| | Event type
Bantamweight, Greco-Roman (≤57 kg), Men
| Date | 16 – 19 October 1964 | |
|---|---|---|
| Status | Olympic | |
| Location | Komazawa Gymnasium, Komazawa Olympic Park, Tokyo | |
| Participants | 18 from 18 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. | |
The last two World Champions were Japan’s Masamitsu Ichiguchi (1962), and Hungarian János Varga (1963). They were both in Tokyo along with the Roma silver medalist, Ion Cernea of Romania. Ichiguchi led after rounds one, three, and four, with Czechoslovak Jiří Švec leading after round two. Varga struggled and was eliminated after losing to Ichiguchi in round three. When Ichiguchi defeated Švec in round five, he had the gold medal. The other match in that round was Cernea against Soviet Vladlen Trostianskiy, which Trostianskiy won to secure the silver. Cernea won the bronze medal based on his third-round decision over Švec. Cernea would later win the 1966 World Championships, while Varga won the gold medal at Mexico City in 1968 and repeated as World Champion in 1970.
| Pos | Number | Competitor | NOC | Round Eliminated | Bad Points | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Masamitsu Ichiguchi |  JPN | – | – | Gold | ||
| 2 | 14 | Vladlen Trostyansky |  URS | – | – | Silver | ||
| 3 | 8 | Ion Cernea |  ROU | – | – | Bronze | ||
| 4 | 11 | Jiří Švec |  TCH | – | – | |||
| =5 | 18 | Tsvyatko Pashkulev |  BUL | – | – | |||
| =5 | 17 | Kamel El-Sayed |  EGY | – | – | |||
| =5 | 2 | Fritz Stange |  GER | – | – | |||
| 13 | Ünver Beşergil |  TUR | eliminated r4/5 | 7 | ||||
| 3 | János Varga |  HUN | eliminated r3/5 | 6 | ||||
| 1 | Andy Fitch |  USA | eliminated r3/5 | 6 | ||||
| 15 | Bishambar Singh |  IND | eliminated r3/5 | 7 | ||||
| 9 | Bernard Knitter |  POL | eliminated r3/5 | 7 | ||||
| 5 | Michele Toma |  ITA | eliminated r3/5 | 8 | ||||
| 20 | Moisés López |  MEX | eliminated r2/5 | 6 | ||||
| 3 | Nour Ullah Noor |  AFG | eliminated r2/5 | 7 | ||||
| 10 | Siavash Shafizadeh |  IRI | eliminated r2/5 | 7 | ||||
| 12 | Jang Lee-Hyeon |  KOR | eliminated r2/5 | 8 | ||||
| 4 | Tortillano Tumasis |  PHI | withdrew r2/5 | 3 |
Round One
| Date | 16 October 1964 |
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| Pos | Number | Competitor | NOC | Bad Points | Event Status | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| =1 | 4 | Masamitsu Ichiguchi | JPN | 0 | – | ||
| =1 | 11 | Jiří Švec | TCH | 0 | – | ||
| =3 | 18 | Tsvyatko Pashkulev | BUL | 1 | – | ||
| =3 | 2 | Fritz Stange | GER | 1 | – | ||
| =3 | 15 | Bishambar Singh | IND | 1 | – | ||
| =3 | 5 | Michele Toma | ITA | 1 | – | ||
| =3 | 9 | Bernard Knitter | POL | 1 | – | ||
| =3 | 14 | Vladlen Trostyansky | URS | 1 | – | ||
| =9 | 3 | János Varga | HUN | 2 | – | ||
| =9 | 8 | Ion Cernea | ROU | 2 | – | ||
| =11 | 17 | Kamel El-Sayed | EGY | 3 | – | ||
| =11 | 10 | Siavash Shafizadeh | IRI | 3 | – | ||
| =11 | 20 | Moisés López | MEX | 3 | – | ||
| =11 | 4 | Tortillano Tumasis | PHI | 3 | withdrew | ||
| =11 | 13 | Ünver Beşergil | TUR | 3 | – | ||
| =11 | 1 | Andy Fitch | USA | 3 | – | ||
| =17 | 3 | Nour Ullah Noor | AFG | 4 | – | ||
| =17 | 12 | Jang Lee-Hyeon | KOR | 4 | – |
| Match | Date/Time | Competitor | NOC | Result | Competitor | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match #1 | 16 Oct | Fritz Stange | GER | Decision | Andy Fitch | USA | |
| Match #2 | 16 Oct | Masamitsu Ichiguchi | JPN | Fall (9:56) | Nour Ullah Noor | AFG | |
| Match #3 | 16 Oct | Michele Toma | ITA | Decision | Tortillano Tumasis | PHI | |
| Match #4 | 16 Oct | János Varga | HUN | Draw | Ion Cernea | ROU | |
| Match #5 | 16 Oct | Bernard Knitter | POL | Decision | Siavash Shafizadeh | IRI | |
| Match #6 | 16 Oct | Jiří Švec | TCH | Fall (6:31) | Jang Lee-Hyeon | KOR | |
| Match #7 | 16 Oct | Bishambar Singh | IND | Decision | Moisés López | MEX | |
| Match #8 | 16 Oct | Vladlen Trostyansky | URS | Decision | Ünver Beşergil | TUR | |
| Match #9 | 16 Oct | Tsvyatko Pashkulev | BUL | Decision | Kamel El-Sayed | EGY |
Round Two
| Date | 17 October 1964 |
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| Pos | Number | Competitor | NOC | Bad Points | Event Status | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | Jiří Švec | TCH | 0 | – | ||
| =2 | 18 | Tsvyatko Pashkulev | BUL | 1 | – | ||
| =2 | 4 | Masamitsu Ichiguchi | JPN | 1 | – | ||
| 4 | 14 | Vladlen Trostyansky | URS | 2 | – | ||
| =5 | 3 | János Varga | HUN | 3 | – | ||
| =5 | 8 | Ion Cernea | ROU | 3 | – | ||
| =5 | 13 | Ünver Beşergil | TUR | 3 | – | ||
| =8 | 17 | Kamel El-Sayed | EGY | 4 | – | ||
| =8 | 2 | Fritz Stange | GER | 4 | – | ||
| =8 | 15 | Bishambar Singh | IND | 4 | – | ||
| =8 | 5 | Michele Toma | ITA | 4 | – | ||
| =8 | 9 | Bernard Knitter | POL | 4 | – | ||
| =8 | 1 | Andy Fitch | USA | 4 | – | ||
| 14 | 20 | Moisés López | MEX | 6 | eliminated | ||
| =15 | 3 | Nour Ullah Noor | AFG | 7 | eliminated | ||
| =15 | 10 | Siavash Shafizadeh | IRI | 7 | eliminated | ||
| 17 | 12 | Jang Lee-Hyeon | KOR | 8 | eliminated |
| Match | Date/Time | Competitor | NOC | Result | Competitor | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match #1 | 17 Oct | Andy Fitch | USA | Decision | Nour Ullah Noor | AFG | |
| Match #2 | 17 Oct | Masamitsu Ichiguchi | JPN | Decision | Fritz Stange | GER | |
| Match #3 | 17 Oct | János Varga | HUN | Decision | Michele Toma | ITA | |
| Match #4 | 17 Oct | Ion Cernea | ROU | Decision | Bernard Knitter | POL | |
| Match #5 | 17 Oct | Jiří Švec | TCH | Fall (1:22) | Siavash Shafizadeh | IRI | |
| Match #6 | 17 Oct | Ünver Beşergil | TUR | Fall (6:17) | Jang Lee-Hyeon | KOR | |
| Match #7 | 17 Oct | Vladlen Trostyansky | URS | Decision | Bishambar Singh | IND | |
| Match #8 | 17 Oct | Kamel El-Sayed | EGY | Decision | Moisés López | MEX | |
| Match #9 | 17 Oct | Tsvyatko Pashkulev | BUL |
Round Three
| Date | 18 October 1964 |
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| Pos | Number | Competitor | NOC | Bad Points | Event Status | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Masamitsu Ichiguchi | JPN | 2 | – | ||
| =2 | 18 | Tsvyatko Pashkulev | BUL | 3 | – | ||
| =2 | 11 | Jiří Švec | TCH | 3 | – | ||
| =2 | 14 | Vladlen Trostyansky | URS | 3 | – | ||
| =5 | 17 | Kamel El-Sayed | EGY | 4 | – | ||
| =5 | 2 | Fritz Stange | GER | 4 | – | ||
| =5 | 8 | Ion Cernea | ROU | 4 | – | ||
| =5 | 13 | Ünver Beşergil | TUR | 4 | – | ||
| =9 | 3 | János Varga | HUN | 6 | eliminated | ||
| =9 | 1 | Andy Fitch | USA | 6 | eliminated | ||
| =11 | 15 | Bishambar Singh | IND | 7 | eliminated | ||
| =11 | 9 | Bernard Knitter | POL | 7 | eliminated | ||
| 13 | 5 | Michele Toma | ITA | 8 | eliminated |
| Match | Date/Time | Competitor | NOC | Result | Competitor | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match #1 | 18 Oct | Fritz Stange | GER | Fall (9:19) | Michele Toma | ITA | |
| Match #2 | 18 Oct | Masamitsu Ichiguchi | JPN | Decision | János Varga | HUN | |
| Match #3 | 18 Oct | Ion Cernea | ROU | Decision | Jiří Švec | TCH | |
| Match #4 | 18 Oct | Vladlen Trostyansky | URS | Decision | Bernard Knitter | POL | |
| Match #5 | 18 Oct | Tsvyatko Pashkulev | BUL | Draw | Andy Fitch | USA | |
| Match #6 | 18 Oct | Ünver Beşergil | TUR | Decision | Bishambar Singh | IND | |
| Match #7 | 18 Oct | Kamel El-Sayed | EGY |
Round Four
| Date | 19 October 1964 |
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| Pos | Number | Competitor | NOC | Bad Points | Event Status | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Masamitsu Ichiguchi | JPN | 3 | – | ||
| =2 | 8 | Ion Cernea | ROU | 5 | – | ||
| =2 | 11 | Jiří Švec | TCH | 5 | – | ||
| =2 | 14 | Vladlen Trostyansky | URS | 5 | – | ||
| =5 | 18 | Tsvyatko Pashkulev | BUL | 6 | eliminated | ||
| =5 | 17 | Kamel El-Sayed | EGY | 6 | eliminated | ||
| =5 | 2 | Fritz Stange | GER | 6 | eliminated | ||
| 8 | 13 | Ünver Beşergil | TUR | 7 | eliminated |
| Match | Date/Time | Competitor | NOC | Result | Competitor | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match #1 | 19 Oct | Kamel El-Sayed | EGY | Draw | Fritz Stange | GER | |
| Match #2 | 19 Oct | Masamitsu Ichiguchi | JPN | Decision | Tsvyatko Pashkulev | BUL | |
| Match #3 | 19 Oct | Ion Cernea | ROU | Decision | Ünver Beşergil | TUR | |
| Match #4 | 19 Oct | Jiří Švec | TCH | Draw | Vladlen Trostyansky | URS |
Final Round
| Date | 19 October 1964 |
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| Match | Date/Time | Competitor | NOC | Result | Competitor | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match #1 | 19 Oct | Masamitsu Ichiguchi | JPN | Decision | Jiří Švec | TCH | |
| Match #2 | 19 Oct | Vladlen Trostyansky | URS | Decision | Ion Cernea | ROU |