The men's Greco-Roman featherweight competition at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo took place from 16 to 19 October at the Komazawa Gymnasium. Nations were limited to one competitor. Featherweight was the third-lightest category, including wrestlers weighing .
Competition format
This Greco-Roman wrestling competition continued to use the "bad points" elimination system introduced at the 1928 Summer Olympics for Greco-Roman and at the 1932 Summer Olympics for freestyle wrestling, as adjusted at the 1960 Summer Olympics. Each bout awarded 4 points. If the victory was by fall, the winner received 0 and the loser 4. If the victory was by decision, the winner received 1 and the loser 3. If the bout was tied, each wrestler received 2 points. A wrestler who accumulated 6 or more points was eliminated. Rounds continued until there were 3 or fewer uneliminated wrestlers. If only 1 wrestler remained, he received the gold medal. If 2 wrestlers remained, point totals were ignored and they faced each other for gold and silver (if they had already wrestled each other, that result was used). If 3 wrestlers remained, point totals were ignored and a round-robin was held among those 3 to determine medals (with previous head-to-head results, if any, counting for this round-robin).
Results
Round 1
Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation Rasoul Mir Malek Decision Moustafa Hamil Mansour Erik Olsson Decision Marin Bolocan Branko Martinović Fall Nour Aka Sayed Lothar Schneider Tie Dinko Petrov Kyösti Lehtonen Fall Rubén Leibovich Svend Skrydstrup Tie Müzahir Sille Roman Rurua Decision Kazimierz Macioch Jef Mewis Fall Bandu Patil Hans Marte Fall Antonio Senosa Koji Sakurama Decision Mario Tovar Petros Galaktopoulos Decision Kim Bong-jo Imre Polyák Decision Ronald Finley Matti Jutila Tie Don Cacas Georges Ballery Bye N/A N/A
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation R1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 6 1 6 1 6 1 6 1 6 1 6 1 12 2 12 2 12 2 12 2 12 2 12 2 18 3 18 3 18 Kim Bong-jo 3 18 3 18 3 18 3 24 4 24 4 24 4 24 4
Round 2
The field was narrowed from 27 to 19 in round 2. Mewis was the only wrestler with 0 points.
Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation Moustafa Hamil Mansour Decision Georges Ballery Kazimierz Macioch Default Bandu Patil Koji Sakurama Fall Antonio Senosa Rasoul Mir Malek Tie Erik Olsson Marin Bolocan Fall Nour Aka Sayed Jef Mewis Default Mario Tovar Hans Marte Decision Petros Galaktopoulos Imre Polyák Fall Kim Bong-jo Branko Martinović Tie Lothar Schneider Ronald Finley Default Matti Jutila Dinko Petrov Tie Kyösti Lehtonen Roman Rurua Fall Müzahir Sille Svend Skrydstrup Foul Rubén Leibovich Don Cacas Bye N/A N/A
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation R1 R2 Total 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 2 1 0 1 2 1 0 1 2 1 0 1 6 2 0 2 6 0 2 2 6 0 2 2 6 2 0 2 10 0 3 3 10 3 0 3 10 3 0 3 10 3 0 3 10 1 2 3 10 1 2 3 16 1 3 4 16 3 1 4 16 2 2 4 16 2 2 4 20 2 4 6 20 2 4 6 22 Kim Bong-jo 3 4 7 22 3 4 7 24 4 4 8 24 4 4 8 24 4 4 8 24 4 4 8
Round 3
Only four of the 19 wrestlers were eliminated in this round, but 5 men had 5 points after the round. Lehtonen withdrew. Polyák took over the lead at 1 point after Mewis's loss.
Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation Georges Ballery Decision Don Cacas Moustafa Hamil Mansour Decision Erik Olsson Rasoul Mir Malek Tie Marin Bolocan Branko Martinović Default Dinko Petrov Kyösti Lehtonen Decision Lothar Schneider Roman Rurua Decision Svend Skrydstrup Kazimierz Macioch Decision Jef Mewis Koji Sakurama Decision Hans Marte Imre Polyák Fall Petros Galaktopoulos Ronald Finley Bye N/A N/A
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation R1 R2 R3 Total 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 2 2 1 0 1 2 2 1 0 1 2 5 3 0 0 3 5 0 0 3 3 7 0 3 1 4 7 3 0 1 4 7 0 1 3 4 10 3 0 2 5 10 2 0 3 5 10 3 1 1 5 10 1 2 2 5 10 2 0 3 5 15 0 2 1 3* 16 1 2 3 6 17 2 2 3 7 18 1 3 4 8 18 2 2 4 8
Round 4
All 7 losers and 2 of the 7 winners were eliminated in this round. Polyák stayed at 1 point, while all 4 other wrestlers remaining had 3 points.
Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation Ronald Finley Fall Don Cacas Rasoul Mir Malek Decision Georges Ballery Moustafa Hamil Mansour Decision Marin Bolocan Branko Martinović Decision Svend Skrydstrup Roman Rurua Decision Jef Mewis Imre Polyák Default Hans Marte Koji Sakurama Decision Kazimierz Macioch
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation R1 R2 R3 R4 Total 1 1 0 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 3 2 0 2 0 1 3 2 1 0 1 1 3 2 1 0 1 1 3 6 3 1 1 1 6 6 0 0 3 3 6 6 1 2 2 1 6 9 0 3 1 3 7 9 3 0 1 3 7 11 3 0 2 3 8 11 0 1 3 4 8 11 2 0 3 3 8 14 2 0 3 4 9
Round 5
Polyák had the bye. Both bouts featured two wrestlers with 3 points; winners would continue while losers would be out (ties would leave both men in competition). Martinović and Rurua won their bouts, advancing to the final round along with Polyák.
Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation Branko Martinović Decision Ronald Finley Roman Rurua Decision Koji Sakurama Imre Polyák Bye N/A N/A
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 Total 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 1 1 4 2 1 0 1 1 1 4 4 3 0 0 0 3 6 4 1 0 1 1 3 6
Final round
Martinović did not contest the final rounds, taking the bronze medal. Polyák and Rurua wrestled to a draw, with the gold medal going to the Hungarian based on the total points tie-breaker.
Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation Imre Polyák Tie Roman Rurua
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation Points R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 FR Total 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 3 2 1 0 1 1 1 2 6 Withdrew
References
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