Wrestling_at_the_1960_Summer_Olympics_–_Men's_Greco-Roman_lightweight
Wrestling at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Men's Greco-Roman lightweight
Wrestling at the Olympics
| Men's Greco-Roman lightweight at the Games of the XVII Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Basilica of Maxentius | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 26–31 August | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 23 from 23 nations | ||||||||||||
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The men's Greco-Roman lightweight 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.[1]
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.[2][1]
Stoyanov was disqualified after round 5 and his place in the standings vacated; the results below show the placement of wrestlers following that disqualification, which retroactively moved other wrestlers up in the standings.
Round 1
- Bouts
| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avtandil Koridze |  Soviet Union | Decision | Mario De Silva |  Italy |
| Kyösti Lehtonen |  Finland | Decision | Ben Northrup |  United States |
| Mitsuharu Kitamura |  Japan | Fall | Mohamed Moukrim Ben Mansour |  Morocco |
| Dimitar Stoyanov |  Bulgaria | Decision | Ibrahim Awariki |  Lebanon |
| Ernest Gondzik |  Poland | Decision | Erik Thomsen |  Denmark |
| Adil Güngör |  Turkey | Decision | Edmund Seger |  United Team of Germany |
| Bartl Brötzner |  Austria | Decision | Leo Piek |  Netherlands |
| Roger Skauen |  Norway | Decision | Nick Stamulus |  Australia |
| Branislav Martinović |  Yugoslavia | Decision | Dumitru Gheorghe |  Romania |
| Gustav Freij |  Sweden | Decision | Hernando Delgado |  Spain |
| Anastasios Mousidis |  Greece | Decision | Jacques Pourtau |  France |
| Karel Matoušek |  Czechoslovakia | Bye | N/A | N/A |
- Points
| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mitsuharu Kitamura | Japan | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Karel Matoušek | Czechoslovakia | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Bartl Brötzner | Austria | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | Gustav Freij | Sweden | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | Ernest Gondzik | Poland | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | Adil Güngör | Turkey | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | Avtandil Koridze | Soviet Union | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | Kyösti Lehtonen | Finland | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | Branislav Martinović | Yugoslavia | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | Anastasios Mousidis | Greece | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | Roger Skauen | Norway | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 3* | Dimitar Stoyanov | Bulgaria | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | Ibrahim Awariki | Lebanon | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 12 | Mario De Silva | Italy | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 12 | Hernando Delgado | Spain | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 12 | Dumitru Gheorghe | Romania | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 12 | Ben Northrup | United States | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 12 | Leo Piek | Netherlands | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 12 | Jacques Pourtau | France | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 12 | Edmund Seger | United Team of Germany | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 12 | Nick Stamulus | Australia | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 12 | Erik Thomsen | Denmark | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 22 | Mohamed Moukrim Ben Mansour | Morocco | 0 | 4 | 4 |
Round 2
- Bouts
| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karel Matoušek | Czechoslovakia | Decision | Mario De Silva | Italy |
| Avtandil Koridze | Soviet Union | Decision | Ben Northrup | United States |
| Kyösti Lehtonen | Finland | Decision | Mitsuharu Kitamura | Japan |
| Ibrahim Awariki | Lebanon | Decision | Mohamed Moukrim Ben Mansour | Morocco |
| Dimitar Stoyanov | Bulgaria | Tie | Ernest Gondzik | Poland |
| Erik Thomsen | Denmark | Fall | Edmund Seger | United Team of Germany |
| Adil Güngör | Turkey | Tie | Bartl Brötzner | Austria |
| Leo Piek | Netherlands | Decision | Nick Stamulus | Australia |
| Dumitru Gheorghe | Romania | Fall | Roger Skauen | Norway |
| Branislav Martinović | Yugoslavia | Tie | Gustav Freij | Sweden |
| Jacques Pourtau | France | Decision | Hernando Delgado | Spain |
| Anastasios Mousidis | Greece | Bye | N/A | N/A |
- Points
| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Karel Matoušek | Czechoslovakia | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | Anastasios Mousidis | Greece | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Avtandil Koridze | Soviet Union | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | Kyösti Lehtonen | Finland | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | Bartl Brötzner | Austria | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | Gustav Freij | Sweden | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | Dumitru Gheorghe | Romania | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | Ernest Gondzik | Poland | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | Adil Güngör | Turkey | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | Mitsuharu Kitamura | Japan | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 5 | Branislav Martinović | Yugoslavia | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 5* | Dimitar Stoyanov | Bulgaria | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | Erik Thomsen | Denmark | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 13 | Ibrahim Awariki | Lebanon | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 13 | Leo Piek | Netherlands | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 13 | Jacques Pourtau | France | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 16 | Roger Skauen | Norway | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 17 | Mario De Silva | Italy | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 17 | Hernando Delgado | Spain | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 17 | Ben Northrup | United States | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 17 | Nick Stamulus | Australia | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 21 | Mohamed Moukrim Ben Mansour | Morocco | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 21 | Edmund Seger | United Team of Germany | 3 | 4 | 7 |
Round 3
- Bouts
| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karel Matoušek | Czechoslovakia | Decision | Anastasios Mousidis | Greece |
| Avtandil Koridze | Soviet Union | Tie | Kyösti Lehtonen | Finland |
| Mitsuharu Kitamura | Japan | Tie | Ibrahim Awariki | Lebanon |
| Dimitar Stoyanov | Bulgaria | Decision | Erik Thomsen | Denmark |
| Ernest Gondzik | Poland | Tie | Adil Güngör | Turkey |
| Bartl Brötzner | Austria | Tie | Roger Skauen | Norway |
| Branislav Martinović | Yugoslavia | Fall | Leo Piek | Netherlands |
| Dumitru Gheorghe | Romania | Tie | Gustav Freij | Sweden |
| Jacques Pourtau | France | Bye | N/A | N/A |
- Points
| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Karel Matoušek | Czechoslovakia | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | Branislav Martinović | Yugoslavia | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | Avtandil Koridze | Soviet Union | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 3 | Kyösti Lehtonen | Finland | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 3 | Anastasios Mousidis | Greece | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 3 | Jacques Pourtau | France | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 3* | Dimitar Stoyanov | Bulgaria | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 7 | Bartl Brötzner | Austria | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 7 | Gustav Freij | Sweden | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 7 | Dumitru Gheorghe | Romania | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 7 | Ernest Gondzik | Poland | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 7 | Adil Güngör | Turkey | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 7 | Mitsuharu Kitamura | Japan | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 13 | Ibrahim Awariki | Lebanon | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 13 | Erik Thomsen | Denmark | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 15 | Roger Skauen | Norway | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 16 | Leo Piek | Netherlands | 4 | 4 | 8 |
Round 4
The six-way tie for 5th place was not broken. It is not clear how the tie between Mousidis and Brötzner for 11th place was broken; the two had not faced each other.
- Bouts
| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karel Matoušek | Czechoslovakia | Decision | Jacques Pourtau | France |
| Avtandil Koridze | Soviet Union | Fall | Anastasios Mousidis | Greece |
| Dimitar Stoyanov | Bulgaria | Decision | Kyösti Lehtonen | Finland |
| Mitsuharu Kitamura | Japan | Tie | Ernest Gondzik | Poland |
| Adil Güngör | Turkey | Tie | Dumitru Gheorghe | Romania |
| Branislav Martinović | Yugoslavia | Decision | Bartl Brötzner | Austria |
| Gustav Freij | Sweden | Bye | N/A | N/A |
- Points
| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Karel Matoušek | Czechoslovakia | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | Avtandil Koridze | Soviet Union | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2 | Branislav Martinović | Yugoslavia | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | Gustav Freij | Sweden | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 4* | Dimitar Stoyanov | Bulgaria | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 5 | Dumitru Gheorghe | Romania | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 5 | Ernest Gondzik | Poland | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 5 | Adil Güngör | Turkey | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 5 | Mitsuharu Kitamura | Japan | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 5 | Kyösti Lehtonen | Finland | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 5 | Jacques Pourtau | France | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 11 | Anastasios Mousidis | Greece | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| 12 | Bartl Brötzner | Austria | 5 | 3 | 8 |
Round 5
Freij's victory by decision over Matoušek resulted in both wrestlers having 6 points after the round and thus eliminated both wrestlers. Because Freij was the head-to-head victor, he held the tie-breaker and received the bronze medal.
During the bout between Koridze and Stoyanov, "the two spoke briefly and then Stoyanov stopped fighting and lost a decision."[1] Yugoslavia protested the result of this match; a Stoyanov victory by decision would have eliminated both Koridze and Stoyanov, leaving Martinović the only remaining wrestler and therefore the gold medalist. Stoyanov was disqualified, stripping him of his 5th-place finish, but Koridze was not sanctioned and continued on to face Martinović in round 6.
- Bouts
| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gustav Freij | Sweden | Decision | Karel Matoušek | Czechoslovakia |
| Avtandil Koridze | Soviet Union | Decision | Dimitar Stoyanov | Bulgaria |
| Branislav Martinović | Yugoslavia | Bye | N/A | N/A |
- Points
| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Branislav Martinović | Yugoslavia | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2 | Avtandil Koridze | Soviet Union | 4 | 1 | 5 |
 | Gustav Freij | Sweden | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 4 | Karel Matoušek | Czechoslovakia | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| DQ | Dimitar Stoyanov | Bulgaria | 5 | 3 | 8 |
Round 6
- Bouts
| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avtandil Koridze | Soviet Union | Decision | Branislav Martinović | Yugoslavia |
- Points
| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Avtandil Koridze | Soviet Union | 5 | 1 | 6 |
 | Branislav Martinović | Yugoslavia | 4 | 3 | 7 |
- "Wrestling at the 1960 Rome Summer Games: Men's Lightweight, Greco-Roman". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- Official Report, p. 479.