Wrestling_at_the_1964_Summer_Olympics_–_Men's_freestyle_52_kg
Wrestling at the 1964 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle flyweight
Wrestling at the Olympics
The men's freestyle flyweight competition at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo took place from 11 to 14 October at the Komazawa Gymnasium. Nations were limited to one competitor.[1]
| Men's freestyle flyweight at the Games of the XVIII Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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 The final podium. | |||||||||||||
| Venue | Komazawa Gymnasium | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 11–14 October | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 22 from 22 nations | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Muhammad Niaz-Din |  Pakistan | Tie | Ali Akbar Heidari |  Iran |
| Athanasios Zafeiropoulos |  Greece | Fall | Liang Soon Hin |  Malaysia |
| Gray Simons |  United States | Decision | Stoyko Malov |  Bulgaria |
| Ali Aliyev |  Soviet Union | Decision | Gheorghe Ţarălungă |  Romania |
| Malwa Singh |  India | Decision | Paul Neff |  United Team of Germany |
| Chimedbazaryn Damdinsharav |  Mongolia | Decision | Ernest Fernando |  Ceylon |
| Cemal Yanılmaz |  Turkey | Fall | Seán O'Connor |  Ireland |
| Vincenzo Grassi |  Italy | Decision | Faiz Mohammad Khakshar |  Afghanistan |
| Yoshikatsu Yoshida |  Japan | Fall | André Zoete |  France |
| Eduardo Campbell |  Panama | Fall | César del Rio |  Mexico |
| Chang Chang-sun |  South Korea | Fall | Max McAlary |  Australia |
- Points
Round 2
Seven wrestlers had their second loss in round 2 and were eliminated, leaving 15 competitors to advance to round 3. Yoshida was the only wrestler left with 0 points.
- Bouts
| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Muhammad Niaz-Din | Pakistan | Decision | Athanasios Zafeiropoulos | Greece |
| Ali Akbar Heidari | Iran | Fall | Liang Soon Hin | Malaysia |
| André Zoete | France | Fall | Max McAlary | Australia |
| Stoyko Malov | Bulgaria | Fall | Gheorghe Ţarălungă | Romania |
| Gray Simons | United States | Tie | Ali Aliyev | Soviet Union |
| Chang Chang-sun | South Korea | Decision | Eduardo Campbell | Panama |
| Malwa Singh | India | Walkover | Ernest Fernando | Sri Lanka |
| Chimedbazaryn Damdinsharav | Mongolia | Walkover | Paul Neff | United Team of Germany |
| Cemal Yanılmaz | Turkey | Decision | Vincenzo Grassi | Italy |
| Seán O'Connor | Ireland | Fall | Faiz Mohammad Khakshar | Afghanistan |
| Yoshikatsu Yoshida | Japan | Fall | César del Rio | Mexico |
- Points
| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | R1 | R2 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yoshikatsu Yoshida | Japan | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Chang Chang-sun | South Korea | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Chimedbazaryn Damdinsharav | Mongolia | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | Malwa Singh | India | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | Cemal Yanılmaz | Turkey | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | Ali Akbar Heidari | Iran | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | Ali Aliyev | Soviet Union | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 7 | Eduardo Campbell | Panama | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 7 | Stoyko Malov | Bulgaria | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | Muhammad Niaz-Din | Pakistan | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | Gray Simons | United States | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 7 | Athanasios Zafeiropoulos | Greece | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 13 | Vincenzo Grassi | Italy | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 13 | Seán O'Connor | Ireland | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 13 | André Zoete | France | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 16 | Ernest Fernando | Sri Lanka | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 16 | Faiz Mohammad Khakshar | Afghanistan | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 16 | Paul Neff | United Team of Germany | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 16 | Gheorghe Ţarălungă | Romania | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 20 | César del Rio | Mexico | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| 20 | Liang Soon Hin | Malaysia | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| 20 | Max McAlary | Australia | 4 | 4 | 8 |
Round 3
Four more wrestlers reached 6 or more points after taking a second loss in this round. Advancing to round 4 were 11 wrestlers, 7 of whom had 4 points and would be eliminated with a loss or tie. Chang and Yoshida each had only 1 point to lead the group.
- Bouts
| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Muhammad Niaz-Din | Pakistan | Decision | Stoyko Malov | Bulgaria |
| Ali Akbar Heidari | Iran | Decision | Athanasios Zafeiropoulos | Greece |
| Gray Simons | United States | Decision | Malwa Singh | India |
| Ali Aliyev | Soviet Union | Decision | Chimedbazaryn Damdinsharav | Mongolia |
| Vincenzo Grassi | Italy | Decision | Seán O'Connor | Ireland |
| Yoshikatsu Yoshida | Japan | Decision | Cemal Yanılmaz | Turkey |
| André Zoete | France | Fall | Eduardo Campbell | Panama |
| Chang Chang-sun | South Korea | Bye | N/A | N/A |
- Points
| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | R1 | R2 | R3 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chang Chang-sun | South Korea | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | Yoshikatsu Yoshida | Japan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | Ali Akbar Heidari | Iran | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | Ali Aliyev | Soviet Union | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | Chimedbazaryn Damdinsharav | Mongolia | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 4 | Muhammad Niaz-Din | Pakistan | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | Gray Simons | United States | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | Malwa Singh | India | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 4 | Cemal Yanılmaz | Turkey | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 4 | André Zoete | France | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 11 | Vincenzo Grassi | Italy | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 12 | Stoyko Malov | Bulgaria | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 12 | Athanasios Zafeiropoulos | Greece | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 14 | Eduardo Campbell | Panama | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 14 | Seán O'Connor | Ireland | 4 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
Round 4
Five wrestlers were eliminated: Chimedbazaryn, Singh, and Grassi each had two losses; Niaz-Din had only one and Simons had not lost at all, but their accumulation of points from draws and wins by decision was enough to put them at 6 or more. Yoshida regained sole possession of the lead, staying at 1 point while Chang received a second. Three wrestlers stayed at 4 points, while Heidari moved from 3 to 5 with his tie.
- Bouts
| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chang Chang-sun | South Korea | Decision | Muhammad Niaz-Din | Pakistan |
| Ali Akbar Heidari | Iran | Tie | Gray Simons | United States |
| Ali Aliyev | Soviet Union | Fall | Malwa Singh | India |
| Cemal Yanılmaz | Turkey | Fall | Chimedbazaryn Damdinsharav | Mongolia |
| Yoshikatsu Yoshida | Japan | Fall | Vincenzo Grassi | Italy |
| André Zoete | France | Bye | N/A | N/A |
- Points
| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yoshikatsu Yoshida | Japan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | Chang Chang-sun | South Korea | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | Ali Aliyev | Soviet Union | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | Cemal Yanılmaz | Turkey | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | André Zoete | France | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 6 | Ali Akbar Heidari | Iran | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 7 | Gray Simons | United States | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 8 | Muhammad Niaz-Din | Pakistan | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 9 | Chimedbazaryn Damdinsharav | Mongolia | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 |
| 9 | Malwa Singh | India | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 |
| 11 | Vincenzo Grassi | Italy | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 |
Round 5
All four wrestlers that started the round with 4 points lost by decision and were eliminated in a three-way tie for 4th place. Heidari, who started with 5 points and had not lost any bout, was also eliminated because his win by decision gave him 6 points. Yoshida and Chang were the last two wrestlers remaining; they advanced to a final bout.
- Bouts
| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chang Chang-sun | South Korea | Decision | André Zoete | France |
| Ali Akbar Heidari | Iran | Decision | Cemal Yanılmaz | Turkey |
| Yoshikatsu Yoshida | Japan | Decision | Ali Aliyev | Soviet Union |
- Points
| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yoshikatsu Yoshida | Japan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | Chang Chang-sun | South Korea | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
 | Ali Akbar Heidari | Iran | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 4 | Ali Aliyev | Soviet Union | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 4 | Cemal Yanılmaz | Turkey | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 4 | André Zoete | France | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
Final round
In a head-to-head final bout for the gold medal, Yoshida won by decision.
- Bouts
| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yoshikatsu Yoshida | Japan | Decision | Chang Chang-sun | South Korea |
- Points
| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Yoshikatsu Yoshida | Japan | 1 |
 | Chang Chang-sun | South Korea | 3 |
- "Wrestling at the 1964 Tokyo Summer Games: Men's Freestyle Flyweight". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 28 March 2019.
- Official Report, p. 462.