Wrestling at the 1956 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle featherweight
Men's freestyle featherweight at the Games of the XVI Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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Venue | Royal Exhibition Building | ||||||||||||
Dates | 28 November–1 December | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 13 from 13 nations | ||||||||||||
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The men's freestyle featherweight competition at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne took place from 28 November to 1 December at the Royal Exhibition Building. Nations were limited to one competitor.[1] Featherweight was the third-lightest category, including wrestlers weighing 57 to 62 kilograms (125.7 to 136.7 lb).[2]
Competition format
This freestyle 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 modified in 1952 (adding medal rounds and making all losses worth 3 points—from 1936 to 1948 losses by split decision only cost 2). Each round featured all wrestlers pairing off and wrestling one bout (with one wrestler having a bye if there were an odd number). The loser received 3 points. The winner received 1 point if the win was by decision and 0 points if the win was by fall. At the end of each round, any wrestler with at least 5 points was eliminated. This elimination continued until the medal rounds, which began when 3 wrestlers remained. These 3 wrestlers each faced each other in a round-robin medal round (with earlier results counting, if any had wrestled another before); record within the medal round determined medals, with bad points breaking ties.[3][1]
Results
Round 1
- Bouts
Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
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Shozo Sasahara | ![]() | Decision, 3–0 | Muhammad Nazir | ![]() |
Bayram Şit | ![]() | Fall | John Elliott | ![]() |
Myron Roderick | ![]() | Decision, 3–0 | Bálint Galántai | ![]() |
Nasser Givehchi | ![]() | Decision, 3–0 | Abe Geldenhuys | ![]() |
Erkki Penttilä | ![]() | Fall | Herbie Hall | ![]() |
Jef Mewis | ![]() | Decision, 3–0 | Ram Sarup | ![]() |
Linar Salimullin | ![]() | Bye | N/A | N/A |
- Points
Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total |
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1 | Erkki Penttilä | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1 | Linar Salimullin | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1 | Bayram Şit | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 0 |
4 | Nasser Givehchi | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 1 |
4 | Jef Mewis | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 1 |
4 | Myron Roderick | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 1 |
4 | Shozo Sasahara | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 1 |
8 | John Elliott | ![]() | 0 | 3 | 3 |
8 | Bálint Galántai | ![]() | 0 | 3 | 3 |
8 | Abe Geldenhuys | ![]() | 0 | 3 | 3 |
8 | Herbie Hall | ![]() | 0 | 3 | 3 |
8 | Muhammad Nazir | ![]() | 0 | 3 | 3 |
8 | Ram Sarup | ![]() | 0 | 3 | 3 |
Round 2
- Bouts
Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
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Shozo Sasahara | ![]() | Decision, 2–1 | Linar Salimullin | ![]() |
Bayram Şit | ![]() | Decision, 2–1 | Muhammad Nazir | ![]() |
Myron Roderick | ![]() | Fall | John Elliott | ![]() |
Abe Geldenhuys | ![]() | Decision, 3–0 | Bálint Galántai | ![]() |
Nasser Givehchi | ![]() | Fall | Herbie Hall | ![]() |
Jef Mewis | ![]() | Decision, 3–0 | Erkki Penttilä | ![]() |
Ram Sarup | ![]() | Bye | N/A | N/A |
- Points
Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total |
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1 | Nasser Givehchi | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 1 |
1 | Myron Roderick | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 1 |
1 | Bayram Şit | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 1 |
4 | Jef Mewis | ![]() | 1 | 1 | 2 |
4 | Shozo Sasahara | ![]() | 1 | 1 | 2 |
6 | Erkki Penttilä | ![]() | 0 | 3 | 3 |
6 | Linar Salimullin | ![]() | 0 | 3 | 3 |
6 | Ram Sarup | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 3 |
9 | Abe Geldenhuys | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 4 |
10 | John Elliott | ![]() | 3 | 3 | 6 |
10 | Bálint Galántai | ![]() | 3 | 3 | 6 |
10 | Herbie Hall | ![]() | 3 | 3 | 6 |
10 | Muhammad Nazir | ![]() | 3 | 3 | 6 |
Round 3
- Bouts
Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
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Linar Salimullin | ![]() | Decision, 3–0 | Ram Sarup | ![]() |
Shozo Sasahara | ![]() | Decision, 3–0 | Bayram Şit | ![]() |
Myron Roderick | ![]() | Decision, 3–0 | Abe Geldenhuys | ![]() |
Erkki Penttilä | ![]() | Decision, 2–1 | Nasser Givehchi | ![]() |
Jef Mewis | ![]() | Bye | N/A | N/A |
- Points
Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total |
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1 | Jef Mewis | ![]() | 2 | 0 | 2 |
1 | Myron Roderick | ![]() | 1 | 1 | 2 |
3 | Shozo Sasahara | ![]() | 2 | 1 | 3 |
4 | Nasser Givehchi | ![]() | 1 | 3 | 4 |
4 | Erkki Penttilä | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 4 |
4 | Linar Salimullin | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 4 |
4 | Bayram Şit | ![]() | 1 | 3 | 4 |
8 | Ram Sarup | ![]() | 3 | 3 | 6 |
9 | Abe Geldenhuys | ![]() | 4 | 3 | 7 |
Round 4
- Bouts
Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
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Jef Mewis | ![]() | Decision, 3–0 | Linar Salimullin | ![]() |
Shozo Sasahara | ![]() | Decision, 3–0 | Myron Roderick | ![]() |
Bayram Şit | ![]() | Decision, 3–0 | Nasser Givehchi | ![]() |
Erkki Penttilä | ![]() | Bye | N/A | N/A |
- Points
Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total |
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1 | Jef Mewis | ![]() | 2 | 1 | 3 |
2 | Erkki Penttilä | ![]() | 4 | 0 | 4 |
2 | Shozo Sasahara | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 4 |
4 | Myron Roderick | ![]() | 2 | 3 | 5 |
4 | Bayram Şit | ![]() | 4 | 1 | 5 |
6 | Nasser Givehchi | ![]() | 4 | 3 | 7 |
6 | Linar Salimullin | ![]() | 4 | 3 | 7 |
Medal rounds
Mewis's round 2 victory over Penttilä counted for the medal rounds. Sasahara received a walkover victory over Penttilä, then defeated Mewis by decision to go 2–0 against the other medalists and win the gold medal. Mewis's 1–1 record against Sasahara and Penttilä gave the Belgian silver. Penttilä finished with bronze, 0–2 against the other two medalists.
- Bouts
Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
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Shozo Sasahara | ![]() | Walkover | Erkki Penttilä | ![]() |
Shozo Sasahara | ![]() | Decision | Jef Mewis | ![]() |
- Points
Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Wins | Losses |
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![]() | Shozo Sasahara | ![]() | 2 | 0 |
![]() | Jef Mewis | ![]() | 1 | 1 |
![]() | Erkki Penttilä | ![]() | 0 | 2 |
References
- ^ a b "Wrestling at the 1956 Melbourne Summer Games: Men's Freestyle Featherweight". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
- ^ Official Report 1958, p. 662.
- ^ Official Report 1958, p. 660.
General
- The Official Report of the Organizing Committee for the Games of the XVI Olympiad, Melbourne, 1956. Melbourne: W. M. Houston (published 1958). 1956.