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Featherweight, Greco-Roman (≤63 kilograms), Men

Date16 – 19 October 1964
StatusOlympic
LocationKomazawa Gymnasium, Komazawa Olympic Park, Tokyo
Participants27 from 27 countries
FormatScoring by negative points, with negative points given for any result short of a fall. Accumulation of 6 negative points eliminated the wrestler.

Since the mid-1950s Hungary’s Imre Polyák had been the best known name in this division, but he been frustrated in his attempts to win Olympic gold, taking silver in 1952, 1956, and 1960. He was World Champion in 1955, 1958, and 1962, winning silver at the 1963 Worlds. He made it to the final round in Tokyo easily, with only 1 bad point after four rounds. He then met Soviet Roman Rurua who had 4 bad points. When they fought to a draw, Rurua was eliminated, finally giving Polyak the gold medal. Bronze went to Yugoslavian Branko Martinović, who had won a silver medal as a lightweight in 1960. Rurua would take over as the dominant wrestler in this class, winning the 1968 gold medal, and the World Championships in 1966-67 and 1969.

PosCompetitor(s)NOCREBad Points
1Imre PolyákHUNGold
2Roman RuruaURSSilver
3Branko MartinovićYUGBronze
=4Ron FinleyUSA
=4Moustafa HamidEGY
=6Koji SakuramaJPN
=6Jef MewisBEL
=6Rasoul Mir MalekIRI
ACGeorges BalleryFRAEliminated r4/67
ACKazimierz MaciochPOLEliminated r4/67
ACHans MarteAUTEliminated r4/68
ACSvend SkrydstrupDENEliminated r4/68
ACMarin BolocanROUEliminated r4/68
ACDon CacasAUSEliminated r4/69
ACKyösti LehtonenFINWithdrew r4/63
ACErik OlssonSWEEliminated r3/66
ACLothar SchneiderGEREliminated r3/67
ACDinko PetrovBULEliminated r3/68
ACPetros GalaktopoulosGREEliminated r3/68
ACMatti JutilaCANEliminated r2/66
ACMüzahir SilleTUREliminated r2/66
ACKim Bong-JoKOREliminated r2/67
ACMario TovarMEXEliminated r2/67
ACNour Aka SayedAFGEliminated r2/68
ACRubén LeibovichARGEliminated r2/68
ACBandu PatilINDEliminated r2/68
ACAntonio SenosaPHIEliminated r2/68

Round One (16 October 1964)

PosCompetitor(s)NOCBad Points
=1Hans MarteAUT0
=1Jef MewisBEL0
=1Kyösti LehtonenFIN0
=1Georges BalleryFRA0
=1Branko MartinovićYUG0
=6Petros GalaktopoulosGRE1
=6Imre PolyákHUN1
=6Rasoul Mir MalekIRI1
=6Koji SakuramaJPN1
=6Erik OlssonSWE1
=6Roman RuruaURS1
=12Don CacasAUS2
=12Dinko PetrovBUL2
=12Matti JutilaCAN2
=12Svend SkrydstrupDEN2
=12Lothar SchneiderGER2
=12Müzahir SilleTUR2
=18Moustafa HamidEGY3
=18Kim Bong-JoKOR3
=18Mario TovarMEX3
=18Kazimierz MaciochPOL3
=18Marin BolocanROU3
=18Ron FinleyUSA3
=24Nour Aka SayedAFG4
=24Rubén LeibovichARG4
=24Bandu PatilIND4
=24Antonio SenosaPHI4

Match #1 Rasoul Mir MalekIRI
decision
Moustafa HamidEGY
Match #2 Erik OlssonSWE
decision
Marin BolocanROU
Match #3 Branko MartinovićYUG
fall (4:02)
Nour Aka SayedAFG
Match #4 Lothar SchneiderGER
draw
Dinko PetrovBUL
Match #5 Kyösti LehtonenFIN
fall (1:18)
Rubén LeibovichARG
Match #6 Svend SkrydstrupDEN
draw
Müzahir SilleTUR
Match #7 Roman RuruaURS
decision
Kazimierz MaciochPOL
Match #8 Jef MewisBEL
fall (1:10)
Bandu PatilIND
Match #9 Hans MarteAUT
fall (0:58)
Antonio SenosaPHI
Match #10 Koji SakuramaJPN
decision
Mario TovarMEX
Match #11 Petros GalaktopoulosGRE
decision
Kim Bong-JoKOR
Match #12 Imre PolyákHUN
decision
Ron FinleyUSA
Match #13 Matti JutilaCAN
draw
Don CacasAUS
Match #14 Georges BalleryFRA bye

Round Two (17 October 1964)

PosCompetitor(s)NOCBad Points
1Jef MewisBEL0
=2Hans MarteAUT1
=2Imre PolyákHUN1
=2Koji SakuramaJPN1
=2Roman RuruaURS1
=6Don CacasAUS2
=6Svend SkrydstrupDEN2
=6Kyösti LehtonenFIN2
=6Branko MartinovićYUG2
=10Georges BalleryFRA3
=10Rasoul Mir MalekIRI3
=10Kazimierz MaciochPOL3
=10Marin BolocanROU3
=10Erik OlssonSWE3
=10Ron FinleyUSA3
=16Dinko PetrovBUL4
=16Moustafa HamidEGY4
=16Lothar SchneiderGER4
=16Petros GalaktopoulosGRE4
=20Matti JutilaCAN6eliminated
=20Müzahir SilleTUR6eliminated
=22Kim Bong-JoKOR7eliminated
=22Mario TovarMEX7eliminated
=24Nour Aka SayedAFG8eliminated
=24Rubén LeibovichARG8eliminated
=24Bandu PatilIND8eliminated
=24Antonio SenosaPHI8eliminated

Match #1 Moustafa HamidEGY
decision
Georges BalleryFRA
Match #2 Kazimierz MaciochPOL
default
Bandu PatilIND
Match #3 Koji SakuramaJPN
fall (2:55)
Antonio SenosaPHI
Match #4 Rasoul Mir MalekIRI
draw
Erik OlssonSWE
Match #5 Marin BolocanROU
fall (3:56)
Nour Aka SayedAFG
Match #6 Jef MewisBEL
default
Mario TovarMEX
Match #7 Hans MarteAUT
decision
Petros GalaktopoulosGRE
Match #8 Imre PolyákHUN
fall (4:39)
Kim Bong-JoKOR
Match #9 Branko MartinovićYUG
draw
Lothar SchneiderGER
Match #10 Ron FinleyUSA
default
Matti JutilaCAN
Match #11 Dinko PetrovBUL
draw
Kyösti LehtonenFIN
Match #12 Roman RuruaURS
fall (4:26)
Müzahir SilleTUR
Match #13 Svend SkrydstrupDEN
foul
Rubén LeibovichARG
Match #14 Don CacasAUS bye

Round Three (18 October 1964)

PosCompetitor(s)NOCBad Points
1Imre PolyákHUN1
=2Koji SakuramaJPN2
=2Roman RuruaURS2
=2Branko MartinovićYUG2
=5Jef MewisBEL3
=5Kyösti LehtonenFIN3
=5Ron FinleyUSA3
=8Hans MarteAUT4
=8Georges BalleryFRA4
=8Kazimierz MaciochPOL4
=11Don CacasAUS5
=11Svend SkrydstrupDEN5
=11Moustafa HamidEGY5
=11Rasoul Mir MalekIRI5
=11Marin BolocanROU5
16Erik OlssonSWE6eliminated
17Lothar SchneiderGER7eliminated
=18Dinko PetrovBUL8eliminated
=18Petros GalaktopoulosGRE8eliminated

Match #1 Georges BalleryFRA
decision
Don CacasAUS
Match #2 Moustafa HamidEGY
decision
Erik OlssonSWE
Match #3 Rasoul Mir MalekIRI
draw
Marin BolocanROU
Match #4 Branko MartinovićYUG
default
Dinko PetrovBUL
Match #5 Kyösti LehtonenFIN
decision
Lothar SchneiderGER
Match #6 Roman RuruaURS
decision
Svend SkrydstrupDEN
Match #7 Kazimierz MaciochPOL
decision
Jef MewisBEL
Match #8 Koji SakuramaJPN
decision
Hans MarteAUT
Match #9 Imre PolyákHUN
fall (4:39)
Petros GalaktopoulosGRE
Match #10 Ron FinleyUSA bye

Round Four (19 October 1964)

PosCompetitor(s)NOCBad Points
1Imre PolyákHUN1
=2Koji SakuramaJPN3
=2Roman RuruaURS3
=2Ron FinleyUSA3
=2Branko MartinovićYUG3
=6Jef MewisBEL6eliminated
=6Moustafa HamidEGY6eliminated
=6Rasoul Mir MalekIRI6eliminated
=9Georges BalleryFRA7eliminated
=9Kazimierz MaciochPOL7eliminated
=11Hans MarteAUT8eliminated
=11Svend SkrydstrupDEN8eliminated
=11Marin BolocanROU8eliminated
14Don CacasAUS9eliminated

Match #1 Ron FinleyUSA
fall (2:02)
Don CacasAUS
Match #2 Rasoul Mir MalekIRI
decision
Georges BalleryFRA
Match #3 Moustafa HamidEGY
decision
Marin BolocanROU
Match #4 Branko MartinovićYUG
decision
Svend SkrydstrupDEN
Match #5 Roman RuruaURS
decision
Jef MewisBEL
Match #6 Imre PolyákHUN
default
Hans MarteAUT
Match #7 Koji SakuramaJPN
decision
Kazimierz MaciochPOL

Round Five (19 October 1964)

PosCompetitor(s)NOCBad Points
1Imre PolyákHUN1
=2Roman RuruaURS4
=2Branko MartinovićYUG4
=4Koji SakuramaJPN6eliminated
=4Ron FinleyUSA6eliminated

Match #1 Branko MartinovićYUG
decision
Ron FinleyUSA
Match #2 Roman RuruaURS
decision
Koji SakuramaJPN
Match #3 Imre PolyákHUN bye

Final Round (19 October 1964)

Match #1 Imre PolyákHUN
draw
Roman RuruaURS