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

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]

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
Tatsuo Sasaki JapanDecisionGünther Bauch United Team of Germany
Mansour Mahdizadeh IranDecisionGéza Hollósi Hungary
Muhammad Faiz PakistanFallAlfonso González Panama
Hasan Güngör TurkeyFallGang Du-man South Korea
Rudolf Kobelt SwitzerlandFallJit Singh India
Shota Lomidze Soviet UnionTieProdan Gardzhev Bulgaria
Dan Brand United StatesFallTheunis van Wyk Zambia
Khorloogiin Bayanmönkh MongoliaDecisionFernando García Philippines
Points
RankWrestlerNationR1
1Dan Brand United States0
1Muhammad Faiz Pakistan0
1Hasan Güngör Turkey0
1Rudolf Kobelt Switzerland0
5Khorloogiin Bayanmönkh Mongolia1
5Mansour Mahdizadeh Iran1
5Tatsuo Sasaki Japan1
8Prodan Gardzhev Bulgaria2
8Shota Lomidze Soviet Union2
10Günther Bauch United Team of Germany3
10Fernando García Philippines3
10Géza Hollósi Hungary3
13Alfonso González Panama4
13Gang Du-man South Korea4
13Jit Singh India4
13Theunis van Wyk Zambia4

Round 2

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
WinnerNationVictory TypeLoserNation
Günther Bauch United Team of GermanyDecisionFernando García Philippines
Tatsuo Sasaki JapanFallKhorloogiin Bayanmönkh Mongolia
Géza Hollósi HungaryFallTheunis van Wyk Zambia
Dan Brand United StatesTieMansour Mahdizadeh Iran
Hasan Güngör TurkeyFallAlfonso González Panama
Muhammad Faiz PakistanTieGang Du-man South Korea
Shota Lomidze Soviet UnionDecisionRudolf Kobelt Switzerland
Prodan Gardzhev BulgariaFallJit Singh India
Points
RankWrestlerNationR1R2Total
1Hasan Güngör Turkey000
2Tatsuo Sasaki Japan101
3Dan Brand United States022
3Muhammad Faiz Pakistan022
3Prodan Gardzhev Bulgaria202
6Géza Hollósi Hungary303
6Rudolf Kobelt Switzerland033
6Shota Lomidze Soviet Union213
6Mansour Mahdizadeh Iran123
10Günther Bauch United Team of Germany314
11Khorloogiin Bayanmönkh Mongolia145
12Gang Du-man South Korea426
12Fernando García Philippines336
14Alfonso González Panama448
14Jit Singh India448
14Theunis van Wyk Zambia448

Round 3

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

Bouts
WinnerNationVictory TypeLoserNation
Günther Bauch United Team of GermanyDecisionKhorloogiin Bayanmönkh Mongolia
Dan Brand United StatesDecisionTatsuo Sasaki Japan
Géza Hollósi HungaryDecisionMuhammad Faiz Pakistan
Mansour Mahdizadeh IranDecisionRudolf Kobelt Switzerland
Hasan Güngör TurkeyDecisionShota Lomidze Soviet Union
Prodan Gardzhev BulgariaByeN/AN/A
Points
RankWrestlerNationR1R2R3Total
1Hasan Güngör Turkey0011
2Prodan Gardzhev Bulgaria2002
3Dan Brand United States0213
4Géza Hollósi Hungary3014
4Mansour Mahdizadeh Iran1214
4Tatsuo Sasaki Japan1034
7Günther Bauch United Team of Germany3115
7Muhammad Faiz Pakistan0235
9Rudolf Kobelt Switzerland0336
9Shota Lomidze Soviet Union2136
11Khorloogiin Bayanmönkh Mongolia1438

Round 4

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
WinnerNationVictory TypeLoserNation
Prodan Gardzhev BulgariaFallGünther Bauch United Team of Germany
Tatsuo Sasaki JapanTieGéza Hollósi Hungary
Dan Brand United StatesFallMuhammad Faiz Pakistan
Mansour Mahdizadeh IranDecisionHasan Güngör Turkey
Points
RankWrestlerNationR1R2R3R4Total
1Prodan Gardzhev Bulgaria20002
2Dan Brand United States02103
3Hasan Güngör Turkey00134
4Mansour Mahdizadeh Iran12115
5Géza Hollósi Hungary30126
5Tatsuo Sasaki Japan10326
7Günther Bauch United Team of Germany31149
7Muhammad Faiz Pakistan02349

Round 5

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
WinnerNationVictory TypeLoserNation
Mansour Mahdizadeh IranDecisionProdan Gardzhev Bulgaria
Hasan Güngör TurkeyDecisionDan Brand United States
Points
RankWrestlerNationR1R2R3R4R5Total
1Prodan Gardzhev Bulgaria200035
1Hasan Güngör Turkey001315
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)Dan Brand United States021036
4Mansour Mahdizadeh Iran121116

Final round

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
WinnerNationVictory TypeLoserNation
Prodan Gardzhev BulgariaDecisionHasan Güngör Turkey
Points
RankWrestlerNationPoints
1st place, gold medalist(s)Prodan Gardzhev Bulgaria2
2nd place, silver medalist(s)Hasan Güngör Turkey2

References

  1. 1 2 "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. ↑ Official Report, p. 477.
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