Wrestling at the 1964 Summer Olympics
| Wrestling at the Games of the XVIII Olympiad | |
|---|---|
Wrestling at the 1964 Olympics on a stamp of Japan. | |
| Venue | Komazawa Gymnasium |
| Dates | 11 – 19 October |
| Competitors | 275 from 42 nations |
| at the 1964 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 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 table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japan (JPN) | 5 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 2 | Soviet Union (URS) | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 |
| 3 | Bulgaria (BUL) | 3 | 4 | 1 | 8 |
| 4 | Turkey (TUR) | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 5 | Hungary (HUN) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | Yugoslavia (YUG) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | United Team of Germany (EUA) | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 8 | Romania (ROU) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 9 | Sweden (SWE) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | Czechoslovakia (TCH) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| South Korea (KOR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 12 | Iran (IRI) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 13 | United States (USA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (13 entries) | 16 | 16 | 16 | 48 | |
Medal summary
Greco-Roman
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flyweight |
Tsutomu Hanahara Japan |
Angel Kerezov Bulgaria |
Dumitru Pârvulescu Romania |
| Bantamweight |
Masamitsu Ichiguchi Japan |
Vladlen Trostyansky Soviet Union |
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 |
Lothar Metz United Team of Germany |
| 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
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flyweight |
Yoshikatsu Yoshida Japan |
Chang Chang-Sun South Korea |
Ali Akbar Heidari Iran |
| 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 275 wrestlers from 42 nations competed at the Tokyo Games:[1]
- Afghanistan (8)
- Argentina (4)
- Australia (8)
- Austria (4)
- Belgium (3)
- Bulgaria (16)
- Canada (4)
- Czechoslovakia (4)
- Denmark (3)
- Egypt (4)
- Finland (10)
- France (3)
- United Team of Germany (14)
- Great Britain (6)
- Greece (5)
- Hungary (10)
- India (8)
- Iran (12)
- Ireland (2)
- Italy (5)
- Japan (16)
- South Korea (13)
- Luxembourg (1)
- Mexico (4)
- Mongolia (8)
- New Zealand (2)
- Norway (1)
- Pakistan (6)
- Panama (3)
- Philippines (4)
- Poland (5)
- Romania (10)
- Soviet Union (16)
- Spain (1)
- Sweden (9)
- 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
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Wrestling at the 1964 Summer Olympics.
- ^ a b "Wrestling at the 1964 Tokyo Summer Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
- ^ "The Games of the XVIII Olympiad Tokyo 1964 The Official Report of the Organizing Committee". Digital Library Collection. II part 2: 61–112. 1964. Archived from the original on 29 September 2015. Retrieved 21 September 2015.