Wrestling at the 1956 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle flyweight

Men's freestyle flyweight
at the Games of the XVI Olympiad
The final podium
VenueRoyal Exhibition Building
Dates28 November–1 December
Competitors11 from 11 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Mirian Tsalkalamanidze  Soviet Union
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Mohamed Ali Khojastehpour  Iran
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Hüseyin Akbaş  Turkey
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Wrestling at the
1956 Summer Olympics
Greco-Roman
Flymen
Bantammen
Feathermen
Lightmen
Weltermen
Middlemen
Light heavymen
Heavymen
Freestyle
Flymen
Bantammen
Feathermen
Lightmen
Weltermen
Middlemen
Light heavymen
Heavymen

The men's freestyle flyweight competition at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne took place from 28 November to 1 December at the Royal Exhibition Building. Nations were limited to one competitor.[1] Flyweight was the lightest category, including wrestlers weighing up to 52 kilograms (114.6 lb).[2]

Competition format

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This freestyle wrestling competition continued to use the "bad points" elimination system introduced at the 1928 Summer Olympics for Greco-Roman and at the 1932 Summer Olympics for freestyle wrestling, as modified in 1952 (adding medal rounds and making all losses worth 3 points—from 1936 to 1948 losses by split decision only cost 2). Each round featured all wrestlers pairing off and wrestling one bout (with one wrestler having a bye if there were an odd number). The loser received 3 points. The winner received 1 point if the win was by decision and 0 points if the win was by fall. At the end of each round, any wrestler with at least 5 points was eliminated. This elimination continued until the medal rounds, which began when 3 wrestlers remained. These 3 wrestlers each faced each other in a round-robin medal round (with earlier results counting, if any had wrestled another before); record within the medal round determined medals, with bad points breaking ties.[2][1]

Results

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Round 1

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Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
Hüseyin Akbaş  Turkey Decision, 3–0 Luigi Chinazzo  Italy
André Zoete  France Fall Fred Flannery  Australia
Lee Jeong-gyu  South Korea Fall Abdul Aziz  Pakistan
Tadashi Asai  Japan Fall Baban Daware  India
Mirian Tsalkalamanidze  Soviet Union Decision, 3–0 Dick Delgado  United States
Mohamed Ali Khojastehpour  Iran Bye N/A N/A
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation Start Earned Total
1 Tadashi Asai  Japan 0 0 0
1 Mohamed Ali Khojastehpour  Iran 0 0 0
1 Lee Jeong-gyu  South Korea 0 0 0
1 André Zoete  France 0 0 0
5 Hüseyin Akbaş  Turkey 0 1 1
5 Mirian Tsalkalamanidze  Soviet Union 0 1 1
7 Abdul Aziz  Pakistan 0 3 3
7 Luigi Chinazzo  Italy 0 3 3
7 Baban Daware  India 0 3 3
7 Dick Delgado  United States 0 3 3
7 Fred Flannery  Australia 0 3 3

Round 2

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Lee withdrew after his bout.

Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
Mohamed Ali Khojastehpour  Iran Decision, 3–0 Luigi Chinazzo  Italy
Hüseyin Akbaş  Turkey Fall André Zoete  France
Abdul Aziz  Pakistan Decision, 3–0 Fred Flannery  Australia
Baban Daware  India Decision, 3–0 Lee Jeong-gyu  South Korea
Mirian Tsalkalamanidze  Soviet Union Decision, 2–1 Tadashi Asai  Japan
Dick Delgado  United States Bye N/A N/A
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation Start Earned Total
1 Hüseyin Akbaş  Turkey 1 0 1
1 Mohamed Ali Khojastehpour  Iran 0 1 1
3 Mirian Tsalkalamanidze  Soviet Union 1 1 2
4 Tadashi Asai  Japan 0 3 3
4 Dick Delgado  United States 3 0 3
4 André Zoete  France 0 3 3
7 Abdul Aziz  Pakistan 3 1 4
7 Baban Daware  India 3 1 4
9 Lee Jeong-gyu  South Korea 0 3 3*
10 Luigi Chinazzo  Italy 3 3 6
10 Fred Flannery  Australia 3 3 6

Round 3

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Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
Mohamed Ali Khojastehpour  Iran Decision, 3–0 Dick Delgado  United States
Hüseyin Akbaş  Turkey Fall Abdul Aziz  Pakistan
Tadashi Asai  Japan Decision, 3–0 André Zoete  France
Mirian Tsalkalamanidze  Soviet Union Fall Baban Daware  India
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation Start Earned Total
1 Hüseyin Akbaş  Turkey 1 0 1
2 Mohamed Ali Khojastehpour  Iran 0 1 2
2 Mirian Tsalkalamanidze  Soviet Union 2 0 2
4 Tadashi Asai  Japan 3 1 4
5 Dick Delgado  United States 3 3 6
5 André Zoete  France 3 3 6
7 Abdul Aziz  Pakistan 4 3 7
7 Baban Daware  India 4 3 7

Round 4

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Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
Mohamed Ali Khojastehpour  Iran Decision, 3–0 Tadashi Asai  Japan
Hüseyin Akbaş  Turkey Decision, 3–0 Mirian Tsalkalamanidze  Soviet Union
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation Start Earned Total
1 Hüseyin Akbaş  Turkey 1 1 2
2 Mohamed Ali Khojastehpour  Iran 2 1 3
3 Mirian Tsalkalamanidze  Soviet Union 2 3 5
4 Tadashi Asai  Japan 4 3 7

Medal rounds

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Akbaş's victory over Tsalkalamanidze in round 4 counted for the medal rounds. Each wrestler went 1–1 against the other medalists, but Tsalkalamanidze had the only win by fall. He received the gold medal. Of the remaining two competitors, Khojastehpour had defeated Akbaş head-to-head and so took silver.

Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
Mohamed Ali Khojastehpour  Iran Decision, 3–0 Hüseyin Akbaş  Turkey
Mirian Tsalkalamanidze  Soviet Union Fall Mohamed Ali Khojastehpour  Iran
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation Wins Losses Points
1st place, gold medalist(s) Mirian Tsalkalamanidze  Soviet Union 1 1 3
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Mohamed Ali Khojastehpour  Iran 1 1 4
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Hüseyin Akbaş  Turkey 1 1 4

References

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  1. ^ a b "Wrestling at the 1956 Melbourne Summer Games: Men's Freestyle Flyweight". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
  2. ^ a b Official Report 1958, p. 658.

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