Wrestling at the 1960 Summer Olympics
At the 1960 Summer Olympics, 16 wrestling events were contested, all for men. There were eight weight classes in Greco-Roman wrestling and eight classes in freestyle wrestling.
Medal summary
Greco-Roman
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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| Flyweight |
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Osman El-Sayed United Arab Republic |
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| Bantamweight |
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Ion Cernea Romania |
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| Featherweight |
Müzahir Sille Turkey |
Imre Polyák Hungary |
Konstantin Vyrupayev Soviet Union |
| Lightweight |
Avtandil Koridze Soviet Union |
Branislav Martinović Yugoslavia |
Gustav Freij Sweden |
| Welterweight |
Mithat Bayrak Turkey |
Günther Maritschnigg Germany |
René Schiermeyer France |
| Middleweight |
Dimitar Dobrev Bulgaria |
Lothar Metz Germany |
Ion Țăranu Romania |
| Light Heavyweight |
Tevfik Kis Turkey |
Krali Bimbalov Bulgaria |
Givi Kartoziya Soviet Union |
| Heavyweight |
Ivan Bogdan Soviet Union |
Wilfried Dietrich Germany |
Bohumil Kubát Czechoslovakia |
Freestyle
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flyweight |
Ahmet Bilek Turkey |
Masayuki Matsubara Japan |
Ebrahim Seifpour Iran |
| Bantamweight |
Terrence McCann United States |
Nezhdet Zalev Bulgaria |
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| Featherweight |
Mustafa Dağıstanlı Turkey |
Stancho Kolev Bulgaria |
Vladimir Rubashvili Soviet Union |
| Lightweight |
Shelby Wilson United States |
Vladimir Synyavsky Soviet Union |
Enyu Valchev Bulgaria |
| Welterweight |
Douglas Blubaugh United States |
İsmail Ogan Turkey |
Muhammad Bashir Pakistan |
| Middleweight |
Hasan Güngör Turkey |
Georgy Skhirtladze Soviet Union |
Hans Antonsson Sweden |
| Light heavyweight |
Ismet Atli Turkey |
Gholamreza Takhti Iran |
Anatoli Albul Soviet Union |
| Heavyweight |
Wilfried Dietrich Germany |
Hamit Kaplan Turkey |
Savkuds Dzarasov Soviet Union |
Participating nations
A total of 338 wrestlers from 44 nations competed at the Rome Games:
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Afghanistan (7) -
Argentina (3) -
Australia (9) -
Austria (7) -
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Belgium (5) - Bulgaria (16)
- Czechoslovakia (5)
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Denmark (4) - United Arab Republic (4)
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Finland (14) - France (9)
- Germany (15)
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Greece (3) - Hungary (10)
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India (5) -
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Iraq (1) -
Ireland (4) -
Italy (16) - Japan (16)
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South Korea (4) -
Lebanon (6) -
Luxembourg (4) -
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Mexico (4) -
Morocco (5) -
Netherlands (3) -
New Zealand (1) -
Norway (4) - Pakistan (7)
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Panama (1) - Poland (12)
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Portugal (3) - Romania (7)
- Soviet Union (16)
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Spain (4) - Sweden (12)
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Switzerland (12) - Turkey (16)
- United States (16)
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Venezuela (2) - Yugoslavia (5)[1]
See also
- List of World and Olympic Champions in men's freestyle wrestling
- List of World and Olympic Champions in Greco-Roman wrestling
References
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