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Lightweight, Greco-Roman (≤67 kilograms), Men

Date	26 – 31 August 1960 — 20:00
Status	Olympic
Location	Basilica di Massenzio, Roma
Participants	23 from 23 countries
Format	Scoring by negative points, with negative points given for any result short of a fall. Accumulation of 6 negative points eliminated the wrestler.

This class was completely open, with no medalists from recent major internationals competing. It also turned out to be quite controversial. After four rounds five wrestlers remained with Yugoslavian Branko Martinović having a bye in round five, which advanced him to the final round. When Sweden Gustav Freij won by decision over Czechoslovak Karel Matoušek, both were eliminated on bad points. The other match was Soviet Avtandil Koridze against Bulgarian Dimitar Stoyanov. Koridze could advance by a win, while Stoyanov had to win by fall. Midway through the match the two spoke briefly and then Stoyanov stopped fighting and lost a decision, moving Koridze into the final round. Koridze then won a decision over Martinović to win the gold medal. After a Yugoslavian protest, Stoyanov was disqualified, but no sanction was taken against Koridze and the final results stood.

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC
1	Avtandil Koridze	URS	Gold
2	Branko Martinović	YUG	Silver
3	Gustav Freij	SWE	Bronze
4	Karel Matoušek	TCH
=5	Dumitru Gheorghe	ROU
=5	Ernest Gondzik	POL
=5	Adil Güngör	TUR
=5	Mitsuharu Kitamura	JPN
=5	Kyösti Lehtonen	FIN
=5	Jacques Pourtau	FRA
11	Anastasios Moysidis	GRE
12	Bartl Brötzner	AUT
=13	Erik Thomsen	DEN
=13	Ibrahim Awariki	LBN
15	Roger Skauen	NOR
16	Leo Piek	NED
=17	Hernando Delgado	ESP
=17	Mario De Silva	ITA
=17	Ben Northrup	USA
=17	Nick Stamulus	AUS
=21	Mohamed Moukrim Ben Mansour	MAR
=21	Edmund Seger	GER
DQ	Dimitar Stoyanov	BUL

Round One (26 August 1960 — 20:00)

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Bad Points
=1	Mitsuharu Kitamura	JPN	0
=1	Karel Matoušek	TCH	0
=3	Bartl Brötzner	AUT	1
=3	Dimitar Stoyanov	BUL	1
=3	Kyösti Lehtonen	FIN	1
=3	Anastasios Moysidis	GRE	1
=3	Roger Skauen	NOR	1
=3	Ernest Gondzik	POL	1
=3	Gustav Freij	SWE	1
=3	Adil Güngör	TUR	1
=3	Avtandil Koridze	URS	1
=3	Branko Martinović	YUG	1
=13	Nick Stamulus	AUS	3
=13	Erik Thomsen	DEN	3
=13	Hernando Delgado	ESP	3
=13	Jacques Pourtau	FRA	3
=13	Edmund Seger	GER	3
=13	Mario De Silva	ITA	3
=13	Ibrahim Awariki	LBN	3
=13	Leo Piek	NED	3
=13	Dumitru Gheorghe	ROU	3
=13	Ben Northrup	USA	3
23	Mohamed Moukrim Ben Mansour	MAR	4

Match #1	Avtandil Koridze	URS	decision	Mario De Silva	ITA
Match #2	Kyösti Lehtonen	FIN	decision	Ben Northrup	USA
Match #3	Mitsuharu Kitamura	JPN	fall (3:18)	Mohamed Moukrim Ben Mansour	MAR
Match #4	Dimitar Stoyanov	BUL	decision	Ibrahim Awariki	LBN
Match #5	Ernest Gondzik	POL	decision	Erik Thomsen	DEN
Match #6	Adil Güngör	TUR	decision	Edmund Seger	GER
Match #7	Bartl Brötzner	AUT	decision	Leo Piek	NED
Match #8	Roger Skauen	NOR	decision	Nick Stamulus	AUS
Match #9	Branko Martinović	YUG	decision	Dumitru Gheorghe	ROU
Match #10	Gustav Freij	SWE	decision	Hernando Delgado	ESP
Match #11	Anastasios Moysidis	GRE	decision	Jacques Pourtau	FRA
Match #12	Karel Matoušek	TCH	bye

Round Two (27 August 1960 — 10:00)

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Bad Points
=1	Anastasios Moysidis	GRE	1
=1	Karel Matoušek	TCH	1
=3	Kyösti Lehtonen	FIN	2
=3	Avtandil Koridze	URS	2
=5	Bartl Brötzner	AUT	3
=5	Dimitar Stoyanov	BUL	3
=5	Erik Thomsen	DEN	3
=5	Mitsuharu Kitamura	JPN	3
=5	Ernest Gondzik	POL	3
=5	Dumitru Gheorghe	ROU	3
=5	Gustav Freij	SWE	3
=5	Adil Güngör	TUR	3
=5	Branko Martinović	YUG	3
=14	Jacques Pourtau	FRA	4
=14	Ibrahim Awariki	LBN	4
=14	Leo Piek	NED	4
17	Roger Skauen	NOR	5
=18	Nick Stamulus	AUS	6	eliminated
=18	Hernando Delgado	ESP	6	eliminated
=18	Mario De Silva	ITA	6	eliminated
=18	Ben Northrup	USA	6	eliminated
=22	Edmund Seger	GER	7	eliminated
=22	Mohamed Moukrim Ben Mansour	MAR	7	eliminated

Match #1	Karel Matoušek	TCH	decision	Mario De Silva	ITA
Match #2	Avtandil Koridze	URS	decision	Ben Northrup	USA
Match #3	Kyösti Lehtonen	FIN	decision	Mitsuharu Kitamura	JPN
Match #4	Ibrahim Awariki	LBN	decision	Mohamed Moukrim Ben Mansour	MAR
Match #5	Dimitar Stoyanov	BUL	draw	Ernest Gondzik	POL
Match #6	Erik Thomsen	DEN	fall (11:52)	Edmund Seger	GER
Match #7	Adil Güngör	TUR	draw	Bartl Brötzner	AUT
Match #8	Leo Piek	NED	decision	Nick Stamulus	AUS
Match #9	Dumitru Gheorghe	ROU	fall (7:29)	Roger Skauen	NOR
Match #10	Branko Martinović	YUG	draw	Gustav Freij	SWE
Match #11	Jacques Pourtau	FRA	decision	Hernando Delgado	ESP
Match #12	Anastasios Moysidis	GRE	bye

Round Three (29 August 1960 — 20:00)

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Bad Points
1	Karel Matoušek	TCH	2
2	Branko Martinović	YUG	3
=3	Dimitar Stoyanov	BUL	4
=3	Kyösti Lehtonen	FIN	4
=3	Jacques Pourtau	FRA	4
=3	Anastasios Moysidis	GRE	4
=3	Avtandil Koridze	URS	4
=8	Bartl Brötzner	AUT	5
=8	Mitsuharu Kitamura	JPN	5
=8	Ernest Gondzik	POL	5
=8	Dumitru Gheorghe	ROU	5
=8	Gustav Freij	SWE	5
=8	Adil Güngör	TUR	5
=14	Erik Thomsen	DEN	6	eliminated
=14	Ibrahim Awariki	LBN	6	eliminated
16	Roger Skauen	NOR	7	eliminated
17	Leo Piek	NED	8	eliminated

Match #1	Karel Matoušek	TCH	decision	Anastasios Moysidis	GRE
Match #2	Avtandil Koridze	URS	draw	Kyösti Lehtonen	FIN
Match #3	Mitsuharu Kitamura	JPN	draw	Ibrahim Awariki	LBN
Match #4	Dimitar Stoyanov	BUL	decision	Erik Thomsen	DEN
Match #5	Ernest Gondzik	POL	draw	Adil Güngör	TUR
Match #6	Bartl Brötzner	AUT	draw	Roger Skauen	NOR
Match #7	Branko Martinović	YUG	fall (2:14)	Leo Piek	NED
Match #8	Dumitru Gheorghe	ROU	draw	Gustav Freij	SWE
Match #9	Jacques Pourtau	FRA	bye

Round Four (30 August 1960 — 10:00)

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Bad Points
1	Karel Matoušek	TCH	3
=2	Avtandil Koridze	URS	4
=2	Branko Martinović	YUG	4
=4	Dimitar Stoyanov	BUL	5
=4	Gustav Freij	SWE	5
=6	Kyösti Lehtonen	FIN	7	eliminated
=6	Jacques Pourtau	FRA	7	eliminated
=6	Mitsuharu Kitamura	JPN	7	eliminated
=6	Ernest Gondzik	POL	7	eliminated
=6	Dumitru Gheorghe	ROU	7	eliminated
=6	Adil Güngör	TUR	7	eliminated
=12	Bartl Brötzner	AUT	8	eliminated
=12	Anastasios Moysidis	GRE	8	eliminated

Match #1	Karel Matoušek	TCH	decision	Jacques Pourtau	FRA
Match #2	Avtandil Koridze	URS	fall (4:13)	Anastasios Moysidis	GRE
Match #3	Dimitar Stoyanov	BUL	decision	Kyösti Lehtonen	FIN
Match #4	Mitsuharu Kitamura	JPN	draw	Ernest Gondzik	POL
Match #5	Adil Güngör	TUR	draw	Dumitru Gheorghe	ROU
Match #6	Branko Martinović	YUG	decision	Bartl Brötzner	AUT
Match #7	Gustav Freij	SWE	bye

Round Five (31 August 1960 — 20:00)

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Bad Points
1	Branko Martinović	YUG	4
2	Avtandil Koridze	URS	5
=3	Gustav Freij	SWE	6	eliminated
=3	Karel Matoušek	TCH	6	eliminated
5	Dimitar Stoyanov	BUL	8	eliminated

Match #1	Gustav Freij	SWE	decision	Karel Matoušek	TCH
Match #2 1	Avtandil Koridze	URS	decision	Dimitar Stoyanov	BUL 2
Match #3	Branko Martinović	YUG	bye

Final Round (31 August 1960)

Match #1	Avtandil Koridze	URS	decision	Branko Martinović	YUG