Men's freestyle welterweight
at the Games of the XVI Olympiad
VenueRoyal Exhibition Building
Dates28 November–1 December
Competitors15 from 15 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Mitsuo Ikeda  Japan
2nd place, silver medalist(s) İbrahim Zengin  Turkey
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Vakhtang Balavadze  Soviet Union

The men's freestyle welterweight 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]

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

Ochman and Rantanen withdrew after their bouts.

Bouts
WinnerNationVictory TypeLoserNation
Mitko Petkov BulgariaFallBruno Ochman Canada
Nabi Sorouri IranFallDevi Singh India
Mitsuo Ikeda JapanDecision, 3–0Ernie Fischer United States
İbrahim Zengin TurkeyFallErnst Wandaller Austria
Per Berlin SwedenDecision, 3–0Noel Granger Australia
Vakhtang Balavadze Soviet UnionDecision, 3–0Veikko Rantanen Finland
Alfred Tischendorf United Team of GermanyDecision, 3–0Muhammad Latif Pakistan
Coenraad de Villiers South AfricaByeN/AN/A
Points
RankWrestlerNationStartEarnedTotal
1Coenraad de Villiers South Africa000
1Mitko Petkov Bulgaria000
1Nabi Sorouri Iran000
1İbrahim Zengin Turkey000
5Vakhtang Balavadze Soviet Union011
5Per Berlin Sweden011
5Mitsuo Ikeda Japan011
5Alfred Tischendorf United Team of Germany011
9Ernie Fischer United States033
9Noel Granger Australia033
9Muhammad Latif Pakistan033
9Devi Singh India033
9Ernst Wandaller Austria033
14Bruno Ochman Canada033*
14Veikko Rantanen Finland033*

Round 2

Bouts
WinnerNationVictory TypeLoserNation
Coenraad de Villiers South AfricaDecision, 3–0Mitko Petkov Bulgaria
Ernie Fischer United StatesDecision, 3–0Nabi Sorouri Iran
Mitsuo Ikeda JapanFallDevi Singh India
İbrahim Zengin TurkeyFallNoel Granger Australia
Per Berlin SwedenFallErnst Wandaller Austria
Vakhtang Balavadze Soviet UnionFallAlfred Tischendorf United Team of Germany
Muhammad Latif PakistanByeN/AN/A
Points
RankWrestlerNationStartEarnedTotal
1İbrahim Zengin Turkey000
2Vakhtang Balavadze Soviet Union101
2Per Berlin Sweden101
2Coenraad de Villiers South Africa011
2Mitsuo Ikeda Japan101
6Muhammad Latif Pakistan303
6Mitko Petkov Bulgaria033
6Nabi Sorouri Iran033
9Ernie Fischer United States314
9Alfred Tischendorf United Team of Germany134
11Noel Granger Australia336
11Devi Singh India336
11Ernst Wandaller Austria336

Round 3

Bouts
WinnerNationVictory TypeLoserNation
Coenraad de Villiers South AfricaDecision, 3–0Muhammad Latif Pakistan
Nabi Sorouri IranDecision, 3–0Mitko Petkov Bulgaria
İbrahim Zengin TurkeyDecision, 3–0Ernie Fischer United States
Mitsuo Ikeda JapanDecision, 3–0Vakhtang Balavadze Soviet Union
Per Berlin SwedenDecision, 3–0Alfred Tischendorf United Team of Germany
Points
RankWrestlerNationStartEarnedTotal
1İbrahim Zengin Turkey011
2Per Berlin Sweden112
2Coenraad de Villiers South Africa112
2Mitsuo Ikeda Japan112
5Vakhtang Balavadze Soviet Union134
5Nabi Sorouri Iran314
7Muhammad Latif Pakistan336
7Mitko Petkov Bulgaria336
9Ernie Fischer United States437
9Alfred Tischendorf United Team of Germany437

Round 4

Bouts
WinnerNationVictory TypeLoserNation
Nabi Sorouri IranDecision, 3–0Coenraad de Villiers South Africa
Mitsuo Ikeda JapanDecision, 3–0İbrahim Zengin Turkey
Vakhtang Balavadze Soviet UnionFallPer Berlin Sweden
Points
RankWrestlerNationStartEarnedTotal
1Mitsuo Ikeda Japan213
2Vakhtang Balavadze Soviet Union404
2İbrahim Zengin Turkey134
4Per Berlin Sweden235
4Coenraad de Villiers South Africa235
4Nabi Sorouri Iran415

Medal rounds

Ikeda's victories over Balavadze in round 3 and Zengin in round 4 counted for the medal rounds, giving the Japanese wrestler the gold medal with a 2–0 record against the other medalists. Zengin defeated Balavadze in a de facto silver medal match.

Bouts
WinnerNationVictory TypeLoserNation
İbrahim Zengin TurkeyFallVakhtang Balavadze Soviet Union
Points
RankWrestlerNationWinsLosses
1st place, gold medalist(s)Mitsuo Ikeda Japan20
2nd place, silver medalist(s)İbrahim Zengin Turkey11
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)Vakhtang Balavadze Soviet Union02

References

  1. 1 2 "Wrestling at the 1956 Melbourne Summer Games: Men's Freestyle Welterweight". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
  2. ↑ Official Report, p. 666.
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