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Featherweight, Greco-Roman (≤62 kilograms), Men

Date	26 – 31 August 1960 — 10:00
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.

Hungarian Imre Polyák was the favorite, having won a silver medal in the class at Helsinki in 1952 and Melbourne in 1956, and the World Championship in 1955 and 1958. Both of his World titles came over Turkey’s Müzahir Sille, who was also present in Roma. Another contender was Soviet Konstantin Vyrupayev, the bantamweight gold medalist in 1956. After five rounds, only Polyák and Sille remained, with Polyák having only 3 bad points to Sille’s 5. In the final round, however, Sille won a close decision to take the gold medal in an upset, leaving Polyák with his third consecutive silver medal. Vyrupayev and Italy’s Umberto Trippa were tied after five rounds with 6 bad points, but Vyrupayev had defeated Trippa by decision, which gave him the bronze medal.

Polyák was not done and would win the gold medal in this class at Tokyo in 1964, after winning the 1962 World Championship, defeating Vyrupayev in the final round. Sille moved to Germany in 1961 where he competed for KSV Witten 07, but he never competed internationally again.

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC
1	Müzahir Sille	TUR	Gold
2	Imre Polyák	HUN	Silver
3	Konstantin Vyrupayev	URS	Bronze
4	Umberto Trippa	ITA
5	Mihai Șulț	ROU
=6	Hossein Mollaghasemi	IRI
=6	Vojtech Tóth	TCH
8	Lee Allen	USA
9	Moustafa Hamid	UAR
10	Spas Penev	BUL
=11	Elie Naasan	LBN
=11	Gottlieb Neumair	GER
=11	Roger Mannhard	FRA
=11	Hans Marte	AUT
15	Rahal Mahassine	MAR
16	Leif Freij	SWE
17	Rudolf Pedersen	DEN
18	Rauno Mäkinen	FIN
=19	Joseph Schmid	SUI
=19	Kazimierz Macioch	POL
21	Masatoshi Takahira	JPN
=22	José António Gregório	POR
=22	Jean Schintgen	LUX
=22	Don Cacas	AUS
=22	Vojislav Gološin	YUG

Round One (26 August 1960 — 10:00)

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Bad Points
=1	Imre Polyák	HUN	0
=1	Rahal Mahassine	MAR	0
=1	Mihai Șulț	ROU	0
=1	Vojtech Tóth	TCH	0
=1	Lee Allen	USA	0
=6	Rudolf Pedersen	DEN	1
=6	Moustafa Hamid	UAR	1
=6	Hossein Mollaghasemi	IRI	1
=6	Umberto Trippa	ITA	1
=6	Elie Naasan	LBN	1
=6	Leif Freij	SWE	1
=6	Müzahir Sille	TUR	1
=13	Hans Marte	AUT	2
=13	Konstantin Vyrupayev	URS	2
=15	Spas Penev	BUL	3
=15	Rauno Mäkinen	FIN	3
=15	Roger Mannhard	FRA	3
=15	Gottlieb Neumair	GER	3
=15	Masatoshi Takahira	JPN	3
=15	Kazimierz Macioch	POL	3
=15	Joseph Schmid	SUI	3
=22	Don Cacas	AUS	4
=22	Jean Schintgen	LUX	4
=22	José António Gregório	POR	4
=22	Vojislav Gološin	YUG	4

Match #1	Lee Allen	USA	fall (5:25)	José António Gregório	POR
Match #2	Hossein Mollaghasemi	IRI	decision	Rauno Mäkinen	FIN
Match #3	Elie Naasan	LBN	decision	Joseph Schmid	SUI
Match #4	Vojtech Tóth	TCH	fall (---)	Jean Schintgen	LUX
Match #5	Mihai Șulț	ROU	fall (4:30)	Don Cacas	AUS
Match #6	Moustafa Hamid	UAR	decision	Spas Penev	BUL
Match #7	Leif Freij	SWE	decision	Masatoshi Takahira	JPN
Match #8	Müzahir Sille	TUR	decision	Gottlieb Neumair	GER
Match #9	Rudolf Pedersen	DEN	decision	Kazimierz Macioch	POL
Match #10	Umberto Trippa	ITA	decision	Roger Mannhard	FRA
Match #11	Hans Marte	AUT	draw	Konstantin Vyrupayev	URS
Match #12	Imre Polyák	HUN	fall (6:10)	Vojislav Gološin	YUG
Match #13	Rahal Mahassine	MAR	bye

Round Two (27 August 1960)

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Bad Points
=1	Imre Polyák	HUN	0
=1	Mihai Șulț	ROU	0
=3	Moustafa Hamid	UAR	1
=3	Hossein Mollaghasemi	IRI	1
=3	Lee Allen	USA	1
=6	Umberto Trippa	ITA	2
=6	Vojtech Tóth	TCH	2
=6	Müzahir Sille	TUR	2
=6	Konstantin Vyrupayev	URS	2
=10	Roger Mannhard	FRA	3
=10	Gottlieb Neumair	GER	3
=10	Elie Naasan	LBN	3
=10	Rahal Mahassine	MAR	3
=14	Spas Penev	BUL	4
=14	Rauno Mäkinen	FIN	4
=14	Leif Freij	SWE	4
=17	Hans Marte	AUT	5
=17	Rudolf Pedersen	DEN	5
=19	Kazimierz Macioch	POL	6	eliminated
=19	Joseph Schmid	SUI	6	eliminated
21	Masatoshi Takahira	JPN	7	eliminated
=22	Don Cacas	AUS	8	eliminated
=22	Jean Schintgen	LUX	8	eliminated
=22	José António Gregório	POR	8	eliminated
=22	Vojislav Gološin	YUG	8	eliminated

Match #1	Hossein Mollaghasemi	IRI	fall (10:42)	José António Gregório	POR
Match #2	Lee Allen	USA	decision	Rahal Mahassine	MAR
Match #3	Rauno Mäkinen	FIN	decision	Joseph Schmid	SUI
Match #4	Spas Penev	BUL	decision	Leif Freij	SWE
Match #5	Gottlieb Neumair	GER	fall (6:54)	Masatoshi Takahira	JPN
Match #6	Moustafa Hamid	UAR	fall (0:52)	Don Cacas	AUS
Match #7	Mihai Șulț	ROU	fall (8:15)	Jean Schintgen	LUX
Match #8	Elie Naasan	LBN	draw	Vojtech Tóth	TCH
Match #9	Umberto Trippa	ITA	decision	Hans Marte	AUT
Match #10	Müzahir Sille	TUR	decision	Kazimierz Macioch	POL
Match #11	Roger Mannhard	FRA	fall (8:29)	Rudolf Pedersen	DEN
Match #12	Konstantin Vyrupayev	URS	fall (3:35)	Vojislav Gološin	YUG
Match #13	Imre Polyák	HUN	bye

Round Three (29 August 1960 — 20:00)

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Bad Points
1	Imre Polyák	HUN	0
2	Mihai Șulț	ROU	1
=3	Hossein Mollaghasemi	IRI	2
=3	Umberto Trippa	ITA	2
=3	Müzahir Sille	TUR	2
=3	Konstantin Vyrupayev	URS	2
7	Vojtech Tóth	TCH	3
=8	Moustafa Hamid	UAR	4
=8	Lee Allen	USA	4
10	Spas Penev	BUL	5
=11	Hans Marte	AUT	6	eliminated
=11	Roger Mannhard	FRA	6	eliminated
=11	Gottlieb Neumair	GER	6	eliminated
=11	Elie Naasan	LBN	6	eliminated
15	Rahal Mahassine	MAR	7	eliminated
16	Leif Freij	SWE	8	eliminated
17	Rudolf Pedersen	DEN	9	eliminated

Match #1	Hossein Mollaghasemi	IRI	decision	Lee Allen	USA
Match #2	Imre Polyák	HUN	fall (8:27)	Rahal Mahassine	MAR
Match #3	Umberto Trippa	ITA	fall (0:26)	Rudolf Pedersen	DEN
Match #4	Spas Penev	BUL	decision	Gottlieb Neumair	GER
Match #5	Müzahir Sille	TUR	fall (1:10)	Leif Freij	SWE
Match #6	Mihai Șulț	ROU	decision	Elie Naasan	LBN
Match #7	Vojtech Tóth	TCH	decision	Moustafa Hamid	UAR
Match #8	Hans Marte	AUT	decision	Roger Mannhard	FRA
Match #9	Konstantin Vyrupayev	URS	bye

Round Four (30 August 1960 — 10:00)

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Bad Points
1	Imre Polyák	HUN	1
2	Müzahir Sille	TUR	2
=3	Hossein Mollaghasemi	IRI	3
=3	Umberto Trippa	ITA	3
=5	Mihai Șulț	ROU	4
=5	Vojtech Tóth	TCH	4
7	Konstantin Vyrupayev	URS	5
8	Lee Allen	USA	7	eliminated
=9	Spas Penev	BUL	8	eliminated
=9	Moustafa Hamid	UAR	8	eliminated

Match #1	Imre Polyák	HUN	decision	Konstantin Vyrupayev	URS
Match #2	Vojtech Tóth	TCH	decision	Lee Allen	USA
Match #3	Hossein Mollaghasemi	IRI	decision	Mihai Șulț	ROU
Match #4	Müzahir Sille	TUR	fall (1:55)	Moustafa Hamid	UAR
Match #5	Umberto Trippa	ITA	decision	Spas Penev	BUL

Round Five (31 August 1960 — 20:00)

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Bad Points
1	Imre Polyák	HUN	2
2	Umberto Trippa	ITA	3
=3	Mihai Șulț	ROU	5
=3	Müzahir Sille	TUR	5
=3	Konstantin Vyrupayev	URS	5
=6	Hossein Mollaghasemi	IRI	7	eliminated
=6	Vojtech Tóth	TCH	7	eliminated

Match #1	Konstantin Vyrupayev	URS	fall (4:27)	Hossein Mollaghasemi	IRI
Match #2	Imre Polyák	HUN	decision	Vojtech Tóth	TCH
Match #3	Mihai Șulț	ROU	decision	Müzahir Sille	TUR
Match #4	Umberto Trippa	ITA	bye

Round Six (31 August 1960 — 21:00)

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Bad Points
1	Imre Polyák	HUN	3
2	Müzahir Sille	TUR	5
=3	Umberto Trippa	ITA	6	eliminated
=3	Konstantin Vyrupayev	URS	6	eliminated
5	Mihai Șulț	ROU	8	eliminated

Match #1	Imre Polyák	HUN	decision	Mihai Șulț	ROU
Match #2	Konstantin Vyrupayev	URS	decision	Umberto Trippa	ITA
Match #3	Müzahir Sille	TUR	bye

Final Round (31 August 1960)

Match #1	Müzahir Sille	TUR	decision	Imre Polyák	HUN