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Featherweight, Greco-Roman (≤63 kg), Men

Date	16 – 19 October 1964
Status	Olympic
Location	Komazawa Gymnasium, Komazawa Olympic Park, Tokyo
Participants	27 from 27 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.

Since the mid-1950s Hungary’s Imre Polyák had been the best known name in this division, but he been frustrated in his attempts to win Olympic gold, taking silver in 1952, 1956, and 1960. He was World Champion in 1955, 1958, and 1962, winning silver at the 1963 Worlds. He made it to the final round in Tokyo easily, with only 1 bad point after four rounds. He then met Soviet Roman Rurua who had 4 bad points. When they fought to a draw, Rurua was eliminated, finally giving Polyak the gold medal. Bronze went to Yugoslavian Branko Martinović, who had won a silver medal as a lightweight in 1960. Rurua would take over as the dominant wrestler in this class, winning the 1968 gold medal, and the World Championships in 1966-67 and 1969.

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Round Eliminated	Bad Points
1	23	Imre Polyák	HUN	–	–	Gold
2	13	Roman Rurua	URS	–	–	Silver
3	6	Branko Martinović	YUG	–	–	Bronze
=4	24	Ron Finley	USA	–	–
=4	1	Moustafa Hamid	EGY	–	–
=6	18	Koji Sakurama	JPN	–	–
=6	16	Jef Mewis	BEL	–	–
=6	2	Rasoul Mir Malek	IRI	–	–
AC	27	Georges Ballery	FRA	eliminated r4/6	7
AC	14	Kazimierz Macioch	POL	eliminated r4/6	7
AC	20	Hans Marte	AUT	eliminated r4/6	8
AC	11	Svend Skrydstrup	DEN	eliminated r4/6	8
AC	4	Marin Bolocan	ROU	eliminated r4/6	8
AC	26	Don Cacas	AUS	eliminated r4/6	9
AC	9	Kyösti Lehtonen	FIN	withdrew r4/6	3
AC	3	Erik Olsson	SWE	eliminated r3/6	6
AC	7	Lothar Schneider	GER	eliminated r3/6	7
AC	8	Dinko Petrov	BUL	eliminated r3/6	8
AC	21	Petros Galaktopoulos	GRE	eliminated r3/6	8
AC	12	Matti Jutila	CAN	eliminated r2/6	6
AC	12	Müzahir Sille	TUR	eliminated r2/6	6
AC	22	Kim Bong-Jo	KOR	eliminated r2/6	7
AC	9	Mario Tovar	MEX	eliminated r2/6	7
AC	5	Nour Aka Sayed	AFG	eliminated r2/6	8
AC	16	Rubén Leibovich	ARG	eliminated r2/6	8
AC	14	Bandu Patil	IND	eliminated r2/6	8
AC	5	Antonio Senosa	PHI	eliminated r2/6	8

Round One

Date	16 October 1964

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Bad Points
=1	20	Hans Marte	AUT	0
=1	16	Jef Mewis	BEL	0
=1	9	Kyösti Lehtonen	FIN	0
=1	27	Georges Ballery	FRA	0
=1	6	Branko Martinović	YUG	0
=6	21	Petros Galaktopoulos	GRE	1
=6	23	Imre Polyák	HUN	1
=6	2	Rasoul Mir Malek	IRI	1
=6	18	Koji Sakurama	JPN	1
=6	3	Erik Olsson	SWE	1
=6	13	Roman Rurua	URS	1
=12	26	Don Cacas	AUS	2
=12	8	Dinko Petrov	BUL	2
=12	12	Matti Jutila	CAN	2
=12	11	Svend Skrydstrup	DEN	2
=12	7	Lothar Schneider	GER	2
=12	12	Müzahir Sille	TUR	2
=18	1	Moustafa Hamid	EGY	3
=18	22	Kim Bong-Jo	KOR	3
=18	9	Mario Tovar	MEX	3
=18	14	Kazimierz Macioch	POL	3
=18	4	Marin Bolocan	ROU	3
=18	24	Ron Finley	USA	3
=24	5	Nour Aka Sayed	AFG	4
=24	16	Rubén Leibovich	ARG	4
=24	14	Bandu Patil	IND	4
=24	5	Antonio Senosa	PHI	4

Match	Date/Time	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match #1	16 Oct	Rasoul Mir Malek	IRI	Decision	Moustafa Hamid	EGY
Match #2	16 Oct	Erik Olsson	SWE	Decision	Marin Bolocan	ROU
Match #3	16 Oct	Branko Martinović	YUG	Fall (4:02)	Nour Aka Sayed	AFG
Match #4	16 Oct	Lothar Schneider	GER	Draw	Dinko Petrov	BUL
Match #5	16 Oct	Kyösti Lehtonen	FIN	Fall (1:18)	Rubén Leibovich	ARG
Match #6	16 Oct	Svend Skrydstrup	DEN	Draw	Müzahir Sille	TUR
Match #7	16 Oct	Roman Rurua	URS	Decision	Kazimierz Macioch	POL
Match #8	16 Oct	Jef Mewis	BEL	Fall (1:10)	Bandu Patil	IND
Match #9	16 Oct	Hans Marte	AUT	Fall (0:58)	Antonio Senosa	PHI
Match #10	16 Oct	Koji Sakurama	JPN	Decision	Mario Tovar	MEX
Match #11	16 Oct	Petros Galaktopoulos	GRE	Decision	Kim Bong-Jo	KOR
Match #12	16 Oct	Imre Polyák	HUN	Decision	Ron Finley	USA
Match #13	16 Oct	Matti Jutila	CAN	Draw	Don Cacas	AUS
Match #14	16 Oct	Georges Ballery	FRA

Round Two

Date	17 October 1964

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Bad Points	Event Status
1	16	Jef Mewis	BEL	0	–
=2	20	Hans Marte	AUT	1	–
=2	23	Imre Polyák	HUN	1	–
=2	18	Koji Sakurama	JPN	1	–
=2	13	Roman Rurua	URS	1	–
=6	26	Don Cacas	AUS	2	–
=6	11	Svend Skrydstrup	DEN	2	–
=6	9	Kyösti Lehtonen	FIN	2	–
=6	6	Branko Martinović	YUG	2	–
=10	27	Georges Ballery	FRA	3	–
=10	2	Rasoul Mir Malek	IRI	3	–
=10	14	Kazimierz Macioch	POL	3	–
=10	4	Marin Bolocan	ROU	3	–
=10	3	Erik Olsson	SWE	3	–
=10	24	Ron Finley	USA	3	–
=16	8	Dinko Petrov	BUL	4	–
=16	1	Moustafa Hamid	EGY	4	–
=16	7	Lothar Schneider	GER	4	–
=16	21	Petros Galaktopoulos	GRE	4	–
=20	12	Matti Jutila	CAN	6	eliminated
=20	12	Müzahir Sille	TUR	6	eliminated
=22	22	Kim Bong-Jo	KOR	7	eliminated
=22	9	Mario Tovar	MEX	7	eliminated
=24	5	Nour Aka Sayed	AFG	8	eliminated
=24	16	Rubén Leibovich	ARG	8	eliminated
=24	14	Bandu Patil	IND	8	eliminated
=24	5	Antonio Senosa	PHI	8	eliminated

Match	Date/Time	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match #1	17 Oct	Moustafa Hamid	EGY	Decision	Georges Ballery	FRA
Match #2	17 Oct	Kazimierz Macioch	POL	Default	Bandu Patil	IND
Match #3	17 Oct	Koji Sakurama	JPN	Fall (2:55)	Antonio Senosa	PHI
Match #4	17 Oct	Rasoul Mir Malek	IRI	Draw	Erik Olsson	SWE
Match #5	17 Oct	Marin Bolocan	ROU	Fall (3:56)	Nour Aka Sayed	AFG
Match #6	17 Oct	Jef Mewis	BEL	Default	Mario Tovar	MEX
Match #7	17 Oct	Hans Marte	AUT	Decision	Petros Galaktopoulos	GRE
Match #8	17 Oct	Imre Polyák	HUN	Fall (4:39)	Kim Bong-Jo	KOR
Match #9	17 Oct	Branko Martinović	YUG	Draw	Lothar Schneider	GER
Match #10	17 Oct	Ron Finley	USA	Default	Matti Jutila	CAN
Match #11	17 Oct	Dinko Petrov	BUL	Draw	Kyösti Lehtonen	FIN
Match #12	17 Oct	Roman Rurua	URS	Fall (4:26)	Müzahir Sille	TUR
Match #13	17 Oct	Svend Skrydstrup	DEN	Foul	Rubén Leibovich	ARG
Match #14	17 Oct	Don Cacas	AUS

Round Three

Date	18 October 1964

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Bad Points	Event Status
1	23	Imre Polyák	HUN	1	–
=2	18	Koji Sakurama	JPN	2	–
=2	13	Roman Rurua	URS	2	–
=2	6	Branko Martinović	YUG	2	–
=5	16	Jef Mewis	BEL	3	–
=5	9	Kyösti Lehtonen	FIN	3	–
=5	24	Ron Finley	USA	3	–
=8	20	Hans Marte	AUT	4	–
=8	27	Georges Ballery	FRA	4	–
=8	14	Kazimierz Macioch	POL	4	–
=11	26	Don Cacas	AUS	5	–
=11	11	Svend Skrydstrup	DEN	5	–
=11	1	Moustafa Hamid	EGY	5	–
=11	2	Rasoul Mir Malek	IRI	5	–
=11	4	Marin Bolocan	ROU	5	–
16	3	Erik Olsson	SWE	6	eliminated
17	7	Lothar Schneider	GER	7	eliminated
=18	8	Dinko Petrov	BUL	8	eliminated
=18	21	Petros Galaktopoulos	GRE	8	eliminated

Match	Date/Time	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match #1	18 Oct	Georges Ballery	FRA	Decision	Don Cacas	AUS
Match #2	18 Oct	Moustafa Hamid	EGY	Decision	Erik Olsson	SWE
Match #3	18 Oct	Rasoul Mir Malek	IRI	Draw	Marin Bolocan	ROU
Match #4	18 Oct	Branko Martinović	YUG	Default	Dinko Petrov	BUL
Match #5	18 Oct	Kyösti Lehtonen	FIN	Decision	Lothar Schneider	GER
Match #6	18 Oct	Roman Rurua	URS	Decision	Svend Skrydstrup	DEN
Match #7	18 Oct	Kazimierz Macioch	POL	Decision	Jef Mewis	BEL
Match #8	18 Oct	Koji Sakurama	JPN	Decision	Hans Marte	AUT
Match #9	18 Oct	Imre Polyák	HUN	Fall (4:39)	Petros Galaktopoulos	GRE
Match #10	18 Oct	Ron Finley	USA

Round Four

Date	19 October 1964

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Bad Points	Event Status
1	23	Imre Polyák	HUN	1	–
=2	18	Koji Sakurama	JPN	3	–
=2	13	Roman Rurua	URS	3	–
=2	24	Ron Finley	USA	3	–
=2	6	Branko Martinović	YUG	3	–
=6	16	Jef Mewis	BEL	6	eliminated
=6	1	Moustafa Hamid	EGY	6	eliminated
=6	2	Rasoul Mir Malek	IRI	6	eliminated
=9	27	Georges Ballery	FRA	7	eliminated
=9	14	Kazimierz Macioch	POL	7	eliminated
=11	20	Hans Marte	AUT	8	eliminated
=11	11	Svend Skrydstrup	DEN	8	eliminated
=11	4	Marin Bolocan	ROU	8	eliminated
14	26	Don Cacas	AUS	9	eliminated

Match	Date/Time	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match #1	19 Oct	Ron Finley	USA	Fall (2:02)	Don Cacas	AUS
Match #2	19 Oct	Rasoul Mir Malek	IRI	Decision	Georges Ballery	FRA
Match #3	19 Oct	Moustafa Hamid	EGY	Decision	Marin Bolocan	ROU
Match #4	19 Oct	Branko Martinović	YUG	Decision	Svend Skrydstrup	DEN
Match #5	19 Oct	Roman Rurua	URS	Decision	Jef Mewis	BEL
Match #6	19 Oct	Imre Polyák	HUN	Default	Hans Marte	AUT
Match #7	19 Oct	Koji Sakurama	JPN	Decision	Kazimierz Macioch	POL

Round Five

Date	19 October 1964

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Bad Points	Event Status
1	23	Imre Polyák	HUN	1	–
=2	13	Roman Rurua	URS	4	–
=2	6	Branko Martinović	YUG	4	–
=4	18	Koji Sakurama	JPN	6	eliminated
=4	24	Ron Finley	USA	6	eliminated

Match	Date/Time	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match #1	19 Oct	Branko Martinović	YUG	Decision	Ron Finley	USA
Match #2	19 Oct	Roman Rurua	URS	Decision	Koji Sakurama	JPN
Match #3	19 Oct	Imre Polyák	HUN

Final Round

Date	19 October 1964

Match	Date/Time	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match #1	19 Oct	Imre Polyák	HUN	Draw	Roman Rurua	URS