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Wrestling at the 1964 Summer Olympics – Men's Greco-Roman heavyweight

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Men's Greco-Roman heavyweight
at the Games of the XVIII Olympiad
VenueKomazawa Gymnasium
Dates16–19 October
Competitors11 from 11 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) István Kozma  Hungary
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Anatoly Roshchin  Soviet Union
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Wilfried Dietrich  United Team of Germany
← 1960
1968 →

The men's Greco-Roman heavyweight 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.[1] Heavyweight was the heaviest category, including wrestlers weighing over 97 kilograms (213.8 lb).[2]

Competition format

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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 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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Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
Radoslav Kasabov  Bulgaria Tie Ştefan Stîngu  Romania
Ragnar Svensson  Sweden Decision Bob Pickens  United States
Anatoly Roshchin  Soviet Union Fall Taisto Kangasniemi  Finland
Petr Kment  Czechoslovakia Decision Hamit Kaplan  Turkey
István Kozma  Hungary Fall Tsuneharu Sugiyama  Japan
Wilfried Dietrich  United Team of Germany Bye N/A N/A
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation R1
1 Wilfried Dietrich  United Team of Germany 0
1 István Kozma  Hungary 0
1 Anatoly Roshchin  Soviet Union 0
4 Petr Kment  Czechoslovakia 1
4 Ragnar Svensson  Sweden 1
6 Radoslav Kasabov  Bulgaria 2
6 Ştefan Stîngu  Romania 2
8 Hamit Kaplan  Turkey 3
8 Bob Pickens  United States 3
10 Taisto Kangasniemi  Finland 4
10 Tsuneharu Sugiyama  Japan 4

Round 2

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Kaplan and Kangasniemi were eliminated after losses in each of the first two rounds. Kozma had two wins by fall and stayed at 0 points to lead the group.

Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
Wilfried Dietrich  United Team of Germany Decision Radoslav Kasabov  Bulgaria
Bob Pickens  United States Fall Taisto Kangasniemi  Finland
Ragnar Svensson  Sweden Decision Ştefan Stîngu  Romania
Anatoly Roshchin  Soviet Union Decision Petr Kment  Czechoslovakia
István Kozma  Hungary Default Hamit Kaplan  Turkey
Tsuneharu Sugiyama  Japan Bye N/A N/A
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation R1 R2 Total
1 István Kozma  Hungary 0 0 0
2 Wilfried Dietrich  United Team of Germany 0 1 1
2 Anatoly Roshchin  Soviet Union 0 1 1
4 Ragnar Svensson  Sweden 1 1 2
5 Bob Pickens  United States 3 0 3
6 Petr Kment  Czechoslovakia 1 3 4
6 Tsuneharu Sugiyama  Japan 4 0 4
8 Radoslav Kasabov  Bulgaria 2 3 5
8 Ştefan Stîngu  Romania 2 3 5
10 Hamit Kaplan  Turkey 3 4 7
11 Taisto Kangasniemi  Finland 4 4 8

Round 3

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Kozma had a bye and stayed at 0 points. Dietrich and Roshchin each won by fall and stayed near Kozma at 1 point apiece, insulating the three men from possible elimination for another round. Svensson picked up a 3rd point and Dietrich stayed at 4. All four bout losers in this round were eliminated.

Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
Wilfried Dietrich  United Team of Germany Fall Tsuneharu Sugiyama  Japan
Ragnar Svensson  Sweden Decision Radoslav Kasabov  Bulgaria
Anatoly Roshchin  Soviet Union Fall Ştefan Stîngu  Romania
Petr Kment  Czechoslovakia Fall Bob Pickens  United States
István Kozma  Hungary Bye N/A N/A
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation R1 R2 R3 Total
1 István Kozma  Hungary 0 0 0 0
2 Wilfried Dietrich  United Team of Germany 0 1 0 1
2 Anatoly Roshchin  Soviet Union 0 1 0 1
4 Ragnar Svensson  Sweden 1 1 1 3
5 Petr Kment  Czechoslovakia 1 3 0 4
6 Bob Pickens  United States 3 0 4 7
7 Radoslav Kasabov  Bulgaria 2 3 3 8
7 Tsuneharu Sugiyama  Japan 4 0 4 8
9 Ştefan Stîngu  Romania 2 3 4 9

Round 4

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With Kment on a bye and Kozma, Dietrich, and Roshchin each at 1 point or fewer, Svensson was the only wrestler who could potentially be eliminated in this round. He needed a win or tie to stay in competition, but lost to Roshchin to be eliminated. Kozma got his first point, Roshchin his second, and Dietrich received 3 points to move to 4 total

Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
István Kozma  Hungary Decision Wilfried Dietrich  United Team of Germany
Anatoly Roshchin  Soviet Union Decision Ragnar Svensson  Sweden
Petr Kment  Czechoslovakia Bye N/A N/A
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation R1 R2 R3 R4 Total
1 István Kozma  Hungary 0 0 0 1 1
2 Anatoly Roshchin  Soviet Union 0 1 0 1 2
3 Wilfried Dietrich  United Team of Germany 0 1 0 3 4
3 Petr Kment  Czechoslovakia 1 3 0 0 4
5 Ragnar Svensson  Sweden 1 1 1 3 6

Round 5

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Kozma eliminated Kment and Roshchin eliminated Dietrich, setting up a gold medal bout between the two winners.

Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
István Kozma  Hungary Fall Petr Kment  Czechoslovakia
Anatoly Roshchin  Soviet Union Decision Wilfried Dietrich  United Team of Germany
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 Total
1 István Kozma  Hungary 0 0 0 1 0 1
2 Anatoly Roshchin  Soviet Union 0 1 0 1 1 3
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Wilfried Dietrich  United Team of Germany 0 1 0 3 3 7
4 Petr Kment  Czechoslovakia 1 3 0 0 4 8

Final round

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In the gold medal match, Kozma and Roshchin were equal. The tie-breaker went to Kozma on total points throughout the tournament.

Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
István Kozma  Hungary Tie Anatoly Roshchin  Soviet Union
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation Points R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 FR Total
1st place, gold medalist(s) István Kozma  Hungary 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 3
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Anatoly Roshchin  Soviet Union 2 0 1 0 1 1 2 5

References

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  1. ^ a b "Wrestling at the 1964 Tokyo Summer Games: Men's Heavyweight, Greco-Roman". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 28 March 2019.
  2. ^ a b Official Report 1964, p. 506.

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