| Men's freestyle welterweight at the Games of the XVII Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Basilica of Maxentius | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 1–6 September | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 23 from 23 nations | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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| Wrestling at the 1960 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 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome took place from 1 to 6 September at the Basilica of Maxentius. 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, 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
Rantanen withdrew after his bout.
- Bouts
| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| İsmail Ogan |  Turkey |
Decision | Vakhtang Balavadze |  Soviet Union
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| Udey Chand |  India |
Decision | Joe Feeney |  Ireland
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| Yutaka Kaneko |  Japan |
Fall | Musa Kazanov |  Bulgaria
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| Coenraad de Villiers |  South Africa |
Decision | Franz Berger |  Austria
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| Gaetano De Vescovi |  Italy |
Decision | Juan Flores |  Mexico
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| Emam Ali Habibi |  Iran |
Fall | Choi Myeong-jong |  South Korea
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| Åke Carlsson |  Sweden |
Decision | Veikko Rantanen |  Finland
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| Muhammad Bashir |  Pakistan |
Fall | Peter Amey |  Great Britain
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| Juan Rolón |  Argentina |
Decision | Sultan Mohammad Dost |  Afghanistan
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| Doug Blubaugh |  United States |
Fall | Kurt Boese |  Canada
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| Karl Bruggmann |  Switzerland |
Fall | Robert Clark |  Australia
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| Martin Heinze |  United Team of Germany |
Bye | N/A | N/A |
- Points
| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Muhammad Bashir | Pakistan |
0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Doug Blubaugh | United States |
0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Karl Bruggmann | Switzerland |
0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Emam Ali Habibi | Iran |
0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Martin Heinze | United Team of Germany |
0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Yutaka Kaneko | Japan |
0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Åke Carlsson | Sweden |
0 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | Udey Chand | India |
0 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | Gaetano De Vescovi | Italy |
0 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | Coenraad de Villiers | South Africa |
0 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | İsmail Ogan | Turkey |
0 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | Juan Rolón | Argentina |
0 | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | Vakhtang Balavadze | Soviet Union |
0 | 3 | 3 |
| 13 | Joe Feeney | Ireland |
0 | 3 | 3 |
| 13 | Franz Berger | Austria |
0 | 3 | 3 |
| 13 | Juan Flores | Mexico |
0 | 3 | 3 |
| 13 | Sultan Mohammad Dost | Afghanistan |
0 | 3 | 3 |
| 18 | Peter Amey | Great Britain |
0 | 4 | 4 |
| 18 | Kurt Boese | Canada |
0 | 4 | 4 |
| 18 | Choi Myeong-jong | South Korea |
0 | 4 | 4 |
| 18 | Robert Clark | Australia |
0 | 4 | 4 |
| 18 | Musa Kazanov | Bulgaria |
0 | 4 | 4 |
| 23 | Veikko Rantanen | Finland |
0 | 3 | 3* |
Round 2
- Bouts
| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| İsmail Ogan | Turkey |
Decision | Martin Heinze | United Team of Germany
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| Vakhtang Balavadze | Soviet Union |
Decision | Udey Chand | India
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| Musa Kazanov | Bulgaria |
Decision | Joe Feeney | Ireland
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| Yutaka Kaneko | Japan |
Fall | Franz Berger | Austria
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| Coenraad de Villiers | South Africa |
Fall | Juan Flores | Mexico
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| Emam Ali Habibi | Iran |
Decision | Åke Carlsson | Sweden
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| Gaetano De Vescovi | Italy |
Fall | Choi Myeong-jong | South Korea
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| Muhammad Bashir | Pakistan |
Decision | Juan Rolón | Argentina
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| Peter Amey | Great Britain |
Decision | Sultan Mohammad Dost | Afghanistan
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| Doug Blubaugh | United States |
Fall | Karl Bruggmann | Switzerland
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| Kurt Boese | Canada |
Fall | Robert Clark | Australia
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- Points
| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Doug Blubaugh | United States |
0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Yutaka Kaneko | Japan |
0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Muhammad Bashir | Pakistan |
0 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | Gaetano De Vescovi | Italy |
1 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Coenraad de Villiers | South Africa |
1 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Emam Ali Habibi | Iran |
0 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | İsmail Ogan | Turkey |
1 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | Martin Heinze | United Team of Germany |
0 | 3 | 3 |
| 9 | Vakhtang Balavadze | Soviet Union |
3 | 1 | 4 |
| 9 | Kurt Boese | Canada |
4 | 0 | 4 |
| 9 | Karl Bruggmann | Switzerland |
0 | 4 | 4 |
| 9 | Åke Carlsson | Sweden |
1 | 3 | 4 |
| 9 | Udey Chand | India |
1 | 3 | 4 |
| 9 | Juan Rolón | Argentina |
1 | 3 | 4 |
| 15 | Peter Amey | Great Britain |
4 | 1 | 5 |
| 15 | Musa Kazanov | Bulgaria |
4 | 1 | 5 |
| 17 | Sultan Mohammad Dost | Afghanistan |
3 | 3 | 6 |
| 17 | Joe Feeney | Ireland |
3 | 3 | 6 |
| 19 | Franz Berger | Austria |
3 | 4 | 7 |
| 19 | Juan Flores | Mexico |
3 | 4 | 7 |
| 21 | Choi Myeong-jong | South Korea |
4 | 4 | 8 |
| 21 | Robert Clark | Australia |
4 | 4 | 8 |
Round 3
- Bouts
| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martin Heinze | United Team of Germany |
Tie | Vakhtang Balavadze | Soviet Union
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| İsmail Ogan | Turkey |
Fall | Udey Chand | India
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| Musa Kazanov | Bulgaria |
Decision | Coenraad de Villiers | South Africa
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| Gaetano De Vescovi | Italy |
Fall | Yutaka Kaneko | Japan
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| Emam Ali Habibi | Iran |
Decision | Muhammad Bashir | Pakistan
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| Åke Carlsson | Sweden |
Fall | Peter Amey | Great Britain
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| Doug Blubaugh | United States |
Walkover | Juan Rolón | Argentina
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| Karl Bruggmann | Switzerland |
Decision | Kurt Boese | Canada
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- Points
| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Doug Blubaugh | United States |
0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Gaetano De Vescovi | Italy |
1 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Emam Ali Habibi | Iran |
1 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | İsmail Ogan | Turkey |
2 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | Muhammad Bashir | Pakistan |
1 | 3 | 4 |
| 5 | Åke Carlsson | Sweden |
4 | 0 | 4 |
| 5 | Coenraad de Villiers | South Africa |
1 | 3 | 4 |
| 5 | Yutaka Kaneko | Japan |
0 | 4 | 4 |
| 9 | Karl Bruggmann | Switzerland |
4 | 1 | 5 |
| 9 | Martin Heinze | United Team of Germany |
3 | 2 | 5 |
| 11 | Vakhtang Balavadze | Soviet Union |
4 | 2 | 6 |
| 11 | Musa Kazanov | Bulgaria |
5 | 1 | 6 |
| 13 | Kurt Boese | Canada |
4 | 3 | 7 |
| 14 | Udey Chand | India |
4 | 4 | 8 |
| 14 | Juan Rolón | Argentina |
4 | 4 | 8 |
| 16 | Peter Amey | Great Britain |
5 | 4 | 9 |
Round 4
- Bouts
| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yutaka Kaneko | Japan |
Fall | Martin Heinze | United Team of Germany
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| İsmail Ogan | Turkey |
Decision | Coenraad de Villiers | South Africa
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| Emam Ali Habibi | Iran |
Decision | Gaetano De Vescovi | Italy
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| Doug Blubaugh | United States |
Fall | Åke Carlsson | Sweden
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| Muhammad Bashir | Pakistan |
Fall | Karl Bruggmann | Switzerland
|
- Points
| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Doug Blubaugh | United States |
0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Emam Ali Habibi | Iran |
2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | İsmail Ogan | Turkey |
2 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | Muhammad Bashir | Pakistan |
4 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | Gaetano De Vescovi | Italy |
1 | 3 | 4 |
| 4 | Yutaka Kaneko | Japan |
4 | 0 | 4 |
| 7 | Coenraad de Villiers | South Africa |
4 | 3 | 7 |
| 8 | Åke Carlsson | Sweden |
4 | 4 | 8 |
| 9 | Karl Bruggmann | Switzerland |
5 | 4 | 9 |
| 9 | Martin Heinze | United Team of Germany |
5 | 4 | 9 |
Round 5
- Bouts
| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| İsmail Ogan | Turkey |
Decision | Yutaka Kaneko | Japan
|
| Muhammad Bashir | Pakistan |
Decision | Gaetano De Vescovi | Italy
|
| Doug Blubaugh | United States |
Fall | Emam Ali Habibi | Iran
|
- Points
| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Doug Blubaugh | United States |
0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | İsmail Ogan | Turkey |
3 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | Muhammad Bashir | Pakistan |
4 | 1 | 5 |
| 4 | Emam Ali Habibi | Iran |
3 | 4 | 7 |
| 4 | Gaetano De Vescovi | Italy |
4 | 3 | 7 |
| 4 | Yutaka Kaneko | Japan |
4 | 3 | 7 |
Round 6
With three remaining wrestlers, the competition used a round-robin to determine the medalists rather than giving one wrestler a bye in round 6. Ogan defeated Bashir, but Blubaugh defeated both of them to take the gold medal.
- Bouts
| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| İsmail Ogan | Turkey |
Decision | Muhammad Bashir | Pakistan
|
| Doug Blubaugh | United States |
Decision | İsmail Ogan | Turkey
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| Doug Blubaugh | United States |
Fall | Muhammad Bashir | Pakistan
|
- Points
| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Doug Blubaugh | United States |
0 | 1 | 1 |
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İsmail Ogan | Turkey |
4 | 4 | 8 |
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Muhammad Bashir | Pakistan |
5 | 7 | 12 |
References
- ^ "Wrestling at the 1960 Rome Summer Games: Men's Freestyle Welterweight". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
- ^ Official Report 1960, p. 520.
General
- The Games of the XVII Olympiad, Rome 1960: The Official Report of the Organizing Committee. Vol. 2. 1960. Retrieved 21 August 2024.
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