Wrestling at the 1964 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle light heavyweight

Men's freestyle light heavyweight
at the Games of the XVIII Olympiad
VenueKomazawa Gymnasium
Dates11–14 October 1964
Competitors16 from 16 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Aleksandr Medved  Soviet Union
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Ahmet Ayık  Turkey
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Said Mustafov  Bulgaria
Wrestling at the
1964 Summer Olympics
Greco-Roman
Flymen
Bantammen
Feathermen
Lightmen
Weltermen
Middlemen
Light heavymen
Heavymen
Freestyle
Flymen
Bantammen
Feathermen
Lightmen
Weltermen
Middlemen
Light heavy
Heavymen

The men's freestyle light heavyweight 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] Light heavyweight was the second-heaviest category, including wrestlers weighing 87 to 97 kilograms (191.8 to 213.8 lb).[2]

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, 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]

Results

Round 1

Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
Peter Jutzeler  Switzerland Decision Maruti Mane  India
Heinz Kiehl  United Team of Germany Fall Ölziisaikhany Erdene-Ochir  Mongolia
Gholam Reza Takhti  Iran Decision Imre Vígh  Hungary
Shunichi Kawano  Japan Decision Tony Buck  Great Britain
Hugh Williams  Australia Decision Sión Cóhen  Panama
Said Mustafov  Bulgaria Tie Ahmet Ayık  Turkey
Aleksandr Medved  Soviet Union Fall Francisc Balla  Romania
Jerry Conine  United States Decision Lennart Eriksson  Sweden
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation R1
1 Heinz Kiehl  United Team of Germany 0
1 Aleksandr Medved  Soviet Union 0
3 Jerry Conine  United States 1
3 Peter Jutzeler  Switzerland 1
3 Shunichi Kawano  Japan 1
3 Gholam Reza Takhti  Iran 1
3 Hugh Williams  Australia 1
8 Ahmet Ayık  Turkey 2
8 Said Mustafov  Bulgaria 2
10 Tony Buck  Great Britain 3
10 Sión Cóhen  Panama 3
10 Lennart Eriksson  Sweden 3
10 Maruti Mane  India 3
10 Imre Vígh  Hungary 3
13 Francisc Balla  Romania 4
13 Ölziisaikhany Erdene-Ochir  Mongolia 4

Round 2

Five wrestlers were eliminated; 11 remained. Three had 1 point.

Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
Peter Jutzeler  Switzerland Fall Ölziisaikhany Erdene-Ochir  Mongolia
Maruti Mane  India Decision Heinz Kiehl  United Team of Germany
Gholam Reza Takhti  Iran Fall Tony Buck  Great Britain
Imre Vígh  Hungary Tie Shunichi Kawano  Japan
Said Mustafov  Bulgaria Fall Sión Cóhen  Panama
Ahmet Ayık  Turkey Fall Hugh Williams  Australia
Aleksandr Medved  Soviet Union Decision Lennart Eriksson  Sweden
Francisc Balla  Romania Tie Jerry Conine  United States
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation R1 R2 Total
1 Peter Jutzeler  Switzerland 1 0 1
1 Aleksandr Medved  Soviet Union 0 1 1
1 Gholam Reza Takhti  Iran 1 0 1
4 Ahmet Ayık  Turkey 2 0 2
4 Said Mustafov  Bulgaria 2 0 2
6 Jerry Conine  United States 1 2 3
6 Shunichi Kawano  Japan 1 2 3
6 Heinz Kiehl  United Team of Germany 0 3 3
9 Maruti Mane  India 3 1 4
10 Imre Vígh  Hungary 3 2 5
10 Hugh Williams  Australia 1 4 5
12 Francisc Balla  Romania 4 2 6
12 Lennart Eriksson  Sweden 3 3 6
14 Tony Buck  Great Britain 3 4 7
14 Sión Cóhen  Panama 3 4 7
16 Ölziisaikhany Erdene-Ochir  Mongolia 4 4 8

Round 3

Four wrestlers were eliminated, leaving 7 to continue. Takhti took sole possession of the lead, staying at 1 point.

Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
Heinz Kiehl  United Team of Germany Decision Peter Jutzeler  Switzerland
Imre Vígh  Hungary Decision Maruti Mane  India
Gholam Reza Takhti  Iran Fall Shunichi Kawano  Japan
Said Mustafov  Bulgaria Fall Hugh Williams  Australia
Ahmet Ayık  Turkey Tie Aleksandr Medved  Soviet Union
Jerry Conine  United States Bye N/A N/A
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation R1 R2 R3 Total
1 Gholam Reza Takhti  Iran 1 0 0 1
2 Said Mustafov  Bulgaria 2 0 0 2
3 Jerry Conine  United States 1 2 0 3
3 Aleksandr Medved  Soviet Union 0 1 2 3
5 Ahmet Ayık  Turkey 2 0 2 4
5 Peter Jutzeler  Switzerland 1 0 3 4
5 Heinz Kiehl  United Team of Germany 0 3 1 4
8 Imre Vígh  Hungary 3 2 1 6
9 Shunichi Kawano  Japan 1 2 4 7
9 Maruti Mane  India 3 1 3 7
11 Hugh Williams  Australia 1 4 4 9

Round 4

Only two wrestlers were eliminated in this round. Each of the remaining 5 had at least 3 points.

Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
Peter Jutzeler  Switzerland Decision Jerry Conine  United States
Said Mustafov  Bulgaria Decision Heinz Kiehl  United Team of Germany
Ahmet Ayık  Turkey Decision Gholam Reza Takhti  Iran
Aleksandr Medved  Soviet Union Bye N/A N/A
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation R1 R2 R3 R4 Total
1 Aleksandr Medved  Soviet Union 0 1 2 0 3
1 Said Mustafov  Bulgaria 2 0 0 1 3
3 Gholam Reza Takhti  Iran 1 0 0 3 4
4 Ahmet Ayık  Turkey 2 0 2 1 5
4 Peter Jutzeler  Switzerland 1 0 3 1 5
6 Jerry Conine  United States 1 2 0 3 6
7 Heinz Kiehl  United Team of Germany 0 3 1 3 7

Round 5

Ayık advanced to the final round with a bye; the two bouts in round 5 would eliminate at least 2 and possibly 3 other wrestlers. Medved defeated Jutzeler to eliminate the latter wrestler. The draw between Takhti and Mustafov resulted in only Takhti's elimination; Mustafov had started with 3 points and the tie placed him at 5, not enough for elimination.

Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
Aleksandr Medved  Soviet Union Fall Peter Jutzeler  Switzerland
Gholam Reza Takhti  Iran Tie Said Mustafov  Bulgaria
Ahmet Ayık  Turkey Bye N/A N/A
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 Total
1 Aleksandr Medved  Soviet Union 0 1 2 0 0 3
2 Ahmet Ayık  Turkey 2 0 2 1 0 5
2 Said Mustafov  Bulgaria 2 0 0 1 2 5
4 Gholam Reza Takhti  Iran 1 0 0 3 2 6
5 Peter Jutzeler  Switzerland 1 0 3 1 4 9

Final round

Ayık's draws against Mustafov (in round 1) and Medved (in round 3) counted for the final round. The only bout left between the medalists was Medved against Mustafov; the winner would take gold and the loser bronze. Medved pinned Mustafov in 39 seconds.

Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
Said Mustafov  Bulgaria Tie
(Round 1)		 Ahmet Ayık  Turkey
Ahmet Ayık  Turkey Tie
(Round 3)		 Aleksandr Medved  Soviet Union
Aleksandr Medved  Soviet Union Fall Said Mustafov  Bulgaria
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation Points
1st place, gold medalist(s) Aleksandr Medved  Soviet Union 2
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Ahmet Ayık  Turkey 4
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Said Mustafov  Bulgaria 6

References

  1. ^ a b "Wrestling at the 1964 Tokyo Summer Games: Men's Freestyle Light Heavyweight". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 30 March 2019.
  2. ^ a b Official Report 1964, p. 480.

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