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 |
| Wrestling at the 1964 Summer Olympics | |
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| 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
[edit]| 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
[edit]Greco-Roman
[edit]| 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
[edit]| 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
[edit]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
[edit]- 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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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.
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