The men's freestyle middleweight competition at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne took place from 28 November to 1 December at the Royal Exhibition Building. Nations were limited to one competitor.[1] Middleweight was the third-heaviest category, including wrestlers weighing 73 to 79 kilograms (160.9 to 174.2 lb).[2]
| Men's freestyle middleweight at the Games of the XVI Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Royal Exhibition Building | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 28 November–1 December | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 15 from 15 nations | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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Competition format
editThis 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 modified in 1952 (adding medal rounds and making all losses worth 3 points—from 1936 to 1948 losses by split decision only cost 2). Each round featured all wrestlers pairing off and wrestling one bout (with one wrestler having a bye if there were an odd number). The loser received 3 points. The winner received 1 point if the win was by decision and 0 points if the win was by fall. At the end of each round, any wrestler with at least 5 points was eliminated. This elimination continued until the medal rounds, which began when 3 wrestlers remained. These 3 wrestlers each faced each other in a round-robin medal round (with earlier results counting, if any had wrestled another before); record within the medal round determined medals, with bad points breaking ties.[2][1]
Results
editRound 1
edit- Bouts
| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Viljo Punkari |  Finland |
Fall | Muhammad Faiz |  Pakistan
|
| Dan Hodge |  United States |
Fall | George Farquhar |  Great Britain
|
| Bakshish Singh |  India |
Decision, 3–0 | William Davies |  Australia
|
| Bengt Lindblad |  Sweden |
Decision, 3–0 | Manie van Zyl |  South Africa
|
| Hans Sterr |  United Team of Germany |
Fall | Nicolas Arcales |  Philippines
|
| Nikola Stanchev |  Bulgaria |
Decision, 3–0 | Georgy Skhirtladze |  Soviet Union
|
| Abbas Zandi |  Iran |
Decision, 3–0 | Kazuo Katsuramoto |  Japan
|
| İsmet Atlı |  Turkey |
Bye | N/A | N/A |
- Points
| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | İsmet Atlı | Turkey |
0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Dan Hodge | United States |
0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Viljo Punkari | Finland |
0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Hans Sterr | United Team of Germany |
0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Bengt Lindblad | Sweden |
0 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Bakshish Singh | India |
0 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Nikola Stanchev | Bulgaria |
0 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Abbas Zandi | Iran |
0 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | Nicolas Arcales | Philippines |
0 | 3 | 3 |
| 9 | William Davies | Australia |
0 | 3 | 3 |
| 9 | Muhammad Faiz | Pakistan |
0 | 3 | 3 |
| 9 | George Farquhar | Great Britain |
0 | 3 | 3 |
| 9 | Kazuo Katsuramoto | Japan |
0 | 3 | 3 |
| 9 | Georgy Skhirtladze | Soviet Union |
0 | 3 | 3 |
| 9 | Manie van Zyl | South Africa |
0 | 3 | 3 |
Round 2
editPunkari withdrew after his bout.
- Bouts
| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| İsmet Atlı | Turkey |
Fall | Muhammad Faiz | Pakistan
|
| Dan Hodge | United States |
Decision, 3–0 | Viljo Punkari | Finland
|
| William Davies | Australia |
Decision, 3–0 | George Farquhar | Great Britain
|
| Manie van Zyl | South Africa |
Decision, 3–0 | Bakshish Singh | India
|
| Hans Sterr | United Team of Germany |
Fall | Bengt Lindblad | Sweden
|
| Georgy Skhirtladze | Soviet Union |
Fall | Nicolas Arcales | Philippines
|
| Kazuo Katsuramoto | Japan |
Fall | Nikola Stanchev | Bulgaria
|
| Abbas Zandi | Iran |
Bye | N/A | N/A |
- Points
| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | İsmet Atlı | Turkey |
0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Hans Sterr | United Team of Germany |
0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Dan Hodge | United States |
0 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | Abbas Zandi | Iran |
1 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | Kazuo Katsuramoto | Japan |
3 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | Georgy Skhirtladze | Soviet Union |
3 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | William Davies | Australia |
3 | 1 | 4 |
| 7 | Bengt Lindblad | Sweden |
1 | 3 | 4 |
| 7 | Bakshish Singh | India |
1 | 3 | 4 |
| 7 | Nikola Stanchev | Bulgaria |
1 | 3 | 4 |
| 7 | Manie van Zyl | South Africa |
3 | 1 | 4 |
| 12 | Viljo Punkari | Finland |
0 | 3 | 3* |
| 13 | Nicolas Arcales | Philippines |
3 | 3 | 6 |
| 13 | Muhammad Faiz | Pakistan |
3 | 3 | 6 |
| 13 | George Farquhar | Great Britain |
3 | 3 | 6 |
Round 3
edit- Bouts
| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| İsmet Atlı | Turkey |
Decision, 3–0 | Abbas Zandi | Iran
|
| Dan Hodge | United States |
Fall | William Davies | Australia
|
| Bengt Lindblad | Sweden |
Fall | Bakshish Singh | India
|
| Georgy Skhirtladze | Soviet Union |
Fall | Manie van Zyl | South Africa
|
| Nikola Stanchev | Bulgaria |
Fall | Hans Sterr | United Team of Germany
|
| Kazuo Katsuramoto | Japan |
Bye | N/A | N/A |
- Points
| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | İsmet Atlı | Turkey |
0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | Dan Hodge | United States |
1 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Kazuo Katsuramoto | Japan |
3 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | Georgy Skhirtladze | Soviet Union |
3 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | Hans Sterr | United Team of Germany |
0 | 3 | 3 |
| 6 | Bengt Lindblad | Sweden |
4 | 0 | 4 |
| 6 | Nikola Stanchev | Bulgaria |
4 | 0 | 4 |
| 6 | Abbas Zandi | Iran |
1 | 3 | 4 |
| 9 | William Davies | Australia |
4 | 3 | 7 |
| 9 | Bakshish Singh | India |
4 | 3 | 7 |
| 9 | Manie van Zyl | South Africa |
4 | 3 | 7 |
Round 4
edit- Bouts
| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| İsmet Atlı | Turkey |
Decision, 3–0 | Kazuo Katsuramoto | Japan
|
| Dan Hodge | United States |
Fall | Abbas Zandi | Iran
|
| Nikola Stanchev | Bulgaria |
Fall | Bengt Lindblad | Sweden
|
| Georgy Skhirtladze | Soviet Union |
Fall | Hans Sterr | United Team of Germany
|
- Points
| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dan Hodge | United States |
1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | İsmet Atlı | Turkey |
1 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | Georgy Skhirtladze | Soviet Union |
3 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | Nikola Stanchev | Bulgaria |
4 | 0 | 4 |
| 5 | Kazuo Katsuramoto | Japan |
3 | 3 | 6 |
| 5 | Hans Sterr | United Team of Germany |
3 | 3 | 6 |
| 7 | Bengt Lindblad | Sweden |
4 | 3 | 7 |
| 7 | Abbas Zandi | Iran |
4 | 3 | 7 |
Round 5
edit- Bouts
| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Georgy Skhirtladze | Soviet Union |
Decision, 2–1 | İsmet Atlı | Turkey
|
| Nikola Stanchev | Bulgaria |
Fall | Dan Hodge | United States
|
- Points
| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dan Hodge | United States |
1 | 3 | 4 |
| 1 | Georgy Skhirtladze | Soviet Union |
3 | 1 | 4 |
| 1 | Nikola Stanchev | Bulgaria |
4 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | İsmet Atlı | Turkey |
2 | 3 | 5 |
Medal rounds
editStanchev's victories over Skhirtladze in round 1 and Hodge in round 5 counted for the medal rounds, giving the Bulgarian wrestler the gold medal with a 2–0 record against the other medalists. Hodge defeated Skhirtladze in a de facto silver medal match.
- Bouts
| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dan Hodge | United States |
Fall | Georgy Skhirtladze | Soviet Union
|
- Points
| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Wins | Losses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Nikola Stanchev | Bulgaria |
2 | 0 |
 |
Dan Hodge | United States |
1 | 1 |
 |
Georgy Skhirtladze | Soviet Union |
0 | 2 |
References
edit- ^ a b "Wrestling at the 1956 Melbourne Summer Games: Men's Freestyle Middleweight". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
- ^ a b Official Report 1958, p. 668.
General
- The Official Report of the Organizing Committee for the Games of the XVI Olympiad, Melbourne, 1956. Melbourne: W. M. Houston (published 1958). 1956.