Wrestling at the 1956 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle middleweight
| Men's freestyle middleweight at the Games of the XVI Olympiad | |
|---|---|
| Venue | Royal Exhibition Building |
| Dates | 28 November–1 December |
| Competitors | 15 from 15 nations |
| Medalists | |
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| Wrestling at the 1956 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 middleweight 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] Middleweight was the third-heaviest category, including wrestlers weighing 73 to 79 kilograms (160.9 to 174.2 lb).[2]
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
- Bouts
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- Points
Round 2
Punkari withdrew after his bout.
- Bouts
- Points
Round 3
- Bouts
- Points
| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | İsmet Atlı | File:Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | Dan Hodge | File:US flag 48 stars.svg United States | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Kazuo Katsuramoto | File:Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Japan | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | Georgy Skhirtladze | File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | Hans Sterr | File:Flag of Germany.svg United Team of Germany | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 6 | Bengt Lindblad | File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 6 | Nikola Stanchev | File:Flag of Bulgaria (1948-1967).svg Bulgaria | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 6 | Abbas Zandi | File:State Flag of Iran (1933-1964).svg Iran | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 9 | William Davies | File:Flag of Australia.svg Australia | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 9 | Bakshish Singh | File:Flag of India.svg India | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 9 | Manie van Zyl | File:Flag of South Africa (1928–1982).svg South Africa | 4 | 3 | 7 |
Round 4
- Bouts
- Points
| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dan Hodge | File:US flag 48 stars.svg United States | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | İsmet Atlı | File:Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | Georgy Skhirtladze | File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | Nikola Stanchev | File:Flag of Bulgaria (1948-1967).svg Bulgaria | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 5 | Kazuo Katsuramoto | File:Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Japan | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 5 | Hans Sterr | File:Flag of Germany.svg United Team of Germany | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 7 | Bengt Lindblad | File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 7 | Abbas Zandi | File:State Flag of Iran (1933-1964).svg Iran | 4 | 3 | 7 |
Round 5
- Bouts
| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Georgy Skhirtladze | File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union | Decision, 2–1 | İsmet Atlı | File:Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey |
| Nikola Stanchev | File:Flag of Bulgaria (1948-1967).svg Bulgaria | Fall | Dan Hodge | File:US flag 48 stars.svg United States |
- Points
| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dan Hodge | File:US flag 48 stars.svg United States | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 1 | Georgy Skhirtladze | File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 1 | Nikola Stanchev | File:Flag of Bulgaria (1948-1967).svg Bulgaria | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | İsmet Atlı | File:Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey | 2 | 3 | 5 |
Medal rounds
Stanchev's victories over Skhirtladze in round 1 and Hodge in round 5 counted for the medal rounds, giving the Bulgarian wrestler the gold medal with a 2–0 record against the other medalists. Hodge defeated Skhirtladze in a de facto silver medal match.
- Bouts
| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dan Hodge | File:US flag 48 stars.svg United States | Fall | Georgy Skhirtladze | File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union |
- Points
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Wrestling at the 1956 Melbourne Summer Games: Men's Freestyle Middleweight". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Official Report 1958, p. 668.
General
- The Official Report of the Organizing Committee for the Games of the XVI Olympiad, Melbourne, 1956. Melbourne: W. M. Houston (published 1958). 1956.
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