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Wrestling at the 1964 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle heavyweight

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Men's freestyle heavyweight
at the Games of the XVIII Olympiad
VenueKomazawa Gymnasium
Dates11–14 October
Competitors13 from 13 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Aleksandr Ivanitsky  Soviet Union
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Lyutvi Akhmedov  Bulgaria
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Hamit Kaplan  Turkey
← 1960
1968 →

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

Competition format

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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

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Round 1

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Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
Hamit Kaplan  Turkey Decision Arne Robertsson  Sweden
Larry Kristoff  United States Decision Wilfried Dietrich  United Team of Germany
Aleksandr Ivanitsky  Soviet Union Fall Tserendonoin Sanjaa  Mongolia
Lyutvi Akhmedov  Bulgaria Decision János Reznák  Hungary
Bohumil Kubát  Czechoslovakia Tie Ştefan Stîngu  Romania
Ganpat Andhalkar  India Decision Denis McNamara  Great Britain
Masanori Saito  Japan Bye N/A N/A
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation R1
1 Aleksandr Ivanitsky  Soviet Union 0
1 Masanori Saito  Japan 0
3 Lyutvi Akhmedov  Bulgaria 1
3 Ganpat Andhalkar  India 1
3 Hamit Kaplan  Turkey 1
3 Larry Kristoff  United States 1
7 Bohumil Kubát  Czechoslovakia 2
7 Ştefan Stîngu  Romania 2
9 Arne Robertsson  Sweden 3
9 Wilfried Dietrich  United Team of Germany 3
9 János Reznák  Hungary 3
9 Denis McNamara  Great Britain 3
13 Tserendonoin Sanjaa  Mongolia 4

Round 2

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Only 1 of the 13 wrestlers was eliminated, in large part due to there being 3 ties in the first two rounds.

Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
Masanori Saito  Japan Tie Arne Robertsson  Sweden
Hamit Kaplan  Turkey Tie Wilfried Dietrich  United Team of Germany
Aleksandr Ivanitsky  Soviet Union Decision Larry Kristoff  United States
János Reznák  Hungary Fall Tserendonoin Sanjaa  Mongolia
Lyutvi Akhmedov  Bulgaria Decision Bohumil Kubát  Czechoslovakia
Ştefan Stîngu  Romania Foul Ganpat Andhalkar  India
Denis McNamara  Great Britain Bye N/A N/A
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation R1 R2 Total
1 Aleksandr Ivanitsky  Soviet Union 0 1 1
2 Lyutvi Akhmedov  Bulgaria 1 1 2
2 Masanori Saito  Japan 0 2 2
2 Ştefan Stîngu  Romania 2 0 2
5 Hamit Kaplan  Turkey 1 2 3
5 Denis McNamara  Great Britain 3 0 3
5 János Reznák  Hungary 3 0 3
8 Larry Kristoff  United States 1 3 4
9 Ganpat Andhalkar  India 1 4 5
9 Wilfried Dietrich  United Team of Germany 3 2 5
9 Bohumil Kubát  Czechoslovakia 2 3 5
9 Arne Robertsson  Sweden 3 2 5
13 Tserendonoin Sanjaa  Mongolia 4 4 8

Round 3

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Six of the 12 wrestlers were eliminated, including one who won during the round.

Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
Denis McNamara  Great Britain Fall Masanori Saito  Japan
Wilfried Dietrich  United Team of Germany Decision Arne Robertsson  Sweden
Hamit Kaplan  Turkey Tie Larry Kristoff  United States
Aleksandr Ivanitsky  Soviet Union Fall János Reznák  Hungary
Lyutvi Akhmedov  Bulgaria Decision Ştefan Stîngu  Romania
Bohumil Kubát  Czechoslovakia Foul Ganpat Andhalkar  India
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation R1 R2 R3 Total
1 Aleksandr Ivanitsky  Soviet Union 0 1 0 1
2 Lyutvi Akhmedov  Bulgaria 1 1 1 3
2 Denis McNamara  Great Britain 3 0 0 3
4 Hamit Kaplan  Turkey 1 2 2 5
4 Bohumil Kubát  Czechoslovakia 2 3 0 5
4 Ştefan Stîngu  Romania 2 0 3 5
7 Wilfried Dietrich  United Team of Germany 3 2 1 6
7 Larry Kristoff  United States 1 3 2 6
7 Masanori Saito  Japan 0 2 4 6
10 János Reznák  Hungary 3 0 4 7
11 Arne Robertsson  Sweden 3 2 3 8
12 Ganpat Andhalkar  India 1 4 4 9

Round 4

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Akhmedov and McNamara started at 3 points each; the winner would continue while the loser would be eliminated (both would remain in with a draw). Akhmedov prevailed, eliminated McNamara. Kaplan and Kubát faced each other with both starting at 5 points; each needed to win by fall to stay in competition, so a tie eliminated both. Ivanitsky, starting at 1 point, was in no danger of elimination; his win over Stîngu eliminated the latter man.

Because McNamara, Kaplan, and Kubát tied for third place at 7 points, they moved to a round-robin for the bronze medal.

Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
Lyutvi Akhmedov  Bulgaria Fall Denis McNamara  Great Britain
Hamit Kaplan  Turkey Tie Bohumil Kubát  Czechoslovakia
Aleksandr Ivanitsky  Soviet Union Decision Ştefan Stîngu  Romania
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation R1 R2 R3 R4 Total
1 Aleksandr Ivanitsky  Soviet Union 0 1 0 1 2
2 Lyutvi Akhmedov  Bulgaria 1 1 1 0 3
3 Denis McNamara  Great Britain 3 0 0 4 7
3 Hamit Kaplan  Turkey 1 2 2 2 7
3 Bohumil Kubát  Czechoslovakia 2 3 0 2 7
6 Ştefan Stîngu  Romania 2 0 3 3 8

Final round

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Kaplan and Kubát tied in round 4; that result counted for the bronze medal round-robin. McNamara lost to both other wrestlers, finishing fifth. Kaplan took the bronze medal over Kubát based on lower body weight.

In the final, Akhmedov and Ivanitsky tied. Akhmedov had fewer total points throughout the tournament, so won the gold medal.

Bronze medal bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
Hamit Kaplan  Turkey Tie
(Round 4)
Bohumil Kubát  Czechoslovakia
Bohumil Kubát  Czechoslovakia Default Denis McNamara  Great Britain
Hamit Kaplan  Turkey Fall Denis McNamara  Great Britain
Final
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
Aleksandr Ivanitsky  Soviet Union Tie Lyutvi Akhmedov  Bulgaria
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation Points R1 R2 R3 R4 FR Total
1st place, gold medalist(s) Aleksandr Ivanitsky  Soviet Union 2 0 1 0 1 2 4
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Lyutvi Akhmedov  Bulgaria 2 1 1 1 0 2 5
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Hamit Kaplan  Turkey 2 1 2 2 2 0 7
4 Bohumil Kubát  Czechoslovakia 2 2 3 0 2 0 7
5 Denis McNamara  Great Britain 8 3 0 0 4 8 15

References

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  1. ^ a b "Wrestling at the 1964 Tokyo Summer Games: Men's Freestyle Heavyweight". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 30 March 2019.
  2. ^ a b Official Report 1964, p. 483.

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