Wrestling at the 1956 Summer Olympics – Men's Greco-Roman light heavyweight
| Men's light heavyweight Greco-Roman wrestling at the Games of the XVI Olympiad | ||||||||||
| Venue | Royal Exhibition Building | |||||||||
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| Dates | December 3–6 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 10 from 10 nations | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| Wrestling at the 1956 Summer Olympics  | ||
|---|---|---|
| Greco-Roman | ||
| Fly | men | |
| Bantam | men | |
| Feather | men | |
| Light | men | |
| Welter | men | |
| Middle | men | |
| Light heavy | men | |
| Heavy | men | |
| Freestyle | ||
| Fly | men | |
| Bantam | men | |
| Feather | men | |
| Light | men | |
| Welter | men | |
| Middle | men | |
| Light heavy | men | |
| Heavy | men | |
The men's Greco-Roman light heavyweight was a Greco-Roman wrestling event held as part of the Wrestling at the 1956 Summer Olympics programme. It was the tenth appearance of the event. Light heavyweight was the second-heaviest category, including wrestlers weighing up to 87 kilograms.
Results
Source: Official results[1][2]
First round
| Losses | Winner | Loser | Losses |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 |  Adil Atan (TUR) |
.svg.png){kind=small} Gyula Kovács (HUN) |
1 |
| 0 | .svg.png){kind=small} Valentin Nikolayev (URS) |
.svg.png){kind=small} Petko Sirakov (BUL) |
1 |
| 0 |  Dale Thomas (USA) |
 Eugen Wiesberger (AUT) |
1 |
| 0 |  Karl-Erik Nilsson (SWE) |
 Veikko Lahti (FIN) |
1 |
| 0 |  Bob Steckle (CAN) |
 Victor Macha (AUS) |
1 |
Second round
| Losses | Winner | Loser | Losses |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Petko Sirakov (BUL) |
Adil Atan (TUR) |
1 |
| 0 | Valentin Nikolayev (URS) |
Gyula Kovács (HUN) |
2 |
| 1 | Veikko Lahti (FIN) |
Dale Thomas (USA) |
1 |
| 1 | Eugen Wiesberger (AUT) |
Victor Macha (AUS) |
2 |
| 0 | Karl-Erik Nilsson (SWE) |
Bob Steckle (CAN) |
1 |
Third round
| Losses | Winner | Loser | Losses |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Petko Sirakov (BUL) |
Dale Thomas (USA) |
2 |
| 0 | Valentin Nikolayev (URS) |
Veikko Lahti (FIN) |
2 |
| 0 | Karl-Erik Nilsson (SWE) |
Eugen Wiesberger (AUT) |
2 |
| 1 | Bob Steckle (CAN) |
Bye | – |
| – | Abandoned | Adil Atan (TUR) |
– |
Fourth round
| Losses | Winner | Loser | Losses |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Petko Sirakov (BUL) |
Bob Steckle (CAN) |
2 |
| 0 | Valentin Nikolayev (URS) |
Karl-Erik Nilsson (SWE) |
1 |
Fifth round
| Losses | Winner | Loser | Losses |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Petko Sirakov (BUL) |
Karl-Erik Nilsson (SWE) |
2 |
References
- ↑ "The Official Report of the Organizing Committee for the Games of the XVI Olympiad Melbourne 1956" (PDF). The Organizing Committee of the XVI Olympiad, Melbourne. 1958. Retrieved 2012-08-19.
- ↑ "Wrestling at the 1956 Melbourne Summer Games: Men's Light-Heavyweight, Greco-Roman". Retrieved 2012-08-19.
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