| Men's freestyle bantamweight at the Games of the XVII Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Basilica of Maxentius | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 1–6 September 1960 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 19 from 19 nations | ||||||||||||
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| Wrestling at the 1960 Summer Olympics | |
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| Greco-Roman | |
| Fly | men |
| Bantam | men |
| Feather | men |
| Light | men |
| Welter | men |
| Middle | men |
| Light heavy | men |
| Heavy | men |
| Freestyle | |
| Fly | men |
| Bantam | men |
| Feather | men |
| Light | men |
| Welter | men |
| Middle | men |
| Light heavy | men |
| Heavy | men |
The men's freestyle bantamweight competition at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome took place from 1 to 6 September at the Basilica of Maxentius. Nations were limited to one competitor. Bantamweight was the second-lightest category, including wrestlers weighing 52 to 57 kilograms (114.6 to 125.7 lb).
Competition format
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, though adjusted the point values slightly. Wins by fall continued to be worth 0 points and wins by decision continued to be worth 1 point. Losses by fall, however, were now worth 4 points (up from 3). Losses by decision were worth 3 points (consistent with most prior years, though in some losses by split decision had been worth only 2 points). Ties were now allowed, worth 2 points for each wrestler. The elimination threshold was also increased from 5 points to 6 points. The medal round concept, used in 1952 and 1956 requiring a round-robin amongst the medalists even if one or more finished a round with enough points for elimination, was used only if exactly three wrestlers remained after a round—if two competitors remained, they faced off head-to-head; if only one, he was the gold medalist.
Results
Round 1
- Bouts
| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luigi Chinazzo |  Italy |
Decision | Im Gwang-jae |  South Korea
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| Dermot Dunne |  Ireland |
Fall | Vittorio Mancini |  San Marino
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| Mohamed Mehdi Yaghoubi |  Iran |
Tie | Hüseyin Akbaş |  Turkey
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| Mykhailo Shakhov |  Soviet Union |
Tie | Tauno Jaskari |  Finland
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| Muhammad Siraj-Din |  Pakistan |
Fall | Walter Pilling |  Great Britain
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| Fred Kämmerer |  United Team of Germany |
Decision | Eduardo Campbell |  Panama
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| Terry McCann |  United States |
Decision | Edvin Vesterby |  Sweden
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| Tadeusz Trojanowski |  Poland |
Fall | Paul Hänni |  Switzerland
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| Nezhdet Zalev |  Bulgaria |
Fall | Geoffrey Jameson |  Australia
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| Tadashi Asai |  Japan |
Bye | N/A | N/A |
- Points
| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tadashi Asai | Japan |
0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Dermot Dunne | Ireland |
0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Muhammad Siraj-Din | Pakistan |
0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Tadeusz Trojanowski | Poland |
0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Nezhdet Zalev | Bulgaria |
0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Luigi Chinazzo | Italy |
0 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | Fred Kämmerer | United Team of Germany |
0 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | Terry McCann | United States |
0 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | Hüseyin Akbaş | Turkey |
0 | 2 | 2 |
| 9 | Tauno Jaskari | Finland |
0 | 2 | 2 |
| 9 | Mykhailo Shakhov | Soviet Union |
0 | 2 | 2 |
| 9 | Mohamed Mehdi Yaghoubi | Iran |
0 | 2 | 2 |
| 13 | Eduardo Campbell | Panama |
0 | 3 | 3 |
| 13 | Im Gwang-jae | South Korea |
0 | 3 | 3 |
| 13 | Edvin Vesterby | Sweden |
0 | 3 | 3 |
| 16 | Paul Hänni | Switzerland |
0 | 4 | 4 |
| 16 | Geoffrey Jameson | Australia |
0 | 4 | 4 |
| 16 | Vittorio Mancini | San Marino |
0 | 4 | 4 |
| 16 | Walter Pilling | Great Britain |
0 | 4 | 4 |
Round 2
- Bouts
| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tadashi Asai | Japan |
Fall | Luigi Chinazzo | Italy
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| Im Gwang-jae | South Korea |
Fall | Dermot Dunne | Ireland
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| Mohamed Mehdi Yaghoubi | Iran |
Fall | Vittorio Mancini | San Marino
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| Mykhailo Shakhov | Soviet Union |
Decision | Hüseyin Akbaş | Turkey
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| Tauno Jaskari | Finland |
Decision | Muhammad Siraj-Din | Pakistan
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| Eduardo Campbell | Panama |
Fall | Walter Pilling | Great Britain
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| Fred Kämmerer | United Team of Germany |
Decision | Edvin Vesterby | Sweden
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| Terry McCann | United States |
Fall | Paul Hänni | Switzerland
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| Tadeusz Trojanowski | Poland |
Fall | Geoffrey Jameson | Australia
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| Nezhdet Zalev | Bulgaria |
Bye | N/A | N/A |
- Points
| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tadashi Asai | Japan |
0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Tadeusz Trojanowski | Poland |
0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Nezhdet Zalev | Bulgaria |
0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Terry McCann | United States |
1 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | Fred Kämmerer | United Team of Germany |
1 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | Mohamed Mehdi Yaghoubi | Iran |
2 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | Eduardo Campbell | Panama |
3 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | Im Gwang-jae | South Korea |
3 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | Tauno Jaskari | Finland |
2 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | Mykhailo Shakhov | Soviet Union |
2 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | Muhammad Siraj-Din | Pakistan |
0 | 3 | 3 |
| 12 | Dermot Dunne | Ireland |
0 | 4 | 4 |
| 13 | Hüseyin Akbaş | Turkey |
2 | 3 | 5 |
| 13 | Luigi Chinazzo | Italy |
1 | 4 | 5 |
| 15 | Edvin Vesterby | Sweden |
3 | 3 | 6 |
| 16 | Paul Hänni | Switzerland |
4 | 4 | 8 |
| 16 | Geoffrey Jameson | Australia |
4 | 4 | 8 |
| 16 | Vittorio Mancini | San Marino |
4 | 4 | 8 |
| 16 | Walter Pilling | Great Britain |
4 | 4 | 8 |
Round 3
- Bouts
| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nezhdet Zalev | Bulgaria |
Fall | Tadashi Asai | Japan
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| Luigi Chinazzo | Italy |
Fall | Dermot Dunne | Ireland
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| Mohamed Mehdi Yaghoubi | Iran |
Decision | Im Gwang-jae | South Korea
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| Tauno Jaskari | Finland |
Fall | Hüseyin Akbaş | Turkey
|
| Mykhailo Shakhov | Soviet Union |
Decision | Muhammad Siraj-Din | Pakistan
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| Terry McCann | United States |
Decision | Eduardo Campbell | Panama
|
| Tadeusz Trojanowski | Poland |
Decision | Fred Kämmerer | United Team of Germany
|
- Points
| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nezhdet Zalev | Bulgaria |
0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Tadeusz Trojanowski | Poland |
0 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | Terry McCann | United States |
1 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | Tauno Jaskari | Finland |
3 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | Mohamed Mehdi Yaghoubi | Iran |
2 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | Tadashi Asai | Japan |
0 | 4 | 4 |
| 6 | Mykhailo Shakhov | Soviet Union |
3 | 1 | 4 |
| 8 | Luigi Chinazzo | Italy |
5 | 0 | 5 |
| 8 | Fred Kämmerer | United Team of Germany |
2 | 3 | 5 |
| 10 | Eduardo Campbell | Panama |
3 | 3 | 6 |
| 10 | Im Gwang-jae | South Korea |
3 | 3 | 6 |
| 10 | Muhammad Siraj-Din | Pakistan |
3 | 3 | 6 |
| 13 | Dermot Dunne | Ireland |
4 | 4 | 8 |
| 14 | Hüseyin Akbaş | Turkey |
5 | 4 | 9 |
Round 4
- Bouts
| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nezhdet Zalev | Bulgaria |
Decision | Luigi Chinazzo | Italy
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| Tadashi Asai | Japan |
Decision | Mohamed Mehdi Yaghoubi | Iran
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| Mykhailo Shakhov | Soviet Union |
Fall | Fred Kämmerer | United Team of Germany
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| Tauno Jaskari | Finland |
Decision | Terry McCann | United States
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| Tadeusz Trojanowski | Poland |
Bye | N/A | N/A |
- Points
| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tadeusz Trojanowski | Poland |
1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | Nezhdet Zalev | Bulgaria |
0 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | Tauno Jaskari | Finland |
3 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | Mykhailo Shakhov | Soviet Union |
4 | 0 | 4 |
| 5 | Tadashi Asai | Japan |
4 | 1 | 5 |
| 5 | Terry McCann | United States |
2 | 3 | 5 |
| 7 | Mohamed Mehdi Yaghoubi | Iran |
3 | 3 | 6 |
| 8 | Luigi Chinazzo | Italy |
5 | 3 | 8 |
| 9 | Fred Kämmerer | United Team of Germany |
5 | 4 | 9 |
Round 5
- Bouts
| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nezhdet Zalev | Bulgaria |
Decision | Tadeusz Trojanowski | Poland
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| Tadashi Asai | Japan |
Decision | Tauno Jaskari | Finland
|
| Terry McCann | United States |
Fall | Mykhailo Shakhov | Soviet Union
|
- Points
| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nezhdet Zalev | Bulgaria |
1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | Tadeusz Trojanowski | Poland |
1 | 3 | 4 |
| 3 | Terry McCann | United States |
5 | 0 | 5 |
| 4 | Tadashi Asai | Japan |
5 | 1 | 6 |
| 5 | Tauno Jaskari | Finland |
4 | 3 | 7 |
| 6 | Mykhailo Shakhov | Soviet Union |
4 | 4 | 8 |
Round 6
With three wrestlers left, the sixth and final round required all remaining possible bouts to be wrestled rather than giving one of the remaining wrestlers the advantage of a bye. Zalev and Trojanowski had already faced each other, so each wrestled against McCann—who won both bouts to secure the gold medal.
- Bouts
| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terry McCann | United States |
Decision | Tadeusz Trojanowski | Poland
|
| Terry McCann | United States |
Decision | Nezhdet Zalev | Bulgaria
|
- Points
| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Terry McCann | United States |
5 | 2 | 7 |
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Nezhdet Zalev | Bulgaria |
2 | 3 | 5 |
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Tadeusz Trojanowski | Poland |
4 | 3 | 7 |
References
- ^ "Wrestling at the 1960 Rome Summer Games: Men's Freestyle Bantamweight". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 21 March 2019.
- ^ Official Report 1960, p. 507.
General
- The Games of the XVII Olympiad, Rome 1960: The Official Report of the Organizing Committee. Vol. 2. 1960. Retrieved 21 August 2024.
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