Men's freestyle flyweight
at the Games of the XVII Olympiad
Medal winners
VenueBasilica of Maxentius
Dates1–6 September
Competitors17 from 17 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Ahmet Bilek  Turkey
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Masayuki Matsubara  Japan
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Ebrahim Seifpour  Iran

The men's freestyle flyweight competition at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome took place from 1 to 6 September at the Basilica of Maxentius. 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, 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
WinnerNationVictory TypeLoserNation
Din Nawab PakistanFallSeán O'Connor Ireland
Ahmet Bilek TurkeyDecisionMasayuki Matsubara Japan
Gray Simons United StatesFallBengt Frännfors Sweden
Ali Aliyev Soviet UnionFallFaiz Mohammad Khakshar Afghanistan
Lesław Kropp PolandFallJorge Rosado Mexico
André Zoete FranceFallVäinö Rantala Finland
Ebrahim Seifpour IranFallDieter Gröning Australia
Paul Neff United Team of GermanyDecisionCarlo Vitrano Italy
Nikola Vasilev Dimitrov BulgariaByeN/AN/A
Points
RankWrestlerNationStartEarnedTotal
1Ali Aliyev Soviet Union000
1Nikola Vasilev Dimitrov Bulgaria000
1Lesław Kropp Poland000
1Din Nawab Pakistan000
1Ebrahim Seifpour Iran000
1Gray Simons United States000
1André Zoete France000
8Ahmet Bilek Turkey011
8Paul Neff United Team of Germany011
10Masayuki Matsubara Japan033
10Carlo Vitrano Italy033
12Bengt Frännfors Sweden044
12Dieter Gröning Australia044
12Faiz Mohammad Khakshar Afghanistan044
12Seán O'Connor Ireland044
12Väinö Rantala Finland044
12Jorge Rosado Mexico044

Round 2

Bouts
WinnerNationVictory TypeLoserNation
Din Nawab PakistanDecisionNikola Vasilev Dimitrov Bulgaria
Masayuki Matsubara JapanFallSeán O'Connor Ireland
Ahmet Bilek TurkeyFallGray Simons United States
Ali Aliyev Soviet UnionFallBengt Frännfors Sweden
Jorge Rosado MexicoFallFaiz Mohammad Khakshar Afghanistan
André Zoete FranceFallLesław Kropp Poland
Ebrahim Seifpour IranFallVäinö Rantala Finland
Paul Neff United Team of GermanyFallDieter Gröning Australia
Carlo Vitrano ItalyByeN/AN/A
Points
RankWrestlerNationStartEarnedTotal
1Ali Aliyev Soviet Union000
1Ebrahim Seifpour Iran000
1André Zoete France000
4Ahmet Bilek Turkey101
4Din Nawab Pakistan011
4Paul Neff United Team of Germany101
7Nikola Vasilev Dimitrov Bulgaria033
7Masayuki Matsubara Japan303
7Carlo Vitrano Italy303
10Lesław Kropp Poland044
10Jorge Rosado Mexico404
10Gray Simons United States044
13Bengt Frännfors Sweden448
13Dieter Gröning Australia448
13Faiz Mohammad Khakshar Afghanistan448
13Seán O'Connor Ireland448
13Väinö Rantala Finland448

Round 3

Kropp's head-to-head victory over Rosado in round 1 was the tie-breaker for 11th place.

Bouts
WinnerNationVictory TypeLoserNation
Nikola Vasilev Dimitrov BulgariaFallCarlo Vitrano Italy
Masayuki Matsubara JapanFallDin Nawab Pakistan
Ali Aliyev Soviet UnionDecisionAhmet Bilek Turkey
Gray Simons United StatesFallJorge Rosado Mexico
Ebrahim Seifpour IranFallLesław Kropp Poland
Paul Neff United Team of GermanyFallAndré Zoete France
Points
RankWrestlerNationStartEarnedTotal
1Ebrahim Seifpour Iran000
2Ali Aliyev Soviet Union011
2Paul Neff United Team of Germany101
4Nikola Vasilev Dimitrov Bulgaria303
4Masayuki Matsubara Japan303
6Ahmet Bilek Turkey134
6Gray Simons United States404
6André Zoete France044
9Din Nawab Pakistan145
10Carlo Vitrano Italy347
11Lesław Kropp Poland448
12Jorge Rosado Mexico448

Round 4

Bouts
WinnerNationVictory TypeLoserNation
Masayuki Matsubara JapanFallNikola Vasilev Dimitrov Bulgaria
Ahmet Bilek TurkeyFallDin Nawab Pakistan
Gray Simons United StatesDecisionAli Aliyev Soviet Union
Ebrahim Seifpour IranFallAndré Zoete France
Paul Neff United Team of GermanyByeN/AN/A
Points
RankWrestlerNationStartEarnedTotal
1Ebrahim Seifpour Iran000
2Paul Neff United Team of Germany101
3Masayuki Matsubara Japan303
4Ali Aliyev Soviet Union134
4Ahmet Bilek Turkey404
6Gray Simons United States415
7Nikola Vasilev Dimitrov Bulgaria347
8André Zoete France448
9Din Nawab Pakistan549

Round 5

Simons's victory over Aliyev in round 4 was the tie-breaker for 5th place.

Bouts
WinnerNationVictory TypeLoserNation
Ahmet Bilek TurkeyFallPaul Neff United Team of Germany
Masayuki Matsubara JapanDecisionGray Simons United States
Ebrahim Seifpour IranFallAli Aliyev Soviet Union
Points
RankWrestlerNationStartEarnedTotal
1Ebrahim Seifpour Iran000
2Ahmet Bilek Turkey404
2Masayuki Matsubara Japan314
4Paul Neff United Team of Germany145
5Gray Simons United States538
6Ali Aliyev Soviet Union448

Round 6

Bouts
WinnerNationVictory TypeLoserNation
Masayuki Matsubara JapanFallPaul Neff United Team of Germany
Ahmet Bilek TurkeyDecisionEbrahim Seifpour Iran
Points
RankWrestlerNationStartEarnedTotal
1Ebrahim Seifpour Iran033
2Masayuki Matsubara Japan404
3Ahmet Bilek Turkey415
4Paul Neff United Team of Germany549

Round 7

Seifpour was eliminated at 6 points, earning bronze. Bilek and Matsubara were the only remaining wrestlers, each at 5 points; they had wrestled in the first round, with Bilek winning, so Bilek took gold on the head-to-head tie-breaker.

Bouts
WinnerNationVictory TypeLoserNation
Masayuki Matsubara JapanDecisionEbrahim Seifpour Iran
Points
RankWrestlerNationStartEarnedTotal
1st place, gold medalist(s)Ahmet Bilek Turkey415
2nd place, silver medalist(s)Masayuki Matsubara Japan415
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)Ebrahim Seifpour Iran336

References

  1. 1 2 "Wrestling at the 1960 Rome Summer Games: Men's Freestyle Flyweight". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 21 March 2019.
  2. ↑ Official Report, p. 502.
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