| Men's freestyle welterweight at the Games of the XVIII Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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![]() The final podium. | |||||||||||||
| Venue | Komazawa Gymnasium | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 11–14 October | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 22 from 22 nations | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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| Wrestling at the 1964 Summer Olympics | |
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| Greco-Roman | |
| Fly | men |
| Bantam | men |
| Feather | men |
| Light | men |
| Welter | men |
| Middle | men |
| Light heavy | men |
| Heavy | men |
| Freestyle | |
| Fly | men |
| Bantam | men |
| Feather | men |
| Light | men |
| Welter | men |
| Middle | men |
| Light heavy | men |
| Heavy | men |
The men's freestyle welterweight competition at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo took place from 11 to 14 October at the Komazawa Gymnasium. 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 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
Round 1
Tribble and Barlie withdrew after their bouts.
- Bouts
| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Petko Dermendzhiev | Fall | Choi Byeong-seop | ||
| Mohammad Ali Sanatkaran | Decision | Martin Heinze | ||
| Yasuo Watanabe | Decision | Ştefan Tampa | ||
| Phil Oberlander | Fall | Harald Barlie | ||
| Guram Sagaradze | Fall | Job Mayo | ||
| Shakar Khan Shakar | Tie | Len Allen | ||
| İsmail Oğan | Fall | Charles Tribble | ||
| Madho Singh | Decision | Julio Graffigna | ||
| Jigjidiin Mönkhbat | Decision | John Boyle | ||
| Károly Bajkó | Decision | Muhammad Afzal | ||
| Gaetano De Vescovi | Decision | Joe Feeney |
- Points
Round 2
Four men were eliminated after a second loss, and a fifth eliminated after a tie and loss by fall. Sagaradze and Oberlander led the group with 0 points after the second round.
- Bouts
| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Petko Dermendzhiev | Decision | Károly Bajkó | ||
| Muhammad Afzal | Decision | Choi Byeong-seop | ||
| Mohammad Ali Sanatkaran | Decision | Yasuo Watanabe | ||
| Martin Heinze | Decision | Ştefan Tampa | ||
| Phil Oberlander | Fall | Job Mayo | ||
| Guram Sagaradze | Fall | Shakar Khan Shakar | ||
| Julio Graffigna | Decision | Len Allen | ||
| İsmail Oğan | Decision | Madho Singh | ||
| Joe Feeney | Decision | John Boyle | ||
| Jigjidiin Mönkhbat | Decision | Gaetano De Vescovi |
- Points
| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | R1 | R2 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Phil Oberlander | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | Guram Sagaradze | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | Petko Dermendzhiev | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 3 | İsmail Oğan | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 5 | Jigjidiin Mönkhbat | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 5 | Mohammad Ali Sanatkaran | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 7 | Muhammad Afzal | 3 | 1 | 4 | |
| 7 | Károly Bajkó | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| 7 | Gaetano De Vescovi | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| 7 | Joe Feeney | 3 | 1 | 4 | |
| 7 | Julio Graffigna | 3 | 1 | 4 | |
| 7 | Martin Heinze | 3 | 1 | 4 | |
| 7 | Madho Singh | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| 7 | Yasuo Watanabe | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| 15 | Len Allen | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| 16 | John Boyle | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
| 16 | Shakar Khan Shakar | 2 | 4 | 6 | |
| 16 | Ştefan Tampa | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
| 19 | Choi Byeong-seop | 4 | 3 | 7 | |
| 20 | Job Mayo | 4 | 4 | 8 |
Round 3
Five more wrestlers were eliminated, each with two losses. Sagaradze received his first point, but now led alone at 1 after Oberlander lost by decision and received 3 points.
- Bouts
| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Muhammad Afzal | Decision | Petko Dermendzhiev | ||
| Mohammad Ali Sanatkaran | Decision | Károly Bajkó | ||
| Yasuo Watanabe | Decision | Martin Heinze | ||
| Guram Sagaradze | Decision | Phil Oberlander | ||
| Madho Singh | Decision | Len Allen | ||
| İsmail Oğan | Decision | Julio Graffigna | ||
| Jigjidiin Mönkhbat | Decision | Joe Feeney | ||
| Gaetano De Vescovi | Bye | N/A | N/A |
- Points
| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | R1 | R2 | R3 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guram Sagaradze | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2 | İsmail Oğan | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 3 | Jigjidiin Mönkhbat | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| 3 | Phil Oberlander | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| 3 | Mohammad Ali Sanatkaran | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| 6 | Gaetano De Vescovi | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | |
| 6 | Petko Dermendzhiev | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| 8 | Muhammad Afzal | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | |
| 8 | Madho Singh | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | |
| 8 | Yasuo Watanabe | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | |
| 11 | Károly Bajkó | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | |
| 11 | Joe Feeney | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | |
| 11 | Julio Graffigna | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | |
| 11 | Martin Heinze | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | |
| 15 | Len Allen | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
Round 4
Over half of the remaining wrestlers were eliminated, as all 5 losers and 1 of the winners accumulated at least 6 points. Oğan moved up into a tie for the lead with Sagaradze at 2 points; Sanatkaran followed closely at 3 while Dermendzhiev moved to the brink of elimination at 5 points.
- Bouts
| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Petko Dermendzhiev | Decision | Gaetano De Vescovi | ||
| Mohammad Ali Sanatkaran | Default | Muhammad Afzal | ||
| Yasuo Watanabe | Decision | Phil Oberlander | ||
| Guram Sagaradze | Decision | Madho Singh | ||
| İsmail Oğan | Foul | Jigjidiin Mönkhbat |
- Points
| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | İsmail Oğan | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 1 | Guram Sagaradze | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 3 | Mohammad Ali Sanatkaran | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| 4 | Petko Dermendzhiev | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | |
| 5 | Phil Oberlander | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
| 5 | Yasuo Watanabe | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |
| 7 | Gaetano De Vescovi | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | |
| 7 | Jigjidiin Mönkhbat | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | |
| 9 | Madho Singh | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | |
| 10 | Muhammad Afzal | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 |
Round 5
Dermendzhiev was the only wrestler eliminated in round 5, leaving 3 remaining wrestlers.
- Bouts
| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mohammad Ali Sanatkaran | Decision | Petko Dermendzhiev | ||
| Guram Sagaradze | Tie | İsmail Oğan |
- Points
| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | İsmail Oğan | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 1 | Guram Sagaradze | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
| 3 | Mohammad Ali Sanatkaran | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 4 | Petko Dermendzhiev | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
Final round
The round 5 draw between Sagaradze and Oğan counted for the final round. Sanatkaran wrestled both of the other medalists to a tie in the final rounds as well. This left all 3 wrestlers in a three-way tie on final round points at 6 because each had drawn the others. The next tie-breaker was total bad points throughout the tournament. Sanatkaran received the bronze medal, having the highest point total at 8 to the other two men's 6. Oğan prevailed on Sagaradze on the next tie-breaker, body weight, with the lighter Turk winning over the heavier Soviet.
- Bouts
| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guram Sagaradze | Tie (Round 5) | İsmail Oğan | ||
| Mohammad Ali Sanatkaran | Tie | Guram Sagaradze | ||
| Mohammad Ali Sanatkaran | Tie | İsmail Oğan |
- Points
| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Points | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | FR | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| İsmail Oğan | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | ||
| Guram Sagaradze | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | ||
| Mohammad Ali Sanatkaran | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 8 |
References
- 1 2 "Wrestling at the 1964 Tokyo Summer Games: Men's Freestyle Welterweight". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 28 March 2019.
- ↑ Official Report, p. 474.

