Wrestling at the 1964 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle flyweight
Men's freestyle flyweight at the Games of the XVIII Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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![]() The final podium. | |||||||||||||
Venue | Komazawa Gymnasium | ||||||||||||
Dates | 11–14 October | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 22 from 22 nations | ||||||||||||
Medalists | |||||||||||||
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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] Flyweight was the lightest category, including wrestlers weighing up to 52 kilograms (114.6 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 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
Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
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Muhammad Niaz-Din | ![]() | Tie | Ali Akbar Heidari | ![]() |
Athanasios Zafeiropoulos | ![]() | Fall | Liang Soon Hin | ![]() |
Gray Simons | ![]() | Decision | Stoyko Malov | ![]() |
Ali Aliyev | ![]() | Decision | Gheorghe Ţarălungă | ![]() |
Malwa Singh | ![]() | Decision | Paul Neff | ![]() |
Chimedbazaryn Damdinsharav | ![]() | Decision | Ernest Fernando | ![]() |
Cemal Yanılmaz | ![]() | Fall | Seán O'Connor | ![]() |
Vincenzo Grassi | ![]() | Decision | Faiz Mohammad Khakshar | ![]() |
Yoshikatsu Yoshida | ![]() | Fall | André Zoete | ![]() |
Eduardo Campbell | ![]() | Fall | César del Rio | ![]() |
Chang Chang-sun | ![]() | Fall | Max McAlary | ![]() |
- Points
Rank | Wrestler | Nation | R1 |
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1 | Eduardo Campbell | ![]() | 0 |
1 | Chang Chang-sun | ![]() | 0 |
1 | Cemal Yanılmaz | ![]() | 0 |
1 | Yoshikatsu Yoshida | ![]() | 0 |
1 | Athanasios Zafeiropoulos | ![]() | 0 |
6 | Ali Aliyev | ![]() | 1 |
6 | Chimedbazaryn Damdinsharav | ![]() | 1 |
6 | Vincenzo Grassi | ![]() | 1 |
6 | Gray Simons | ![]() | 1 |
6 | Malwa Singh | ![]() | 1 |
11 | Ali Akbar Heidari | ![]() | 2 |
11 | Muhammad Niaz-Din | ![]() | 2 |
13 | Ernest Fernando | ![]() | 3 |
13 | Faiz Mohammad Khakshar | ![]() | 3 |
13 | Stoyko Malov | ![]() | 3 |
13 | Paul Neff | ![]() | 3 |
13 | Gheorghe Ţarălungă | ![]() | 3 |
18 | César del Rio | ![]() | 4 |
18 | Liang Soon Hin | ![]() | 4 |
18 | Max McAlary | ![]() | 4 |
18 | Seán O'Connor | ![]() | 4 |
18 | André Zoete | ![]() | 4 |
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
Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
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Muhammad Niaz-Din | ![]() | Decision | Athanasios Zafeiropoulos | ![]() |
Ali Akbar Heidari | ![]() | Fall | Liang Soon Hin | ![]() |
André Zoete | ![]() | Fall | Max McAlary | ![]() |
Stoyko Malov | ![]() | Fall | Gheorghe Ţarălungă | ![]() |
Gray Simons | ![]() | Tie | Ali Aliyev | ![]() |
Chang Chang-sun | ![]() | Decision | Eduardo Campbell | ![]() |
Malwa Singh | ![]() | Walkover | Ernest Fernando | ![]() |
Chimedbazaryn Damdinsharav | ![]() | Walkover | Paul Neff | ![]() |
Cemal Yanılmaz | ![]() | Decision | Vincenzo Grassi | ![]() |
Seán O'Connor | ![]() | Fall | Faiz Mohammad Khakshar | ![]() |
Yoshikatsu Yoshida | ![]() | Fall | César del Rio | ![]() |
- Points
Rank | Wrestler | Nation | R1 | R2 | Total |
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1 | Yoshikatsu Yoshida | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2 | Chang Chang-sun | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2 | Chimedbazaryn Damdinsharav | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2 | Malwa Singh | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2 | Cemal Yanılmaz | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 1 |
6 | Ali Akbar Heidari | ![]() | 2 | 0 | 2 |
7 | Ali Aliyev | ![]() | 1 | 2 | 3 |
7 | Eduardo Campbell | ![]() | 0 | 3 | 3 |
7 | Stoyko Malov | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 3 |
7 | Muhammad Niaz-Din | ![]() | 2 | 1 | 3 |
7 | Gray Simons | ![]() | 1 | 2 | 3 |
7 | Athanasios Zafeiropoulos | ![]() | 0 | 3 | 3 |
13 | Vincenzo Grassi | ![]() | 1 | 3 | 4 |
13 | Seán O'Connor | ![]() | 4 | 0 | 4 |
13 | André Zoete | ![]() | 4 | 0 | 4 |
16 | Ernest Fernando | ![]() | 3 | 4 | 7 |
16 | Faiz Mohammad Khakshar | ![]() | 3 | 4 | 7 |
16 | Paul Neff | ![]() | 3 | 4 | 7 |
16 | Gheorghe Ţarălungă | ![]() | 3 | 4 | 7 |
20 | César del Rio | ![]() | 4 | 4 | 8 |
20 | Liang Soon Hin | ![]() | 4 | 4 | 8 |
20 | Max McAlary | ![]() | 4 | 4 | 8 |
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
Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
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Muhammad Niaz-Din | ![]() | Decision | Stoyko Malov | ![]() |
Ali Akbar Heidari | ![]() | Decision | Athanasios Zafeiropoulos | ![]() |
Gray Simons | ![]() | Decision | Malwa Singh | ![]() |
Ali Aliyev | ![]() | Decision | Chimedbazaryn Damdinsharav | ![]() |
Vincenzo Grassi | ![]() | Decision | Seán O'Connor | ![]() |
Yoshikatsu Yoshida | ![]() | Decision | Cemal Yanılmaz | ![]() |
André Zoete | ![]() | Fall | Eduardo Campbell | ![]() |
Chang Chang-sun | ![]() | Bye | N/A | N/A |
- Points
Rank | Wrestler | Nation | R1 | R2 | R3 | Total |
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1 | Chang Chang-sun | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
1 | Yoshikatsu Yoshida | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
3 | Ali Akbar Heidari | ![]() | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
4 | Ali Aliyev | ![]() | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
4 | Chimedbazaryn Damdinsharav | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
4 | Muhammad Niaz-Din | ![]() | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
4 | Gray Simons | ![]() | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
4 | Malwa Singh | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
4 | Cemal Yanılmaz | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
4 | André Zoete | ![]() | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
11 | Vincenzo Grassi | ![]() | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
12 | Stoyko Malov | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
12 | Athanasios Zafeiropoulos | ![]() | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
14 | Eduardo Campbell | ![]() | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
14 | Seán O'Connor | ![]() | 4 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
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
Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
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Chang Chang-sun | ![]() | Decision | Muhammad Niaz-Din | ![]() |
Ali Akbar Heidari | ![]() | Tie | Gray Simons | ![]() |
Ali Aliyev | ![]() | Fall | Malwa Singh | ![]() |
Cemal Yanılmaz | ![]() | Fall | Chimedbazaryn Damdinsharav | ![]() |
Yoshikatsu Yoshida | ![]() | Fall | Vincenzo Grassi | ![]() |
André Zoete | ![]() | Bye | N/A | N/A |
- Points
Rank | Wrestler | Nation | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Total |
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1 | Yoshikatsu Yoshida | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2 | Chang Chang-sun | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
3 | Ali Aliyev | ![]() | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
3 | Cemal Yanılmaz | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
3 | André Zoete | ![]() | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
6 | Ali Akbar Heidari | ![]() | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
7 | Gray Simons | ![]() | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
8 | Muhammad Niaz-Din | ![]() | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
9 | Chimedbazaryn Damdinsharav | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 |
9 | Malwa Singh | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 |
11 | Vincenzo Grassi | ![]() | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 |
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
Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
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Chang Chang-sun | ![]() | Decision | André Zoete | ![]() |
Ali Akbar Heidari | ![]() | Decision | Cemal Yanılmaz | ![]() |
Yoshikatsu Yoshida | ![]() | Decision | Ali Aliyev | ![]() |
- Points
Rank | Wrestler | Nation | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Total |
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1 | Yoshikatsu Yoshida | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
2 | Chang Chang-sun | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
![]() | Ali Akbar Heidari | ![]() | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
4 | Ali Aliyev | ![]() | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
4 | Cemal Yanılmaz | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
4 | André Zoete | ![]() | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
Final round
In a head-to-head final bout for the gold medal, Yoshida won by decision.
- Bouts
Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
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Yoshikatsu Yoshida | ![]() | Decision | Chang Chang-sun | ![]() |
- Points
Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Points |
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![]() | Yoshikatsu Yoshida | ![]() | 1 |
![]() | Chang Chang-sun | ![]() | 3 |
References
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ a b Official Report 1964, p. 462.
General
- The Games of the XVIII Olympiad, Tokyo 1964: The Official Report of the Organizing Committee. 1964. Retrieved 25 August 2024.