Wrestling at the 1956 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle lightweight
Men's freestyle lightweight at the Games of the XVI Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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![]() The final podium. | |||||||||||||
Venue | Royal Exhibition Building | ||||||||||||
Dates | 28 November–1 December | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 19 from 19 nations | ||||||||||||
Medalists | |||||||||||||
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The men's freestyle lightweight 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] Lightweight was the fourth-lightest category, including wrestlers weighing 62 to 67 kilograms (137 to 148 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 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
Round 1
- Bouts
Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
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Muhammad Ashraf | ![]() | Fall | O Tae-geun | ![]() |
Mario Tovar | ![]() | Fall | Mateo Tanaquin | ![]() |
Jay Thomas Evans | ![]() | Fall | Jack Taylor | ![]() |
Shigeru Kasahara | ![]() | Fall | David Schumacher | ![]() |
Gyula Tóth | ![]() | Fall | Juan Rolón | ![]() |
Emam-Ali Habibi | ![]() | Fall | Olle Anderberg | ![]() |
Roger Bielle | ![]() | Decision, 2–1 | Väinö Hakkarainen | ![]() |
Garibaldo Nizzola | ![]() | Fall | Lakhshmi Kant Pandey | ![]() |
Adil Güngör | ![]() | Decision, 3–0 | Georgi Zaychev | ![]() |
Alimbeg Bestayev | ![]() | Bye | N/A | N/A |
- Points
Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total |
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1 | Muhammad Ashraf | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1 | Alimbeg Bestayev | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1 | Jay Thomas Evans | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1 | Emam-Ali Habibi | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1 | Shigeru Kasahara | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1 | Garibaldo Nizzola | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1 | Gyula Tóth | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1 | Mario Tovar | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 0 |
9 | Roger Bielle | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 1 |
9 | Adil Güngör | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 1 |
11 | Olle Anderberg | ![]() | 0 | 3 | 3 |
11 | Väinö Hakkarainen | ![]() | 0 | 3 | 3 |
11 | O Tae-geun | ![]() | 0 | 3 | 3 |
11 | Lakhshmi Kant Pandey | ![]() | 0 | 3 | 3 |
11 | Juan Rolón | ![]() | 0 | 3 | 3 |
11 | David Schumacher | ![]() | 0 | 3 | 3 |
11 | Mateo Tanaquin | ![]() | 0 | 3 | 3 |
11 | Jack Taylor | ![]() | 0 | 3 | 3 |
11 | Georgi Zaychev | ![]() | 0 | 3 | 3 |
Round 2
- Bouts
Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
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Alimbeg Bestayev | ![]() | Fall | O Tae-geun | ![]() |
Mario Tovar | ![]() | Decision, 2–1 | Muhammad Ashraf | ![]() |
Jack Taylor | ![]() | Decision, 3–0 | Mateo Tanaquin | ![]() |
Jay Thomas Evans | ![]() | Decision, 3–0 | Shigeru Kasahara | ![]() |
Juan Rolón | ![]() | Decision, 3–0 | David Schumacher | ![]() |
Emam-Ali Habibi | ![]() | Decision, 3–0 | Gyula Tóth | ![]() |
Olle Anderberg | ![]() | Decision, 2–1 | Väinö Hakkarainen | ![]() |
Garibaldo Nizzola | ![]() | Decision, 2–1 | Roger Bielle | ![]() |
Adil Güngör | ![]() | Decision, 3–0 | Lakhshmi Kant Pandey | ![]() |
Georgi Zaychev | ![]() | Bye | N/A | N/A |
- Points
Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total |
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1 | Alimbeg Bestayev | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2 | Jay Thomas Evans | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2 | Emam-Ali Habibi | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2 | Garibaldo Nizzola | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2 | Mario Tovar | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 1 |
6 | Adil Güngör | ![]() | 1 | 1 | 2 |
7 | Muhammad Ashraf | ![]() | 0 | 3 | 3 |
7 | Shigeru Kasahara | ![]() | 0 | 3 | 3 |
7 | Gyula Tóth | ![]() | 0 | 3 | 3 |
7 | Georgi Zaychev | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 3 |
11 | Olle Anderberg | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 4 |
11 | Roger Bielle | ![]() | 1 | 3 | 4 |
11 | Juan Rolón | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 4 |
11 | Jack Taylor | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 4 |
15 | Väinö Hakkarainen | ![]() | 3 | 3 | 6 |
15 | O Tae-geun | ![]() | 3 | 3 | 6 |
15 | Lakhshmi Kant Pandey | ![]() | 3 | 3 | 6 |
15 | David Schumacher | ![]() | 3 | 3 | 6 |
15 | Mateo Tanaquin | ![]() | 3 | 3 | 6 |
Round 3
Anderberg was injured and withdrew.
- Bouts
Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
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Alimbeg Bestayev | ![]() | Fall | Georgi Zaychev | ![]() |
Muhammad Ashraf | ![]() | Decision, 3–0 | Jack Taylor | ![]() |
Jay Thomas Evans | ![]() | Decision, 3–0 | Mario Tovar | ![]() |
Shigeru Kasahara | ![]() | Fall | Juan Rolón | ![]() |
Gyula Tóth | ![]() | Forfeit | Olle Anderberg | ![]() |
Emam-Ali Habibi | ![]() | Decision, 3–0 | Roger Bielle | ![]() |
Garibaldo Nizzola | ![]() | Decision, 2–1 | Adil Güngör | ![]() |
- Points
Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total |
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1 | Alimbeg Bestayev | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2 | Jay Thomas Evans | ![]() | 1 | 1 | 2 |
2 | Emam-Ali Habibi | ![]() | 1 | 1 | 2 |
2 | Garibaldo Nizzola | ![]() | 1 | 1 | 2 |
5 | Shigeru Kasahara | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 3 |
5 | Gyula Tóth | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 3 |
7 | Muhammad Ashraf | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 4 |
7 | Mario Tovar | ![]() | 1 | 3 | 4 |
9 | Adil Güngör | ![]() | 2 | 3 | 5 |
10 | Georgi Zaychev | ![]() | 3 | 3 | 6 |
11 | Olle Anderberg | ![]() | 4 | 3 | 7 |
11 | Roger Bielle | ![]() | 4 | 3 | 7 |
11 | Juan Rolón | ![]() | 4 | 3 | 7 |
11 | Jack Taylor | ![]() | 4 | 3 | 7 |
Round 4
- Bouts
Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
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Alimbeg Bestayev | ![]() | Fall | Muhammad Ashraf | ![]() |
Shigeru Kasahara | ![]() | Fall | Mario Tovar | ![]() |
Gyula Tóth | ![]() | Decision, 3–0 | Jay Thomas Evans | ![]() |
Emam-Ali Habibi | ![]() | Decision, 3–0 | Garibaldo Nizzola | ![]() |
- Points
Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total |
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1 | Alimbeg Bestayev | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2 | Emam-Ali Habibi | ![]() | 2 | 1 | 3 |
2 | Shigeru Kasahara | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 3 |
4 | Gyula Tóth | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 4 |
5 | Jay Thomas Evans | ![]() | 2 | 3 | 5 |
5 | Garibaldo Nizzola | ![]() | 2 | 3 | 5 |
7 | Muhammad Ashraf | ![]() | 4 | 3 | 7 |
7 | Mario Tovar | ![]() | 4 | 3 | 7 |
Round 5
It is unclear why Tóth finished fourth despite having fewer bad points than Kasahara, who advanced to the medal rounds, at the end of this round.
- Bouts
Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
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Gyula Tóth | ![]() | Decision, 2–1 | Alimbeg Bestayev | ![]() |
Emam-Ali Habibi | ![]() | Decision, 3–0 | Shigeru Kasahara | ![]() |
- Points
Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total |
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1 | Alimbeg Bestayev | ![]() | 0 | 3 | 3 |
2 | Emam-Ali Habibi | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 4 |
3 | Shigeru Kasahara | ![]() | 3 | 3 | 6 |
4 | Gyula Tóth | ![]() | 4 | 1 | 5 |
Medal rounds
Habibi's round 5 victory over Kasahara counted for the medal rounds. Habibi also defeated Bestayev, taking the gold medal with a 2–0 record against the other medalists. Kasahara never faced Bestayev; it is unclear how the silver and bronze medals were decided.
- Bouts
Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
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Emam-Ali Habibi | ![]() | Fall | Alimbeg Bestayev | ![]() |
- Points
Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Wins | Losses |
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![]() | Emam-Ali Habibi | ![]() | 2 | 0 |
![]() | Shigeru Kasahara | ![]() | 0 | 1 |
![]() | Alimbeg Bestayev | ![]() | 0 | 1 |
References
- ^ a b "Wrestling at the 1956 Melbourne Summer Games: Men's Freestyle Lightweight". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
- ^ a b Official Report 1958, p. 664.
General
- The Official Report of the Organizing Committee for the Games of the XVI Olympiad, Melbourne, 1956. Melbourne: W. M. Houston (published 1958). 1956.