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

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Men's freestyle middleweight
at the Games of the XVIII Olympiad
VenueKomazawa Gymnasium
Dates11–14 October
Competitors16 from 16 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Prodan Gardzhev  Bulgaria
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Hasan Güngör  Turkey
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Dan Brand  United States
← 1960
1968 →

The men's freestyle middleweight 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] Middleweight was the third-heaviest category, including wrestlers weighing 78 to 87 kilograms (172.0 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, 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

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Round 1

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Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
Tatsuo Sasaki  Japan Decision Günther Bauch  United Team of Germany
Mansour Mahdizadeh  Iran Decision Géza Hollósi  Hungary
Muhammad Faiz  Pakistan Fall Alfonso González  Panama
Hasan Güngör  Turkey Fall Gang Du-man  South Korea
Rudolf Kobelt  Switzerland Fall Jit Singh  India
Shota Lomidze  Soviet Union Tie Prodan Gardzhev  Bulgaria
Dan Brand  United States Fall Theunis van Wyk  Zambia
Khorloogiin Bayanmönkh  Mongolia Decision Fernando García  Philippines
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation R1
1 Dan Brand  United States 0
1 Muhammad Faiz  Pakistan 0
1 Hasan Güngör  Turkey 0
1 Rudolf Kobelt  Switzerland 0
5 Khorloogiin Bayanmönkh  Mongolia 1
5 Mansour Mahdizadeh  Iran 1
5 Tatsuo Sasaki  Japan 1
8 Prodan Gardzhev  Bulgaria 2
8 Shota Lomidze  Soviet Union 2
10 Günther Bauch  United Team of Germany 3
10 Fernando García  Philippines 3
10 Géza Hollósi  Hungary 3
13 Alfonso González  Panama 4
13 Gang Du-man  South Korea 4
13 Jit Singh  India 4
13 Theunis van Wyk  Zambia 4

Round 2

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Five of the 16 wrestlers were eliminated, four with two losses and one with a loss by fall and a tie. Güngör was the only wrestler left with 0 points.

Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
Günther Bauch  United Team of Germany Decision Fernando García  Philippines
Tatsuo Sasaki  Japan Fall Khorloogiin Bayanmönkh  Mongolia
Géza Hollósi  Hungary Fall Theunis van Wyk  Zambia
Dan Brand  United States Tie Mansour Mahdizadeh  Iran
Hasan Güngör  Turkey Fall Alfonso González  Panama
Muhammad Faiz  Pakistan Tie Gang Du-man  South Korea
Shota Lomidze  Soviet Union Decision Rudolf Kobelt  Switzerland
Prodan Gardzhev  Bulgaria Fall Jit Singh  India
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation R1 R2 Total
1 Hasan Güngör  Turkey 0 0 0
2 Tatsuo Sasaki  Japan 1 0 1
3 Dan Brand  United States 0 2 2
3 Muhammad Faiz  Pakistan 0 2 2
3 Prodan Gardzhev  Bulgaria 2 0 2
6 Géza Hollósi  Hungary 3 0 3
6 Rudolf Kobelt  Switzerland 0 3 3
6 Shota Lomidze  Soviet Union 2 1 3
6 Mansour Mahdizadeh  Iran 1 2 3
10 Günther Bauch  United Team of Germany 3 1 4
11 Khorloogiin Bayanmönkh  Mongolia 1 4 5
12 Gang Du-man  South Korea 4 2 6
12 Fernando García  Philippines 3 3 6
14 Alfonso González  Panama 4 4 8
14 Jit Singh  India 4 4 8
14 Theunis van Wyk  Zambia 4 4 8

Round 3

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Three wrestlers were eliminated. Güngör remained in the lead, now with 1 point.

Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
Günther Bauch  United Team of Germany Decision Khorloogiin Bayanmönkh  Mongolia
Dan Brand  United States Decision Tatsuo Sasaki  Japan
Géza Hollósi  Hungary Decision Muhammad Faiz  Pakistan
Mansour Mahdizadeh  Iran Decision Rudolf Kobelt  Switzerland
Hasan Güngör  Turkey Decision Shota Lomidze  Soviet Union
Prodan Gardzhev  Bulgaria Bye N/A N/A
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation R1 R2 R3 Total
1 Hasan Güngör  Turkey 0 0 1 1
2 Prodan Gardzhev  Bulgaria 2 0 0 2
3 Dan Brand  United States 0 2 1 3
4 Géza Hollósi  Hungary 3 0 1 4
4 Mansour Mahdizadeh  Iran 1 2 1 4
4 Tatsuo Sasaki  Japan 1 0 3 4
7 Günther Bauch  United Team of Germany 3 1 1 5
7 Muhammad Faiz  Pakistan 0 2 3 5
9 Rudolf Kobelt  Switzerland 0 3 3 6
9 Shota Lomidze  Soviet Union 2 1 3 6
11 Khorloogiin Bayanmönkh  Mongolia 1 4 3 8

Round 4

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Hollósi and Sasaki's draw eliminated both wrestlers. Bauch and Faiz were also eliminated in losses. Güngör's loss moved him to 4 points, now behind Gardzhev at 2 points and Brand at 3 points. Mahdizadeh picked up a 5th point.

Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
Prodan Gardzhev  Bulgaria Fall Günther Bauch  United Team of Germany
Tatsuo Sasaki  Japan Tie Géza Hollósi  Hungary
Dan Brand  United States Fall Muhammad Faiz  Pakistan
Mansour Mahdizadeh  Iran Decision Hasan Güngör  Turkey
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation R1 R2 R3 R4 Total
1 Prodan Gardzhev  Bulgaria 2 0 0 0 2
2 Dan Brand  United States 0 2 1 0 3
3 Hasan Güngör  Turkey 0 0 1 3 4
4 Mansour Mahdizadeh  Iran 1 2 1 1 5
5 Géza Hollósi  Hungary 3 0 1 2 6
5 Tatsuo Sasaki  Japan 1 0 3 2 6
7 Günther Bauch  United Team of Germany 3 1 1 4 9
7 Muhammad Faiz  Pakistan 0 2 3 4 9

Round 5

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Mahdizadeh defeated Gardzhev, but was eliminated by the win while Gardzhev had only 5 points and continued. Brand was eliminated by his loss to Güngör, who also reached 5 points and was not eliminated. With Brand and Mahdizadeh both at 6 points, the bronze medal was decided by their head-to-head result from round 2; since it was a draw, Brand won due to his lower body weight.

Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
Mansour Mahdizadeh  Iran Decision Prodan Gardzhev  Bulgaria
Hasan Güngör  Turkey Decision Dan Brand  United States
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 Total
1 Prodan Gardzhev  Bulgaria 2 0 0 0 3 5
1 Hasan Güngör  Turkey 0 0 1 3 1 5
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Dan Brand  United States 0 2 1 0 3 6
4 Mansour Mahdizadeh  Iran 1 2 1 1 1 6

Final round

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With two remaining wrestlers who had not yet faced each other, there was a final bout for the gold and silver medals. Gardzhev and Güngör wrestled to a draw. Gardzhev took the gold medal due to lower body weight.

Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
Prodan Gardzhev  Bulgaria Decision Hasan Güngör  Turkey
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation Points
1st place, gold medalist(s) Prodan Gardzhev  Bulgaria 2
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Hasan Güngör  Turkey 2

References

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  1. ^ a b "Wrestling at the 1964 Tokyo Summer Games: Men's Freestyle Middleweight". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 30 March 2019.
  2. ^ a b Official Report 1964, p. 477.

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