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Bantamweight, Greco-Roman (≤57 kg), Men

Date	26 – 31 August 1960 — 10:00
Status	Olympic
Location	Basilica di Massenzio, Roma
Participants	28 from 28 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 Oleg Karavayev was the 1958 World Champion and came in as the favorite, doing nothing to call that role into question. He won his first two matches by falls, then won two decisions, winning by fall again in round five. After round five he had only 2 bad points, and the only wrestler remaining, Romanian Ion Cernea, had 5 bad points. They met in the final round with Karavayev winning the gold medal with a safe decision over Cernea. Karavayev would repeat as World Champion in 1961, again defeating Cernea in the final round. Cernea would compete again at Tokyo, winning a bronze medal in 1964, and he would win the 1965 World Championship. The bronze medal in Roma went to Bulgarian Dinko Petrov, who had the fewest bad points of the eliminated wrestlers after round five.

Pos	Competitor	NOC
1	Oleg Karavayev	URS	Gold
2	Ion Cernea	ROU	Silver
3	Dinko Petrov	BUL	Bronze
4	Edvin Vesterby	SWE
=5	Jiří Švec	TCH
=5	Yaşar Yılmaz	TUR
7	Masamitsu Ichiguchi	JPN
8	Bernard Knitter	POL
=9	Michel Nakouzi	LBN
=9	Gilberto Gramellini	ITA
11	Imre Hódos	HUN
12	Stipan Dora	YUG
=13	Gilbert Dubier	FRA
=13	Loek Alflen	NED
=13	Ewald Tauer	GER
=13	Franz Brunner	AUT
=17	Richard Debrunner	SUI
=17	Reino Tuominen	FIN
=17	Kamel El-Sayed	UAR
=17	Ali Bani Hashemi	IRI
=17	Michail Theodoropoulos	GRE
=17	Orlando Gonçalves	POR
=23	John Tveiten	NOR
=23	Aimé Verhoeven	BEL
=25	Michel Ben Akoun	MAR
=25	Larry Lauchle	USA
27	Santiago Cañete	ESP
28	François Schlechter	LUX
DNS	D. Raptakis	GRE

Round One

Date	26 August 1960 — 20:00

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Bad Points	Event Status
=1	Dinko Petrov	BUL	0	–
=1	Imre Hódos	HUN	0	–
=1	Masamitsu Ichiguchi	JPN	0	–
=1	Ion Cernea	ROU	0	–
=1	Oleg Karavayev	URS	0	–
=6	Franz Brunner	AUT	1	–
=6	Gilbert Dubier	FRA	1	–
=6	Gilberto Gramellini	ITA	1	–
=6	Michel Nakouzi	LBN	1	–
=6	Edvin Vesterby	SWE	1	–
=6	Jiří Švec	TCH	1	–
=6	Yaşar Yılmaz	TUR	1	–
=6	Stipan Dora	YUG	1	–
=14	Reino Tuominen	FIN	2	–
=14	Richard Debrunner	SUI	2	–
=16	Aimé Verhoeven	BEL	3	–
=16	Kamel El-Sayed	UAR	3	–
=16	Santiago Cañete	ESP	3	withdrew
=16	Ewald Tauer	GER	3	–
=16	Michail Theodoropoulos	GRE	3	–
=16	Ali Bani Hashemi	IRI	3	–
=16	Bernard Knitter	POL	3	–
=16	Orlando Gonçalves	POR	3	–
=24	François Schlechter	LUX	4	withdrew
=24	Michel Ben Akoun	MAR	4	–
=24	Loek Alflen	NED	4	–
=24	John Tveiten	NOR	4	–
=24	Larry Lauchle	USA	4	–

Match	Date/Time	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match #1	26 Aug	Ion Cernea	ROU	Fall (4:40)	Michel Ben Akoun	MAR
Match #2	26 Aug	Imre Hódos	HUN	Fall (0:35)	Loek Alflen	NED
Match #3	26 Aug	Richard Debrunner	SUI	Draw	Reino Tuominen	FIN
Match #4	26 Aug	Masamitsu Ichiguchi	JPN	Fall (11:39)	Larry Lauchle	USA
Match #5	26 Aug	Gilberto Gramellini	ITA	Decision	Bernard Knitter	POL
Match #6	26 Aug	Yaşar Yılmaz	TUR	Decision	Kamel El-Sayed	UAR
Match #7	26 Aug	Gilbert Dubier	FRA	Decision	Ewald Tauer	GER
Match #8	26 Aug	Oleg Karavayev	URS	Fall (8:02)	John Tveiten	NOR
Match #9	26 Aug	Stipan Dora	YUG	Decision	Aimé Verhoeven	BEL
Match #10	26 Aug	Jiří Švec	TCH	Decision	Ali Bani Hashemi	IRI
Match #11	26 Aug	Franz Brunner	AUT	Decision	Michail Theodoropoulos	GRE
Match #12	26 Aug	Edvin Vesterby	SWE	Decision	Orlando Gonçalves	POR
Match #13	26 Aug	Dinko Petrov	BUL	Fall (2:34)	François Schlechter	LUX
Match #14	26 Aug	Michel Nakouzi	LBN	Decision	Santiago Cañete	ESP

Round Two

Date	27 August 1960 — 20:00

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Bad Points	Event Status
1	Oleg Karavayev	URS	0	–
=2	Dinko Petrov	BUL	1	–
=2	Gilberto Gramellini	ITA	1	–
=2	Masamitsu Ichiguchi	JPN	1	–
=2	Yaşar Yılmaz	TUR	1	–
=6	Imre Hódos	HUN	2	–
=6	Michel Nakouzi	LBN	2	–
=6	Ion Cernea	ROU	2	–
=6	Edvin Vesterby	SWE	2	–
=6	Jiří Švec	TCH	2	–
=6	Stipan Dora	YUG	2	–
12	Bernard Knitter	POL	3	–
=13	Franz Brunner	AUT	4	–
=13	Gilbert Dubier	FRA	4	–
=13	Ewald Tauer	GER	4	–
=13	Loek Alflen	NED	4	–
=17	Kamel El-Sayed	UAR	6	eliminated
=17	Reino Tuominen	FIN	6	eliminated
=17	Michail Theodoropoulos	GRE	6	eliminated
=17	Ali Bani Hashemi	IRI	6	eliminated
=17	Orlando Gonçalves	POR	6	eliminated
=17	Richard Debrunner	SUI	6	eliminated
=23	Aimé Verhoeven	BEL	7	eliminated
=23	John Tveiten	NOR	7	eliminated
=25	Michel Ben Akoun	MAR	8	eliminated
=25	Larry Lauchle	USA	8	eliminated

Match	Date/Time	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match #1	27 Aug	Ion Cernea	ROU	Draw	Imre Hódos	HUN
Match #2	27 Aug	Loek Alflen	NED	Fall (1:41)	Michel Ben Akoun	MAR
Match #3	27 Aug	Gilberto Gramellini	ITA	Fall (7:29)	Richard Debrunner	SUI
Match #4	27 Aug	Bernard Knitter	POL	Fall (4:09)	Reino Tuominen	FIN
Match #5	27 Aug	Masamitsu Ichiguchi	JPN	Decision	Kamel El-Sayed	UAR
Match #6	27 Aug	Yaşar Yılmaz	TUR	Fall (5:07)	Larry Lauchle	USA
Match #7	27 Aug	Michel Nakouzi	LBN	Decision	Gilbert Dubier	FRA
Match #8	27 Aug	Ewald Tauer	GER	Decision	John Tveiten	NOR
Match #9	27 Aug	Oleg Karavayev	URS	Fall (1:28)	Aimé Verhoeven	BEL
Match #10	27 Aug	Stipan Dora	YUG	Decision	Ali Bani Hashemi	IRI
Match #11	27 Aug	Jiří Švec	TCH	Decision	Michail Theodoropoulos	GRE
Match #12	27 Aug	Edvin Vesterby	SWE	Decision	Franz Brunner	AUT
Match #13	27 Aug	Dinko Petrov	BUL	Decision	Orlando Gonçalves	POR

Round Three

Date	29 August 1960 — 20:00

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Bad Points	Event Status
1	Oleg Karavayev	URS	1	–
=2	Dinko Petrov	BUL	2	–
=2	Yaşar Yılmaz	TUR	2	–
=4	Gilberto Gramellini	ITA	3	–
=4	Masamitsu Ichiguchi	JPN	3	–
=4	Michel Nakouzi	LBN	3	–
=4	Ion Cernea	ROU	3	–
=4	Jiří Švec	TCH	3	–
9	Imre Hódos	HUN	4	–
=10	Bernard Knitter	POL	5	–
=10	Edvin Vesterby	SWE	5	–
=10	Stipan Dora	YUG	5	–
=13	Franz Brunner	AUT	7	eliminated
=13	Gilbert Dubier	FRA	7	eliminated
=13	Ewald Tauer	GER	7	eliminated
=13	Loek Alflen	NED	7	eliminated

Match	Date/Time	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match #1	29 Aug	Ion Cernea	ROU	Decision	Loek Alflen	NED
Match #2	29 Aug	Imre Hódos	HUN	Draw	Gilberto Gramellini	ITA
Match #3	29 Aug	Bernard Knitter	POL	Draw	Masamitsu Ichiguchi	JPN
Match #4	29 Aug	Yaşar Yılmaz	TUR	Decision	Gilbert Dubier	FRA
Match #5	29 Aug	Michel Nakouzi	LBN	Decision	Ewald Tauer	GER
Match #6	29 Aug	Oleg Karavayev	URS	Decision	Stipan Dora	YUG
Match #7	29 Aug	Jiří Švec	TCH	Decision	Franz Brunner	AUT
Match #8	29 Aug	Dinko Petrov	BUL	Decision	Edvin Vesterby	SWE

Round Four

Date	30 August 1960 — 10:00

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Bad Points	Event Status
1	Oleg Karavayev	URS	2	–
=2	Dinko Petrov	BUL	4	–
=2	Masamitsu Ichiguchi	JPN	4	–
=2	Ion Cernea	ROU	4	–
=5	Bernard Knitter	POL	5	–
=5	Edvin Vesterby	SWE	5	–
=5	Jiří Švec	TCH	5	–
=5	Yaşar Yılmaz	TUR	5	–
=9	Gilberto Gramellini	ITA	6	eliminated
=9	Michel Nakouzi	LBN	6	eliminated
11	Imre Hódos	HUN	8	eliminated
12	Stipan Dora	YUG	9	eliminated

Match	Date/Time	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match #1	30 Aug	Ion Cernea	ROU	Decision	Gilberto Gramellini	ITA
Match #2	30 Aug	Bernard Knitter	POL	Injury	Imre Hódos	HUN
Match #3	30 Aug	Masamitsu Ichiguchi	JPN	Decision	Yaşar Yılmaz	TUR
Match #4	30 Aug	Oleg Karavayev	URS	Decision	Michel Nakouzi	LBN
Match #5	30 Aug	Edvin Vesterby	SWE	Fall (11:15)	Stipan Dora	YUG
Match #6	30 Aug	Jiří Švec	TCH	Draw	Dinko Petrov	BUL

Round Five

Date	31 August 1960 — 20:00

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Bad Points	Event Status
1	Oleg Karavayev	URS	2	–
2	Ion Cernea	ROU	5	–
3	Dinko Petrov	BUL	6	eliminated
=4	Edvin Vesterby	SWE	7	eliminated
=4	Jiří Švec	TCH	7	eliminated
=4	Yaşar Yılmaz	TUR	7	eliminated
=7	Masamitsu Ichiguchi	JPN	8	eliminated
=7	Bernard Knitter	POL	8	eliminated

Match	Date/Time	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match #1	31 Aug	Ion Cernea	ROU	Decision	Bernard Knitter	POL
Match #2	31 Aug	Oleg Karavayev	URS	Fall (3:04)	Masamitsu Ichiguchi	JPN
Match #3	31 Aug	Yaşar Yılmaz	TUR	Draw	Dinko Petrov	BUL
Match #4	31 Aug	Jiří Švec	TCH	Draw	Edvin Vesterby	SWE

Final Round

Date	31 August 1960

Match	Date/Time	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match #1	31 Aug	Oleg Karavayev	URS	Decision	Ion Cernea	ROU