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Welterweight, Greco-Roman (≤78 kilograms), Men

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

After four rounds four wrestlers were tied with 5 bad points – Kiril Petkov of Bulgaria, Anatoly Kolesov of the Soviet Union, Bertil Nyström of Sweden, and Bolesław Dubicki of Poland. In round five Kolesov and Nyström drew, as did Petkov and Dubicki, which left them all with 7 bad points and theoretically eliminated, so that required another round to determine the medalists. In that round Petkov and Nystrom drew, as did Nystrom and Dubicki, which meant that Kolesov’s victory by decision over Dubicki was the determining factor to give Kolesov the gold medal. Petkov won the silver medal over Nystrom based on lower bodyweight. Kolesov was World Champion in 1962-63 and would win again in 1965.

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	RE	Bad Points
1	Anatoly Kolesov	URS	–	–	Gold
2	Kiril Petkov	BUL	–	–	Silver
3	Bertil Nyström	SWE	–	–	Bronze
4	Bolesław Dubicki	POL	–	–
=5	Antal Rizmayer	HUN	–	–
=5	Ion Țăranu	ROU	–	–
AC	René Schiermeyer	FRA	Eliminated r4/6	7
AC	Asghar Zoghian	IRI	Eliminated r4/6	7
AC	Russell Camilleri	USA	Eliminated r4/6	7
AC	Matti Laakso	FIN	Eliminated r4/6	9
AC	Rudolf Vesper	GER	Eliminated r3/6	6
AC	Sadao Kazama	JPN	Eliminated r3/6	6
AC	Harald Barlie	NOR	Eliminated r3/6	6
AC	Mithat Bayrak	TUR	Eliminated r3/6	6
AC	Helmut Längle	AUT	Eliminated r3/6	8
AC	Albert Michiels	BEL	Eliminated r3/6	9
AC	Sin Dong-Ui	KOR	Eliminated r2/6	6
AC	Carlos Alberto Vario	ARG	Eliminated r2/6	7
AC	Job Mayo	PHI	Eliminated r2/6	8

Round One (16 October 1964)

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Bad Points
=1	Matti Laakso	FIN	0
=1	Asghar Zoghian	IRI	0
=3	Antal Rizmayer	HUN	1
=3	Bolesław Dubicki	POL	1
=3	Ion Țăranu	ROU	1
=3	Anatoly Kolesov	URS	1
=7	Helmut Längle	AUT	2
=7	Albert Michiels	BEL	2
=7	René Schiermeyer	FRA	2
=7	Rudolf Vesper	GER	2
=7	Sadao Kazama	JPN	2
=7	Harald Barlie	NOR	2
=7	Bertil Nyström	SWE	2
=7	Mithat Bayrak	TUR	2
=15	Carlos Alberto Vario	ARG	3
=15	Kiril Petkov	BUL	3
=15	Sin Dong-Ui	KOR	3
=15	Russell Camilleri	USA	3
19	Job Mayo	PHI	4

Match #1	Anatoly Kolesov	URS	decision	Sin Dong-Ui	KOR
Match #2	Ion Țăranu	ROU	decision	Kiril Petkov	BUL
Match #3	Matti Laakso	FIN	fall (3:52)	Job Mayo	PHI
Match #4	Mithat Bayrak	TUR	draw	Bertil Nyström	SWE
Match #5	Rudolf Vesper	GER	draw	Sadao Kazama	JPN
Match #6	Antal Rizmayer	HUN	decision	Carlos Alberto Vario	ARG
Match #7	Harald Barlie	NOR	draw	Helmut Längle	AUT
Match #8	Bolesław Dubicki	POL	decision	Russell Camilleri	USA
Match #9	Albert Michiels	BEL	draw	René Schiermeyer	FRA
Match #10	Asghar Zoghian	IRI	bye

Round Two (17 October 1964)

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Bad Points
1	Asghar Zoghian	IRI	1
=2	René Schiermeyer	FRA	2
=2	Harald Barlie	NOR	2
=2	Bolesław Dubicki	POL	2
=5	Kiril Petkov	BUL	3
=5	Matti Laakso	FIN	3
=5	Sadao Kazama	JPN	3
=5	Ion Țăranu	ROU	3
=5	Bertil Nyström	SWE	3
=5	Mithat Bayrak	TUR	3
=5	Anatoly Kolesov	URS	3
=12	Antal Rizmayer	HUN	4
=12	Russell Camilleri	USA	4
=14	Helmut Längle	AUT	5
=14	Albert Michiels	BEL	5
=14	Rudolf Vesper	GER	5
17	Sin Dong-Ui	KOR	6	eliminated
18	Carlos Alberto Vario	ARG	7	eliminated
19	Job Mayo	PHI	8	eliminated

Match #1	Asghar Zoghian	IRI	decision	Sin Dong-Ui	KOR
Match #2	Anatoly Kolesov	URS	draw	Ion Țăranu	ROU
Match #3	Kiril Petkov	BUL	fall (2:19)	Job Mayo	PHI
Match #4	Mithat Bayrak	TUR	decision	Matti Laakso	FIN
Match #5	Bertil Nyström	SWE	decision	Rudolf Vesper	GER
Match #6	Sadao Kazama	JPN	decision	Antal Rizmayer	HUN
Match #7	Harald Barlie	NOR	fall (1:45)	Carlos Alberto Vario	ARG
Match #8	Russell Camilleri	USA	decision	Helmut Längle	AUT
Match #9	Bolesław Dubicki	POL	decision	Albert Michiels	BEL
Match #10	René Schiermeyer	FRA	bye

Round Three (18 October 1964)

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Bad Points
=1	René Schiermeyer	FRA	3
=1	Bolesław Dubicki	POL	3
=3	Antal Rizmayer	HUN	4
=3	Asghar Zoghian	IRI	4
=3	Bertil Nyström	SWE	4
=3	Russell Camilleri	USA	4
=7	Kiril Petkov	BUL	5
=7	Matti Laakso	FIN	5
=7	Ion Țăranu	ROU	5
=7	Anatoly Kolesov	URS	5
=11	Rudolf Vesper	GER	6	eliminated
=11	Sadao Kazama	JPN	6	eliminated
=11	Harald Barlie	NOR	6	eliminated
=11	Mithat Bayrak	TUR	6	eliminated
15	Helmut Längle	AUT	8	eliminated
16	Albert Michiels	BEL	9	eliminated

Match #1	René Schiermeyer	FRA	decision	Asghar Zoghian	IRI
Match #2	Anatoly Kolesov	URS	draw	Kiril Petkov	BUL
Match #3	Ion Țăranu	ROU	draw	Matti Laakso	FIN
Match #4	Rudolf Vesper	GER	decision	Mithat Bayrak	TUR
Match #5	Bertil Nyström	SWE	decision	Sadao Kazama	JPN
Match #6	Antal Rizmayer	HUN	fall (9:51)	Harald Barlie	NOR
Match #7	Bolesław Dubicki	POL	decision	Helmut Längle	AUT
Match #8	Russell Camilleri	USA	fall (7:07)	Albert Michiels	BEL

Round Four (19 October 1964)

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Bad Points
=1	Kiril Petkov	BUL	5
=1	Bolesław Dubicki	POL	5
=1	Bertil Nyström	SWE	5
=1	Anatoly Kolesov	URS	5
=5	Antal Rizmayer	HUN	6	eliminated
=5	Ion Țăranu	ROU	6	eliminated
=7	René Schiermeyer	FRA	7	eliminated
=7	Asghar Zoghian	IRI	7	eliminated
=7	Russell Camilleri	USA	7	eliminated
10	Matti Laakso	FIN	9	eliminated

Match #1	Anatoly Kolesov	URS	fall (4:20)	René Schiermeyer	FRA
Match #2	Ion Țăranu	ROU	decision	Asghar Zoghian	IRI
Match #3	Kiril Petkov	BUL	fall (8:59)	Matti Laakso	FIN
Match #4	Bertil Nyström	SWE	decision	Russell Camilleri	USA
Match #5	Antal Rizmayer	HUN	draw	Bolesław Dubicki	POL

Round Five (19 October 1964)

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Bad Points
=1	Kiril Petkov	BUL	7	eliminated
=1	Bolesław Dubicki	POL	7	eliminated
=1	Bertil Nyström	SWE	7	eliminated
=1	Anatoly Kolesov	URS	7	eliminated

Match #1	Anatoly Kolesov	URS	draw	Bertil Nyström	SWE
Match #2	Kiril Petkov	BUL	draw	Bolesław Dubicki	POL

Final Round (19 October 1964)

Match #1	Anatoly Kolesov	URS	decision	Bolesław Dubicki	POL
Match #2	Kiril Petkov	BUL	draw	Bertil Nyström	SWE
Match #3	Bertil Nyström	SWE	draw	Bolesław Dubicki	POL