Wrestling at the 1964 Summer Olympics – Men's Greco-Roman middleweight

Men's Greco-Roman middleweight at the Games of the XVIII Olympiad
Venue	Komazawa Gymnasium
Dates	16–19 October
Competitors	20 from 20 nations
Medalists
Branislav Simić  Yugoslavia Jiří Kormaník  Czechoslovakia Lothar Metz  United Team of Germany

The men's Greco-Roman middleweight 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.^[1] Middleweight was the third-heaviest category, including wrestlers weighing 78 to 87 kilograms (172.0 to 191.8 lb).^[2]

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).^[1][2]

Results

Round 1

Andhalkar withdrew after his bout.

Bouts

Winner	Nation	Victory Type	Loser	Nation
Gheorghe Popovici	Romania	Tie	Valentin Olenik	Soviet Union
Lothar Metz	United Team of Germany	Decision	Czesław Kwieciński	Poland
Stig Persson	Sweden	Decision	Raymond Schummer	Luxembourg
Jiří Kormaník	Czechoslovakia	Fall	Kenjiro Hiraki	Japan
Yavuz Selekman	Turkey	Decision	Istvan Raskovy	Australia
Max Kobelt	Switzerland	Fall	Fernando García	Philippines
Krali Bimbalov	Bulgaria	Fall	Lee Gi-yeol	South Korea
Pentti Punkari	Finland	Decision	Julio Graffigna	Argentina
Branislav Simić	Yugoslavia	Decision	Géza Hollósi	Hungary
Wayne Baughman	United States	Decision	Ganpat Andhalkar	India

Points

Rank	Wrestler	Nation	R1
1	Krali Bimbalov	Bulgaria	0
1	Max Kobelt	Switzerland	0
1	Jiří Kormaník	Czechoslovakia	0
4	Wayne Baughman	United States	1
4	Lothar Metz	United Team of Germany	1
4	Stig Persson	Sweden	1
4	Pentti Punkari	Finland	1
4	Yavuz Selekman	Turkey	1
4	Branislav Simić	Yugoslavia	1
10	Valentin Olenik	Soviet Union	2
10	Gheorghe Popovici	Romania	2
12	Julio Graffigna	Argentina	3
12	Géza Hollósi	Hungary	3
12	Czesław Kwieciński	Poland	3
12	Istvan Raskovy	Australia	3
12	Raymond Schummer	Luxembourg	3
17	Kenjiro Hiraki	Japan	4
17	Fernando García	Philippines	4
17	Lee Gi-yeol	South Korea	4
20	Ganpat Andhalkar	India	3*

Round 2

Five wrestlers were eliminated, leaving 14 to continue on. There was a three-way tie for the lead at 1 point.

Bouts

Winner	Nation	Victory Type	Loser	Nation
Kenjiro Hiraki	Japan	Decision	Raymond Schummer	Luxembourg
Istvan Raskovy	Australia	Fall	Fernando García	Philippines
Lothar Metz	United Team of Germany	Decision	Gheorghe Popovici	Romania
Krali Bimbalov	Bulgaria	Decision	Pentti Punkari	Finland
Yavuz Selekman	Turkey	Decision	Max Kobelt	Switzerland
Valentin Olenik	Soviet Union	Decision	Czesław Kwieciński	Poland
Géza Hollósi	Hungary	Fall	Lee Gi-yeol	South Korea
Branislav Simić	Yugoslavia	Fall	Julio Graffigna	Argentina
Stig Persson	Sweden	Tie	Jiří Kormaník	Czechoslovakia
Wayne Baughman	United States	Bye	N/A	N/A

Points

Rank	Wrestler	Nation	R1	R2	Total
1	Wayne Baughman	United States	1	0	1
1	Krali Bimbalov	Bulgaria	0	1	1
1	Branislav Simić	Yugoslavia	1	0	1
4	Jiří Kormaník	Czechoslovakia	0	2	2
4	Lothar Metz	United Team of Germany	1	1	2
4	Yavuz Selekman	Turkey	1	1	2
7	Géza Hollósi	Hungary	3	0	3
7	Max Kobelt	Switzerland	0	3	3
7	Valentin Olenik	Soviet Union	2	1	3
7	Stig Persson	Sweden	1	2	3
7	Istvan Raskovy	Australia	3	0	3
12	Pentti Punkari	Finland	1	3	4
13	Kenjiro Hiraki	Japan	4	1	5
13	Gheorghe Popovici	Romania	2	3	5
15	Czesław Kwieciński	Poland	3	3	6
15	Raymond Schummer	Luxembourg	3	3	6
17	Julio Graffigna	Argentina	3	4	7
18	Fernando García	Philippines	4	4	8
18	Lee Gi-yeol	South Korea	4	4	8

Round 3

Another 5 wrestlers were eliminated, leaving 9 remaining. Simić had the best score at 2 points.

Bouts

Winner	Nation	Victory Type	Loser	Nation
Valentin Olenik	Soviet Union	Decision	Lothar Metz	United Team of Germany
Stig Persson	Sweden	Tie	Kenjiro Hiraki	Japan
Jiří Kormaník	Czechoslovakia	Decision	Istvan Raskovy	Australia
Yavuz Selekman	Turkey	Tie	Krali Bimbalov	Bulgaria
Géza Hollósi	Hungary	Fall	Max Kobelt	Switzerland
Branislav Simić	Yugoslavia	Decision	Pentti Punkari	Finland
Gheorghe Popovici	Romania	Decision	Wayne Baughman	United States

Points

Rank	Wrestler	Nation	R1	R2	R3	Total
1	Branislav Simić	Yugoslavia	1	0	1	2
2	Krali Bimbalov	Bulgaria	0	1	2	3
2	Géza Hollósi	Hungary	3	0	0	3
2	Jiří Kormaník	Czechoslovakia	0	2	1	3
5	Wayne Baughman	United States	1	0	3	4
5	Valentin Olenik	Soviet Union	2	1	1	4
5	Yavuz Selekman	Turkey	1	1	2	4
8	Lothar Metz	United Team of Germany	1	1	3	5
8	Stig Persson	Sweden	1	2	2	5
10	Gheorghe Popovici	Romania	2	3	1	6
10	Istvan Raskovy	Australia	3	0	3	6
12	Kenjiro Hiraki	Japan	4	1	2	7
12	Max Kobelt	Switzerland	0	3	4	7
12	Pentti Punkari	Finland	1	3	3	7

Round 4

Three wrestlers were eliminated. Simić had a bye and continued to hold the lead at 2 points.

Bouts

Winner	Nation	Victory Type	Loser	Nation
Valentin Olenik	Soviet Union	Decision	Wayne Baughman	United States
Lothar Metz	United Team of Germany	Fall	Stig Persson	Sweden
Jiří Kormaník	Czechoslovakia	Decision	Yavuz Selekman	Turkey
Krali Bimbalov	Bulgaria	Tie	Géza Hollósi	Hungary
Branislav Simić	Yugoslavia	Bye	N/A	N/A

Points

Rank	Wrestler	Nation	R1	R2	R3	R4	Total
1	Branislav Simić	Yugoslavia	1	0	1	0	2
2	Jiří Kormaník	Czechoslovakia	0	2	1	1	4
3	Krali Bimbalov	Bulgaria	0	1	2	2	5
3	Géza Hollósi	Hungary	3	0	0	2	5
3	Lothar Metz	United Team of Germany	1	1	3	0	5
3	Valentin Olenik	Soviet Union	2	1	1	1	5
7	Wayne Baughman	United States	1	0	3	3	7
7	Yavuz Selekman	Turkey	1	1	2	3	7
9	Stig Persson	Sweden	1	2	2	4	9

Round 5

The fifth round eliminated 5 of 6 wrestlers, all but Simić (who thereby won the gold medal). The tie for 4th place was not broken; both men shared that result. The tie for the silver and bronze medals, however, needed to be broken by a head-to-head match in the final round.

Bouts

Winner	Nation	Victory Type	Loser	Nation
Branislav Simić	Yugoslavia	Tie	Valentin Olenik	Soviet Union
Lothar Metz	United Team of Germany	Decision	Krali Bimbalov	Bulgaria
Jiří Kormaník	Czechoslovakia	Tie	Géza Hollósi	Hungary

Points

Rank	Wrestler	Nation	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	Total
	Branislav Simić	Yugoslavia	1	0	1	0	2	4
2	Jiří Kormaník	Czechoslovakia	0	2	1	1	2	6
2	Lothar Metz	United Team of Germany	1	1	3	0	1	6
4	Géza Hollósi	Hungary	3	0	0	2	2	7
4	Valentin Olenik	Soviet Union	2	1	1	1	2	7
6	Krali Bimbalov	Bulgaria	0	1	2	2	3	8

Final round

In a tie-breaker bout to determine the silver and bronze medals, Kormaník defeated Metz by decision.

Bouts

Winner	Nation	Victory Type	Loser	Nation
Jiří Kormaník	Czechoslovakia	Decision	Lothar Metz	United Team of Germany

Points

Rank	Wrestler	Nation	Points
	Jiří Kormaník	Czechoslovakia	1
	Lothar Metz	United Team of Germany	3

References

1. "Wrestling at the 1964 Tokyo Summer Games: Men's Middleweight, Greco-Roman". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
2. Official Report 1964, p. 500.

General

• The Games of the XVIII Olympiad, Tokyo 1964: The Official Report of the Organizing Committee. 1964. Retrieved 25 August 2024.