Wrestling at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Men's Greco-Roman middleweight


The men's Greco-Roman middleweight competition at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome took place from 26 to 31 August at the Basilica of Maxentius. Nations were limited to one competitor.

Competition format

This Greco-Roman 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. Losses by decision were worth 3 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

Gurics withdrew after his bout.
; Bouts
WinnerNationVictory TypeLoserNation
Oddvar Barlie'TieBolesław Dubicki'
Ronald Hunt'TieHammou Haddaoui Khadir'
Pentti Punkari'TieMansour Hazrati'
Jiří KormaníkDecisionAndré Lamy
Kazım AyvazDecisionMarciano Magnani
Lothar MetzFallRaymond Schummer
Russell CamilleriDecisionCharles Berthoud
Yacoub RomanosFallHelmut Längle
Nikolay ChuchalovFallLeopold Israelsson
Dimitar DobrevFallLuís Caldas
György GuricsDecisionAlbert Michiels
Ion ŢăranuFallNoboru Aomi

; Points
RankWrestlerNationStartEarnedTotal
1000
1000
1000
1000
1000
6011
6011
6011
9022
9022
9022
9022
9022
9022
15033
15033
15033
15033
19044
19044
19044
19044
19044
24011*

Round 2

; Bouts
WinnerNationVictory TypeLoserNation
Oddvar BarlieFallRonald Hunt
Bolesław DubickiFallHammou Haddaoui Khadir
Pentti PunkariDecisionAndré Lamy
Jiří KormaníkDecisionMansour Hazrati
Lothar MetzDecisionMarciano Magnani
Kazım AyvazFallRaymond Schummer
Russell CamilleriFallHelmut Längle
Yacoub RomanosDecisionCharles Berthoud
Dimitar DobrevDecisionNikolay Chuchalov
Leopold IsraelssonFallLuís Caldas
Albert MichielsDecisionNoboru Aomi
Ion ŢăranuByeN/AN/A

; Points
RankWrestlerNationStartEarnedTotal
1000
2101
2101
2011
2011
2011
7202
7202
7112
10033
10213
12404
12314
14235
15336
15246
15246
15336
15336
20437
21448
21448
21448

Round 3

; Bouts
WinnerNationVictory TypeLoserNation
Ion ŢăranuFallOddvar Barlie
Bolesław DubickiDecisionPentti Punkari
Kazım AyvazDecisionMansour Hazrati
Lothar Metz'TieJiří Kormaník'
Russell Camilleri'TieYacoub Romanos'
Nikolay ChuchalovDecisionAlbert Michiels
Dimitar DobrevDecisionLeopold Israelsson

; Points
RankWrestlerNationStartEarnedTotal
1000
2112
2112
4123
4213
4123
4123
8314
8224
10246
10336
12437
12437
14538

Round 4

; Bouts
WinnerNationVictory TypeLoserNation
Ion Ţăranu'TieBolesław Dubicki'
Kazım AyvazFallJiří Kormaník
Lothar MetzFallRussell Camilleri
Nikolay ChuchalovFallYacoub Romanos
Dimitar DobrevByeN/AN/A

; Points
RankWrestlerNationStartEarnedTotal
1202
1202
1022
4303
5404
6325
7347
7347
9448

Round 5

; Bouts
WinnerNationVictory TypeLoserNation
Dimitar DobrevDecisionIon Ţăranu
Bolesław Dubicki'TieKazım Ayvaz'
Lothar MetzDecisionNikolay Chuchalov

; Points
RankWrestlerNationStartEarnedTotal
1213
2224
2314
4235
5437
5527

Round 6

; Bouts
WinnerNationVictory TypeLoserNation
Dimitar DobrevDecisionKazım Ayvaz
Ion Ţăranu'TieLothar Metz'

; Points
RankWrestlerNationStartEarnedTotal
1314
2426
3437
3527

Bronze medal bout

Ţăranu and Ayvaz finished round 6 tied for 3rd at 7 points and had not faced each other; they competed in a bronze medal bout, won by Ţăranu.
; Bouts
WinnerNationVictory TypeLoserNation
Ion ŢăranuDecisionKazım Ayvaz

; Points
RankWrestlerNationStartEarnedTotal
718
47310