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Featherweight, Freestyle (≤62 kilograms), Men

Date	1 – 6 September 1960
Status	Olympic
Location	Basilica di Massenzio, Roma
Participants	25 from 25 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. When three or fewer wrestlers remained, they advanced to a final round, with preliminary results carried forward.

The heavy favorite was Turkey’s Mustafa Dağıstanlı, who was the 1956 Olympic gold medalist as a bantamweight and had won the featherweight World Championships in both 1957 and 1959. Dağıstanlı had a very long course to the title in 1960, having to wrestle seven matches, but he won all seven of them, decisioning Bulgarian Stancho Ivanov in the final round to win the gold medal as expected. Ivanov took silver, with the bronze going to Soviet Georgian Vladimer Rubashvili.

Dağıstanlı retired after the 1960 Olympics, but with two Olympic titles and three World titles (1954, 1957, 1959) he is considered the most decorated Turkish wrestler ever, in a nation where the sport is revered. Ivanov would return to the 1964 Olympics and repeated as silver medalist in this class.

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC
1	Mustafa Dağıstanlı	TUR	Gold
2	Stancho Ivanov	BUL	Silver
3	Vladimer Rubashvili	URS	Bronze
4	Tamiji Sato	JPN
5	Jef Mewis	BEL
6	Muhammad Akhtar	PAK
7	Abe Geldenhuys	RSA
8	Mohamed Khadem Khorasani	IRI
9	Lou Giani	USA
=10	Kasim Ahmed Sayed	IRQ
=10	Georges Ballery	FRA
=12	Jan Żurawski	POL
=12	Roberto Vallejo	MEX
=12	József Kellermann	HUN
15	Erkki Penttilä	FIN
=16	Gang Jeong-Ho	KOR
=16	Hans Marte	AUT
18	Stefanos Ioannidis	GRE
=19	Bert Aspen	GBR
=19	Christian Luschnig	GER
=21	Angelo Gelsomini	ITA
=21	Mohammad Ibrahim Kederi	AFG
23	Meinrad Ernst	SUI
24	Samuel Parker	AUS
25	Sundar Shyam	IND

Round One (1 September 1960)

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Bad Points
=1	Jef Mewis	BEL	0
=1	Stancho Ivanov	BUL	0
=1	Georges Ballery	FRA	0
=1	Stefanos Ioannidis	GRE	0
=1	József Kellermann	HUN	0
=1	Muhammad Akhtar	PAK	0
=1	Abe Geldenhuys	RSA	0
=1	Vladimer Rubashvili	URS	0
=1	Lou Giani	USA	0
=10	Hans Marte	AUT	1
=10	Tamiji Sato	JPN	1
=10	Mustafa Dağıstanlı	TUR	1
=13	Kasim Ahmed Sayed	IRQ	2
=13	Roberto Vallejo	MEX	2
=15	Samuel Parker	AUS	3	withdrew
=15	Erkki Penttilä	FIN	3
=15	Jan Żurawski	POL	3
=18	Mohammad Ibrahim Kederi	AFG	4
=18	Bert Aspen	GBR	4
=18	Christian Luschnig	GER	4
=18	Sundar Shyam	IND	4	withdrew
=18	Mohamed Khadem Khorasani	IRI	4
=18	Angelo Gelsomini	ITA	4
=18	Gang Jeong-Ho	KOR	4
=18	Meinrad Ernst	SUI	4

Match #1	Jef Mewis	BEL	fall (4:52)	Sundar Shyam	IND
Match #2	Hans Marte	AUT	decision	Samuel Parker	AUS
Match #3	Mustafa Dağıstanlı	TUR	decision	Erkki Penttilä	FIN
Match #4	József Kellermann	HUN	fall (8:39)	Meinrad Ernst	SUI
Match #5	Vladimer Rubashvili	URS	fall (5:52)	Mohamed Khadem Khorasani	IRI
Match #6	Lou Giani	USA	fall (11:29)	Angelo Gelsomini	ITA
Match #7	Stefanos Ioannidis	GRE	fall (5:56)	Gang Jeong-Ho	KOR
Match #8	Kasim Ahmed Sayed	IRQ	draw	Roberto Vallejo	MEX
Match #9	Muhammad Akhtar	PAK	fall (0:58)	Mohammad Ibrahim Kederi	AFG
Match #10	Tamiji Sato	JPN	decision	Jan Żurawski	POL
Match #11	Abe Geldenhuys	RSA	fall (2:21)	Bert Aspen	GBR
Match #12	Stancho Ivanov	BUL	fall (11:18)	Christian Luschnig	GER
Match #13	Georges Ballery	FRA	bye

Round Two (2 September 1960)

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Bad Points
=1	Stancho Ivanov	BUL	0
=1	Vladimer Rubashvili	URS	0
=3	Jef Mewis	BEL	1
=3	Mustafa Dağıstanlı	TUR	1
5	Tamiji Sato	JPN	2
=6	Georges Ballery	FRA	3
=6	Stefanos Ioannidis	GRE	3
=6	József Kellermann	HUN	3
=6	Kasim Ahmed Sayed	IRQ	3
=6	Roberto Vallejo	MEX	3
=6	Muhammad Akhtar	PAK	3
=6	Abe Geldenhuys	RSA	3
=6	Lou Giani	USA	3
=14	Erkki Penttilä	FIN	4
=14	Jan Żurawski	POL	4
=16	Hans Marte	AUT	5
=16	Mohamed Khadem Khorasani	IRI	5
=16	Gang Jeong-Ho	KOR	5
=19	Bert Aspen	GBR	6	eliminated
=19	Christian Luschnig	GER	6	eliminated
=21	Mohammad Ibrahim Kederi	AFG	7	eliminated
=21	Angelo Gelsomini	ITA	7	eliminated
23	Meinrad Ernst	SUI	8	eliminated

Match #1	Jef Mewis	BEL	decision	Georges Ballery	FRA
Match #2	Mustafa Dağıstanlı	TUR	fall (2:38)	Hans Marte	AUT
Match #3	Erkki Penttilä	FIN	decision	József Kellermann	HUN
Match #4	Vladimer Rubashvili	URS	fall (0:59)	Meinrad Ernst	SUI
Match #5	Mohamed Khadem Khorasani	IRI	decision	Lou Giani	USA
Match #6	Gang Jeong-Ho	KOR	decision	Angelo Gelsomini	ITA
Match #7	Kasim Ahmed Sayed	IRQ	decision	Stefanos Ioannidis	GRE
Match #8	Roberto Vallejo	MEX	decision	Mohammad Ibrahim Kederi	AFG
Match #9	Tamiji Sato	JPN	decision	Muhammad Akhtar	PAK
Match #10	Jan Żurawski	POL	decision	Abe Geldenhuys	RSA
Match #11	Bert Aspen	GBR	draw	Christian Luschnig	GER
Match #12	Stancho Ivanov	BUL	bye

Round Three (3 September 1960)

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Bad Points
1	Vladimer Rubashvili	URS	0
=2	Jef Mewis	BEL	1
=2	Stancho Ivanov	BUL	1
=2	Mustafa Dağıstanlı	TUR	1
5	Tamiji Sato	JPN	2
6	Abe Geldenhuys	RSA	3
=7	Muhammad Akhtar	PAK	4
=7	Lou Giani	USA	4
9	Mohamed Khadem Khorasani	IRI	5
=10	Georges Ballery	FRA	6	eliminated
=10	Kasim Ahmed Sayed	IRQ	6	eliminated
=12	József Kellermann	HUN	7	eliminated
=12	Roberto Vallejo	MEX	7	eliminated
=12	Jan Żurawski	POL	7	eliminated
15	Erkki Penttilä	FIN	8	eliminated
=16	Hans Marte	AUT	9	eliminated
=16	Gang Jeong-Ho	KOR	9	eliminated

Match #1	Stancho Ivanov	BUL	decision	Georges Ballery	FRA
Match #2	Jef Mewis	BEL	fall (5:03)	Hans Marte	AUT
Match #3	Mustafa Dağıstanlı	TUR	fall (4:46)	József Kellermann	HUN
Match #4	Vladimer Rubashvili	URS	fall (3:12)	Erkki Penttilä	FIN
Match #5	Mohamed Khadem Khorasani	IRI	fall (4:17)	Gang Jeong-Ho	KOR
Match #6	Lou Giani	USA	decision	Kasim Ahmed Sayed	IRQ
Match #7	Tamiji Sato	JPN	fall (7:57)	Roberto Vallejo	MEX
Match #8	Muhammad Akhtar	PAK	decision	Jan Żurawski	POL
Match #9	Abe Geldenhuys	RSA	bye

Round Four (5 September 1960)

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Bad Points
=1	Stancho Ivanov	BUL	2
=1	Tamiji Sato	JPN	2
=1	Mustafa Dağıstanlı	TUR	2
4	Vladimer Rubashvili	URS	3
5	Jef Mewis	BEL	4
6	Muhammad Akhtar	PAK	5
7	Abe Geldenhuys	RSA	6	eliminated
8	Mohamed Khadem Khorasani	IRI	9	eliminated

Match #1	Stancho Ivanov	BUL	decision	Abe Geldenhuys	RSA
Match #2	Mustafa Dağıstanlı	TUR	decision	Jef Mewis	BEL
Match #3	Muhammad Akhtar	PAK	decision	Vladimer Rubashvili	URS
Match #4	Tamiji Sato	JPN	fall (5:20)	Mohamed Khadem Khorasani	IRI

Round Five (6 September 1960)

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Bad Points
=1	Stancho Ivanov	BUL	2
=1	Mustafa Dağıstanlı	TUR	2
3	Vladimer Rubashvili	URS	4
4	Tamiji Sato	JPN	5
5	Jef Mewis	BEL	8	eliminated
6	Muhammad Akhtar	PAK	9	eliminated

Match #1	Stancho Ivanov	BUL	fall (10:42)	Jef Mewis	BEL
Match #2	Mustafa Dağıstanlı	TUR	fall (9:40)	Muhammad Akhtar	PAK
Match #3	Vladimer Rubashvili	URS	decision	Tamiji Sato	JPN

Round Six (6 September 1960)

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Bad Points
1	Stancho Ivanov	BUL	3
2	Mustafa Dağıstanlı	TUR	4
=3	Tamiji Sato	JPN	7	eliminated
=3	Vladimer Rubashvili	URS	7	eliminated

Match #1	Stancho Ivanov	BUL	decision	Vladimer Rubashvili	URS
Match #2	Mustafa Dağıstanlı	TUR	draw	Tamiji Sato	JPN

Final Round (6 September 1960)

Match #1	Mustafa Dağıstanlı	TUR	decision	Stancho Ivanov	BUL