Wrestling at the 1960 Summer Olympics
| Wrestling at the Games of the XVII Olympiad | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Venue | Basilica of Maxentius |
| Dates | 26 August – 6 September |
| Competitors | 324 from 42 nations |
| at the 1960 Summer Olympics | |
|---|---|
| |
| Freestyle | |
| Fly | men |
| Bantam | men |
| Feather | men |
| Light | men |
| Welter | men |
| Middle | men |
| Light heavy | men |
| Heavy | men |
| Greco-Roman | |
| 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.[1][2]
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Turkey | 7 | 2 | 0 | 9 |
| 2 |  Soviet Union | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 |
| 3 |  United States | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | .svg.png){kind=small} Bulgaria | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 5 | .svg.png){kind=small} United Team of Germany | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 6 | .svg.png){kind=small} Romania | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | .svg.png){kind=small} Iran | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 8 | %252C_Flag_of_Syria_(1980%E2%80%932024).svg.png){kind=small} Egypt | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Hungary | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
.svg.png){kind=small} Japan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
.svg.png){kind=small} Yugoslavia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 12 |  Sweden | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 13 |  Czechoslovakia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 France | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Pakistan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
.svg.png){kind=small} Poland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (16 entries) | 16 | 16 | 16 | 48 | |
Medal summary
Men's 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 |
İsmet Atlı Turkey
|
Gholamreza Takhti Iran
|
Anatoli Albul Soviet Union
|
| Heavyweight |
Wilfried Dietrich United Team of Germany
|
Hamit Kaplan Turkey
|
Savkuds Dzarasov Soviet Union
|
Men's 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 Kış Turkey
|
Krali Bimbalov Bulgaria
|
Givi Kartoziya Soviet Union
|
| Heavyweight |
Ivan Bogdan Soviet Union
|
Wilfried Dietrich United Team of Germany
|
Bohumil Kubát Czechoslovakia
|
Participating nations
324 wrestlers from 42 countries participated.
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Afghanistan (7).svg.png)
Argentina (3)
Australia (9)
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Belgium (5)- Bulgaria (16)
- Czechoslovakia (5)
Denmark (4)- Egypt (4)
Finland (14)- France (9)
- United Team of Germany (15)
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Greece (3)- Hungary (10)
India (5)- Iran (12)
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Ireland (4)
Italy (16)- Japan (16)
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South Korea (4).svg.png)
Lebanon (6)
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Mexico (4)
Morocco (5)
Netherlands (3)
New Zealand (1)
Norway (4)- Pakistan (7)
Panama (1)- Poland (12)
Portugal (3)- Romania (7)
- Soviet Union (16)
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Spain (4)- Sweden (12)
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Switzerland (12)- Turkey (16)
- United States (16)
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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
- ^ "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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