Wrestling at the 1964 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle welterweight

The men's freestyle welterweight 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] Welterweight was the fourth-heaviest category, including wrestlers weighing 70 to 78 kilograms (154.3 to 172.0 lb).[2]

Men's freestyle welterweight
at the Games of the XVIII Olympiad
The final podium.
VenueKomazawa Gymnasium
Dates11–14 October
Competitors22 from 22 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) İsmail Oğan  Turkey
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Guram Sagaradze  Soviet Union
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Mohammad Ali Sanatkaran  Iran
← 1960
1968 →

Competition format

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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

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Round 1

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Tribble and Barlie withdrew after their bouts.

Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
Petko Dermendzhiev   Bulgaria Fall Choi Byeong-seop   South Korea
Mohammad Ali Sanatkaran   Iran Decision Martin Heinze   United Team of Germany
Yasuo Watanabe   Japan Decision Ştefan Tampa   Romania
Phil Oberlander   Canada Fall Harald Barlie   Norway
Guram Sagaradze   Soviet Union Fall Job Mayo   Philippines
Shakar Khan Shakar   Afghanistan Tie Len Allen   Great Britain
İsmail Oğan   Turkey Fall Charles Tribble   United States
Madho Singh   India Decision Julio Graffigna   Argentina
Jigjidiin Mönkhbat   Mongolia Decision John Boyle   Australia
Károly Bajkó   Hungary Decision Muhammad Afzal   Pakistan
Gaetano De Vescovi   Italy Decision Joe Feeney   Ireland
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation R1
1 Petko Dermendzhiev   Bulgaria 0
1 Phil Oberlander   Canada 0
1 İsmail Oğan   Turkey 0
1 Guram Sagaradze   Soviet Union 0
5 Károly Bajkó   Hungary 1
5 Gaetano De Vescovi   Italy 1
5 Jigjidiin Mönkhbat   Mongolia 1
5 Mohammad Ali Sanatkaran   Iran 1
5 Madho Singh   India 1
5 Yasuo Watanabe   Japan 1
11 Len Allen   Great Britain 2
11 Shakar Khan Shakar   Afghanistan 2
13 Muhammad Afzal   Pakistan 3
13 John Boyle   Australia 3
13 Joe Feeney   Ireland 3
13 Julio Graffigna   Argentina 3
13 Martin Heinze   United Team of Germany 3
13 Ştefan Tampa   Romania 3
19 Choi Byeong-seop   South Korea 4
19 Job Mayo   Philippines 4
21 Harald Barlie   Norway 4*
21 Charles Tribble   United States 4*

Round 2

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Four men were eliminated after a second loss, and a fifth eliminated after a tie and loss by fall. Sagaradze and Oberlander led the group with 0 points after the second round.

Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
Petko Dermendzhiev   Bulgaria Decision Károly Bajkó   Hungary
Muhammad Afzal   Pakistan Decision Choi Byeong-seop   South Korea
Mohammad Ali Sanatkaran   Iran Decision Yasuo Watanabe   Japan
Martin Heinze   United Team of Germany Decision Ştefan Tampa   Romania
Phil Oberlander   Canada Fall Job Mayo   Philippines
Guram Sagaradze   Soviet Union Fall Shakar Khan Shakar   Afghanistan
Julio Graffigna   Argentina Decision Len Allen   Great Britain
İsmail Oğan   Turkey Decision Madho Singh   India
Joe Feeney   Ireland Decision John Boyle   Australia
Jigjidiin Mönkhbat   Mongolia Decision Gaetano De Vescovi   Italy
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation R1 R2 Total
1 Phil Oberlander   Canada 0 0 0
1 Guram Sagaradze   Soviet Union 0 0 0
3 Petko Dermendzhiev   Bulgaria 0 1 1
3 İsmail Oğan   Turkey 0 1 1
5 Jigjidiin Mönkhbat   Mongolia 1 1 2
5 Mohammad Ali Sanatkaran   Iran 1 1 2
7 Muhammad Afzal   Pakistan 3 1 4
7 Károly Bajkó   Hungary 1 3 4
7 Gaetano De Vescovi   Italy 1 3 4
7 Joe Feeney   Ireland 3 1 4
7 Julio Graffigna   Argentina 3 1 4
7 Martin Heinze   United Team of Germany 3 1 4
7 Madho Singh   India 1 3 4
7 Yasuo Watanabe   Japan 1 3 4
15 Len Allen   Great Britain 2 3 5
16 John Boyle   Australia 3 3 6
16 Shakar Khan Shakar   Afghanistan 2 4 6
16 Ştefan Tampa   Romania 3 3 6
19 Choi Byeong-seop   South Korea 4 3 7
20 Job Mayo   Philippines 4 4 8

Round 3

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Five more wrestlers were eliminated, each with two losses. Sagaradze received his first point, but now led alone at 1 after Oberlander lost by decision and received 3 points.

Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
Muhammad Afzal   Pakistan Decision Petko Dermendzhiev   Bulgaria
Mohammad Ali Sanatkaran   Iran Decision Károly Bajkó   Hungary
Yasuo Watanabe   Japan Decision Martin Heinze   United Team of Germany
Guram Sagaradze   Soviet Union Decision Phil Oberlander   Canada
Madho Singh   India Decision Len Allen   Great Britain
İsmail Oğan   Turkey Decision Julio Graffigna   Argentina
Jigjidiin Mönkhbat   Mongolia Decision Joe Feeney   Ireland
Gaetano De Vescovi   Italy Bye N/A N/A
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation R1 R2 R3 Total
1 Guram Sagaradze   Soviet Union 0 0 1 1
2 İsmail Oğan   Turkey 0 1 1 2
3 Jigjidiin Mönkhbat   Mongolia 1 1 1 3
3 Phil Oberlander   Canada 0 0 3 3
3 Mohammad Ali Sanatkaran   Iran 1 1 1 3
6 Gaetano De Vescovi   Italy 1 3 0 4
6 Petko Dermendzhiev   Bulgaria 0 1 3 4
8 Muhammad Afzal   Pakistan 3 1 1 5
8 Madho Singh   India 1 3 1 5
8 Yasuo Watanabe   Japan 1 3 1 5
11 Károly Bajkó   Hungary 1 3 3 7
11 Joe Feeney   Ireland 3 1 3 7
11 Julio Graffigna   Argentina 3 1 3 7
11 Martin Heinze   United Team of Germany 3 1 3 7
15 Len Allen   Great Britain 2 3 3 8

Round 4

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Over half of the remaining wrestlers were eliminated, as all 5 losers and 1 of the winners accumulated at least 6 points. Oğan moved up into a tie for the lead with Sagaradze at 2 points; Sanatkaran followed closely at 3 while Dermendzhiev moved to the brink of elimination at 5 points.

Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
Petko Dermendzhiev   Bulgaria Decision Gaetano De Vescovi   Italy
Mohammad Ali Sanatkaran   Iran Default Muhammad Afzal   Pakistan
Yasuo Watanabe   Japan Decision Phil Oberlander   Canada
Guram Sagaradze   Soviet Union Decision Madho Singh   India
İsmail Oğan   Turkey Foul Jigjidiin Mönkhbat   Mongolia
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation R1 R2 R3 R4 Total
1 İsmail Oğan   Turkey 0 1 1 0 2
1 Guram Sagaradze   Soviet Union 0 0 1 1 2
3 Mohammad Ali Sanatkaran   Iran 1 1 1 0 3
4 Petko Dermendzhiev   Bulgaria 0 1 3 1 5
5 Phil Oberlander   Canada 0 0 3 3 6
5 Yasuo Watanabe   Japan 1 3 1 1 6
7 Gaetano De Vescovi   Italy 1 3 0 3 7
7 Jigjidiin Mönkhbat   Mongolia 1 1 1 4 7
9 Madho Singh   India 1 3 1 3 8
10 Muhammad Afzal   Pakistan 3 1 1 4 9

Round 5

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Dermendzhiev was the only wrestler eliminated in round 5, leaving 3 remaining wrestlers.

Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
Mohammad Ali Sanatkaran   Iran Decision Petko Dermendzhiev   Bulgaria
Guram Sagaradze   Soviet Union Tie İsmail Oğan   Turkey
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 Total
1 İsmail Oğan   Turkey 0 1 1 0 2 4
1 Guram Sagaradze   Soviet Union 0 0 1 1 2 4
3 Mohammad Ali Sanatkaran   Iran 1 1 1 0 1 4
4 Petko Dermendzhiev   Bulgaria 0 1 3 1 3 8

Final round

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The round 5 draw between Sagaradze and Oğan counted for the final round. Sanatkaran wrestled both of the other medalists to a tie in the final rounds as well. This left all 3 wrestlers in a three-way tie on final round points at 6 because each had drawn the others. The next tie-breaker was total bad points throughout the tournament. Sanatkaran received the bronze medal, having the highest point total at 8 to the other two men's 6. Oğan prevailed on Sagaradze on the next tie-breaker, body weight, with the lighter Turk winning over the heavier Soviet.

Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
Guram Sagaradze   Soviet Union Tie
(Round 5)
İsmail Oğan   Turkey
Mohammad Ali Sanatkaran   Iran Tie Guram Sagaradze   Soviet Union
Mohammad Ali Sanatkaran   Iran Tie İsmail Oğan   Turkey
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation Points R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 FR Total
  İsmail Oğan   Turkey 6 0 1 1 0 2 2 6
  Guram Sagaradze   Soviet Union 6 0 0 1 1 2 2 6
  Mohammad Ali Sanatkaran   Iran 6 1 1 1 0 1 4 8

References

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  1. ^ a b "Wrestling at the 1964 Tokyo Summer Games: Men's Freestyle Welterweight". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 28 March 2019.
  2. ^ a b Official Report 1964, p. 474.

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