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Men's Greco-Roman lightweight
at the Games of the XVIII Olympiad
VenueKomazawa Gymnasium
Dates16–19 October
Competitors19 from 19 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Kazım Ayvaz  Turkey
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Valeriu Bularcă  Romania
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Davit Gvantseladze  Soviet Union
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The men's Greco-Roman lightweight competition at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo took place from 16 to 19 October at the Komazawa Gymnasium. Nations were limited to one competitor. Lightweight was the fourth-lightest category, including wrestlers weighing 63 to 70 kilograms (138.9 to 154.3 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, 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).

Results

Round 1

Romero withdrew after his bout.

Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
James Burke  United States Tie Hossein Ebrahimian  Iran
Alejandro Echaniz  Mexico Tie Wahid Ullah Zaid  Afghanistan
Stevan Horvat  Yugoslavia Decision Franz Berger  Austria
Eero Tapio  Finland Tie Valeriu Bularcă  Romania
Dimitrios Savvas  Greece Decision Kim Ik-jong  South Korea
Tokuaki Fujita  Japan Fall Raúl Romero  Argentina
Davit Gvantseladze  Soviet Union Decision Franz Schmitt  United Team of Germany
Rune Johnsson  Sweden Decision Kurt Madsen  Denmark
Kazım Ayvaz  Turkey Decision Mahmoud Ibrahim  Egypt
Ivan Ivanov  Bulgaria Bye N/A N/A
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation R1
1 Tokuaki Fujita  Japan 0
1 Ivan Ivanov  Bulgaria 0
3 Kazım Ayvaz  Turkey 1
3 Davit Gvantseladze  Soviet Union 1
3 Stevan Horvat  Yugoslavia 1
3 Rune Johnsson  Sweden 1
3 Dimitrios Savvas  Greece 1
8 Valeriu Bularcă  Romania 2
8 James Burke  United States 2
8 Hossein Ebrahimian  Iran 2
8 Alejandro Echaniz  Mexico 2
8 Eero Tapio  Finland 2
8 Wahid Ullah Zaid  Afghanistan 2
14 Franz Berger  Austria 3
14 Mahmoud Ibrahim  Egypt 3
14 Kim Ik-jong  South Korea 3
14 Kurt Madsen  Denmark 3
14 Franz Schmitt  United Team of Germany 3
19 Raúl Romero  Argentina 4*

Round 2

Two of the wrestlers who had a tie in round 1 lost by fall in this round and were eliminated. Three more were eliminated with a second loss. Each of the remaining 13 men had at least 1 point, with Fujita, Johnsson, and Ivanov in the lead with only 1.

Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
Ivan Ivanov  Bulgaria Decision James Burke  United States
Eero Tapio  Finland Fall Hossein Ebrahimian  Iran
Valeriu Bularcă  Romania Decision Kim Ik-jong  South Korea
Tokuaki Fujita  Japan Decision Dimitrios Savvas  Greece
Rune Johnsson  Sweden Fall Alejandro Echaniz  Mexico
Kurt Madsen  Denmark Decision Wahid Ullah Zaid  Afghanistan
Franz Schmitt  United Team of Germany Decision Franz Berger  Austria
Stevan Horvat  Yugoslavia Decision Mahmoud Ibrahim  Egypt
Kazım Ayvaz  Turkey Decision Davit Gvantseladze  Soviet Union
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation R1 R2 Total
1 Tokuaki Fujita  Japan 0 1 1
1 Rune Johnsson  Sweden 1 0 1
1 Ivan Ivanov  Bulgaria 0 1 1
4 Kazım Ayvaz  Turkey 1 1 2
4 Stevan Horvat  Yugoslavia 1 1 2
4 Eero Tapio  Finland 2 0 2
7 Valeriu Bularcă  Romania 2 1 3
8 Davit Gvantseladze  Soviet Union 1 3 4
8 Kurt Madsen  Denmark 3 1 4
8 Dimitrios Savvas  Greece 1 3 4
8 Franz Schmitt  United Team of Germany 3 1 4
12 James Burke  United States 2 3 5
12 Wahid Ullah Zaid  Afghanistan 2 3 5
14 Franz Berger  Austria 3 3 6
14 Hossein Ebrahimian  Iran 2 4 6
14 Alejandro Echaniz  Mexico 2 4 6
14 Mahmoud Ibrahim  Egypt 3 3 6
14 Kim Ik-jong  South Korea 3 3 6

Round 3

Four wrestlers were eliminated. Ayvaz, with the assistance of a bye, moved up to join Fujita in the lead at 2 points.

Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
Eero Tapio  Finland Decision Ivan Ivanov  Bulgaria
Valeriu Bularcă  Romania Foul James Burke  United States
Dimitrios Savvas  Greece Tie Rune Johnsson  Sweden
Tokuaki Fujita  Japan Decision Kurt Madsen  Denmark
Franz Schmitt  United Team of Germany Fall Wahid Ullah Zaid  Afghanistan
Davit Gvantseladze  Soviet Union Decision Stevan Horvat  Yugoslavia
Kazım Ayvaz  Turkey Bye N/A N/A
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation R1 R2 R3 Total
1 Kazım Ayvaz  Turkey 1 1 0 2
1 Tokuaki Fujita  Japan 0 1 1 2
3 Valeriu Bularcă  Romania 2 1 0 3
3 Rune Johnsson  Sweden 1 0 2 3
3 Eero Tapio  Finland 2 0 1 3
6 Ivan Ivanov  Bulgaria 0 1 3 4
6 Franz Schmitt  United Team of Germany 3 1 0 4
8 Stevan Horvat  Yugoslavia 1 1 3 5
8 Davit Gvantseladze  Soviet Union 1 3 1 5
10 Dimitrios Savvas  Greece 1 3 2 6
11 Kurt Madsen  Denmark 3 1 3 7
12 James Burke  United States 2 3 4 9
12 Wahid Ullah Zaid  Afghanistan 2 3 4 9

Round 4

Three wrestlers were eliminated, leaving 6 in contention. Ayvaz was now in sole possession of the lead at 3 points. Bularcă and Fujita each had 4; the remaining 3 men had 5.

Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
Kazım Ayvaz  Turkey Decision Ivan Ivanov  Bulgaria
Eero Tapio  Finland Tie Tokuaki Fujita  Japan
Valeriu Bularcă  Romania Decision Rune Johnsson  Sweden
Stevan Horvat  Yugoslavia Fall Franz Schmitt  United Team of Germany
Davit Gvantseladze  Soviet Union Bye N/A N/A
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation R1 R2 R3 R4 Total
1 Kazım Ayvaz  Turkey 1 1 0 1 3
2 Valeriu Bularcă  Romania 2 1 0 1 4
2 Tokuaki Fujita  Japan 0 1 1 2 4
4 Davit Gvantseladze  Soviet Union 1 3 1 0 5
4 Stevan Horvat  Yugoslavia 1 1 3 0 5
4 Eero Tapio  Finland 2 0 1 2 5
7 Rune Johnsson  Sweden 1 0 2 3 6
8 Ivan Ivanov  Bulgaria 0 1 3 3 7
9 Franz Schmitt  United Team of Germany 3 1 0 4 8

Round 5

Five of the six wrestlers were eliminated in round 5, with Ayvaz the only man to stay below 6 points and therefore the gold medalist. The three-way tie for second place necessitated a final round to determine silver, bronze, and 4th.

Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
Davit Gvantseladze  Soviet Union Decision Eero Tapio  Finland
Kazım Ayvaz  Turkey Tie Valeriu Bularcă  Romania
Tokuaki Fujita  Japan Tie Stevan Horvat  Yugoslavia
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 Total
1st place, gold medalist(s) Kazım Ayvaz  Turkey 1 1 0 1 2 5
2 Valeriu Bularcă  Romania 2 1 0 1 2 6
2 Tokuaki Fujita  Japan 0 1 1 2 2 6
2 Davit Gvantseladze  Soviet Union 1 3 1 0 1 6
5 Stevan Horvat  Yugoslavia 1 1 3 0 2 7
6 Eero Tapio  Finland 2 0 1 2 3 8

Final round

With three wrestlers tied for 2nd place, none of whom had faced each other, there was a final round-robin. Bularcă prevailed in a close contest, defeating Gvantseladze by decision before drawing against Fujita. Gvantseladze took the bronze medal, with one win and one loss. Fujita, with the loss and tie, finished 4th.

Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
Valeriu Bularcă  Romania Decision Davit Gvantseladze  Soviet Union
Davit Gvantseladze  Soviet Union Decision Tokuaki Fujita  Japan
Valeriu Bularcă  Romania Tie Tokuaki Fujita  Japan
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation Points
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Valeriu Bularcă  Romania 3
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Davit Gvantseladze  Soviet Union 4
4 Tokuaki Fujita  Japan 5

References

  1. ^ "Wrestling at the 1964 Tokyo Summer Games: Men's Lightweight, Greco-Roman". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
  2. ^ Official Report 1964, p. 494.

General

Olympic Champions in Greco-Roman lightweight
  • 1908: 66.5 kg
  • 1912–1928: 67.5 kg
  • 1932–1936: 66 kg
  • 1948–1960: 67 kg
  • 1964–1968: 70 kg
  • 1972–1996: 68 kg
  • 2000: 69 kg
  • 2004–2016: 66 kg
  • 2020–present: 67 kg
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