Wrestling at the 1964 Summer Olympics – Men's Greco-Roman lightweight
The men's Greco-Roman lightweight competition at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo took place from 16 to 19 October at the Komazawa Gymnasium. 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, 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 3 wrestlers remained, point totals were ignored and a round-robin was held among those 3 to determine medals.
Two of the wrestlers who had a tie in round 1 lost by fall in this round and were eliminated. Three more were eliminated with a second loss. Each of the remaining 13 men had at least 1 point, with Fujita, Johnsson, and Ivanov in the lead with only 1. ; Bouts
Winner
Nation
Victory Type
Loser
Nation
Ivan Ivanov
Decision
James Burke
Eero Tapio
Fall
Hossein Ebrahimian
Valeriu Bularcă
Decision
Kim Ik-jong
Tokuaki Fujita
Decision
Dimitrios Savvas
Rune Johnsson
Fall
Alejandro Echaniz
Kurt Madsen
Decision
Wahid Ullah Zaid
Franz Schmitt
Decision
Franz Berger
Stevan Horvat
Decision
Mahmoud Ibrahim
Kazım Ayvaz
Decision
Davit Gvantseladze
; Points
Rank
Wrestler
Nation
R1
R2
Total
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
0
1
1
4
1
1
2
4
1
1
2
4
2
0
2
7
2
1
3
8
1
3
4
8
3
1
4
8
1
3
4
8
3
1
4
12
2
3
5
12
2
3
5
14
3
3
6
14
2
4
6
14
2
4
6
14
3
3
6
14
Kim Ik-jong
3
3
6
Round 3
Four wrestlers were eliminated. Ayvaz, with the assistance of a bye, moved up to join Fujita in the lead at 2 points. ; Bouts
Winner
Nation
Victory Type
Loser
Nation
Eero Tapio
Decision
Ivan Ivanov
Valeriu Bularcă
Foul
James Burke
Dimitrios Savvas
Tie
Rune Johnsson
Tokuaki Fujita
Decision
Kurt Madsen
Franz Schmitt
Fall
Wahid Ullah Zaid
Davit Gvantseladze
Decision
Stevan Horvat
Kazım Ayvaz
Bye
N/A
N/A
; Points
Rank
Wrestler
Nation
R1
R2
R3
Total
1
1
1
0
2
1
0
1
1
2
3
2
1
0
3
3
1
0
2
3
3
2
0
1
3
6
0
1
3
4
6
3
1
0
4
8
1
1
3
5
8
1
3
1
5
10
1
3
2
6
11
3
1
3
7
12
2
3
4
9
12
2
3
4
9
Round 4
Three wrestlers were eliminated, leaving 6 in contention. Ayvaz was now in sole possession of the lead at 3 points. Bularcă and Fujita each had 4; the remaining 3 men had 5. ; Bouts
Winner
Nation
Victory Type
Loser
Nation
Kazım Ayvaz
Decision
Ivan Ivanov
Eero Tapio
Tie
Tokuaki Fujita
Valeriu Bularcă
Decision
Rune Johnsson
Stevan Horvat
Fall
Franz Schmitt
Davit Gvantseladze
Bye
N/A
N/A
; Points
Rank
Wrestler
Nation
R1
R2
R3
R4
Total
1
1
1
0
1
3
2
2
1
0
1
4
2
0
1
1
2
4
4
1
3
1
0
5
4
1
1
3
0
5
4
2
0
1
2
5
7
1
0
2
3
6
8
0
1
3
3
7
9
3
1
0
4
8
Round 5
Five of the six wrestlers were eliminated in round 5, with Ayvaz the only man to stay below 6 points and therefore the gold medalist. The three-way tie for second place necessitated a final round to determine silver, bronze, and 4th. ; Bouts
Winner
Nation
Victory Type
Loser
Nation
Davit Gvantseladze
Decision
Eero Tapio
Kazım Ayvaz
Tie
Valeriu Bularcă
Tokuaki Fujita
Tie
Stevan Horvat
; Points
Rank
Wrestler
Nation
R1
R2
R3
R4
R5
Total
1
1
0
1
2
5
2
2
1
0
1
2
6
2
0
1
1
2
2
6
2
1
3
1
0
1
6
5
1
1
3
0
2
7
6
2
0
1
2
3
8
Final round
With three wrestlers tied for 2nd place, none of whom had faced each other, there was a final round-robin. Bularcă prevailed in a close contest, defeating Gvantseladze by decision before drawing against Fujita. Gvantseladze took the bronze medal, with one win and one loss. Fujita, with the loss and tie, finished 4th. ; Bouts
