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1956 Summer Olympics
Wrestling
Light-Heavyweight, Freestyle (≤87 kg), Men – Match #1
Other 1956 wrestling events
Flyweight, Greco-Roman (≤52 kg), Men
Bantamweight, Greco-Roman (≤57 kg), Men
Featherweight, Greco-Roman (≤62 kg), Men
Lightweight, Greco-Roman (≤67 kg), Men
Welterweight, Greco-Roman (≤73 kg), Men
Middleweight, Greco-Roman (≤79 kg), Men
Light-Heavyweight, Greco-Roman (≤87 kg), Men
Heavyweight, Greco-Roman (>87 kg), Men
Flyweight, Freestyle (≤52 kg), Men
Bantamweight, Freestyle (≤57 kg), Men
Featherweight, Freestyle (≤62 kg), Men
Lightweight, Freestyle (≤67 kg), Men
Welterweight, Freestyle (≤73 kg), Men
Middleweight, Freestyle (≤79 kg), Men
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Event type
Light-Heavyweight, Freestyle (≤87 kg), Men – Match #1
Date
29 November 1956
Location
Royal Exhibition Building, Melbourne, Victoria
Number
Competitor
NOC
Bad Points
95
Jan Theron
RSA
1
85
Kevin Coote
AUS
3
Match Result
Decision (3-0)
RSA
AUS