| | Event type
Lightweight, Freestyle (≤67 kg), Men
| Date | 1 – 6 September 1960 | |
|---|---|---|
| Status | Olympic | |
| Location | Basilica di Massenzio, Roma | |
| Participants | 24 from 24 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. | |
Soviet Ukrainian Volodymyr Syniavskiy won the 1959 World Championships, defeating Bulgarian Enyu Valchev in the finals. This competition was very tight with five competitors remaining after round five – American Shelby Wilson, with 4 bad points, Korean Bong Ug-Won, Iran’s Moustafa Tajiki, and Syniavskiy and Valchev, all with 5 bad points. In round six, Wilson defeated Tajiki by decision and Valchev decisioned Bong. Wilson had defeated Syniavskiy in round four, and this gave him the gold medal, with Syniavskiy placing second, as Tajiki, Bong, and Valchev were all eliminated on bad points.
Wilson’s victory was a major upset as he had never even won an NCAA or AAU title in the United States. Valchev would win the 1962 World Championship and then won the gold medal in this class at Tokyo in 1964. Syniavskiy was a silver medalist in the class at the 1961 World Championships.
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NEDRound One
| Date | 1 September 1960 |
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| Pos | Competitor | NOC | Bad Points | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| =1 | Moustafa Tajiki |  IRI | 0 | ||
| =1 | Garibaldo Nizzola |  ITA | 0 | ||
| =1 | Hayrullah Şahinkaya |  TUR | 0 | ||
| =4 | Enyu Valchev |  BUL | 1 | ||
| =4 | Ray Lougheed |  CAN | 1 | ||
| =4 | Martti Peltoniemi |  FIN | 1 | ||
| =4 | Kazuo Abe |  JPN | 1 | ||
| =4 | Bong Uk-Won |  KOR | 1 | ||
| =4 | Nazem Amine |  LBN | 1 | ||
| =4 | Tony Ries, Jr. |  RSA | 1 | ||
| =4 | Vladimir Sinyavsky |  URS | 1 | ||
| =4 | Shelby Wilson |  USA | 1 | ||
| =13 | José Yáñez |  CUB | 3 | ||
| =13 | Roger Bielle |  FRA | 3 | ||
| =13 | Kenny Stephenson |  GBR | 3 | ||
| =13 | Horst Bergmann |  GER | 3 | ||
| =13 | Gyula Tóth |  HUN | 3 | ||
| =13 | Parkash Gian |  IND | 3 | ||
| =13 | Mario Tovar |  MEX | 3 | ||
| =13 | Jan Kuczyński |  POL | 3 | ||
| =13 | Rafael Durán |  VEN | 3 | ||
| =22 | Amir Jan Khalunder |  AFG | 4 | ||
| =22 | Nick Stamulus |  AUS | 4 | ||
| =22 | Mohammad Din |  PAK | 4 |
| Match | Date/Time | Competitor | NOC | Result | Competitor | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match #1 | 01 Sep | Tony Ries, Jr. | RSA | Decision | Mario Tovar | MEX | |
| Match #2 | 01 Sep | Bong Uk-Won | KOR | Decision | Rafael Durán | VEN | |
| Match #3 | 01 Sep | Ray Lougheed | CAN | Decision | Roger Bielle | FRA | |
| Match #4 | 01 Sep | Nazem Amine | LBN | Decision | Kenny Stephenson | GBR | |
| Match #5 | 01 Sep | Moustafa Tajiki | IRI | Fall (8:07) | Mohammad Din | PAK | |
| Match #6 | 01 Sep | Hayrullah Şahinkaya | TUR | Fall (8:21) | Nick Stamulus | AUS | |
| Match #7 | 01 Sep | Garibaldo Nizzola | ITA | Fall (1:31) | Amir Jan Khalunder | AFG | |
| Match #8 | 01 Sep | Enyu Valchev | BUL | Decision | Horst Bergmann | GER | |
| Match #9 | 01 Sep | Vladimir Sinyavsky | URS | Decision | Jan Kuczyński | POL | |
| Match #10 | 01 Sep | Kazuo Abe | JPN | Decision | Gyula Tóth | HUN | |
| Match #11 | 01 Sep | Shelby Wilson | USA | Decision | Parkash Gian | IND | |
| Match #12 | 01 Sep | Martti Peltoniemi | FIN | Decision | José Yáñez | CUB |
Round Two
| Date | 2 September 1960 |
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| Pos | Competitor | NOC | Bad Points | Event Status | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| =1 | Enyu Valchev | BUL | 1 | – | ||
| =1 | Moustafa Tajiki | IRI | 1 | – | ||
| =1 | Garibaldo Nizzola | ITA | 1 | – | ||
| =1 | Kazuo Abe | JPN | 1 | – | ||
| =1 | Vladimir Sinyavsky | URS | 1 | – | ||
| =6 | Ray Lougheed | CAN | 2 | – | ||
| =6 | Bong Uk-Won | KOR | 2 | – | ||
| =6 | Shelby Wilson | USA | 2 | – | ||
| =9 | Roger Bielle | FRA | 3 | – | ||
| =9 | Mario Tovar | MEX | 3 | – | ||
| =9 | Hayrullah Şahinkaya | TUR | 3 | – | ||
| =12 | Martti Peltoniemi | FIN | 4 | – | ||
| =12 | Parkash Gian | IND | 4 | – | ||
| =12 | Tony Ries, Jr. | RSA | 4 | – | ||
| =15 | Nazem Amine | LBN | 5 | – | ||
| =15 | Mohammad Din | PAK | 5 | – | ||
| =17 | José Yáñez | CUB | 6 | eliminated | ||
| =17 | Kenny Stephenson | GBR | 6 | eliminated | ||
| =17 | Horst Bergmann | GER | 6 | eliminated | ||
| =20 | Nick Stamulus | AUS | 7 | eliminated | ||
| =20 | Gyula Tóth | HUN | 7 | eliminated | ||
| =20 | Jan Kuczyński | POL | 7 | eliminated | ||
| =20 | Rafael Durán | VEN | 7 | eliminated | ||
| 24 | Amir Jan Khalunder | AFG | 8 | eliminated |
| Match | Date/Time | Competitor | NOC | Result | Competitor | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match #1 | 02 Sep | Mario Tovar | MEX | Fall (8:20) | Rafael Durán | VEN | |
| Match #2 | 02 Sep | Bong Uk-Won | KOR | Decision | Tony Ries, Jr. | RSA | |
| Match #3 | 02 Sep | Ray Lougheed | CAN | Decision | Kenny Stephenson | GBR | |
| Match #4 | 02 Sep | Roger Bielle | FRA | Fall (0:54) | Nazem Amine | LBN | |
| Match #5 | 02 Sep | Mohammad Din | PAK | Decision | Nick Stamulus | AUS | |
| Match #6 | 02 Sep | Moustafa Tajiki | IRI | Decision | Hayrullah Şahinkaya | TUR | |
| Match #7 | 02 Sep | Enyu Valchev | BUL | Fall (1:15) | Amir Jan Khalunder | AFG | |
| Match #8 | 02 Sep | Garibaldo Nizzola | ITA | Decision | Horst Bergmann | GER | |
| Match #9 | 02 Sep | Vladimir Sinyavsky | URS | Fall (8:38) | Gyula Tóth | HUN | |
| Match #10 | 02 Sep | Kazuo Abe | JPN | Fall (6:26) | Jan Kuczyński | POL | |
| Match #11 | 02 Sep | Shelby Wilson | USA | Decision | Martti Peltoniemi | FIN | |
| Match #12 | 02 Sep | Parkash Gian | IND | Decision | José Yáñez | CUB |
Round Three
| Date | 3 September 1960 |
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| Pos | Competitor | NOC | Bad Points | Event Status | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Moustafa Tajiki | IRI | 1 | – | ||
| 2 | Vladimir Sinyavsky | URS | 2 | – | ||
| =3 | Garibaldo Nizzola | ITA | 3 | – | ||
| =3 | Bong Uk-Won | KOR | 3 | – | ||
| =3 | Shelby Wilson | USA | 3 | – | ||
| =6 | Enyu Valchev | BUL | 4 | – | ||
| =6 | Kazuo Abe | JPN | 4 | – | ||
| =8 | Ray Lougheed | CAN | 5 | – | ||
| =8 | Martti Peltoniemi | FIN | 5 | – | ||
| =8 | Tony Ries, Jr. | RSA | 5 | – | ||
| =8 | Hayrullah Şahinkaya | TUR | 5 | – | ||
| =12 | Roger Bielle | FRA | 6 | eliminated | ||
| =12 | Mario Tovar | MEX | 6 | eliminated | ||
| =12 | Mohammad Din | PAK | 6 | eliminated | ||
| 15 | Parkash Gian | IND | 7 | eliminated | ||
| 16 | Nazem Amine | LBN | 9 | eliminated |
| Match | Date/Time | Competitor | NOC | Result | Competitor | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match #1 | 03 Sep | Bong Uk-Won | KOR | Decision | Mario Tovar | MEX | |
| Match #2 | 03 Sep | Tony Ries, Jr. | RSA | Decision | Ray Lougheed | CAN | |
| Match #3 | 03 Sep | Mohammad Din | PAK | Decision | Roger Bielle | FRA | |
| Match #4 | 03 Sep | Moustafa Tajiki | IRI | Fall (2:29) | Nazem Amine | LBN | |
| Match #5 | 03 Sep | Hayrullah Şahinkaya | TUR | Draw | Garibaldo Nizzola | ITA | |
| Match #6 | 03 Sep | Vladimir Sinyavsky | URS | Decision | Enyu Valchev | BUL | |
| Match #7 | 03 Sep | Shelby Wilson | USA | Decision | Kazuo Abe | JPN | |
| Match #8 | 03 Sep | Martti Peltoniemi | FIN | Decision | Parkash Gian | IND |
Round Four
| Date | 5 September 1960 |
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| Pos | Competitor | NOC | Bad Points | Event Status | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Moustafa Tajiki | IRI | 1 | – | ||
| 2 | Garibaldo Nizzola | ITA | 3 | – | ||
| =3 | Bong Uk-Won | KOR | 4 | – | ||
| =3 | Shelby Wilson | USA | 4 | – | ||
| =5 | Enyu Valchev | BUL | 5 | – | ||
| =5 | Martti Peltoniemi | FIN | 5 | – | ||
| =5 | Vladimir Sinyavsky | URS | 5 | – | ||
| =8 | Ray Lougheed | CAN | 8 | eliminated | ||
| =8 | Kazuo Abe | JPN | 8 | eliminated | ||
| =8 | Hayrullah Şahinkaya | TUR | 8 | eliminated | ||
| 11 | Tony Ries, Jr. | RSA | 9 | eliminated |
| Match | Date/Time | Competitor | NOC | Result | Competitor | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match #1 | 05 Sep | Moustafa Tajiki | IRI | Fall (1:01) | Tony Ries, Jr. | RSA | |
| Match #2 | 05 Sep | Bong Uk-Won | KOR | Decision | Ray Lougheed | CAN | |
| Match #3 | 05 Sep | Enyu Valchev | BUL | Decision | Hayrullah Şahinkaya | TUR | |
| Match #4 | 05 Sep | Garibaldo Nizzola | ITA | Fall (3:06) | Kazuo Abe | JPN | |
| Match #5 | 05 Sep | Shelby Wilson | USA | Decision | Vladimir Sinyavsky | URS | |
| Match #6 | 05 Sep | Martti Peltoniemi | FIN |
Round Five
| Date | 6 September 1960 |
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| Pos | Competitor | NOC | Bad Points | Event Status | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shelby Wilson | USA | 4 | – | ||
| =2 | Enyu Valchev | BUL | 5 | – | ||
| =2 | Moustafa Tajiki | IRI | 5 | – | ||
| =2 | Bong Uk-Won | KOR | 5 | – | ||
| =2 | Vladimir Sinyavsky | URS | 5 | – | ||
| 6 | Garibaldo Nizzola | ITA | 7 | eliminated | ||
| 7 | Martti Peltoniemi | FIN | 8 | eliminated |
| Match | Date/Time | Competitor | NOC | Result | Competitor | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match #1 | 06 Sep | Bong Uk-Won | KOR | Decision | Martti Peltoniemi | FIN | |
| Match #2 | 06 Sep | Enyu Valchev | BUL | Fall (11:06) | Moustafa Tajiki | IRI | |
| Match #3 | 06 Sep | Vladimir Sinyavsky | URS | Fall (7:07) | Garibaldo Nizzola | ITA | |
| Match #4 | 06 Sep | Shelby Wilson | USA |
Final Round
| Date | 6 September 1960 |
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| Match | Date/Time | Competitor | NOC | Result | Competitor | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match #1 | 06 Sep | Shelby Wilson | USA | Decision | Moustafa Tajiki | IRI | |
| Match #2 | 06 Sep | Enyu Valchev | BUL | Decision | Bong Uk-Won | KOR | |
| Match #3 | 06 Sep | Vladimir Sinyavsky | URS |