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Middleweight, Greco-Roman (≤87 kg), Men

Date	16 – 19 October 1964
Status	Olympic
Location	Komazawa Gymnasium, Komazawa Olympic Park, Tokyo
Participants	20 from 20 countries
Format	Scoring by negative points, with negative points given for any result short of a fall (win by fall-0; win by decision-1; draw-2; loss by decision-3; loss by fall-4). Accumulation of 6 negative points eliminated the wrestler. When three or fewer wrestlers remained, they advanced to a final round, with preliminary results carried forward.

After winning a gold medal in Roma as a light-heavyweight, Turk wrestler Tevfik Kiş won the middleweight World Championships in 1962-63. He should have been the favorite in 1964, but was injured and did not compete at Tokyo, and in his absence the class was wide open. There were six wrestlers left after four rounds, with all but Yugoslav Branislav Simić, the 1962 World runner-up, eliminated in round five, which gave him the gold medal. Jiří Kormaník of Czechoslovakia and Lothar Metz of Germany were the next best placed, with 6 bad points, and they fought off for the other medals, with Kormaník winning by decision to take the silver and Metz receiving the bronze. Metz would return in 1968 to win the gold medal while Simić won a bronze medal in Mexico City at his third Olympics.

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Round Eliminated	Bad Points
1	18	Branislav Simić	YUG	–	–	Gold
2	7	Jiří Kormaník	TCH	–	–	Silver
3	3	Lothar Metz	GER	–	–	Bronze
=4	7	Géza Hollósi	HUN	–	–
=4	2	Valentin Olenik	URS	–	–
6	13	Krali Bimbalov	BUL	–	–
AC	10	Yavuz Selekman	TUR	eliminated r4/6	7
AC	19	Wayne Baughman	USA	eliminated r4/6	7
AC	5	Stig Persson	SWE	eliminated r4/6	9
AC	1	Gheorghe Popovici	ROU	eliminated r3/6	6
AC	9	Steve Raskovy	AUS	eliminated r3/6	6
AC	15	Pentti Punkari	FIN	eliminated r3/6	7
AC	8	Kenjiro Hiraki	JPN	eliminated r3/6	7
AC	12	Max Kobelt	SUI	eliminated r3/6	7
AC	6	Raymond Schummer	LUX	eliminated r2/6	6
AC	4	Czesław Kwieciński	POL	eliminated r2/6	6
AC	15	Julio Graffigna	ARG	eliminated r2/6	7
AC	14	Lee Gi-Yeol	KOR	eliminated r2/6	8
AC	3	Fernando García	PHI	eliminated r2/6	8
AC	11	Ganpat Andhalkar	IND	withdrew r2/6	3

Round One

Date	16 October 1964

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Bad Points	Event Status
=1	13	Krali Bimbalov	BUL	0	–
=1	12	Max Kobelt	SUI	0	–
=1	7	Jiří Kormaník	TCH	0	–
=4	15	Pentti Punkari	FIN	1	–
=4	3	Lothar Metz	GER	1	–
=4	5	Stig Persson	SWE	1	–
=4	10	Yavuz Selekman	TUR	1	–
=4	19	Wayne Baughman	USA	1	–
=4	18	Branislav Simić	YUG	1	–
=10	1	Gheorghe Popovici	ROU	2	–
=10	2	Valentin Olenik	URS	2	–
=12	15	Julio Graffigna	ARG	3	–
=12	9	Steve Raskovy	AUS	3	–
=12	7	Géza Hollósi	HUN	3	–
=12	11	Ganpat Andhalkar	IND	3	withdrew
=12	6	Raymond Schummer	LUX	3	–
=12	4	Czesław Kwieciński	POL	3	–
=18	8	Kenjiro Hiraki	JPN	4	–
=18	14	Lee Gi-Yeol	KOR	4	–
=18	3	Fernando García	PHI	4	–

Match	Date/Time	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match #1	16 Oct	Gheorghe Popovici	ROU	Draw	Valentin Olenik	URS
Match #2	16 Oct	Lothar Metz	GER	Decision	Czesław Kwieciński	POL
Match #3	16 Oct	Stig Persson	SWE	Decision	Raymond Schummer	LUX
Match #4	16 Oct	Jiří Kormaník	TCH	Fall (4:03)	Kenjiro Hiraki	JPN
Match #5	16 Oct	Yavuz Selekman	TUR	Decision	Steve Raskovy	AUS
Match #6	16 Oct	Max Kobelt	SUI	Fall (5:55)	Fernando García	PHI
Match #7	16 Oct	Krali Bimbalov	BUL	Fall (2:22)	Lee Gi-Yeol	KOR
Match #8	16 Oct	Pentti Punkari	FIN	Decision	Julio Graffigna	ARG
Match #9	16 Oct	Branislav Simić	YUG	Decision	Géza Hollósi	HUN
Match #10	16 Oct	Wayne Baughman	USA	Decision	Ganpat Andhalkar	IND

Round Two

Date	17 October 1964

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Bad Points	Event Status
=1	13	Krali Bimbalov	BUL	1	–
=1	19	Wayne Baughman	USA	1	–
=1	18	Branislav Simić	YUG	1	–
=4	3	Lothar Metz	GER	2	–
=4	7	Jiří Kormaník	TCH	2	–
=4	10	Yavuz Selekman	TUR	2	–
=7	9	Steve Raskovy	AUS	3	–
=7	7	Géza Hollósi	HUN	3	–
=7	12	Max Kobelt	SUI	3	–
=7	5	Stig Persson	SWE	3	–
=7	2	Valentin Olenik	URS	3	–
12	15	Pentti Punkari	FIN	4	–
=13	8	Kenjiro Hiraki	JPN	5	–
=13	1	Gheorghe Popovici	ROU	5	–
=15	6	Raymond Schummer	LUX	6	eliminated
=15	4	Czesław Kwieciński	POL	6	eliminated
17	15	Julio Graffigna	ARG	7	eliminated
=18	14	Lee Gi-Yeol	KOR	8	eliminated
=18	3	Fernando García	PHI	8	eliminated

Match	Date/Time	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match #1	17 Oct	Kenjiro Hiraki	JPN	Decision	Raymond Schummer	LUX
Match #2	17 Oct	Steve Raskovy	AUS	Fall (3:47)	Fernando García	PHI
Match #3	17 Oct	Lothar Metz	GER	Decision	Gheorghe Popovici	ROU
Match #4	17 Oct	Krali Bimbalov	BUL	Decision	Pentti Punkari	FIN
Match #5	17 Oct	Yavuz Selekman	TUR	Decision	Max Kobelt	SUI
Match #6	17 Oct	Valentin Olenik	URS	Decision	Czesław Kwieciński	POL
Match #7	17 Oct	Géza Hollósi	HUN	Fall (3:21)	Lee Gi-Yeol	KOR
Match #8	17 Oct	Branislav Simić	YUG	Fall (1:26)	Julio Graffigna	ARG
Match #9	17 Oct	Stig Persson	SWE	Draw	Jiří Kormaník	TCH
Match #10	17 Oct	Wayne Baughman	USA

Round Three

Date	18 October 1964

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Bad Points	Event Status
1	18	Branislav Simić	YUG	2	–
=2	13	Krali Bimbalov	BUL	3	–
=2	7	Géza Hollósi	HUN	3	–
=2	7	Jiří Kormaník	TCH	3	–
=5	10	Yavuz Selekman	TUR	4	–
=5	2	Valentin Olenik	URS	4	–
=5	19	Wayne Baughman	USA	4	–
=8	3	Lothar Metz	GER	5	–
=8	5	Stig Persson	SWE	5	–
=10	9	Steve Raskovy	AUS	6	eliminated
=10	1	Gheorghe Popovici	ROU	6	eliminated
=12	15	Pentti Punkari	FIN	7	eliminated
=12	8	Kenjiro Hiraki	JPN	7	eliminated
=12	12	Max Kobelt	SUI	7	eliminated

Match	Date/Time	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match #1	18 Oct	Valentin Olenik	URS	Decision	Lothar Metz	GER
Match #2	18 Oct	Stig Persson	SWE	Draw	Kenjiro Hiraki	JPN
Match #3	18 Oct	Jiří Kormaník	TCH	Decision	Steve Raskovy	AUS
Match #4	18 Oct	Yavuz Selekman	TUR	Draw	Krali Bimbalov	BUL
Match #5	18 Oct	Géza Hollósi	HUN	Fall (9:28)	Max Kobelt	SUI
Match #6	18 Oct	Branislav Simić	YUG	Decision	Pentti Punkari	FIN
Match #7	18 Oct	Gheorghe Popovici	ROU	Decision	Wayne Baughman	USA

Round Four

Date	19 October 1964

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Bad Points	Event Status
1	18	Branislav Simić	YUG	2	–
2	7	Jiří Kormaník	TCH	4	–
=3	13	Krali Bimbalov	BUL	5	–
=3	3	Lothar Metz	GER	5	–
=3	7	Géza Hollósi	HUN	5	–
6	2	Valentin Olenik	URS	6	eliminated
=7	10	Yavuz Selekman	TUR	7	eliminated
=7	19	Wayne Baughman	USA	7	eliminated
9	5	Stig Persson	SWE	9	eliminated

Match	Date/Time	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match #1	19 Oct	Valentin Olenik	URS	Decision	Wayne Baughman	USA
Match #2	19 Oct	Lothar Metz	GER	Fall (9:31)	Stig Persson	SWE
Match #3	19 Oct	Jiří Kormaník	TCH	Decision	Yavuz Selekman	TUR
Match #4	19 Oct	Krali Bimbalov	BUL	Draw	Géza Hollósi	HUN
Match #5	19 Oct	Branislav Simić	YUG

Round Five

Date	19 October 1964

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Bad Points	Event Status
1	18	Branislav Simić	YUG	4	–
=2	3	Lothar Metz	GER	6	eliminated
=2	7	Jiří Kormaník	TCH	6	eliminated
4	7	Géza Hollósi	HUN	7	eliminated
=5	13	Krali Bimbalov	BUL	8	eliminated
=5	2	Valentin Olenik	URS	8	eliminated

Match	Date/Time	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match #1	19 Oct	Branislav Simić	YUG	Draw	Valentin Olenik	URS
Match #2	19 Oct	Lothar Metz	GER	Decision	Krali Bimbalov	BUL
Match #3	19 Oct	Jiří Kormaník	TCH	Draw	Géza Hollósi	HUN

Final Round

Date	19 October 1964

Match	Date/Time	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match #1	19 Oct	Jiří Kormaník	TCH	Decision	Lothar Metz	GER