Wrestling at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Men's Greco-Roman flyweight

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The men's Greco-Roman flyweight competition at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome took place from 26 to 31 August at the Basilica of Maxentius. Nations were limited to one competitor.[1] Flyweight was the lightest category, including wrestlers weighing up to 52 kilograms (114.6 lb).[2]

Dates26–31 August 1960
Competitors18 from 18 nations
Quick facts Men's Greco-Roman flyweight at the Games of the XVII Olympiad, Venue ...
Men's Greco-Roman flyweight
at the Games of the XVII Olympiad
VenueBasilica of Maxentius
Dates26–31 August 1960
Competitors18 from 18 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Dumitru Pârvulescu  Romania
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Osman El-Sayed  United Arab Republic
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Mohamed Paziraie  Iran
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Competition format

This Greco-Roman 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, though adjusted the point values slightly. Wins by fall continued to be worth 0 points and wins by decision continued to be worth 1 point. Losses by fall, however, were now worth 4 points (up from 3). Losses by decision were worth 3 points (consistent with most prior years, though in some losses by split decision had been worth only 2 points). Ties were now allowed, worth 2 points for each wrestler. The elimination threshold was also increased from 5 points to 6 points. The medal round concept, used in 1952 and 1956 requiring a round-robin amongst the medalists even if one or more finished a round with enough points for elimination, was used only if exactly three wrestlers remained after a round—if two competitors remained, they faced off head-to-head; if only one, he was the gold medalist.[2][1]

Results

Round 1

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Round 2

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Round 3

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Round 4

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Round 5

Pârvulescu was the only wrestler left with fewer than 6 points; he took the gold medal. The tie in the standings between El-Sayed and Paziraie at 6 points for the silver medal was resolved by head-to-head results; El-Sayed had defeated Paziraie in round 2, so took silver.

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