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

Men's Greco-Roman flyweight
at the Games of the XVII Olympiad
VenueBasilica of Maxentius
Dates26–31 August
Competitors18 from 18 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Dumitru Pârvulescu  Romania
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Osman El-Sayed  United Arab Republic
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Mohamed Paziraie  Iran
← 1956
1964 →

The men's Greco-Roman flyweight 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.[1] Flyweight was the lightest category, including wrestlers weighing up to 52 kilograms (114.6 lb).[2]

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 (up from 3). Losses by decision were worth 3 points (consistent with most prior years, though in some losses by split decision had been worth only 2 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.[2][1]

Results

Round 1

Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
Ivan Kochergin  Soviet Union Fall Kazim Gedik  Turkey
Dumitru Pârvulescu  Romania Decision Dick Wilson  United States
Franz Burkhard  Switzerland Fall Werner Hartmann  Austria
Borivoj Vukov  Yugoslavia Tie Bengt Frännfors  Sweden
Takashi Hirata  Japan Fall Georgi Moskov  Bulgaria
Ignazio Fabra  Italy Decision Fritz Stange  United Team of Germany
Heikki Hakola  Finland Tie Stefan Hajduk  Poland
Mohamed Paziraie  Iran Decision Maurice Mewis  Belgium
Osman El-Sayed  United Arab Republic Decision Jørgen Jensen  Denmark
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation Start Earned Total
1 Franz Burkhard  Switzerland 0 0 0
1 Takashi Hirata  Japan 0 0 0
1 Ivan Kochergin  Soviet Union 0 0 0
4 Osman El-Sayed  United Arab Republic 0 1 1
4 Ignazio Fabra  Italy 0 1 1
4 Dumitru Pârvulescu  Romania 0 1 1
4 Mohamed Paziraie  Iran 0 1 1
8 Bengt Frännfors  Sweden 0 2 2
8 Stefan Hajduk  Poland 0 2 2
8 Heikki Hakola  Finland 0 2 2
8 Borivoj Vukov  Yugoslavia 0 2 2
12 Jørgen Jensen  Denmark 0 3 3
12 Maurice Mewis  Belgium 0 3 3
12 Fritz Stange  United Team of Germany 0 3 3
12 Dick Wilson  United States 0 3 3
16 Kazim Gedik  Turkey 0 4 4
16 Werner Hartmann  Austria 0 4 4
16 Georgi Moskov  Bulgaria 0 4 4

Round 2

Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
Dumitru Pârvulescu  Romania Fall Kazim Gedik  Turkey
Ivan Kochergin  Soviet Union Tie Dick Wilson  United States
Borivoj Vukov  Yugoslavia Fall Franz Burkhard  Switzerland
Bengt Frännfors  Sweden Fall Werner Hartmann  Austria
Georgi Moskov  Bulgaria Decision Fritz Stange  United Team of Germany
Ignazio Fabra  Italy Decision Takashi Hirata  Japan
Maurice Mewis  Belgium Fall Heikki Hakola  Finland
Stefan Hajduk  Poland Decision Jørgen Jensen  Denmark
Osman El-Sayed  United Arab Republic Decision Mohamed Paziraie  Iran
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation Start Earned Total
1 Dumitru Pârvulescu  Romania 1 0 1
2 Osman El-Sayed  United Arab Republic 1 1 2
2 Ignazio Fabra  Italy 1 1 2
2 Bengt Frännfors  Sweden 2 0 2
2 Ivan Kochergin  Soviet Union 0 2 2
2 Borivoj Vukov  Yugoslavia 2 0 2
7 Stefan Hajduk  Poland 2 1 3
7 Takashi Hirata  Japan 0 3 3
7 Maurice Mewis  Belgium 3 0 3
10 Franz Burkhard  Switzerland 0 4 4
10 Mohamed Paziraie  Iran 1 3 4
12 Georgi Moskov  Bulgaria 4 1 5
12 Dick Wilson  United States 3 2 5
14 Heikki Hakola  Finland 2 4 6
14 Jørgen Jensen  Denmark 3 3 6
14 Fritz Stange  United Team of Germany 3 3 6
17 Kazim Gedik  Turkey 4 4 8
17 Werner Hartmann  Austria 4 4 8

Round 3

Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
Ivan Kochergin  Soviet Union Tie Dumitru Pârvulescu  Romania
Dick Wilson  United States Fall Franz Burkhard  Switzerland
Borivoj Vukov  Yugoslavia Decision Georgi Moskov  Bulgaria
Takashi Hirata  Japan Decision Bengt Frännfors  Sweden
Ignazio Fabra  Italy Decision Maurice Mewis  Belgium
Mohamed Paziraie  Iran Decision Stefan Hajduk  Poland
Osman El-Sayed  United Arab Republic Bye N/A N/A
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation Start Earned Total
1 Osman El-Sayed  United Arab Republic 2 0 2
2 Ignazio Fabra  Italy 2 1 3
2 Dumitru Pârvulescu  Romania 1 2 3
2 Borivoj Vukov  Yugoslavia 2 1 3
5 Takashi Hirata  Japan 3 1 4
5 Ivan Kochergin  Soviet Union 2 2 4
7 Bengt Frännfors  Sweden 2 3 5
7 Mohamed Paziraie  Iran 4 1 5
7 Dick Wilson  United States 5 0 5
10 Stefan Hajduk  Poland 3 3 6
10 Maurice Mewis  Belgium 3 3 6
12 Franz Burkhard  Switzerland 4 4 8
12 Georgi Moskov  Bulgaria 5 3 8

Round 4

Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
Ivan Kochergin  Soviet Union Decision Osman El-Sayed  United Arab Republic
Dumitru Pârvulescu  Romania Decision Borivoj Vukov  Yugoslavia
Takashi Hirata  Japan Fall Dick Wilson  United States
Bengt Frännfors  Sweden Tie Ignazio Fabra  Italy
Mohamed Paziraie  Iran Bye N/A N/A
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation Start Earned Total
1 Takashi Hirata  Japan 4 0 4
1 Dumitru Pârvulescu  Romania 3 1 4
3 Osman El-Sayed  United Arab Republic 2 3 5
3 Ignazio Fabra  Italy 3 2 5
3 Ivan Kochergin  Soviet Union 4 1 5
3 Mohamed Paziraie  Iran 5 0 5
7 Borivoj Vukov  Yugoslavia 3 3 6
8 Bengt Frännfors  Sweden 5 2 7
9 Dick Wilson  United States 5 4 9

Round 5

Pârvulescu was the only wrestler left with fewer than 6 points; he took the gold medal. The tie in the standings between El-Sayed and Paziraie at 6 points for the silver medal was resolved by head-to-head results; El-Sayed had defeated Paziraie in round 2, so took silver.

Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
Mohamed Paziraie  Iran Decision Ivan Kochergin  Soviet Union
Osman El-Sayed  United Arab Republic Decision Takashi Hirata  Japan
Dumitru Pârvulescu  Romania Decision Ignazio Fabra  Italy
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation Start Earned Total
1st place, gold medalist(s) Dumitru Pârvulescu  Romania 4 1 5
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Osman El-Sayed  United Arab Republic 5 1 6
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Mohamed Paziraie  Iran 5 1 6
4 Takashi Hirata  Japan 4 3 7
5 Ignazio Fabra  Italy 5 3 8
5 Ivan Kochergin  Soviet Union 5 3 8

References

  1. ^ a b "Wrestling at the 1960 Rome Summer Games: Men's Flyweight, Greco-Roman". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
  2. ^ a b Official Report 1960, p. 466.

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