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

The men's freestyle flyweight 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]

Men's freestyle flyweight
at the Games of the XVIII Olympiad
VenueKomazawa Gymnasium
Dates11–14 October
Competitors22 from 22 nations
Medalists
Yoshikatsu Yoshida  Japan
Chang Chang-sun  South Korea
Ali Akbar Heidari  Iran

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

Bouts
WinnerNationVictory TypeLoserNation
Muhammad Niaz-Din PakistanTieAli Akbar Heidari Iran
Athanasios Zafeiropoulos GreeceFallLiang Soon Hin Malaysia
Gray Simons United StatesDecisionStoyko Malov Bulgaria
Ali Aliyev Soviet UnionDecisionGheorghe Ţarălungă Romania
Malwa Singh IndiaDecisionPaul Neff United Team of Germany
Chimedbazaryn Damdinsharav MongoliaDecisionErnest Fernando Sri Lanka
Cemal Yanılmaz TurkeyFallSeán O'Connor Ireland
Vincenzo Grassi ItalyDecisionFaiz Mohammad Khakshar Afghanistan
Yoshikatsu Yoshida JapanFallAndré Zoete France
Eduardo Campbell PanamaFallCésar del Rio Mexico
Chang Chang-sun South KoreaFallMax McAlary Australia
Points
RankWrestlerNationR1
1Eduardo Campbell Panama0
1Chang Chang-sun South Korea0
1Cemal Yanılmaz Turkey0
1Yoshikatsu Yoshida Japan0
1Athanasios Zafeiropoulos Greece0
6Ali Aliyev Soviet Union1
6Chimedbazaryn Damdinsharav Mongolia1
6Vincenzo Grassi Italy1
6Gray Simons United States1
6Malwa Singh India1
11Ali Akbar Heidari Iran2
11Muhammad Niaz-Din Pakistan2
13Ernest Fernando Sri Lanka3
13Faiz Mohammad Khakshar Afghanistan3
13Stoyko Malov Bulgaria3
13Paul Neff United Team of Germany3
13Gheorghe Ţarălungă Romania3
18César del Rio Mexico4
18Liang Soon Hin Malaysia4
18Max McAlary Australia4
18Seán O'Connor Ireland4
18André Zoete France4

Round 2

Seven wrestlers had their second loss in round 2 and were eliminated, leaving 15 competitors to advance to round 3. Yoshida was the only wrestler left with 0 points.

Bouts
WinnerNationVictory TypeLoserNation
Muhammad Niaz-Din PakistanDecisionAthanasios Zafeiropoulos Greece
Ali Akbar Heidari IranFallLiang Soon Hin Malaysia
André Zoete FranceFallMax McAlary Australia
Stoyko Malov BulgariaFallGheorghe Ţarălungă Romania
Gray Simons United StatesTieAli Aliyev Soviet Union
Chang Chang-sun South KoreaDecisionEduardo Campbell Panama
Malwa Singh IndiaWalkoverErnest Fernando Sri Lanka
Chimedbazaryn Damdinsharav MongoliaWalkoverPaul Neff United Team of Germany
Cemal Yanılmaz TurkeyDecisionVincenzo Grassi Italy
Seán O'Connor IrelandFallFaiz Mohammad Khakshar Afghanistan
Yoshikatsu Yoshida JapanFallCésar del Rio Mexico
Points
RankWrestlerNationR1R2Total
1Yoshikatsu Yoshida Japan000
2Chang Chang-sun South Korea011
2Chimedbazaryn Damdinsharav Mongolia101
2Malwa Singh India101
2Cemal Yanılmaz Turkey011
6Ali Akbar Heidari Iran202
7Ali Aliyev Soviet Union123
7Eduardo Campbell Panama033
7Stoyko Malov Bulgaria303
7Muhammad Niaz-Din Pakistan213
7Gray Simons United States123
7Athanasios Zafeiropoulos Greece033
13Vincenzo Grassi Italy134
13Seán O'Connor Ireland404
13André Zoete France404
16Ernest Fernando Sri Lanka347
16Faiz Mohammad Khakshar Afghanistan347
16Paul Neff United Team of Germany347
16Gheorghe Ţarălungă Romania347
20César del Rio Mexico448
20Liang Soon Hin Malaysia448
20Max McAlary Australia448

Round 3

Four more wrestlers reached 6 or more points after taking a second loss in this round. Advancing to round 4 were 11 wrestlers, 7 of whom had 4 points and would be eliminated with a loss or tie. Chang and Yoshida each had only 1 point to lead the group.

Bouts
WinnerNationVictory TypeLoserNation
Muhammad Niaz-Din PakistanDecisionStoyko Malov Bulgaria
Ali Akbar Heidari IranDecisionAthanasios Zafeiropoulos Greece
Gray Simons United StatesDecisionMalwa Singh India
Ali Aliyev Soviet UnionDecisionChimedbazaryn Damdinsharav Mongolia
Vincenzo Grassi ItalyDecisionSeán O'Connor Ireland
Yoshikatsu Yoshida JapanDecisionCemal Yanılmaz Turkey
André Zoete FranceFallEduardo Campbell Panama
Chang Chang-sun South KoreaByeN/AN/A
Points
RankWrestlerNationR1R2R3Total
1Chang Chang-sun South Korea0101
1Yoshikatsu Yoshida Japan0011
3Ali Akbar Heidari Iran2013
4Ali Aliyev Soviet Union1214
4Chimedbazaryn Damdinsharav Mongolia1034
4Muhammad Niaz-Din Pakistan2114
4Gray Simons United States1214
4Malwa Singh India1034
4Cemal Yanılmaz Turkey0134
4André Zoete France4004
11Vincenzo Grassi Italy1315
12Stoyko Malov Bulgaria3036
12Athanasios Zafeiropoulos Greece0336
14Eduardo Campbell Panama0347
14Seán O'Connor Ireland4037

Round 4

Five wrestlers were eliminated: Chimedbazaryn, Singh, and Grassi each had two losses; Niaz-Din had only one and Simons had not lost at all, but their accumulation of points from draws and wins by decision was enough to put them at 6 or more. Yoshida regained sole possession of the lead, staying at 1 point while Chang received a second. Three wrestlers stayed at 4 points, while Heidari moved from 3 to 5 with his tie.

Bouts
WinnerNationVictory TypeLoserNation
Chang Chang-sun South KoreaDecisionMuhammad Niaz-Din Pakistan
Ali Akbar Heidari IranTieGray Simons United States
Ali Aliyev Soviet UnionFallMalwa Singh India
Cemal Yanılmaz TurkeyFallChimedbazaryn Damdinsharav Mongolia
Yoshikatsu Yoshida JapanFallVincenzo Grassi Italy
André Zoete FranceByeN/AN/A
Points
RankWrestlerNationR1R2R3R4Total
1Yoshikatsu Yoshida Japan00101
2Chang Chang-sun South Korea01012
3Ali Aliyev Soviet Union12104
3Cemal Yanılmaz Turkey01304
3André Zoete France40004
6Ali Akbar Heidari Iran20125
7Gray Simons United States12126
8Muhammad Niaz-Din Pakistan21137
9Chimedbazaryn Damdinsharav Mongolia10348
9Malwa Singh India10348
11Vincenzo Grassi Italy13149

Round 5

All four wrestlers that started the round with 4 points lost by decision and were eliminated in a three-way tie for 4th place. Heidari, who started with 5 points and had not lost any bout, was also eliminated because his win by decision gave him 6 points. Yoshida and Chang were the last two wrestlers remaining; they advanced to a final bout.

Bouts
WinnerNationVictory TypeLoserNation
Chang Chang-sun South KoreaDecisionAndré Zoete France
Ali Akbar Heidari IranDecisionCemal Yanılmaz Turkey
Yoshikatsu Yoshida JapanDecisionAli Aliyev Soviet Union
Points
RankWrestlerNationR1R2R3R4R5Total
1Yoshikatsu Yoshida Japan001012
2Chang Chang-sun South Korea010113
Ali Akbar Heidari Iran201216
4Ali Aliyev Soviet Union121037
4Cemal Yanılmaz Turkey013037
4André Zoete France400037

Final round

In a head-to-head final bout for the gold medal, Yoshida won by decision.

Bouts
WinnerNationVictory TypeLoserNation
Yoshikatsu Yoshida JapanDecisionChang Chang-sun South Korea
Points
RankWrestlerNationPoints
Yoshikatsu Yoshida Japan1
Chang Chang-sun South Korea3

References

  1. "Wrestling at the 1964 Tokyo Summer Games: Men's Freestyle Flyweight". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 28 March 2019.
  2. Official Report, p. 462.
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