Wrestling_at_the_1964_Summer_Olympics_–_Men's_freestyle_bantamweight
Wrestling at the 1964 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle bantamweight
Wrestling at the Olympics
| Men's freestyle bantamweight at the Games of the XVIII Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Komazawa Gymnasium | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 11–14 October | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 20 from 20 nations | ||||||||||||
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The men's freestyle bantamweight 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]
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| János Varga |  Hungary | Fall | Tortillano Tumasis |  Philippines |
| Choi Yeong-gil |  South Korea | Fall | Kevin McGrath |  Australia |
| Muhammad Siraj-Din |  Pakistan | Decision | Walter Pilling |  Great Britain |
| Yojiro Uetake |  Japan | Fall | Karl Dodrimont |  United Team of Germany |
| Hüseyin Akbaş |  Turkey | Decision | Mohammad Daoud Anwary |  Afghanistan |
| Abdullah Khodabandeh |  Iran | Tie | Mladen Georgiev |  Bulgaria |
| Bishambar Singh |  India | Fall | Rubén Leibovich |  Argentina |
| David Auble |  United States | Decision | Bazaryn Sükhbaatar |  Mongolia |
| Koji Hirabayashi |  Canada | Decision | Pekka Alanen |  Finland |
| Aydin Ibrahimov |  Soviet Union | Decision | Moises López |  Mexico |
- Points
Round 2
Seven wrestlers had their second loss in as many rounds and were eliminated, leaving 13 to advance. Varga, Choi, and Uetake each had 0 points. There were 2 wrestlers at each other possible point total (1 point through 5 points) remaining. Hirabayashi, however, withdrew after this round.
- Bouts
- Points
| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | R1 | R2 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Choi Yeong-gil | South Korea | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Yojiro Uetake | Japan | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | János Varga | Hungary | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | David Auble | United States | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Bishambar Singh | India | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | Aydin Ibrahimov | Soviet Union | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | Muhammad Siraj-Din | Pakistan | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | Hüseyin Akbaş | Turkey | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 8 | Abdullah Khodabandeh | Iran | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 10 | Mladen Georgiev | Bulgaria | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 11 | Pekka Alanen | Finland | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 11 | Moisés López | Mexico | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 13 | Koji Hirabayashi | Canada | 1 | 3 | 4* |
| 14 | Mohammad Daoud Anwary | Afghanistan | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 14 | Bazaryn Sükhbaatar | Mongolia | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 16 | Karl Dodrimont | United Team of Germany | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 16 | Walter Pilling | Great Britain | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 18 | Rubén Leibovich | Argentina | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| 18 | Kevin McGrath | Australia | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| 18 | Tortillano Tumasis | Philippines | 4 | 4 | 8 |
Round 3
Four wrestlers were eliminated in this round, with Siraj-Din also withdrawing to leave only 7 men advancing. All three wrestlers who started the round with 0 points picked up at least 1; Choi and Uetake shared the lead with just 1 point. Three wrestlers had 2 points.
- Bouts
| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Choi Yeong-gil | South Korea | Decision | János Varga | Hungary |
| Yojiro Uetake | Japan | Decision | Muhammad Siraj-Din | Pakistan |
| Hüseyin Akbaş | Turkey | Decision | Abdullah Khodabandeh | Iran |
| David Auble | United States | Decision | Mladen Georgiev | Bulgaria |
| Bishambar Singh | India | Decision | Moises López | Mexico |
| Aydin Ibrahimov | Soviet Union | Fall | Pekka Alanen | Finland |
- Points
| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | R1 | R2 | R3 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Choi Yeong-gil | South Korea | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | Yojiro Uetake | Japan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | David Auble | United States | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | Bishambar Singh | India | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | Aydin Ibrahimov | Soviet Union | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | János Varga | Hungary | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 7 | Hüseyin Akbaş | Turkey | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 8 | Muhammad Siraj-Din | Pakistan | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5* |
| 9 | Abdullah Khodabandeh | Iran | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 10 | Mladen Georgiev | Bulgaria | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 11 | Moisés López | Mexico | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| 12 | Pekka Alanen | Finland | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 |
Round 4
Varga, who had not had any points after round 2, was the only man eliminated in round 4 after two straight losses. The leaders coming into the round, Uetake and Choi, faced each other with neither in danger of elimination; Uetake won to stay in the lead. He was now joined by Ibrahimov at 2 points, after the latter wrestler had a bye.
- Bouts
| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yojiro Uetake | Japan | Decision | Choi Yeong-gil | South Korea |
| Hüseyin Akbaş | Turkey | Fall | János Varga | Hungary |
| David Auble | United States | Decision | Bishambar Singh | India |
| Aydin Ibrahimov | Soviet Union | Bye | N/A | N/A |
- Points
| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aydin Ibrahimov | Soviet Union | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1 | Yojiro Uetake | Japan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | David Auble | United States | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | Hüseyin Akbaş | Turkey | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | Choi Yeong-gil | South Korea | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 6 | Bishambar Singh | India | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 7 | János Varga | Hungary | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
Round 5
The three losers were all eliminated; the three winners advanced to a final round-robin.
- Bouts
| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aydin Ibrahimov | Soviet Union | Decision | Choi Yeong-gil | South Korea |
| Yojiro Uetake | Japan | Decision | David Auble | United States |
| Hüseyin Akbaş | Turkey | Decision | Bishambar Singh | India |
- Points
| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aydin Ibrahimov | Soviet Union | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 1 | Yojiro Uetake | Japan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | Hüseyin Akbaş | Turkey | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 4 | David Auble | United States | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 5 | Choi Yeong-gil | South Korea | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
| 6 | Bishambar Singh | India | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
Final round
None of the three medalists had faced another yet, so the final round was a full round-robin. In the first bout, Uetake defeated Ibrahimov. In the second, Akbaş also defeated Ibrahimov, giving the latter wrestler the bronze wrestler and setting up a gold medal bout between Uetake and Akbaş. Uetake won to claim Japan's first gold medal in the weight class since 1952.
- Bouts
| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yojiro Uetake | Japan | Decision | Aydin Ibrahimov | Soviet Union |
| Hüseyin Akbaş | Turkey | Decision | Aydin Ibrahimov | Soviet Union |
| Yojiro Uetake | Japan | Decision | Hüseyin Akbaş | Turkey |
- Points
| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Yojiro Uetake | Japan | 2 |
 | Hüseyin Akbaş | Turkey | 4 |
 | Aydin Ibrahimov | Soviet Union | 6 |
- "Wrestling at the 1964 Tokyo Summer Games: Men's Freestyle Bantamweight". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 28 March 2019.
- Official Report, p. 465.