Wrestling at the 1964 Summer Olympics
Wrestling at the 1964 Olympics on a stamp of Japan
At the 1964 Summer Olympics, 16 wrestling events were contested, for all men. There were eight weight classes in Greco-Roman wrestling and eight classes in freestyle wrestling.[1]
Medal summary
Greco-Roman
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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| Flyweight |
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| Bantamweight |
Masamitsu Ichiguchi Japan |
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Ion Cernea Romania |
| Featherweight |
Imre Polyák Hungary |
Roman Rurua Soviet Union |
Branislav Martinović Yugoslavia |
| Lightweight |
Kazım Ayvaz Turkey |
Valeriu Bularca Romania |
David Gvantseladze Soviet Union |
| Welterweight |
Anatoly Kolesov Soviet Union |
Kiril Petkov Bulgaria |
Bertil Nyström Sweden |
| Middleweight |
Branislav Simić Yugoslavia |
Jiří Kormaník Czechoslovakia |
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| Light Heavyweight |
Boyan Radev Bulgaria |
Per Svensson Sweden |
Heinz Kiehl United Team of Germany |
| Heavyweight |
István Kozma Hungary |
Anatoly Roshchin Soviet Union |
Wilfried Dietrich United Team of Germany |
Freestyle
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flyweight |
Yoshikatsu Yoshida Japan |
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| Bantamweight |
Yojiro Uetake Japan |
Hüseyin Akbas Turkey |
Aydin Ibrahimov Soviet Union |
| Featherweight |
Osamu Watanabe Japan |
Stancho Kolev Bulgaria |
Nodar Khokhashvili Soviet Union |
| Lightweight |
Enyu Valchev Bulgaria |
Klaus Rost United Team of Germany |
Iwao Horiuchi Japan |
| Welterweight |
İsmail Ogan Turkey |
Guliko Sagaradze Soviet Union |
Mohammad Ali Sanatkaran Iran |
| Middleweight |
Prodan Gardzhev Bulgaria |
Hasan Güngör Turkey |
Daniel Brand United States |
| Light Heavyweight |
Aleksandr Medved Soviet Union |
Ahmet Ayık Turkey |
Said Mustafov Bulgaria |
| Heavyweight |
Aleksandr Ivanitsky Soviet Union |
Lyutvi Ahmedov Bulgaria |
Hamit Kaplan Turkey |
Participating nations
A total of 270 wrestlers from 39 nations competed at the Tokyo Games:
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Afghanistan (8) -
Argentina (4) -
Australia (8) -
Austria (4) -
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Belgium (3) - Bulgaria (16)
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Canada (4) - Czechoslovakia (4)
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Denmark (3) -
Egypt (4) -
Finland (10) -
France (3) - United Team of Germany (14)
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Great Britain (6) -
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Greece (5) - Hungary (10)
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India (8) - Iran (12)
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Ireland (2) -
Italy (5) - Japan (16)
- South Korea (13)
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Luxembourg (1) -
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Mexico (4) -
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Mongolia (8) -
New Zealand (2) -
Norway (1) -
Pakistan (6) -
Panama (3) -
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Philippines (4) -
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Poland (5) - Romania (10)
- Soviet Union (16)
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Spain (1) - Sweden (9)
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Switzerland (3) - Turkey (15)
- United States (16)
- Yugoslavia (4)[2]
See also
- List of World and Olympic Champions in men's freestyle wrestling
- List of World and Olympic Champions in Greco-Roman wrestling
References
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- ↑ Wrestling at the 1964 Tokyo Summer Games. sports-reference.com
- ↑ "The Games of the XVIII Olympiad Tokyo 1964 The Official Report of the Organizing Committee". II part 2. 1964: 61–112. Retrieved 21 September 2015.
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Coordinates: 35°37′29″N 139°39′39″E / 35.6248°N 139.6608°E
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