Wrestling_at_the_1964_Summer_Olympics_–_Men's_freestyle_welterweight
Wrestling at the 1964 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle welterweight
Wrestling at the Olympics
| Men's freestyle welterweight 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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The men's freestyle welterweight 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
Tribble and Barlie withdrew after their bouts.
- Bouts
| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Petko Dermendzhiev |  Bulgaria | Fall | Choi Byeong-seop |  South Korea |
| Mohammad Ali Sanatkaran |  Iran | Decision | Martin Heinze |  United Team of Germany |
| Yasuo Watanabe |  Japan | Decision | Ştefan Tampa |  Romania |
| Phil Oberlander |  Canada | Fall | Harald Barlie |  Norway |
| Guram Sagaradze |  Soviet Union | Fall | Job Mayo |  Philippines |
| Shakar Khan Shakar |  Afghanistan | Tie | Len Allen |  Great Britain |
| İsmail Oğan |  Turkey | Fall | Charles Tribble |  United States |
| Madho Singh |  India | Decision | Julio Graffigna |  Argentina |
| Jigjidiin Mönkhbat |  Mongolia | Decision | John Boyle |  Australia |
| Károly Bajkó |  Hungary | Decision | Muhammad Afzal |  Pakistan |
| Gaetano De Vescovi |  Italy | Decision | Joe Feeney |  Ireland |
- Points
Round 2
Four men were eliminated after a second loss, and a fifth eliminated after a tie and loss by fall. Sagaradze and Oberlander led the group with 0 points after the second round.
- Bouts
| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Petko Dermendzhiev | Bulgaria | Decision | Károly Bajkó | Hungary |
| Muhammad Afzal | Pakistan | Decision | Choi Byeong-seop | South Korea |
| Mohammad Ali Sanatkaran | Iran | Decision | Yasuo Watanabe | Japan |
| Martin Heinze | United Team of Germany | Decision | Ştefan Tampa | Romania |
| Phil Oberlander | Canada | Fall | Job Mayo | Philippines |
| Guram Sagaradze | Soviet Union | Fall | Shakar Khan Shakar | Afghanistan |
| Julio Graffigna | Argentina | Decision | Len Allen | Great Britain |
| İsmail Oğan | Turkey | Decision | Madho Singh | India |
| Joe Feeney | Ireland | Decision | John Boyle | Australia |
| Jigjidiin Mönkhbat | Mongolia | Decision | Gaetano De Vescovi | Italy |
- Points
| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | R1 | R2 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Phil Oberlander | Canada | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Guram Sagaradze | Soviet Union | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Petko Dermendzhiev | Bulgaria | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | İsmail Oğan | Turkey | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Jigjidiin Mönkhbat | Mongolia | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | Mohammad Ali Sanatkaran | Iran | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | Muhammad Afzal | Pakistan | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 7 | Károly Bajkó | Hungary | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 7 | Gaetano De Vescovi | Italy | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 7 | Joe Feeney | Ireland | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 7 | Julio Graffigna | Argentina | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 7 | Martin Heinze | United Team of Germany | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 7 | Madho Singh | India | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 7 | Yasuo Watanabe | Japan | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 15 | Len Allen | Great Britain | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 16 | John Boyle | Australia | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 16 | Shakar Khan Shakar | Afghanistan | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 16 | Ştefan Tampa | Romania | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 19 | Choi Byeong-seop | South Korea | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 20 | Job Mayo | Philippines | 4 | 4 | 8 |
Round 3
Five more wrestlers were eliminated, each with two losses. Sagaradze received his first point, but now led alone at 1 after Oberlander lost by decision and received 3 points.
- Bouts
| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Muhammad Afzal | Pakistan | Decision | Petko Dermendzhiev | Bulgaria |
| Mohammad Ali Sanatkaran | Iran | Decision | Károly Bajkó | Hungary |
| Yasuo Watanabe | Japan | Decision | Martin Heinze | United Team of Germany |
| Guram Sagaradze | Soviet Union | Decision | Phil Oberlander | Canada |
| Madho Singh | India | Decision | Len Allen | Great Britain |
| İsmail Oğan | Turkey | Decision | Julio Graffigna | Argentina |
| Jigjidiin Mönkhbat | Mongolia | Decision | Joe Feeney | Ireland |
| Gaetano De Vescovi | Italy | Bye | N/A | N/A |
- Points
| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | R1 | R2 | R3 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guram Sagaradze | Soviet Union | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | İsmail Oğan | Turkey | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | Jigjidiin Mönkhbat | Mongolia | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | Phil Oberlander | Canada | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 3 | Mohammad Ali Sanatkaran | Iran | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | Gaetano De Vescovi | Italy | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 6 | Petko Dermendzhiev | Bulgaria | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 8 | Muhammad Afzal | Pakistan | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 8 | Madho Singh | India | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 8 | Yasuo Watanabe | Japan | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 11 | Károly Bajkó | Hungary | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
| 11 | Joe Feeney | Ireland | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 11 | Julio Graffigna | Argentina | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 11 | Martin Heinze | United Team of Germany | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 15 | Len Allen | Great Britain | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
Round 4
Over half of the remaining wrestlers were eliminated, as all 5 losers and 1 of the winners accumulated at least 6 points. Oğan moved up into a tie for the lead with Sagaradze at 2 points; Sanatkaran followed closely at 3 while Dermendzhiev moved to the brink of elimination at 5 points.
- Bouts
| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Petko Dermendzhiev | Bulgaria | Decision | Gaetano De Vescovi | Italy |
| Mohammad Ali Sanatkaran | Iran | Default | Muhammad Afzal | Pakistan |
| Yasuo Watanabe | Japan | Decision | Phil Oberlander | Canada |
| Guram Sagaradze | Soviet Union | Decision | Madho Singh | India |
| İsmail Oğan | Turkey | Foul | Jigjidiin Mönkhbat | Mongolia |
- Points
| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | İsmail Oğan | Turkey | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 1 | Guram Sagaradze | Soviet Union | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | Mohammad Ali Sanatkaran | Iran | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | Petko Dermendzhiev | Bulgaria | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 5 | Phil Oberlander | Canada | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 5 | Yasuo Watanabe | Japan | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 7 | Gaetano De Vescovi | Italy | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 7 | Jigjidiin Mönkhbat | Mongolia | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 9 | Madho Singh | India | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| 10 | Muhammad Afzal | Pakistan | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 |
Round 5
Dermendzhiev was the only wrestler eliminated in round 5, leaving 3 remaining wrestlers.
- Bouts
| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mohammad Ali Sanatkaran | Iran | Decision | Petko Dermendzhiev | Bulgaria |
| Guram Sagaradze | Soviet Union | Tie | İsmail Oğan | Turkey |
- Points
| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | İsmail Oğan | Turkey | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 1 | Guram Sagaradze | Soviet Union | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 3 | Mohammad Ali Sanatkaran | Iran | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | Petko Dermendzhiev | Bulgaria | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
Final round
The round 5 draw between Sagaradze and Oğan counted for the final round. Sanatkaran wrestled both of the other medalists to a tie in the final rounds as well. This left all 3 wrestlers in a three-way tie on final round points at 6 because each had drawn the others. The next tie-breaker was total bad points throughout the tournament. Sanatkaran received the bronze medal, having the highest point total at 8 to the other two men's 6. Oğan prevailed on Sagaradze on the next tie-breaker, body weight, with the lighter Turk winning over the heavier Soviet.
- Bouts
| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guram Sagaradze | Soviet Union | Tie (Round 5) | İsmail Oğan | Turkey |
| Mohammad Ali Sanatkaran | Iran | Tie | Guram Sagaradze | Soviet Union |
| Mohammad Ali Sanatkaran | Iran | Tie | İsmail Oğan | Turkey |
- Points
| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Points | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | FR | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | İsmail Oğan | Turkey | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
 | Guram Sagaradze | Soviet Union | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
 | Mohammad Ali Sanatkaran | Iran | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 8 |
- "Wrestling at the 1964 Tokyo Summer Games: Men's Freestyle Welterweight". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 28 March 2019.
- Official Report, p. 474.