | United States
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| Mitsuo Ikeda | Japan |
Decision, 3–0 | Vakhtang Balavadze | Soviet Union
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| Per Berlin | Sweden |
Decision, 3–0 | Alfred Tischendorf | United Team of Germany
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- Points
| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | İbrahim Zengin | Turkey |
0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Per Berlin | Sweden |
1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | Coenraad de Villiers | South Africa |
1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | Mitsuo Ikeda | Japan |
1 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | Vakhtang Balavadze | Soviet Union |
1 | 3 | 4 |
| 5 | Nabi Sorouri | Iran |
3 | 1 | 4 |
| 7 | Muhammad Latif | Pakistan |
3 | 3 | 6 |
| 7 | Mitko Petkov | Bulgaria |
3 | 3 | 6 |
| 9 | Ernie Fischer | United States |
4 | 3 | 7 |
| 9 | Alfred Tischendorf | United Team of Germany |
4 | 3 | 7 |
Round 4
- Bouts
| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nabi Sorouri | Iran |
Decision, 3–0 | Coenraad de Villiers | South Africa
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| Mitsuo Ikeda | Japan |
Decision, 3–0 | İbrahim Zengin | Turkey
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| Vakhtang Balavadze | Soviet Union |
Fall | Per Berlin | Sweden
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- Points
| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mitsuo Ikeda | Japan |
2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | Vakhtang Balavadze | Soviet Union |
4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2 | İbrahim Zengin | Turkey |
1 | 3 | 4 |
| 4 | Per Berlin | Sweden |
2 | 3 | 5 |
| 4 | Coenraad de Villiers | South Africa |
2 | 3 | 5 |
| 4 | Nabi Sorouri | Iran |
4 | 1 | 5 |
Medal rounds
Ikeda's victories over Balavadze in round 3 and Zengin in round 4 counted for the medal rounds, giving the Japanese wrestler the gold medal with a 2–0 record against the other medalists. Zengin defeated Balavadze in a de facto silver medal match.
- Bouts
| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| İbrahim Zengin | Turkey |
Fall | Vakhtang Balavadze | Soviet Union
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- Points
| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Wins | Losses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Mitsuo Ikeda | Japan |
2 | 0 |
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İbrahim Zengin | Turkey |
1 | 1 |
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Vakhtang Balavadze | Soviet Union |
0 | 2 |
References
- ^ "Wrestling at the 1956 Melbourne Summer Games: Men's Freestyle Welterweight". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
- ^ Official Report 1958, p. 666.
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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