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Wrestling at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle light heavyweight

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Men's freestyle light heavyweight
at the Games of the XVII Olympiad
VenueBasilica of Maxentius
Dates1–6 September
Competitors19 from 19 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) İsmet Atlı  Turkey
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Gholam Reza Takhti  Iran
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Anatoly Albul  Soviet Union
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Wrestling at the
1960 Summer Olympics
Greco-Roman
Flymen
Bantammen
Feathermen
Lightmen
Weltermen
Middlemen
Light heavymen
Heavymen
Freestyle
Flymen
Bantammen
Feathermen
Lightmen
Weltermen
Middlemen
Light heavymen
Heavymen

The men's freestyle light heavyweight 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] Light heavyweight was the second-heaviest category, including wrestlers weighing 79 to 87 kilograms (174.2 to 191.8 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, 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

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Round 1

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Martina withdrew after his bout.

Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
Anatoly Albul  Soviet Union Decision Eugen Holzherr  Switzerland
İsmet Atlı  Turkey Decision Valcho Kostov  Bulgaria
György Gurics  Hungary Decision Bob Steckle  Canada
Viking Palm  Sweden Decision Dieter Rauchbach  United Team of Germany
Sajan Singh  India Decision Antonio Marcucci  Italy
Gholam Reza Takhti  Iran Fall Ghulam Mohiddin Gunga  Afghanistan
Shunichi Kawano  Japan Decision Patrick Parsons  Australia
Manie van Zyl  South Africa Fall Gerry Martina  Ireland
Dan Brand  United States Fall Maurice Jacquel  France
César Ferreras  Venezuela Bye N/A N/A
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation Start Earned Total
1 Dan Brand  United States 0 0 0
1 César Ferreras  Venezuela 0 0 0
1 Gholam Reza Takhti  Iran 0 0 0
1 Manie van Zyl  South Africa 0 0 0
5 Anatoly Albul  Soviet Union 0 1 1
5 İsmet Atlı  Turkey 0 1 1
5 György Gurics  Hungary 0 1 1
5 Shunichi Kawano  Japan 0 1 1
5 Viking Palm  Sweden 0 1 1
5 Sajan Singh  India 0 1 1
11 Eugen Holzherr  Switzerland 0 3 3
11 Valcho Kostov  Bulgaria 0 3 3
11 Antonio Marcucci  Italy 0 3 3
11 Patrick Parsons  Australia 0 3 3
11 Dieter Rauchbach  United Team of Germany 0 3 3
11 Bob Steckle  Canada 0 3 3
17 Ghulam Mohiddin Gunga  Afghanistan 0 4 4
17 Maurice Jacquel  France 0 4 4
19 Gerry Martina  Ireland 0 4 4*

Round 2

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Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
César Ferreras  Venezuela Tie Eugen Holzherr  Switzerland
Anatoly Albul  Soviet Union Decision Valcho Kostov  Bulgaria
İsmet Atlı  Turkey Decision Bob Steckle  Canada
Viking Palm  Sweden Fall György Gurics  Hungary
Sajan Singh  India Fall Dieter Rauchbach  United Team of Germany
Antonio Marcucci  Italy Fall Ghulam Mohiddin Gunga  Afghanistan
Gholam Reza Takhti  Iran Fall Patrick Parsons  Australia
Shunichi Kawano  Japan Fall Dan Brand  United States
Manie van Zyl  South Africa Decision Maurice Jacquel  France
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation Start Earned Total
1 Gholam Reza Takhti  Iran 0 0 0
2 Shunichi Kawano  Japan 1 0 1
2 Viking Palm  Sweden 1 0 1
2 Sajan Singh  India 1 0 1
2 Manie van Zyl  South Africa 0 1 1
6 Anatoly Albul  Soviet Union 1 1 2
6 İsmet Atlı  Turkey 1 1 2
6 César Ferreras  Venezuela 0 2 2
9 Antonio Marcucci  Italy 3 0 3
10 Dan Brand  United States 0 4 4
11 György Gurics  Hungary 1 4 5
11 Eugen Holzherr  Switzerland 3 2 5
13 Valcho Kostov  Bulgaria 3 3 6
13 Bob Steckle  Canada 3 3 6
15 Maurice Jacquel  France 4 3 7
15 Patrick Parsons  Australia 3 4 7
15 Dieter Rauchbach  United Team of Germany 3 4 7
18 Ghulam Mohiddin Gunga  Afghanistan 4 4 8

Round 3

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Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
Anatoly Albul  Soviet Union Fall César Ferreras  Venezuela
İsmet Atlı  Turkey Decision Eugen Holzherr  Switzerland
György Gurics  Hungary Fall Sajan Singh  India
Viking Palm  Sweden Decision Antonio Marcucci  Italy
Gholam Reza Takhti  Iran Fall Shunichi Kawano  Japan
Dan Brand  United States Fall Manie van Zyl  South Africa
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation Start Earned Total
1 Gholam Reza Takhti  Iran 0 0 0
2 Anatoly Albul  Soviet Union 2 0 2
2 Viking Palm  Sweden 1 1 2
4 İsmet Atlı  Turkey 2 1 3
5 Dan Brand  United States 4 0 4
6 György Gurics  Hungary 5 0 5
6 Shunichi Kawano  Japan 1 4 5
6 Sajan Singh  India 1 4 5
6 Manie van Zyl  South Africa 1 4 5
10 César Ferreras  Venezuela 2 4 6
10 Antonio Marcucci  Italy 3 3 6
12 Eugen Holzherr  Switzerland 5 3 8

Round 4

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Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
İsmet Atlı  Turkey Decision Anatoly Albul  Soviet Union
Gholam Reza Takhti  Iran Fall György Gurics  Hungary
Viking Palm  Sweden Decision Sajan Singh  India
Manie van Zyl  South Africa Fall Shunichi Kawano  Japan
Dan Brand  United States Bye N/A N/A
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation Start Earned Total
1 Gholam Reza Takhti  Iran 0 0 0
2 Viking Palm  Sweden 2 1 3
3 İsmet Atlı  Turkey 3 1 4
3 Dan Brand  United States 4 0 4
5 Anatoly Albul  Soviet Union 2 3 5
5 Manie van Zyl  South Africa 5 0 5
7 Sajan Singh  India 5 3 8
8 György Gurics  Hungary 5 4 9
8 Shunichi Kawano  Japan 5 4 9

Round 5

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This round left two wrestlers uneliminated; they advanced to face each other in the final (even though Atlı could not possibly catch Takhti on points—the winner of the final would take the gold medal). Two wrestlers were eliminated tied for third at 6 points; they would compete in a bronze medal bout.

Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
Anatoly Albul  Soviet Union Decision Dan Brand  United States
İsmet Atlı  Turkey Decision Viking Palm  Sweden
Gholam Reza Takhti  Iran Fall Manie van Zyl  South Africa
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation Start Earned Total
1 Gholam Reza Takhti  Iran 0 0 0
2 İsmet Atlı  Turkey 4 1 5
3 Anatoly Albul  Soviet Union 5 1 6
3 Viking Palm  Sweden 3 3 6
5 Dan Brand  United States 4 3 7
6 Manie van Zyl  South Africa 5 4 9

Round 6

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The bronze medal bout ended in a tie, so body weight was used to determine the winner. Albul was lighter and therefore took the bronze medal.

Atlı defeated Takhti in the final, giving the Turkish wrestler the gold medal regardless of points.

Bronze medal bout
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
Anatoly Albul  Soviet Union Tie Viking Palm  Sweden
Final
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
İsmet Atlı  Turkey Decision Gholam Reza Takhti  Iran
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation Start Earned Total
1st place, gold medalist(s) İsmet Atlı  Turkey 5 1 6
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Gholam Reza Takhti  Iran 0 3 3
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Anatoly Albul  Soviet Union 6 2 8
4 Viking Palm  Sweden 6 2 8

References

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  1. ^ a b "Wrestling at the 1960 Rome Summer Games: Men's Freestyle Light Heavyweight". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
  2. ^ a b Official Report 1960, p. 529.

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