Wrestling at the 1960 Summer Olympics
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At the 1960 Summer Olympics, 16 wrestling events were contested, for all men. There were eight weight classes in Greco-Roman wrestling and eight classes in freestyle wrestling.
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[edit] Medal summary
[edit] Greco-Roman
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flyweight (- 52 kg) |
 Dumitru PirvulescuRomania (ROU) |
 Osman SayedUnited Arab Republic (EGY) |
 Mohammad PaziraeiIran (IRI) |
| Bantamweight (52 – 57 kg) |
 Oleg KaravayevSoviet Union (URS) |
Ion Cernea Romania (ROU) |
 Dinko PetrovBulgaria (BUL) |
| Featherweight (57 – 62 kg) |
 Müzahir SilleTurkey (TUR) |
 Imre PolyákHungary (HUN) |
Konstantin Vyrupayev Soviet Union (URS) |
| Lightweight (62 – 67 kg) |
Avtandil Koridze Soviet Union (URS) |
 Branislav MartinovicYugoslavia (YUG) |
 Gustav FreijSweden (SWE) |
| Welterweight (67 – 73 kg) |
Mithat Bayrak Turkey (TUR) |
 Günter MaritschniggGermany (EUA) |
 René SchiermeyerFrance (FRA) |
| Middleweight (73 – 79 kg) |
Dimitar Dobrev Bulgaria (BUL) |
Lothar Metz Germany (EUA) |
Ion Taranu Romania (ROU) |
| Light Heavyweight (79 – 87 kg) |
Tevfik Kis Turkey (TUR) |
Krali Bimbalov Bulgaria (BUL) |
Givi Kartoziya Soviet Union (URS) |
| Heavyweight (+ 87 kg) |
Ivan Bogdan Soviet Union (URS) |
Wilfried Dietrich Germany (EUA) |
 Bohumil KubátCzechoslovakia (TCH) |
[edit] Freestyle
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flyweight (- 52 kg) |
Ahmet Bilek Turkey (TUR) |
 Masayuki MatsubaraJapan (JPN) |
Ebrahim Seifpour Iran (IRI) |
| Bantamweight (52 – 57 kg) |
 Terrence McCannUnited States (USA) |
Nezhdet Zalev Bulgaria (BUL) |
 Tadeusz TrojanowskiPoland (POL) |
| Featherweight (57 – 62 kg) |
Mustafa Dağıstanlı Turkey (TUR) |
Stancho Ivanov Bulgaria (BUL) |
Vladimir Rubashvili Soviet Union (URS) |
| Lightweight (62 – 67 kg) |
Shelby Wilson United States (USA) |
Volodymyr Synyavsky Soviet Union (URS) |
Enyu Valchev Bulgaria (BUL) |
| Welterweight (67 – 73 kg) |
Douglas Blubaugh United States (USA) |
Ismail Ogan Turkey (TUR) |
 Mohammed BashirPakistan (PAK) |
| Middleweight (73 – 79 kg) |
Hasan Güngör Turkey (TUR) |
Georgy Skhirtladze Soviet Union (URS) |
Hans Antonsson Sweden (SWE) |
| Light heavyweight (79 – 87 kg) |
Ismet Atli Turkey (TUR) |
Gholamreza Takhti Iran (IRI) |
Anatoli Albul Soviet Union (URS) |
| Heavyweight (+ 87 kg) |
Wilfried Dietrich Germany (EUA) |
Hamit Kaplan Turkey (TUR) |
Savkuds Dzarasov Soviet Union (URS) |
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