| | Event type
Flyweight, Freestyle (≤52 kilograms), Men
| Date | 28 November – 1 December 1956 | |
|---|---|---|
| Status | Olympic | |
| Location | Royal Exhibition Building, Melbourne, Victoria | |
| Participants | 11 from 11 countries | |
| Format | Elimination by bad points. Win by fall = 0 points; win by decision = 1 point; loss by 2-1 decision = 2 points; loss by 3-0 decision = 3 points; loss by fall = 3 points. Three judges gave decisions, thus all decisions were either 2-1 or 3-0. Five bad points eliminated a wrestler. | |
Turkey’s Hüseyin Akbaş came in as the 1954 World Champion and a slight favorite. Japan’s Yushu Kitano had won silver at Helsinki in 1952, the 1954 Asian Games, and at the 1954 Worlds, but he did not compete in Melbourne. Akbaş made the final round, along with Soviet wrestler Mirian Tsalkalamanidze, bronze medalist at the 1954 Worlds, and Iranian Mohamed Ali Khojastehpour. Akbaş lost by decision to Khojastehpour and was eliminated. The final match matched Tsalkalamanidze and Khojastehpour, with the Soviet wrestler winning by fall in 4:00 to secure the gold medal.
| Pos | Competitor(s) | NOC | RE | Bad Points | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mirian Tsalkalamanidze |  URS | – | – | Gold | ||
| 2 | Mohamed Ali Khojastehpour |  IRI | – | – | Silver | ||
| 3 | Hüseyin Akbaş |  TUR | – | – | Bronze | ||
| 4 | Tadashi Asai |  JPN | – | – | |||
| =5 | André Zoéte |  FRA | – | – | |||
| =5 | Dick Delgado |  USA | – | – | |||
| Baban Daware |  IND | Eliminated r3/6 | 7 | ||||
| Abdul Aziz |  PAK | Eliminated r3/6 | 7 | ||||
| Lee Jeong-Gyu |  KOR | Withdrew r3/6 | 3 | ||||
| Fred Flannery |  AUS | Eliminated r2/6 | 6 | ||||
| Luigi Chinazzo |  ITA | Eliminated r2/6 | 6 |
Round One (28 November 1956)
| Pos | Competitor(s) | NOC | Bad Points | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| =1 | André Zoéte | FRA | 0 | |||
| =1 | Mohamed Ali Khojastehpour | IRI | 0 | |||
| =1 | Tadashi Asai | JPN | 0 | |||
| =1 | Lee Jeong-Gyu | KOR | 0 | |||
| =5 | Hüseyin Akbaş | TUR | 1 | |||
| =5 | Mirian Tsalkalamanidze | URS | 1 | |||
| =7 | Fred Flannery | AUS | 3 | |||
| =7 | Baban Daware | IND | 3 | |||
| =7 | Luigi Chinazzo | ITA | 3 | |||
| =7 | Abdul Aziz | PAK | 3 | |||
| =7 | Dick Delgado | USA | 3 |
| Match #1 | Hüseyin Akbaş | TUR | decision (3-0) | Luigi Chinazzo | ITA |
| Match #2 | André Zoéte | FRA | fall (12:00) | Fred Flannery | AUS |
| Match #3 | Lee Jeong-Gyu | KOR | fall (2:49) | Abdul Aziz | PAK |
| Match #4 | Tadashi Asai | JPN | fall (2:00) | Baban Daware | IND |
| Match #5 | Mirian Tsalkalamanidze | URS | decision (3-0) | Dick Delgado | USA |
| Match #6 | Mohamed Ali Khojastehpour | IRI | bye |
Round Two (29 November 1956)
| Pos | Competitor(s) | NOC | Bad Points | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| =1 | Mohamed Ali Khojastehpour | IRI | 1 | |||
| =1 | Hüseyin Akbaş | TUR | 1 | |||
| =3 | Tadashi Asai | JPN | 2 | |||
| =3 | Mirian Tsalkalamanidze | URS | 2 | |||
| =5 | André Zoéte | FRA | 3 | |||
| =5 | Lee Jeong-Gyu | KOR | 3 | |||
| =5 | Dick Delgado | USA | 3 | |||
| =8 | Baban Daware | IND | 4 | |||
| =8 | Abdul Aziz | PAK | 4 | |||
| =10 | Fred Flannery | AUS | 6 | eliminated | ||
| =10 | Luigi Chinazzo | ITA | 6 | eliminated |
| Match #1 | Mohamed Ali Khojastehpour | IRI | decision (3-0) | Luigi Chinazzo | ITA |
| Match #2 | Hüseyin Akbaş | TUR | fall (5:00) | André Zoéte | FRA |
| Match #3 | Abdul Aziz | PAK | decision (3-0) | Fred Flannery | AUS |
| Match #4 | Baban Daware | IND | decision (3-0) | Lee Jeong-Gyu | KOR |
| Match #5 | Mirian Tsalkalamanidze | URS | decision (2-1) | Tadashi Asai | JPN |
| Match #6 | Dick Delgado | USA | bye |
Round Three (30 November 1956)
| Pos | Competitor(s) | NOC | Bad Points | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hüseyin Akbaş | TUR | 1 | |||
| =2 | Mohamed Ali Khojastehpour | IRI | 2 | |||
| =2 | Mirian Tsalkalamanidze | URS | 2 | |||
| 4 | Tadashi Asai | JPN | 3 | |||
| =5 | André Zoéte | FRA | 6 | eliminated | ||
| =5 | Dick Delgado | USA | 6 | eliminated | ||
| =7 | Baban Daware | IND | 7 | eliminated | ||
| =7 | Abdul Aziz | PAK | 7 | eliminated |
| Match #1 | Mohamed Ali Khojastehpour | IRI | decision (3-0) | Dick Delgado | USA |
| Match #2 | Hüseyin Akbaş | TUR | fall (5:55) | Abdul Aziz | PAK |
| Match #3 | Tadashi Asai | JPN | decision (3-0) | André Zoéte | FRA |
| Match #4 | Mirian Tsalkalamanidze | URS | fall (8:50) | Baban Daware | IND |
Round Four (1 December 1956)
| Pos | Competitor(s) | NOC | Bad Points | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hüseyin Akbaş | TUR | 2 | |||
| 2 | Mohamed Ali Khojastehpour | IRI | 3 | |||
| 3 | Mirian Tsalkalamanidze | URS | 5 | eliminated | ||
| 4 | Tadashi Asai | JPN | 6 | eliminated |
| Match #1 | Mohamed Ali Khojastehpour | IRI | decision (3-0) | Tadashi Asai | JPN |
| Match #2 | Hüseyin Akbaş | TUR | decision (3-0) | Mirian Tsalkalamanidze | URS |
Round Five (1 December 1956 — -)
| Pos | Competitor(s) | NOC | Bad Points | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mohamed Ali Khojastehpour | IRI | 4 | |||
| =2 | Hüseyin Akbaş | TUR | 5 | eliminated | ||
| =2 | Mirian Tsalkalamanidze | URS | 5 | eliminated |
| Match #1 | Mohamed Ali Khojastehpour | IRI | decision (3-0) | Hüseyin Akbaş | TUR |
| Match #2 | Mirian Tsalkalamanidze | URS | bye |
Final Round (1 December 1956)
| Match #1 | Mohamed Ali Khojastehpour | IRI | fall (4:00) | Mirian Tsalkalamanidze | URS |