Wrestling at the 1960 Summer Olympics
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| Wrestling at the Games of the XVII Olympiad | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Venue | Basilica of Maxentius |
| Dates | 26 August – 6 September |
| Competitors | 324 from 46 nations |
| Wrestling at the 1960 Summer Olympics | |
|---|---|
| |
| Greco-Roman | |
| Fly | men |
| Bantam | men |
| Feather | men |
| Light | men |
| Welter | men |
| Middle | men |
| Light heavy | men |
| Heavy | men |
| Freestyle | |
| Fly | men |
| Bantam | men |
| Feather | men |
| Light | men |
| Welter | men |
| Middle | men |
| Light heavy | men |
| Heavy | men |
At the 1960 Summer Olympics, 16 wrestling events were contested, all for men. There were eight weight classes in Greco-Roman wrestling and eight classes in freestyle wrestling.
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Turkey (TUR) | 7 | 2 | 0 | 9 |
| 2 |  Soviet Union (URS) | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 |
| 3 |  United States (USA) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 |  Bulgaria (BUL) | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 5 |  United Team of Germany (EUA) | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 6 |  Romania (ROU) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 |  Iran (IRI) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 8 |  Egypt (EGY) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Hungary (HUN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Japan (JPN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Yugoslavia (YUG) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 12 |  Sweden (SWE) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 13 |  Czechoslovakia (TCH) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 France (FRA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Pakistan (PAK) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Poland (POL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (16 entries) | 16 | 16 | 16 | 48 | |
Medal summary
Greco-Roman
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flyweight |
Dumitru Pârvulescu Romania
|
Osman El-Sayed Egypt
|
Mohammad Paziraei Iran
|
| Bantamweight |
Oleg Karavayev Soviet Union
|
Ion Cernea Romania
|
Dinko Petrov Bulgaria
|
| Featherweight |
Müzahir Sille Turkey
|
Imre Polyák Hungary
|
Konstantin Vyrupayev Soviet Union
|
| Lightweight |
Avtandil Koridze Soviet Union
|
Branislav Martinović Yugoslavia
|
Gustav Freij Sweden
|
| Welterweight |
Mithat Bayrak Turkey
|
Günther Maritschnigg United Team of Germany
|
René Schiermeyer France
|
| Middleweight |
Dimitar Dobrev Bulgaria
|
Lothar Metz United Team of Germany
|
Ion Țăranu Romania
|
| Light Heavyweight |
Tevfik Kis Turkey
|
Krali Bimbalov Bulgaria
|
Givi Kartoziya Soviet Union
|
| Heavyweight |
Ivan Bogdan Soviet Union
|
Wilfried Dietrich United Team of Germany
|
Bohumil Kubát Czechoslovakia
|
Freestyle
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flyweight |
Ahmet Bilek Turkey
|
Masayuki Matsubara Japan
|
Ebrahim Seifpour Iran
|
| Bantamweight |
Terrence McCann United States
|
Nezhdet Zalev Bulgaria
|
Tadeusz Trojanowski Poland
|
| Featherweight |
Mustafa Dağıstanlı Turkey
|
Stancho Kolev Bulgaria
|
Vladimir Rubashvili Soviet Union
|
| Lightweight |
Shelby Wilson United States
|
Vladimir Synyavsky Soviet Union
|
Enyu Valchev Bulgaria
|
| Welterweight |
Douglas Blubaugh United States
|
İsmail Ogan Turkey
|
Muhammad Bashir Pakistan
|
| Middleweight |
Hasan Güngör Turkey
|
Georgy Skhirtladze Soviet Union
|
Hans Antonsson Sweden
|
| Light heavyweight |
Ismet Atli Turkey
|
Gholamreza Takhti Iran
|
Anatoli Albul Soviet Union
|
| Heavyweight |
Wilfried Dietrich United Team of Germany
|
Hamit Kaplan Turkey
|
Savkuds Dzarasov Soviet Union
|
Participating nations
A total of 324 wrestlers from 46 nations competed at the Rome Games:
Afghanistan (7)
Argentina (3)
Australia (9)
Austria (7)
Belgium (5)
Bulgaria (16)
Czechoslovakia (5)
Denmark (4)
Egypt (4)
Finland (14)
France (9)
United Team of Germany (15)
Great Britain (6)
Greece (3)
Hungary (10)
India (5)
Iran (12)
Iraq (1)
Ireland (4)
Italy (16)
Japan (16)
South Korea (4)
Lebanon (6)
Luxembourg (4)
Mexico (4)
Morocco (5)
Netherlands (3)
New Zealand (1)
Norway (4)
Pakistan (7)
Panama (1)
Poland (12)
Portugal (3)
Romania (7)
Soviet Union (16)
Spain (4)
Sweden (12)
Switzerland (12)
Turkey (16)
United States (16)
Venezuela (2)
Yugoslavia (5)
See also
- List of World and Olympic Champions in men's freestyle wrestling
- List of World and Olympic Champions in Greco-Roman wrestling
References
- ^ a b "Wrestling at the 1960 Rome Summer Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
- ^ "THE GAMES OF THE XVII OLYMPIAD ROME 1960 The Official Report of the Organizing Committee". II part 1: 468–547.
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