Wrestling_at_the_1964_Summer_Olympics_–_Men's_freestyle_featherweight
Wrestling at the 1964 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle featherweight
Wrestling at the Olympics
| Men's freestyle featherweight at the Games of the XVIII Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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 Medal winners | |||||||||||||
| Venue | Komazawa Gymnasium | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 11–14 October | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 21 from 21 nations | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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The men's freestyle featherweight 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Osamu Watanabe |  Japan | Fall | Baldangiin Sanjaa |  Mongolia |
| Raúl Romero |  Argentina | Decision | John Smith |  Zambia |
| Reiner Schilling |  United Team of Germany | Decision | Antonio Senosa |  Philippines |
| Yun Daek |  South Korea | Decision | Ray Brown |  Australia |
| Mario Tovar |  Mexico | Fall | Roy Meehan |  New Zealand |
| Matti Jutila |  Canada | Fall | Ibrahim Seifpour |  Iran |
| Tauno Jaskari |  Finland | Tie | Bandu Patil |  India |
| Bobby Douglas |  United States | Decision | Hayrullah Şahinkaya |  Turkey |
| Nodar Khokhashvili |  Soviet Union | Decision | Muhammad Akhtar |  Pakistan |
| Stancho Ivanov |  Bulgaria | Fall | Bert Aspen |  Great Britain |
| Mohammad Ebrahim Khedri |  Afghanistan | Bye | N/A | N/A |
- Points
Round 2
Six wrestlers were eliminated after two losses; a seventh man was also eliminated after a tie and a loss by fall. Baldangiin Sanjaa withdrew after the round. Thirteen wrestlers advanced to round 3, led by Ebrahim and Watanabe at 0 points.
- Bouts
| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mohammad Ebrahim Khedri | Afghanistan | Fall | Raúl Romero | Argentina |
| Osamu Watanabe | Japan | Fall | John Smith | Zambia |
| Baldangiin Sanjaa | Mongolia | Fall | Antonio Senosa | Philippines |
| Reiner Schilling | United Team of Germany | Decision | Yun Daek | South Korea |
| Mario Tovar | Mexico | Decision | Ray Brown | Australia |
| Ibrahim Seifpour | Iran | Fall | Roy Meehan | New Zealand |
| Tauno Jaskari | Finland | Decision | Matti Jutila | Canada |
| Bobby Douglas | United States | Fall | Bandu Patil | India |
| Nodar Khokhashvili | Soviet Union | Decision | Hayrullah Şahinkaya | Turkey |
| Stancho Ivanov | Bulgaria | Decision | Muhammad Akhtar | Pakistan |
| Bert Aspen | Great Britain | Bye | N/A | N/A |
- Points
| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | R1 | R2 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mohammad Ebrahim Khedri | Afghanistan | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Osamu Watanabe | Japan | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Bobby Douglas | United States | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Stancho Ivanov | Bulgaria | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | Mario Tovar | Mexico | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | Nodar Khokhashvili | Soviet Union | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | Reiner Schilling | United Team of Germany | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | Tauno Jaskari | Finland | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | Matti Jutila | Canada | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 10 | Bert Aspen | Great Britain | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 10 | Ibrahim Seifpour | Iran | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 10 | Yun Daek | South Korea | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 13 | Raúl Romero | Argentina | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 14 | Baldangiin Sanjaa | Mongolia | 4 | 0 | 4* |
| 15 | Muhammad Akhtar | Pakistan | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 15 | Ray Brown | Australia | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 15 | Hayrullah Şahinkaya | Turkey | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 15 | Bandu Patil | India | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 19 | Antonio Senosa | Philippines | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 19 | John Smith | Zambia | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 21 | Roy Meehan | New Zealand | 4 | 4 | 8 |
Round 3
Five of the six bout losers in this round were eliminated; Tover, who had started with 1 point and thus could not be eliminated, moved to 4 points but stayed in competition. Eight men remained. Watanabe was the only wrestler to continue to have 0 points after his third win by fall.
- Bouts
| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mohammad Ebrahim Khedri | Afghanistan | Decision | Bert Aspen | Great Britain |
| Osamu Watanabe | Japan | Fall | Raúl Romero | Argentina |
| Reiner Schilling | United Team of Germany | Decision | Mario Tovar | Mexico |
| Ibrahim Seifpour | Iran | Fall | Yun Daek | South Korea |
| Bobby Douglas | United States | Decision | Matti Jutila | Canada |
| Nodar Khokhashvili | Soviet Union | Decision | Tauno Jaskari | Finland |
| Stancho Ivanov | Bulgaria | Bye | N/A | N/A |
- Points
| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | R1 | R2 | R3 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Osamu Watanabe | Japan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Mohammad Ebrahim Khedri | Afghanistan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Stancho Ivanov | Bulgaria | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Bobby Douglas | United States | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | Nodar Khokhashvili | Soviet Union | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | Reiner Schilling | United Team of Germany | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | Ibrahim Seifpour | Iran | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 7 | Mario Tovar | Mexico | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 9 | Tauno Jaskari | Finland | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 9 | Matti Jutila | Canada | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 11 | Bert Aspen | Great Britain | 4 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 12 | Yun Daek | South Korea | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 |
| 13 | Raúl Romero | Argentina | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 |
Round 4
All four bouts were determined by decision, resulting in wrestlers receiving at least 1 point. Watanabe, at 1 point, remained in the lead. Schilling's first loss was enough to eliminate him; Tovar had two losses and was also eliminated. Ebrahim and Douglas were each able to survive their first loss, at 4 and 5 points total respectively.
- Bouts
| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stancho Ivanov | Bulgaria | Decision | Mohammad Ebrahim Khedri | Afghanistan |
| Osamu Watanabe | Japan | Decision | Reiner Schilling | United Team of Germany |
| Ibrahim Seifpour | Iran | Decision | Mario Tovar | Mexico |
| Nodar Khokhashvili | Soviet Union | Decision | Bobby Douglas | United States |
- Points
| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Osamu Watanabe | Japan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Stancho Ivanov | Bulgaria | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | Mohammad Ebrahim Khedri | Afghanistan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 3 | Nodar Khokhashvili | Soviet Union | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | Bobby Douglas | United States | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 5 | Ibrahim Seifpour | Iran | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 7 | Reiner Schilling | United Team of Germany | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 8 | Mario Tovar | Mexico | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
Round 5
Watanabe received his second point in a win by decision over Ivanov; the latter man moved from 2 points to 5 points and so remained in contention. The bout between Douglas and Ebrahim resulted in both wrestlers being eliminated; Douglas needed to win by fall to remain uneliminated but instead won by decision. Khokhashvili won his fifth straight decision, staying in the competition at 5 points.
- Bouts
| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Osamu Watanabe | Japan | Decision | Stancho Ivanov | Bulgaria |
| Bobby Douglas | United States | Decision | Mohammad Ebrahim Khedri | Afghanistan |
| Nodar Khokhashvili | Soviet Union | Decision | Ibrahim Seifpour | Iran |
- Points
| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Osamu Watanabe | Japan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | Stancho Ivanov | Bulgaria | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 2 | Nodar Khokhashvili | Soviet Union | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 4 | Bobby Douglas | United States | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 5 | Mohammad Ebrahim Khedri | Afghanistan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
| 6 | Ibrahim Seifpour | Iran | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
Final round
With three remaining wrestlers, the final round was a round-robin among the medalists. Watanabe's round 5 victory over Ivanov counted. Ivanov and Khokhasvili wrestled to a draw; this would ultimately be the de facto silver/bronze match as Watanabe then defeated Khokhashvili by decision to take the gold medal. Ivanov and Khokhasvili each had 5 points in the round-robin (the tie against each other as well as a loss by decision to Watanabe), and head-to-head results (the tie) were unable to break the standings tie. The next tie-breaker was body weight; Ivanov took silver as the lighter wrestler.
- Bouts
| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Osamu Watanabe | Japan | Decision (Round 5) | Stancho Ivanov | Bulgaria |
| Stancho Ivanov | Bulgaria | Tie | Nodar Khokhashvili | Soviet Union |
| Osamu Watanabe | Japan | Decision | Nodar Khokhashvili | Soviet Union |
- Points
| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Osamu Watanabe | Japan | 2 |
 | Stancho Ivanov | Bulgaria | 5 |
 | Nodar Khokhashvili | Soviet Union | 5 |
- "Wrestling at the 1964 Tokyo Summer Games: Men's Freestyle Featherweight". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 28 March 2019.
- Official Report, p. 468.