Wrestling_at_the_1956_Summer_Olympics_–_Men's_freestyle_bantamweight
Wrestling at the 1956 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle bantamweight
Wrestling at the Olympics
| Men's freestyle bantamweight at the Games of the XVI Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Royal Exhibition Building | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 28 November–1 December | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 14 from 14 nations | ||||||||||||
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The men's freestyle bantamweight 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.[1]
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.[2][1]
Round 1
- Bouts
| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mustafa Dağıstanlı |  Turkey | Decision, 3–0 | Minoru Iizuka |  Japan |
| Tauno Jaskari |  Finland | Decision, 3–0 | Lee Allen |  United States |
| Adolfo Díaz |  Argentina | Decision, 3–0 | Omer Vercouteren |  Belgium |
| Fred Kämmerer |  United Team of Germany | Decision, 3–0 | Tarashkeswar Pandey |  India |
| Mohamed Mehdi Yaghoubi |  Iran | Decision, 3–0 | Mykhailo Shakhov |  Soviet Union |
| Din Zahur |  Pakistan | Decision, 3–0 | Geoffrey Jameson |  Australia |
| Lee Sang-gyun |  South Korea | Fall | Ernesto Ramel |  Philippines |
- Points
| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lee Sang-gyun | South Korea | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Mustafa Dağıstanlı | Turkey | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Adolfo Díaz | Argentina | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Tauno Jaskari | Finland | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Fred Kämmerer | United Team of Germany | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Mohamed Mehdi Yaghoubi | Iran | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Din Zahur | Pakistan | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | Lee Allen | United States | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 8 | Minoru Iizuka | Japan | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 8 | Geoffrey Jameson | Australia | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 8 | Tarashkeswar Pandey | India | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 8 | Ernesto Ramel | Philippines | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 8 | Mykhailo Shakhov | Soviet Union | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 8 | Omer Vercouteren | Belgium | 0 | 3 | 3 |
Round 2
Jaskari withdrew after his bout.
- Bouts
| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minoru Iizuka | Japan | Decision, 3–0 | Tauno Jaskari | Finland |
| Mustafa Dağıstanlı | Turkey | Fall | Lee Allen | United States |
| Fred Kämmerer | United Team of Germany | Decision, 3–0 | Adolfo Díaz | Argentina |
| Tarashkeswar Pandey | India | Decision, 3–0 | Omer Vercouteren | Belgium |
| Mohamed Mehdi Yaghoubi | Iran | Fall | Geoffrey Jameson | Australia |
| Mykhailo Shakhov | Soviet Union | Fall | Ernesto Ramel | Philippines |
| Lee Sang-gyun | South Korea | Decision, 3–0 | Din Zahur | Pakistan |
- Points
| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mustafa Dağıstanlı | Turkey | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | Lee Sang-gyun | South Korea | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | Mohamed Mehdi Yaghoubi | Iran | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Fred Kämmerer | United Team of Germany | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | Mykhailo Shakhov | Soviet Union | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | Adolfo Díaz | Argentina | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 6 | Minoru Iizuka | Japan | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 | Tarashkeswar Pandey | India | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 | Din Zahur | Pakistan | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 10 | Tauno Jaskari | Finland | 1 | 3 | 4* |
| 11 | Lee Allen | United States | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 11 | Geoffrey Jameson | Australia | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 11 | Ernesto Ramel | Philippines | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 11 | Omer Vercouteren | Belgium | 3 | 3 | 6 |
Round 3
- Bouts
| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minoru Iizuka | Japan | Fall | Adolfo Díaz | Argentina |
| Mustafa Dağıstanlı | Turkey | Decision, 3–0 | Fred Kämmerer | United Team of Germany |
| Mohamed Mehdi Yaghoubi | Iran | Fall | Tarashkeswar Pandey | India |
| Mykhailo Shakhov | Soviet Union | Fall | Din Zahur | Pakistan |
| Lee Sang-gyun | South Korea | Bye | N/A | N/A |
- Points
| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lee Sang-gyun | South Korea | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | Mohamed Mehdi Yaghoubi | Iran | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Mustafa Dağıstanlı | Turkey | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | Mykhailo Shakhov | Soviet Union | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | Minoru Iizuka | Japan | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 6 | Fred Kämmerer | United Team of Germany | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 7 | Adolfo Díaz | Argentina | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 7 | Tarashkeswar Pandey | India | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 7 | Din Zahur | Pakistan | 4 | 3 | 4 |
Round 4
- Bouts
| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minoru Iizuka | Japan | Decision, 3–0 | Lee Sang-gyun | South Korea |
| Mustafa Dağıstanlı | Turkey | Decision, 2–1 | Mohamed Mehdi Yaghoubi | Iran |
| Mykhailo Shakhov | Soviet Union | Bye | N/A | N/A |
- Points
| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mustafa Dağıstanlı | Turkey | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 1 | Mykhailo Shakhov | Soviet Union | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | Lee Sang-gyun | South Korea | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 3 | Mohamed Mehdi Yaghoubi | Iran | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 5 | Minoru Iizuka | Japan | 4 | 1 | 5 |
Round 5
- Bouts
| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mustafa Dağıstanlı | Turkey | Decision, 3–0 | Mykhailo Shakhov | Soviet Union |
| Mohamed Mehdi Yaghoubi | Iran | Decision, 3–0 | Lee Sang-gyun | South Korea |
- Points
| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mustafa Dağıstanlı | Turkey | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2 | Mohamed Mehdi Yaghoubi | Iran | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 3 | Mykhailo Shakhov | Soviet Union | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 4 | Lee Sang-gyun | South Korea | 4 | 3 | 7 |
Medal rounds
All three of the medalists had already faced each both of the others already, so no additional bouts were used. The results consisted of Dağıstanlı's victories over Yaghoubi in round 4 and Shakhov in round 5 and Yaghoubi's victory over Shakhov in round 1. This gave Dağıstanlı a 2–0 record against the other medalists and therefore the gold medal; Yaghoubi a 1–1 record and the silver medal, and Shakhov a 0–2 record and the bronze medal.
- Points
| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Wins | Losses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Mustafa Dağıstanlı | Turkey | 2 | 0 |
 | Mohamed Mehdi Yaghoubi | Iran | 1 | 1 |
 | Mykhailo Shakhov | Soviet Union | 0 | 2 |
- "Wrestling at the 1956 Melbourne Summer Games: Men's Freestyle Bantamweight". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
- Official Report, p. 660.