Wrestling at the 1960 Summer Olympics
| Wrestling at the Games of the XVII Olympiad | |
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| Venue | Basilica of Maxentius |
| Dates | 26 August – 6 September |
| Competitors | 324 from 46 nations |
Wrestler in Basilica di Massenzio.
| Wrestling at the 1960 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 1960 Summer Olympics, 16 wrestling events were contested, all for 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 |  Turkey (TUR) | 7 | 2 | 0 | 9 |
| 2 |  Soviet Union (URS) | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 |
| 3 |  United States (USA) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Bulgaria (BUL) | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 5 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} United Team of Germany (EUA) | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 6 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Romania (ROU) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Iran (IRI) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 8 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Egypt (EGY) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Hungary (HUN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Japan (JPN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Yugoslavia (YUG) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 12 |  Sweden (SWE) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 13 |  Czechoslovakia (TCH) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 France (FRA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Pakistan (PAK) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Poland (POL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (16 entries) | 16 | 16 | 16 | 48 | |
Medal summary
Greco-Roman
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flyweight |
Dumitru Pârvulescu Romania |
Osman El-Sayed Egypt |
Mohammad Paziraei Iran |
| Bantamweight |
Oleg Karavayev Soviet Union |
Ion Cernea Romania |
Dinko Petrov Bulgaria |
| Featherweight |
Müzahir Sille Turkey |
Imre Polyák Hungary |
Konstantin Vyrupayev Soviet Union |
| Lightweight |
Avtandil Koridze Soviet Union |
Branislav Martinović Yugoslavia |
Gustav Freij Sweden |
| Welterweight |
Mithat Bayrak Turkey |
Günther Maritschnigg United Team of Germany |
René Schiermeyer France |
| Middleweight |
Dimitar Dobrev Bulgaria |
Lothar Metz United Team of Germany |
Ion Țăranu Romania |
| Light Heavyweight |
Tevfik Kis Turkey |
Krali Bimbalov Bulgaria |
Givi Kartoziya Soviet Union |
| Heavyweight |
Ivan Bogdan Soviet Union |
Wilfried Dietrich United Team of Germany |
Bohumil Kubát Czechoslovakia |
Freestyle
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flyweight |
Ahmet Bilek Turkey |
Masayuki Matsubara Japan |
Ebrahim Seifpour Iran |
| Bantamweight |
Terrence McCann United States |
Nezhdet Zalev Bulgaria |
Tadeusz Trojanowski Poland |
| Featherweight |
Mustafa Dağıstanlı Turkey |
Stancho Kolev Bulgaria |
Vladimir Rubashvili Soviet Union |
| Lightweight |
Shelby Wilson United States |
Vladimir Synyavsky Soviet Union |
Enyu Valchev Bulgaria |
| Welterweight |
Douglas Blubaugh United States |
İsmail Ogan Turkey |
Muhammad Bashir Pakistan |
| Middleweight |
Hasan Güngör Turkey |
Georgy Skhirtladze Soviet Union |
Hans Antonsson Sweden |
| Light heavyweight |
Ismet Atli Turkey |
Gholamreza Takhti Iran |
Anatoli Albul Soviet Union |
| Heavyweight |
Wilfried Dietrich United Team of Germany |
Hamit Kaplan Turkey |
Savkuds Dzarasov Soviet Union |
Participating nations
A total of 324 wrestlers from 46 nations competed at the Rome Games:[1]
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Afghanistan (7)
Argentina (3)
Australia (9)
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Belgium (5)- Bulgaria (16)
- Czechoslovakia (5)
Denmark (4)- Egypt (4)
Finland (14)- France (9)
- United Team of Germany (15)
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Greece (3)- Hungary (10)
India (5)- Iran (12)
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Iraq (1)
Ireland (4)
Italy (16)- Japan (16)
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South Korea (4)
Lebanon (6)
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Mexico (4)
Morocco (5)
Netherlands (3)
New Zealand (1)
Norway (4)- Pakistan (7)
Panama (1)- Poland (12)
Portugal (3)- Romania (7)
- Soviet Union (16)
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Spain (4)- Sweden (12)
Switzerland (12)- Turkey (16)
- United States (16)
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Venezuela (2)- Yugoslavia (5)[2]
See also
References
- "Wrestling at the 1960 Rome Summer Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
- "THE GAMES OF THE XVII OLYMPIAD ROME 1960 The Official Report of the Organizing Committee". II part 1: 468–547.
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