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Wrestling at the Olympics

Men's Greco-Roman middleweight
at the Games of the XVII Olympiad
VenueBasilica of Maxentius
Dates26–31 August
Competitors24 from 24 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Dimitar Dobrev  Bulgaria
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Lothar Metz  United Team of Germany
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Ion Ţăranu  Romania
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Wrestling at the
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The men's Greco-Roman middleweight competition at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome took place from 26 to 31 August at the Basilica of Maxentius. Nations were limited to one competitor. Middleweight was the third-heaviest category, including wrestlers weighing 73 to 79 kilograms (160.9 to 174.2 lb).

Competition format

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, though adjusted the point values slightly. Wins by fall continued to be worth 0 points and wins by decision continued to be worth 1 point. Losses by fall, however, were now worth 4 points (up from 3). Losses by decision were worth 3 points (consistent with most prior years, though in some losses by split decision had been worth only 2 points). Ties were now allowed, worth 2 points for each wrestler. The elimination threshold was also increased from 5 points to 6 points. The medal round concept, used in 1952 and 1956 requiring a round-robin amongst the medalists even if one or more finished a round with enough points for elimination, was used only if exactly three wrestlers remained after a round—if two competitors remained, they faced off head-to-head; if only one, he was the gold medalist.

Results

Round 1

Gurics withdrew after his bout.

Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
Oddvar Barlie  Norway Tie Bolesław Dubicki  Poland
Ronald Hunt  Australia Tie Hammou Haddaoui Khadir  Morocco
Pentti Punkari  Finland Tie Mansour Hazrati  Iran
Jiří Kormaník  Czechoslovakia Decision André Lamy  France
Kazım Ayvaz  Turkey Decision Marziano Magnani  Italy
Lothar Metz  United Team of Germany Fall Raymond Schummer  Luxembourg
Russell Camilleri  United States Decision Charles Berthoud  Switzerland
Yacoub Romanos  Lebanon Fall Helmut Längle  Austria
Nikolay Chuchalov  Soviet Union Fall Leopold Israelsson  Sweden
Dimitar Dobrev  Bulgaria Fall Luís Caldas  Portugal
György Gurics  Hungary Decision Albert Michiels  Belgium
Ion Ţăranu  Romania Fall Noboru Aomi  Japan
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation Start Earned Total
1 Nikolay Chuchalov  Soviet Union 0 0 0
1 Dimitar Dobrev  Bulgaria 0 0 0
1 Lothar Metz  United Team of Germany 0 0 0
1 Yacoub Romanos  Lebanon 0 0 0
1 Ion Ţăranu  Romania 0 0 0
6 Kazım Ayvaz  Turkey 0 1 1
6 Russell Camilleri  United States 0 1 1
6 Jiří Kormaník  Czechoslovakia 0 1 1
9 Oddvar Barlie  Norway 0 2 2
9 Bolesław Dubicki  Poland 0 2 2
9 Hammou Haddaoui Khadir  Morocco 0 2 2
9 Mansour Hazrati  Iran 0 2 2
9 Ronald Hunt  Australia 0 2 2
9 Pentti Punkari  Finland 0 2 2
15 Charles Berthoud  Switzerland 0 3 3
15 André Lamy  France 0 3 3
15 Marziano Magnani  Italy 0 3 3
15 Albert Michiels  Belgium 0 3 3
19 Noboru Aomi  Japan 0 4 4
19 Luís Caldas  Portugal 0 4 4
19 Leopold Israelsson  Sweden 0 4 4
19 Helmut Längle  Austria 0 4 4
19 Raymond Schummer  Luxembourg 0 4 4
24 György Gurics  Hungary 0 1 1*

Round 2

Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
Oddvar Barlie  Norway Fall Ronald Hunt  Australia
Bolesław Dubicki  Poland Fall Hammou Haddaoui Khadir  Morocco
Pentti Punkari  Finland Decision André Lamy  France
Jiří Kormaník  Czechoslovakia Decision Mansour Hazrati  Iran
Lothar Metz  United Team of Germany Decision Marziano Magnani  Italy
Kazım Ayvaz  Turkey Fall Raymond Schummer  Luxembourg
Russell Camilleri  United States Fall Helmut Längle  Austria
Yacoub Romanos  Lebanon Decision Charles Berthoud  Switzerland
Dimitar Dobrev  Bulgaria Decision Nikolay Chuchalov  Soviet Union
Leopold Israelsson  Sweden Fall Luís Caldas  Portugal
Albert Michiels  Belgium Decision Noboru Aomi  Japan
Ion Ţăranu  Romania Bye N/A N/A
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation Start Earned Total
1 Ion Ţăranu  Romania 0 0 0
2 Kazım Ayvaz  Turkey 1 0 1
2 Russell Camilleri  United States 1 0 1
2 Dimitar Dobrev  Bulgaria 0 1 1
2 Lothar Metz  United Team of Germany 0 1 1
2 Yacoub Romanos  Lebanon 0 1 1
7 Oddvar Barlie  Norway 2 0 2
7 Bolesław Dubicki  Poland 2 0 2
7 Jiří Kormaník  Czechoslovakia 1 1 2
10 Nikolay Chuchalov  Soviet Union 0 3 3
10 Pentti Punkari  Finland 2 1 3
12 Leopold Israelsson  Sweden 4 0 4
12 Albert Michiels  Belgium 3 1 4
14 Mansour Hazrati  Iran 2 3 5
15 Charles Berthoud  Switzerland 3 3 6
15 Hammou Haddaoui Khadir  Morocco 2 4 6
15 Ronald Hunt  Australia 2 4 6
15 André Lamy  France 3 3 6
15 Marziano Magnani  Italy 3 3 6
20 Noboru Aomi  Japan 4 3 7
21 Luís Caldas  Portugal 4 4 8
21 Helmut Längle  Austria 4 4 8
21 Raymond Schummer  Luxembourg 4 4 8

Round 3

Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
Ion Ţăranu  Romania Fall Oddvar Barlie  Norway
Bolesław Dubicki  Poland Decision Pentti Punkari  Finland
Kazım Ayvaz  Turkey Decision Mansour Hazrati  Iran
Lothar Metz  United Team of Germany Tie Jiří Kormaník  Czechoslovakia
Russell Camilleri  United States Tie Yacoub Romanos  Lebanon
Nikolay Chuchalov  Soviet Union Decision Albert Michiels  Belgium
Dimitar Dobrev  Bulgaria Decision Leopold Israelsson  Sweden
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation Start Earned Total
1 Ion Ţăranu  Romania 0 0 0
2 Kazım Ayvaz  Turkey 1 1 2
2 Dimitar Dobrev  Bulgaria 1 1 2
4 Russell Camilleri  United States 1 2 3
4 Bolesław Dubicki  Poland 2 1 3
4 Lothar Metz  United Team of Germany 1 2 3
4 Yacoub Romanos  Lebanon 1 2 3
8 Nikolay Chuchalov  Soviet Union 3 1 4
8 Jiří Kormaník  Czechoslovakia 2 2 4
10 Oddvar Barlie  Norway 2 4 6
10 Pentti Punkari  Finland 3 3 6
12 Leopold Israelsson  Sweden 4 3 7
12 Albert Michiels  Belgium 4 3 7
14 Mansour Hazrati  Iran 5 3 8

Round 4

Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
Ion Ţăranu  Romania Tie Bolesław Dubicki  Poland
Kazım Ayvaz  Turkey Fall Jiří Kormaník  Czechoslovakia
Lothar Metz  United Team of Germany Fall Russell Camilleri  United States
Nikolay Chuchalov  Soviet Union Fall Yacoub Romanos  Lebanon
Dimitar Dobrev  Bulgaria Bye N/A N/A
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation Start Earned Total
1 Kazım Ayvaz  Turkey 2 0 2
1 Dimitar Dobrev  Bulgaria 2 0 2
1 Ion Ţăranu  Romania 0 2 2
4 Lothar Metz  United Team of Germany 3 0 3
5 Nikolay Chuchalov  Soviet Union 4 0 4
6 Bolesław Dubicki  Poland 3 2 5
7 Russell Camilleri  United States 3 4 7
7 Yacoub Romanos  Lebanon 3 4 7
9 Jiří Kormaník  Czechoslovakia 4 4 8

Round 5

Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
Dimitar Dobrev  Bulgaria Decision Ion Ţăranu  Romania
Bolesław Dubicki  Poland Tie Kazım Ayvaz  Turkey
Lothar Metz  United Team of Germany Decision Nikolay Chuchalov  Soviet Union
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation Start Earned Total
1 Dimitar Dobrev  Bulgaria 2 1 3
2 Kazım Ayvaz  Turkey 2 2 4
2 Lothar Metz  United Team of Germany 3 1 4
4 Ion Ţăranu  Romania 2 3 5
5 Nikolay Chuchalov  Soviet Union 4 3 7
5 Bolesław Dubicki  Poland 5 2 7

Round 6

Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
Dimitar Dobrev  Bulgaria Decision Kazım Ayvaz  Turkey
Ion Ţăranu  Romania Tie Lothar Metz  United Team of Germany
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation Start Earned Total
1st place, gold medalist(s) Dimitar Dobrev  Bulgaria 3 1 4
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Lothar Metz  United Team of Germany 4 2 6
3 Kazım Ayvaz  Turkey 4 3 7
3 Ion Ţăranu  Romania 5 2 7

Bronze medal bout

Ţăranu and Ayvaz finished round 6 tied for 3rd at 7 points and had not faced each other; they competed in a bronze medal bout, won by Ţăranu.

Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
Ion Ţăranu  Romania Decision Kazım Ayvaz  Turkey
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation Start Earned Total
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Ion Ţăranu  Romania 7 1 8
4 Kazım Ayvaz  Turkey 7 3 10

References

  1. ^ "Wrestling at the 1960 Rome Summer Games: Men's Middleweight, Greco-Roman". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 20 March 2019.
  2. ^ Official Report 1960, p. 488.

General

Olympic Champions in Greco-Roman middleweight
  • 1908: 73 kg
  • 1912–1928: 75 kg
  • 1932–1960: 79 kg
  • 1964–1968: 87 kg
  • 1972–1996: 82 kg
  • 2000: 85 kg
  • 2004–2012: 84 kg
  • 2016: 85 kg
  • 2020–present: 87 kg
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