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Bantamweight, Greco-Roman (≤57 kilograms), 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. Accumulation of 6 negative points eliminated the wrestler.

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	Competitor(s)	NOC	RE	Bad Points
1	Masamitsu Ichiguchi	JPN	–	–	Gold
2	Vladlen Trostyansky	URS	–	–	Silver
3	Ion Cernea	ROU	–	–	Bronze
4	Jiří Švec	TCH	–	–
=5	Tsvyatko Pashkulev	BUL	–	–
=5	Kamel El-Sayed	EGY	–	–
=5	Fritz Stange	GER	–	–
AC	Ünver Beşergil	TUR	Eliminated r4/5	7
AC	János Varga	HUN	Eliminated r3/5	6
AC	Andy Fitch	USA	Eliminated r3/5	6
AC	Bishambar Singh	IND	Eliminated r3/5	7
AC	Bernard Knitter	POL	Eliminated r3/5	7
AC	Michele Toma	ITA	Eliminated r3/5	8
AC	Moisés López	MEX	Eliminated r2/5	6
AC	Nour Ullah Noor	AFG	Eliminated r2/5	7
AC	Siavash Shafizadeh	IRI	Eliminated r2/5	7
AC	Jang I-Hyeon	KOR	Eliminated r2/5	8
AC	Tortillano Tumasis	PHI	Withdrew r2/5	3

Round One (16 October 1964)

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Bad Points
=1	Masamitsu Ichiguchi	JPN	0
=1	Jiří Švec	TCH	0
=3	Tsvyatko Pashkulev	BUL	1
=3	Fritz Stange	GER	1
=3	Bishambar Singh	IND	1
=3	Michele Toma	ITA	1
=3	Bernard Knitter	POL	1
=3	Vladlen Trostyansky	URS	1
=9	János Varga	HUN	2
=9	Ion Cernea	ROU	2
=11	Kamel El-Sayed	EGY	3
=11	Siavash Shafizadeh	IRI	3
=11	Moisés López	MEX	3
=11	Tortillano Tumasis	PHI	3	withdrew
=11	Ünver Beşergil	TUR	3
=11	Andy Fitch	USA	3
=17	Nour Ullah Noor	AFG	4
=17	Jang I-Hyeon	KOR	4

Match #1	Fritz Stange	GER	decision	Andy Fitch	USA
Match #2	Masamitsu Ichiguchi	JPN	fall (9:56)	Nour Ullah Noor	AFG
Match #3	Michele Toma	ITA	decision	Tortillano Tumasis	PHI
Match #4	János Varga	HUN	draw	Ion Cernea	ROU
Match #5	Bernard Knitter	POL	decision	Siavash Shafizadeh	IRI
Match #6	Jiří Švec	TCH	fall (6:31)	Jang I-Hyeon	KOR
Match #7	Bishambar Singh	IND	decision	Moisés López	MEX
Match #8	Vladlen Trostyansky	URS	decision	Ünver Beşergil	TUR
Match #9	Tsvyatko Pashkulev	BUL	decision	Kamel El-Sayed	EGY

Round Two (17 October 1964)

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Bad Points
1	Jiří Švec	TCH	0
=2	Tsvyatko Pashkulev	BUL	1
=2	Masamitsu Ichiguchi	JPN	1
4	Vladlen Trostyansky	URS	2
=5	János Varga	HUN	3
=5	Ion Cernea	ROU	3
=5	Ünver Beşergil	TUR	3
=8	Kamel El-Sayed	EGY	4
=8	Fritz Stange	GER	4
=8	Bishambar Singh	IND	4
=8	Michele Toma	ITA	4
=8	Bernard Knitter	POL	4
=8	Andy Fitch	USA	4
14	Moisés López	MEX	6	eliminated
=15	Nour Ullah Noor	AFG	7	eliminated
=15	Siavash Shafizadeh	IRI	7	eliminated
17	Jang I-Hyeon	KOR	8	eliminated

Match #1	Andy Fitch	USA	decision	Nour Ullah Noor	AFG
Match #2	Masamitsu Ichiguchi	JPN	decision	Fritz Stange	GER
Match #3	János Varga	HUN	decision	Michele Toma	ITA
Match #4	Ion Cernea	ROU	decision	Bernard Knitter	POL
Match #5	Jiří Švec	TCH	fall (1:22)	Siavash Shafizadeh	IRI
Match #6	Ünver Beşergil	TUR	fall (6:17)	Jang I-Hyeon	KOR
Match #7	Vladlen Trostyansky	URS	decision	Bishambar Singh	IND
Match #8	Kamel El-Sayed	EGY	decision	Moisés López	MEX
Match #9	Tsvyatko Pashkulev	BUL	bye

Round Three (18 October 1964)

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Bad Points
1	Masamitsu Ichiguchi	JPN	2
=2	Tsvyatko Pashkulev	BUL	3
=2	Jiří Švec	TCH	3
=2	Vladlen Trostyansky	URS	3
=5	Kamel El-Sayed	EGY	4
=5	Fritz Stange	GER	4
=5	Ion Cernea	ROU	4
=5	Ünver Beşergil	TUR	4
=9	János Varga	HUN	6	eliminated
=9	Andy Fitch	USA	6	eliminated
=11	Bishambar Singh	IND	7	eliminated
=11	Bernard Knitter	POL	7	eliminated
13	Michele Toma	ITA	8	eliminated

Match #1	Fritz Stange	GER	fall (9:19)	Michele Toma	ITA
Match #2	Masamitsu Ichiguchi	JPN	decision	János Varga	HUN
Match #3	Ion Cernea	ROU	decision	Jiří Švec	TCH
Match #4	Vladlen Trostyansky	URS	decision	Bernard Knitter	POL
Match #5	Tsvyatko Pashkulev	BUL	draw	Andy Fitch	USA
Match #6	Ünver Beşergil	TUR	decision	Bishambar Singh	IND
Match #7	Kamel El-Sayed	EGY	bye

Round Four (19 October 1964)

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Bad Points
1	Masamitsu Ichiguchi	JPN	3
=2	Ion Cernea	ROU	5
=2	Jiří Švec	TCH	5
=2	Vladlen Trostyansky	URS	5
=5	Tsvyatko Pashkulev	BUL	6	eliminated
=5	Kamel El-Sayed	EGY	6	eliminated
=5	Fritz Stange	GER	6	eliminated
8	Ünver Beşergil	TUR	7	eliminated

Match #1	Kamel El-Sayed	EGY	draw	Fritz Stange	GER
Match #2	Masamitsu Ichiguchi	JPN	decision	Tsvyatko Pashkulev	BUL
Match #3	Ion Cernea	ROU	decision	Ünver Beşergil	TUR
Match #4	Jiří Švec	TCH	draw	Vladlen Trostyansky	URS

Final Round (19 October 1964)

Match #1	Masamitsu Ichiguchi	JPN	decision	Jiří Švec	TCH
Match #2	Vladlen Trostyansky	URS	decision	Ion Cernea	ROU