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Welterweight, Greco-Roman (≤73 kilograms), Men

Date	26 – 31 August 1960
Status	Olympic
Location	Basilica di Massenzio, Roma
Participants	27 from 27 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.

The defending champion was Turkey’s Mithat Bayrak who had not competed at the 1958 World Championships, which were won by his teammate, Kazım Ayvaz. Bayrak was chosen to represent Turkey at the 1960 Olympics in welterweight, with Ayvaz moving up to middleweight. After six rounds three finalists remained, all with 5 bad points – Bayrak, German Günter Maritschnigg, and France’s René Schiermeyer. None of the three had met previously so three final round matches took place, with Bayrak defeating Maritschnigg by fall and Schiermeyer by decision to repeat as gold medalist. Maritschnigg won the silver based on a decision victory over Schiermeyer.

Bayrak emigrated to Germany in 1961 and wrestled for KSV Witten 07 for almost 20 years, but never competed internationally again. Maritschnigg competed at the 1961 World Championships without winning a medal and then retired, also settling in Witten. Schiermeyer competed in this class at the 1964 Olympics, where he finished in a tie for seventh.

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC
1	Mithat Bayrak	TUR	Gold
2	Günter Maritschnigg	GER	Silver
3	René Schiermeyer	FRA	Bronze
4	Stevan Horvat	YUG
5	Grigory Gamarnik	URS
6	Matti Laakso	FIN
7	Antal Rizmayer	HUN
8	Hans-Jörg Hirschbühl	SUI
=9	Kiril Petkov	BUL
=9	Bjarne Ansbøl	DEN
11	Bertil Nyström	SWE
=12	Franco Benedetti	ITA
=12	Al-Sayd Rifa’i	UAR
=12	Franz Berger	AUT
=15	Harald Barlie	NOR
=15	Sachihiko Takeda	JPN
=15	Valeriu Bularcă	ROU
=15	Sam Azoulay	MAR
19	Robert Clark	AUS
=20	Ángel Cuetos	ESP
=20	Karel Oomen	BEL
=20	Fritz Fivian	USA
=20	Bernard Philippe	LUX
24	Juan Rolón	ARG
=25	Hicham Ido	LBN
=25	Edward Żuławnik	POL
27	Ab Rosbag	NED

Round One (26 August 1960 — 20:00)

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Bad Points
=1	René Schiermeyer	FRA	0
=1	Antal Rizmayer	HUN	0
=1	Hans-Jörg Hirschbühl	SUI	0
=1	Bertil Nyström	SWE	0
=5	Franz Berger	AUT	1
=5	Al-Sayd Rifa’i	UAR	1
=5	Matti Laakso	FIN	1
=5	Günter Maritschnigg	GER	1
=5	Franco Benedetti	ITA	1
=5	Sachihiko Takeda	JPN	1
=5	Harald Barlie	NOR	1
=5	Mithat Bayrak	TUR	1
=5	Grigory Gamarnik	URS	1
=14	Kiril Petkov	BUL	2
=14	Valeriu Bularcă	ROU	2
=16	Juan Rolón	ARG	3
=16	Robert Clark	AUS	3
=16	Karel Oomen	BEL	3
=16	Bjarne Ansbøl	DEN	3
=16	Ángel Cuetos	ESP	3
=16	Bernard Philippe	LUX	3
=16	Sam Azoulay	MAR	3
=16	Fritz Fivian	USA	3
=16	Stevan Horvat	YUG	3
=25	Hicham Ido	LBN	4
=25	Ab Rosbag	NED	4	withdrew
=25	Edward Żuławnik	POL	4

Match #1	Harald Barlie	NOR	decision	Ángel Cuetos	ESP
Match #2	Grigory Gamarnik	URS	decision	Bjarne Ansbøl	DEN
Match #3	Sachihiko Takeda	JPN	decision	Karel Oomen	BEL
Match #4	Valeriu Bularcă	ROU	draw	Kiril Petkov	BUL
Match #5	Günter Maritschnigg	GER	decision	Fritz Fivian	USA
Match #6	Hans-Jörg Hirschbühl	SUI	fall (3:55)	Hicham Ido	LBN
Match #7	Matti Laakso	FIN	decision	Bernard Philippe	LUX
Match #8	Franco Benedetti	ITA	decision	Robert Clark	AUS
Match #9	René Schiermeyer	FRA	fall (10:22)	Edward Żuławnik	POL
Match #10	Al-Sayd Rifa’i	UAR	decision	Sam Azoulay	MAR
Match #11	Bertil Nyström	SWE	fall (3:34)	Ab Rosbag	NED
Match #12	Franz Berger	AUT	decision	Juan Rolón	ARG
Match #13	Mithat Bayrak	TUR	decision	Stevan Horvat	YUG
Match #14	Antal Rizmayer	HUN	bye

Round Two (27 August 1960 — 20:00)

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Bad Points
=1	Günter Maritschnigg	GER	1
=1	Antal Rizmayer	HUN	1
=1	Mithat Bayrak	TUR	1
=4	Matti Laakso	FIN	2
=4	René Schiermeyer	FRA	2
=4	Bertil Nyström	SWE	2
=4	Grigory Gamarnik	URS	2
=8	Kiril Petkov	BUL	3
=8	Al-Sayd Rifa’i	UAR	3
=8	Franco Benedetti	ITA	3
=8	Sachihiko Takeda	JPN	3
=8	Sam Azoulay	MAR	3
=8	Valeriu Bularcă	ROU	3
=8	Hans-Jörg Hirschbühl	SUI	3
=8	Stevan Horvat	YUG	3
=16	Robert Clark	AUS	4
=16	Harald Barlie	NOR	4
=18	Franz Berger	AUT	5
=18	Bjarne Ansbøl	DEN	5
=20	Karel Oomen	BEL	6	eliminated
=20	Ángel Cuetos	ESP	6	eliminated
=20	Bernard Philippe	LUX	6	eliminated
=20	Fritz Fivian	USA	6	eliminated
24	Juan Rolón	ARG	7	eliminated
=25	Hicham Ido	LBN	8	eliminated

Match #1	Antal Rizmayer	HUN	decision	Ángel Cuetos	ESP
Match #2	Grigory Gamarnik	URS	decision	Harald Barlie	NOR
Match #3	Bjarne Ansbøl	DEN	draw	Sachihiko Takeda	JPN
Match #4	Valeriu Bularcă	ROU	decision	Karel Oomen	BEL
Match #5	Kiril Petkov	BUL	decision	Fritz Fivian	USA
Match #6	Günter Maritschnigg	GER	fall (8:59)	Hicham Ido	LBN
Match #7	Matti Laakso	FIN	decision	Hans-Jörg Hirschbühl	SUI
Match #8	Robert Clark	AUS	decision	Bernard Philippe	LUX
Match #9	Franco Benedetti	ITA	draw	René Schiermeyer	FRA
Match #10	Sam Azoulay	MAR	walkover
Match #11	Al-Sayd Rifa’i	UAR	draw	Bertil Nyström	SWE
Match #12	Mithat Bayrak	TUR	fall (10:29)	Franz Berger	AUT
Match #13	Stevan Horvat	YUG	fall (0:27)	Juan Rolón	ARG

Round Three (29 August 1960 — 20:00)

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Bad Points
=1	René Schiermeyer	FRA	2
=1	Antal Rizmayer	HUN	2
=1	Mithat Bayrak	TUR	2
=1	Grigory Gamarnik	URS	2
=5	Matti Laakso	FIN	3
=5	Hans-Jörg Hirschbühl	SUI	3
=5	Stevan Horvat	YUG	3
=8	Kiril Petkov	BUL	4
=8	Günter Maritschnigg	GER	4
=10	Bjarne Ansbøl	DEN	5
=10	Bertil Nyström	SWE	5
=12	Franz Berger	AUT	6	eliminated
=12	Al-Sayd Rifa’i	UAR	6	eliminated
=12	Franco Benedetti	ITA	6	eliminated
=15	Sachihiko Takeda	JPN	7	eliminated
=15	Sam Azoulay	MAR	7	eliminated
=15	Harald Barlie	NOR	7	eliminated
=15	Valeriu Bularcă	ROU	7	eliminated
19	Robert Clark	AUS	8	eliminated

Match #1	Antal Rizmayer	HUN	decision	Harald Barlie	NOR
Match #2	Grigory Gamarnik	URS	fall (1:16)	Sachihiko Takeda	JPN
Match #3	Bjarne Ansbøl	DEN	fall (3:36)	Valeriu Bularcă	ROU
Match #4	Kiril Petkov	BUL	decision	Günter Maritschnigg	GER
Match #5	Hans-Jörg Hirschbühl	SUI	fall (1:08)	Robert Clark	AUS
Match #6	Matti Laakso	FIN	decision	Franco Benedetti	ITA
Match #7	René Schiermeyer	FRA	fall (11:42)	Sam Azoulay	MAR
Match #8	Franz Berger	AUT	decision	Al-Sayd Rifa’i	UAR
Match #9	Mithat Bayrak	TUR	decision	Bertil Nyström	SWE
Match #10	Stevan Horvat	YUG	bye

Round Four (30 August 1960 — 20:00)

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Bad Points
=1	René Schiermeyer	FRA	2
=1	Mithat Bayrak	TUR	2
=1	Grigory Gamarnik	URS	2
4	Matti Laakso	FIN	3
5	Stevan Horvat	YUG	4
=6	Günter Maritschnigg	GER	5
=6	Antal Rizmayer	HUN	5
8	Hans-Jörg Hirschbühl	SUI	7	eliminated
=9	Kiril Petkov	BUL	8	eliminated
=9	Bjarne Ansbøl	DEN	8	eliminated
11	Bertil Nyström	SWE	9	eliminated

Match #1	Stevan Horvat	YUG	decision	Antal Rizmayer	HUN
Match #2	Grigory Gamarnik	URS	fall (3:35)	Kiril Petkov	BUL
Match #3	Günter Maritschnigg	GER	decision	Bjarne Ansbøl	DEN
Match #4	René Schiermeyer	FRA	fall (5:19)	Hans-Jörg Hirschbühl	SUI
Match #5	Matti Laakso	FIN	injury (10:25)	Bertil Nyström	SWE
Match #6	Mithat Bayrak	TUR	bye

Round Five (31 August 1960 — 20:00)

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Bad Points
1	René Schiermeyer	FRA	2
2	Mithat Bayrak	TUR	3
=3	Günter Maritschnigg	GER	5
=3	Grigory Gamarnik	URS	5
=3	Stevan Horvat	YUG	5
6	Matti Laakso	FIN	7	eliminated
7	Antal Rizmayer	HUN	8	eliminated

Match #1	Mithat Bayrak	TUR	decision	Antal Rizmayer	HUN
Match #2	Stevan Horvat	YUG	decision	Grigory Gamarnik	URS
Match #3	Günter Maritschnigg	GER	fall (2:31)	Matti Laakso	FIN
Match #4	René Schiermeyer	FRA	bye

Round Six (31 August 1960 — 21:00)

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Bad Points
=1	René Schiermeyer	FRA	5
=1	Günter Maritschnigg	GER	5
=1	Mithat Bayrak	TUR	5
4	Stevan Horvat	YUG	6	eliminated
5	Grigory Gamarnik	URS	7	eliminated

Match #1	Stevan Horvat	YUG	decision	René Schiermeyer	FRA
Match #2	Mithat Bayrak	TUR	draw	Grigory Gamarnik	URS
Match #3	Günter Maritschnigg	GER	bye

Final Round (31 August 1960 — -, --)

Match #1	Günter Maritschnigg	GER	decision	René Schiermeyer	FRA
Match #2	Mithat Bayrak	TUR	fall (1:47)	Günter Maritschnigg	GER
Match #3	Mithat Bayrak	TUR	decision	René Schiermeyer	FRA