Wrestling at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle bantamweight

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Men's freestyle bantamweight
at the Games of the XVII Olympiad
VenueBasilica of Maxentius
Dates1–6 September
Competitors19 from 19 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Terry McCann  United States
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Nezhdet Zalev  Bulgaria
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Tadeusz Trojanowski  Poland
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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 bantamweight 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]

Competition format[edit]

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[edit]

Round 1[edit]

Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
Luigi Chinazzo  Italy Decision Im Gwang-jae  South Korea
Dermot Dunne  Ireland Fall Vittorio Mancini  San Marino
Mohamed Mehdi Yaghoubi  Iran Tie Hüseyin Akbaş  Turkey
Mykhailo Shakhov  Soviet Union Tie Tauno Jaskari  Finland
Muhammad Siraj-Din  Pakistan Fall Walter Pilling  Great Britain
Fred Kämmerer  United Team of Germany Decision Eduardo Campbell  Panama
Terry McCann  United States Decision Edvin Vesterby  Sweden
Tadeusz Trojanowski  Poland Fall Paul Hänni  Switzerland
Nezhdet Zalev  Bulgaria Fall Geoffrey Jameson  Australia
Tadashi Asai  Japan Bye N/A N/A
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation Start Earned Total
1 Tadashi Asai  Japan 0 0 0
1 Dermot Dunne  Ireland 0 0 0
1 Muhammad Siraj-Din  Pakistan 0 0 0
1 Tadeusz Trojanowski  Poland 0 0 0
1 Nezhdet Zalev  Bulgaria 0 0 0
6 Luigi Chinazzo  Italy 0 1 1
6 Fred Kämmerer  United Team of Germany 0 1 1
6 Terry McCann  United States 0 1 1
9 Hüseyin Akbaş  Turkey 0 2 2
9 Tauno Jaskari  Finland 0 2 2
9 Mykhailo Shakhov  Soviet Union 0 2 2
9 Mohamed Mehdi Yaghoubi  Iran 0 2 2
13 Eduardo Campbell  Panama 0 3 3
13 Im Gwang-jae  South Korea 0 3 3
13 Edvin Vesterby  Sweden 0 3 3
16 Paul Hänni  Switzerland 0 4 4
16 Geoffrey Jameson  Australia 0 4 4
16 Vittorio Mancini  San Marino 0 4 4
16 Walter Pilling  Great Britain 0 4 4

Round 2[edit]

Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
Tadashi Asai  Japan Fall Luigi Chinazzo  Italy
Im Gwang-jae  South Korea Fall Dermot Dunne  Ireland
Mohamed Mehdi Yaghoubi  Iran Fall Vittorio Mancini  San Marino
Mykhailo Shakhov  Soviet Union Decision Hüseyin Akbaş  Turkey
Tauno Jaskari  Finland Decision Muhammad Siraj-Din  Pakistan
Eduardo Campbell  Panama Fall Walter Pilling  Great Britain
Fred Kämmerer  United Team of Germany Decision Edvin Vesterby  Sweden
Terry McCann  United States Fall Paul Hänni  Switzerland
Tadeusz Trojanowski  Poland Fall Geoffrey Jameson  Australia
Nezhdet Zalev  Bulgaria Bye N/A N/A
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation Start Earned Total
1 Tadashi Asai  Japan 0 0 0
1 Tadeusz Trojanowski  Poland 0 0 0
1 Nezhdet Zalev  Bulgaria 0 0 0
4 Terry McCann  United States 1 0 1
5 Fred Kämmerer  United Team of Germany 1 1 2
5 Mohamed Mehdi Yaghoubi  Iran 2 0 2
7 Eduardo Campbell  Panama 3 0 3
7 Im Gwang-jae  South Korea 3 0 3
7 Tauno Jaskari  Finland 2 1 3
7 Mykhailo Shakhov  Soviet Union 2 1 3
7 Muhammad Siraj-Din  Pakistan 0 3 3
12 Dermot Dunne  Ireland 0 4 4
13 Hüseyin Akbaş  Turkey 2 3 5
13 Luigi Chinazzo  Italy 1 4 5
15 Edvin Vesterby  Sweden 3 3 6
16 Paul Hänni  Switzerland 4 4 8
16 Geoffrey Jameson  Australia 4 4 8
16 Vittorio Mancini  San Marino 4 4 8
16 Walter Pilling  Great Britain 4 4 8

Round 3[edit]

Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
Nezhdet Zalev  Bulgaria Fall Tadashi Asai  Japan
Luigi Chinazzo  Italy Fall Dermot Dunne  Ireland
Mohamed Mehdi Yaghoubi  Iran Decision Im Gwang-jae  South Korea
Tauno Jaskari  Finland Fall Hüseyin Akbaş  Turkey
Mykhailo Shakhov  Soviet Union Decision Muhammad Siraj-Din  Pakistan
Terry McCann  United States Decision Eduardo Campbell  Panama
Tadeusz Trojanowski  Poland Decision Fred Kämmerer  United Team of Germany
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation Start Earned Total
1 Nezhdet Zalev  Bulgaria 0 0 0
2 Tadeusz Trojanowski  Poland 0 1 1
3 Terry McCann  United States 1 1 2
4 Tauno Jaskari  Finland 3 0 3
4 Mohamed Mehdi Yaghoubi  Iran 2 1 3
6 Tadashi Asai  Japan 0 4 4
6 Mykhailo Shakhov  Soviet Union 3 1 4
8 Luigi Chinazzo  Italy 5 0 5
8 Fred Kämmerer  United Team of Germany 2 3 5
10 Eduardo Campbell  Panama 3 3 6
10 Im Gwang-jae  South Korea 3 3 6
10 Muhammad Siraj-Din  Pakistan 3 3 6
13 Dermot Dunne  Ireland 4 4 8
14 Hüseyin Akbaş  Turkey 5 4 9

Round 4[edit]

Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
Nezhdet Zalev  Bulgaria Decision Luigi Chinazzo  Italy
Tadashi Asai  Japan Decision Mohamed Mehdi Yaghoubi  Iran
Mykhailo Shakhov  Soviet Union Fall Fred Kämmerer  United Team of Germany
Tauno Jaskari  Finland Decision Terry McCann  United States
Tadeusz Trojanowski  Poland Bye N/A N/A
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation Start Earned Total
1 Tadeusz Trojanowski  Poland 1 0 1
1 Nezhdet Zalev  Bulgaria 0 1 1
3 Tauno Jaskari  Finland 3 1 4
3 Mykhailo Shakhov  Soviet Union 4 0 4
5 Tadashi Asai  Japan 4 1 5
5 Terry McCann  United States 2 3 5
7 Mohamed Mehdi Yaghoubi  Iran 3 3 6
8 Luigi Chinazzo  Italy 5 3 8
9 Fred Kämmerer  United Team of Germany 5 4 9

Round 5[edit]

Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
Nezhdet Zalev  Bulgaria Decision Tadeusz Trojanowski  Poland
Tadashi Asai  Japan Decision Tauno Jaskari  Finland
Terry McCann  United States Fall Mykhailo Shakhov  Soviet Union
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation Start Earned Total
1 Nezhdet Zalev  Bulgaria 1 1 2
2 Tadeusz Trojanowski  Poland 1 3 4
3 Terry McCann  United States 5 0 5
4 Tadashi Asai  Japan 5 1 6
5 Tauno Jaskari  Finland 4 3 7
6 Mykhailo Shakhov  Soviet Union 4 4 8

Round 6[edit]

With three wrestlers left, the sixth and final round required all remaining possible bouts to be wrestled rather than giving one of the remaining wrestlers the advantage of a bye. Zalev and Trojanowski had already faced each other, so each wrestled against McCann—who won both bouts to secure the gold medal.

Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
Terry McCann  United States Decision Tadeusz Trojanowski  Poland
Terry McCann  United States Decision Nezhdet Zalev  Bulgaria
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation Start Earned Total
1st place, gold medalist(s) Terry McCann  United States 5 2 7
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Nezhdet Zalev  Bulgaria 2 3 5
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Tadeusz Trojanowski  Poland 4 3 7

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Wrestling at the 1960 Rome Summer Games: Men's Freestyle Bantamweight". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 21 March 2019.
  2. ^ Official Report, p. 507.
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