Wrestling at the 1956 Summer Olympics
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At the 1956 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.[1]
| Wrestling at the Games of the XVI Olympiad | |
|---|---|
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| Venue | Royal Exhibition Building |
| Dates | 28 November – 6 December |
| Competitors | 173 from 30 nations |
Medal summary
Freestyle
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flyweight |
Mirian Tsalkalamanidze Soviet Union |
Mohammad Ali Khojastehpour Iran |
Hüseyin Akbaş Turkey |
| Bantamweight |
Mustafa Dağıstanlı Turkey |
Mehdi Yaghoubi Iran |
Mikhail Shakhov Soviet Union |
| Featherweight |
Shozo Sasahara Japan |
Joseph Mewis Belgium |
Erkki Penttilä Finland |
| Lightweight |
Emam-Ali Habibi Iran |
Shigeru Kasahara Japan |
Alimbeg Bestaev Soviet Union |
| Welterweight |
Mitsuo Ikeda Japan |
Ibrahim Zengin Turkey |
Vakhtang Balavadze Soviet Union |
| Middleweight |
Nikola Stanchev Bulgaria |
Danny Hodge United States |
Georgi Skhirtladze Soviet Union |
| Light heavyweight |
Gholamreza Takhti Iran |
Boris Kulayev Soviet Union |
Peter Blair United States |
| Heavyweight |
Hamit Kaplan Turkey |
Hussein Mehmedov Bulgaria |
Taisto Kangasniemi Finland |
Greco-Roman
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flyweight |
Nikolai Solovyov Soviet Union |
Ignazio Fabra Italy |
Dursun Ali Egribas Turkey |
| Bantamweight |
Konstantin Vyrupayev Soviet Union |
Edvin Vesterby Sweden |
Francisc Horvat Romania |
| Featherweight |
Rauno Mäkinen Finland |
Imre Polyák Hungary |
Roman Dzeneladze Soviet Union |
| Lightweight |
Kyösti Lehtonen Finland |
Riza Dogan Turkey |
Gyula Tóth Hungary |
| Welterweight |
Mithat Bayrak Turkey |
Vladimir Maneev Soviet Union |
Per Gunnar Berlin Sweden |
| Middleweight |
Givi Kartozia Soviet Union |
Dimitar Dobrev Bulgaria |
Rune Jansson Sweden |
| Light Heavyweight |
Valentin Nikolayev Soviet Union |
Petko Sirakov Bulgaria |
Karl-Erik Nilsson Sweden |
| Heavyweight |
Anatoli Parfenov Soviet Union |
Wilfried Dietrich United Team of Germany |
Adelmo Bulgarelli Italy |
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soviet Union | 6 | 2 | 5 | 13 |
| 2 | Turkey | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 3 | Iran | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | Japan | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | Finland | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 6 | Bulgaria | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 7 | Sweden | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 8 | Hungary | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Italy | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| United States | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 11 | Belgium | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| United Team of Germany | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 13 | Romania | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (13 entries) | 16 | 16 | 16 | 48 | |
Participating nations
A total of 173 wrestlers from 30 nations competed at the Melbourne Games:[1]
Argentina (2)
Australia (15)
Austria (4)
Belgium (3)
Bulgaria (8)
Canada (2)
Finland (10)
France (2)
United Team of Germany (5)
Great Britain (4)
Greece (2)
Hungary (8)
India (7)
Iran (8)
Ireland (1)
Italy (5)
Japan (8)
South Korea (3)
Mexico (1)
New Zealand (1)
Norway (1)
Pakistan (6)
Philippines (3)
Romania (4)
South Africa (4)
Soviet Union (16)
Sweden (10)
Turkey (13)
United States (15)
Yugoslavia (2)[2]
