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Bantamweight, Greco-Roman (≤57 kg), Men

Date	3 – 6 December 1956
Status	Olympic
Location	Royal Exhibition Building, Melbourne, Victoria
Participants	13 from 13 countries
Format	Elimination by bad points. Win by fall = 0 points; win by decision = 1 point; loss by 2-1 decision = 3 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.

There were no favorites in this class, which was considered wide open. The finalists would be Soviet Konstantin Vyrupayev, Romanian Francisc Horvath, and Sweden’s Edvin Vesterby. Vyrupayev had actually lost his first round match to Horvath, but continued to win after that to make the final round. In the final round, however, he defeated Vesterby by unanimous decision. All three finalists ended up with four bad points and a 1-1 record against each other, with Vyrupayev winning gold because Vesterby’s victory over Horvath had been by split decision. Vesterby would return in 1960 and place fourth in this class at Roma.

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Round Eliminated	Bad Points
1	168	Konstantin Vyrupayev	URS	–	–	Gold
2	24	Edvin Vesterby	SWE	–	–	Silver
3	118	Francisc Horvath	ROU	–	–	Bronze
4	117	Imre Hódos	HUN	–	–
5	17	Fred Kämmerer	GER	–	–
6	15	Dinko Petrov	BUL	–	–
AC	11	Adolfo Díaz	ARG	eliminated r3/6	5
AC	16	Reijo Nykänen	FIN	eliminated r3/6	6
AC	119	Kent Townley	USA	eliminated r3/6	6
AC	189	Yaşar Yılmaz	TUR	eliminated r2/6	5
AC	13	Franz Brunner	AUT	eliminated r2/6	5
AC	115	Joe Sweeney	AUS	eliminated r2/6	6
AC	14	Omer Vercauteren	BEL	eliminated r2/6	6
DNS	116	Gilbert Dubier	FRA	–	–
DNS	20	Minoru Iizuka	JPN	–	–

Round One

Date	3 December 1956

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Bad Points
=1	11	Adolfo Díaz	ARG	0
=1	119	Kent Townley	USA	0
=3	15	Dinko Petrov	BUL	1
=3	17	Fred Kämmerer	GER	1
=3	117	Imre Hódos	HUN	1
=3	118	Francisc Horvath	ROU	1
=3	189	Yaşar Yılmaz	TUR	1
=8	13	Franz Brunner	AUT	2
=8	24	Edvin Vesterby	SWE	2
=8	168	Konstantin Vyrupayev	URS	2
=11	115	Joe Sweeney	AUS	3
=11	14	Omer Vercauteren	BEL	3
=11	16	Reijo Nykänen	FIN	3

Match	Date/Time	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match #1	03 Dec	Imre Hódos	HUN	Decision (3-0)	Reijo Nykänen	FIN
Match #2	03 Dec	Adolfo Díaz	ARG	Fall (6:05)	Joe Sweeney	AUS
Match #3	03 Dec	Francisc Horvath	ROU	Decision (2-1)	Konstantin Vyrupayev	URS
Match #4	03 Dec	Yaşar Yılmaz	TUR	Decision (3-0)	Omer Vercauteren	BEL
Match #5	03 Dec	Dinko Petrov	BUL	Decision (2-1)	Edvin Vesterby	SWE
Match #6	03 Dec	Fred Kämmerer	GER	Decision (2-1)	Franz Brunner	AUT
Match #7	03 Dec	Kent Townley	USA

Round Two

Date	4 December 1956

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Bad Points	Event Status
1	17	Fred Kämmerer	GER	1	–
=2	11	Adolfo Díaz	ARG	2	–
=2	15	Dinko Petrov	BUL	2	–
=2	117	Imre Hódos	HUN	2	–
=2	118	Francisc Horvath	ROU	2	–
=6	24	Edvin Vesterby	SWE	3	–
=6	168	Konstantin Vyrupayev	URS	3	–
=6	119	Kent Townley	USA	3	–
=9	16	Reijo Nykänen	FIN	4	–
=9	189	Yaşar Yılmaz	TUR	4	–
11	13	Franz Brunner	AUT	5	eliminated
=12	115	Joe Sweeney	AUS	6	eliminated
=12	14	Omer Vercauteren	BEL	6	eliminated

Match	Date/Time	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match #1	04 Dec	Imre Hódos	HUN	Decision (3-0)	Kent Townley	USA
Match #2	04 Dec	Reijo Nykänen	FIN	Decision (2-1)	Adolfo Díaz	ARG
Match #3	04 Dec	Francisc Horvath	ROU	Decision (3-0)	Joe Sweeney	AUS
Match #4	04 Dec	Konstantin Vyrupayev	URS	Decision (3-0)	Yaşar Yılmaz	TUR
Match #5	04 Dec	Dinko Petrov	BUL	Decision (3-0)	Omer Vercauteren	BEL
Match #6	04 Dec	Edvin Vesterby	SWE	Decision (3-0)	Franz Brunner	AUT
Match #7	04 Dec	Fred Kämmerer	GER

Round Three

Date	5 December 1956

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Bad Points	Event Status
=1	17	Fred Kämmerer	GER	2	–
=1	117	Imre Hódos	HUN	2	–
=3	118	Francisc Horvath	ROU	3	–
=3	24	Edvin Vesterby	SWE	3	–
=3	168	Konstantin Vyrupayev	URS	3	–
=6	11	Adolfo Díaz	ARG	5	eliminated
=6	15	Dinko Petrov	BUL	5	eliminated
=8	16	Reijo Nykänen	FIN	6	eliminated
=8	119	Kent Townley	USA	6	eliminated

Match	Date/Time	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match #1	05 Dec	Fred Kämmerer	GER	Decision (3-0)	Kent Townley	USA
Match #2	05 Dec	Imre Hódos	HUN	Fall (3:45)	Adolfo Díaz	ARG
Match #3	05 Dec	Francisc Horvath	ROU	Decision (2-1)	Reijo Nykänen	FIN
Match #4	05 Dec	Konstantin Vyrupayev	URS	Fall (11:30)	Dinko Petrov	BUL
Match #5	05 Dec	Edvin Vesterby	SWE

Round Four

Date	6 December 1956

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Bad Points	Event Status
1	24	Edvin Vesterby	SWE	3	–
=2	118	Francisc Horvath	ROU	4	–
=2	168	Konstantin Vyrupayev	URS	4	–
=4	17	Fred Kämmerer	GER	5	eliminated
=4	117	Imre Hódos	HUN	5	eliminated

Match	Date/Time	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match #1	06 Dec	Francisc Horvath	ROU	Decision (3-0)	Fred Kämmerer	GER
Match #2	06 Dec	Konstantin Vyrupayev	URS	Decision (3-0)	Imre Hódos	HUN
Match #3	06 Dec	Edvin Vesterby	SWE

Round Five

Date	6 December 1956 — -

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Bad Points	Event Status
1	24	Edvin Vesterby	SWE	4	–
2	118	Francisc Horvath	ROU	6	eliminated

Match	Date/Time	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match #1	06 Dec	Edvin Vesterby	SWE	Decision (2-1)	Francisc Horvath	ROU

Final Round

Date	6 December 1956

Match	Date/Time	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match #1	06 Dec	Konstantin Vyrupayev	URS	Decision (3-0)	Edvin Vesterby	SWE