Wrestling_at_the_1964_Summer_Olympics_–_Men's_Greco-Roman_heavyweight
Wrestling at the 1964 Summer Olympics – Men's Greco-Roman heavyweight
Wrestling at the Olympics
| Men's Greco-Roman heavyweight at the Games of the XVIII Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Komazawa Gymnasium | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 16–19 October | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 11 from 11 nations | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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The men's Greco-Roman heavyweight 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.[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, 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).[1][2]
Round 1
- Bouts
| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Radoslav Kasabov |  Bulgaria | Tie | Ştefan Stîngu |  Romania |
| Ragnar Svensson |  Sweden | Decision | Bob Pickens |  United States |
| Anatoly Roshchin |  Soviet Union | Fall | Taisto Kangasniemi |  Finland |
| Petr Kment |  Czechoslovakia | Decision | Hamit Kaplan |  Turkey |
| István Kozma |  Hungary | Fall | Tsuneharu Sugiyama |  Japan |
| Wilfried Dietrich |  United Team of Germany | Bye | N/A | N/A |
- Points
Round 2
Kaplan and Kangasniemi were eliminated after losses in each of the first two rounds. Kozma had two wins by fall and stayed at 0 points to lead the group.
- Bouts
| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wilfried Dietrich | United Team of Germany | Decision | Radoslav Kasabov | Bulgaria |
| Bob Pickens | United States | Fall | Taisto Kangasniemi | Finland |
| Ragnar Svensson | Sweden | Decision | Ştefan Stîngu | Romania |
| Anatoly Roshchin | Soviet Union | Decision | Petr Kment | Czechoslovakia |
| István Kozma | Hungary | Default | Hamit Kaplan | Turkey |
| Tsuneharu Sugiyama | Japan | Bye | N/A | N/A |
- Points
| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | R1 | R2 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | István Kozma | Hungary | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Wilfried Dietrich | United Team of Germany | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Anatoly Roshchin | Soviet Union | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | Ragnar Svensson | Sweden | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | Bob Pickens | United States | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | Petr Kment | Czechoslovakia | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 6 | Tsuneharu Sugiyama | Japan | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 8 | Radoslav Kasabov | Bulgaria | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 8 | Ştefan Stîngu | Romania | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 10 | Hamit Kaplan | Turkey | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 11 | Taisto Kangasniemi | Finland | 4 | 4 | 8 |
Round 3
Kozma had a bye and stayed at 0 points. Dietrich and Roshchin each won by fall and stayed near Kozma at 1 point apiece, insulating the three men from possible elimination for another round. Svensson picked up a 3rd point and Dietrich stayed at 4. All four bout losers in this round were eliminated.
- Bouts
| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wilfried Dietrich | United Team of Germany | Fall | Tsuneharu Sugiyama | Japan |
| Ragnar Svensson | Sweden | Decision | Radoslav Kasabov | Bulgaria |
| Anatoly Roshchin | Soviet Union | Fall | Ştefan Stîngu | Romania |
| Petr Kment | Czechoslovakia | Fall | Bob Pickens | United States |
| István Kozma | Hungary | Bye | N/A | N/A |
- Points
| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | R1 | R2 | R3 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | István Kozma | Hungary | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Wilfried Dietrich | United Team of Germany | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | Anatoly Roshchin | Soviet Union | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Ragnar Svensson | Sweden | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | Petr Kment | Czechoslovakia | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 6 | Bob Pickens | United States | 3 | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| 7 | Radoslav Kasabov | Bulgaria | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
| 7 | Tsuneharu Sugiyama | Japan | 4 | 0 | 4 | 8 |
| 9 | Ştefan Stîngu | Romania | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 |
Round 4
With Kment on a bye and Kozma, Dietrich, and Roshchin each at 1 point or fewer, Svensson was the only wrestler who could potentially be eliminated in this round. He needed a win or tie to stay in competition, but lost to Roshchin to be eliminated. Kozma got his first point, Roshchin his second, and Dietrich received 3 points to move to 4 total
- Bouts
| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| István Kozma | Hungary | Decision | Wilfried Dietrich | United Team of Germany |
| Anatoly Roshchin | Soviet Union | Decision | Ragnar Svensson | Sweden |
| Petr Kment | Czechoslovakia | Bye | N/A | N/A |
- Points
| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | István Kozma | Hungary | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Anatoly Roshchin | Soviet Union | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | Wilfried Dietrich | United Team of Germany | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 3 | Petr Kment | Czechoslovakia | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 5 | Ragnar Svensson | Sweden | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
Round 5
Kozma eliminated Kment and Roshchin eliminated Dietrich, setting up a gold medal bout between the two winners.
- Bouts
| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| István Kozma | Hungary | Fall | Petr Kment | Czechoslovakia |
| Anatoly Roshchin | Soviet Union | Decision | Wilfried Dietrich | United Team of Germany |
- Points
| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | István Kozma | Hungary | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | Anatoly Roshchin | Soviet Union | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
 | Wilfried Dietrich | United Team of Germany | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
| 4 | Petr Kment | Czechoslovakia | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 |
Final round
In the gold medal match, Kozma and Roshchin were equal. The tie-breaker went to Kozma on total points throughout the tournament.
- Bouts
| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| István Kozma | Hungary | Tie | Anatoly Roshchin | Soviet Union |
- Points
| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Points | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | FR | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | István Kozma | Hungary | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
 | Anatoly Roshchin | Soviet Union | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
- "Wrestling at the 1964 Tokyo Summer Games: Men's Heavyweight, Greco-Roman". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 28 March 2019.
- Official Report, p. 506.