# Wrestling at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle flyweight

The men's freestyle flyweight competition at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome took place from 1 to 6 September at the Basilica of Maxentius. Nations were limited to one competitor. Flyweight was the lightest category, including wrestlers weighing up to 52 kilograms (114.6 lb).

## Competition format

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, 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.

## Results
### Round 1
#### Bouts

| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
| Din Nawab | Pakistan | Fall | Seán O'Connor | Ireland |
| Ahmet Bilek | Turkey | Decision | Masayuki Matsubara | Japan |
| Gray Simons | United States | Fall | Bengt Frännfors | Sweden |
| Ali Aliyev | Soviet Union | Fall | Faiz Mohammad Khakshar | Afghanistan |
| Lesław Kropp | Poland | Fall | Jorge Rosado | Mexico |
| André Zoete | France | Fall | Väinö Rantala | Finland |
| Ebrahim Seifpour | Iran | Fall | Dieter Gröning | Australia |
| Paul Neff | United Team of Germany | Decision | Carlo Vitrano | Italy |
| Nikola Vasilev Dimitrov | Bulgaria | Bye | N/A | N/A |

#### Points

| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total |
| 1 | Ali Aliyev | Soviet Union | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Nikola Vasilev Dimitrov | Bulgaria | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Lesław Kropp | Poland | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Din Nawab | Pakistan | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Ebrahim Seifpour | Iran | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Gray Simons | United States | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | André Zoete | France | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Ahmet Bilek | Turkey | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | Paul Neff | United Team of Germany | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | Masayuki Matsubara | Japan | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 10 | Carlo Vitrano | Italy | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 12 | Bengt Frännfors | Sweden | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 12 | Dieter Gröning | Australia | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 12 | Faiz Mohammad Khakshar | Afghanistan | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 12 | Seán O'Connor | Ireland | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 12 | Väinö Rantala | Finland | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 12 | Jorge Rosado | Mexico | 0 | 4 | 4 |

### Round 2
#### Bouts

| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
| Din Nawab | Pakistan | Decision | Nikola Vasilev Dimitrov | Bulgaria |
| Masayuki Matsubara | Japan | Fall | Seán O'Connor | Ireland |
| Ahmet Bilek | Turkey | Fall | Gray Simons | United States |
| Ali Aliyev | Soviet Union | Fall | Bengt Frännfors | Sweden |
| Jorge Rosado | Mexico | Fall | Faiz Mohammad Khakshar | Afghanistan |
| André Zoete | France | Fall | Lesław Kropp | Poland |
| Ebrahim Seifpour | Iran | Fall | Väinö Rantala | Finland |
| Paul Neff | United Team of Germany | Fall | Dieter Gröning | Australia |
| Carlo Vitrano | Italy | Bye | N/A | N/A |

#### Points

| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total |
| 1 | Ali Aliyev | Soviet Union | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Ebrahim Seifpour | Iran | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | André Zoete | France | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Ahmet Bilek | Turkey | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Din Nawab | Pakistan | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | Paul Neff | United Team of Germany | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Nikola Vasilev Dimitrov | Bulgaria | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 7 | Masayuki Matsubara | Japan | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | Carlo Vitrano | Italy | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 10 | Lesław Kropp | Poland | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 10 | Jorge Rosado | Mexico | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 10 | Gray Simons | United States | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 13 | Bengt Frännfors | Sweden | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| 13 | Dieter Gröning | Australia | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| 13 | Faiz Mohammad Khakshar | Afghanistan | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| 13 | Seán O'Connor | Ireland | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| 13 | Väinö Rantala | Finland | 4 | 4 | 8 |

### Round 3

Kropp's head-to-head victory over Rosado in round 1 was the tie-breaker for 11th place.

#### Bouts

| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
| Nikola Vasilev Dimitrov | Bulgaria | Fall | Carlo Vitrano | Italy |
| Masayuki Matsubara | Japan | Fall | Din Nawab | Pakistan |
| Ali Aliyev | Soviet Union | Decision | Ahmet Bilek | Turkey |
| Gray Simons | United States | Fall | Jorge Rosado | Mexico |
| Ebrahim Seifpour | Iran | Fall | Lesław Kropp | Poland |
| Paul Neff | United Team of Germany | Fall | André Zoete | France |

#### Points

| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total |
| 1 | Ebrahim Seifpour | Iran | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Ali Aliyev | Soviet Union | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Paul Neff | United Team of Germany | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Nikola Vasilev Dimitrov | Bulgaria | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | Masayuki Matsubara | Japan | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | Ahmet Bilek | Turkey | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 6 | Gray Simons | United States | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 6 | André Zoete | France | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 9 | Din Nawab | Pakistan | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 10 | Carlo Vitrano | Italy | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 11 | Lesław Kropp | Poland | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| 12 | Jorge Rosado | Mexico | 4 | 4 | 8 |

### Round 4
#### Bouts

| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
| Masayuki Matsubara | Japan | Fall | Nikola Vasilev Dimitrov | Bulgaria |
| Ahmet Bilek | Turkey | Fall | Din Nawab | Pakistan |
| Gray Simons | United States | Decision | Ali Aliyev | Soviet Union |
| Ebrahim Seifpour | Iran | Fall | André Zoete | France |
| Paul Neff | United Team of Germany | Bye | N/A | N/A |

#### Points

| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total |
| 1 | Ebrahim Seifpour | Iran | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Paul Neff | United Team of Germany | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Masayuki Matsubara | Japan | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | Ali Aliyev | Soviet Union | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 4 | Ahmet Bilek | Turkey | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 6 | Gray Simons | United States | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 7 | Nikola Vasilev Dimitrov | Bulgaria | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 8 | André Zoete | France | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| 9 | Din Nawab | Pakistan | 5 | 4 | 9 |

### Round 5

Simons's victory over Aliyev in round 4 was the tie-breaker for 5th place.

#### Bouts

| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
| Ahmet Bilek | Turkey | Fall | Paul Neff | United Team of Germany |
| Masayuki Matsubara | Japan | Decision | Gray Simons | United States |
| Ebrahim Seifpour | Iran | Fall | Ali Aliyev | Soviet Union |

#### Points

| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total |
| 1 | Ebrahim Seifpour | Iran | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Ahmet Bilek | Turkey | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2 | Masayuki Matsubara | Japan | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | Paul Neff | United Team of Germany | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 5 | Gray Simons | United States | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| 6 | Ali Aliyev | Soviet Union | 4 | 4 | 8 |

### Round 6
#### Bouts

| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
| Masayuki Matsubara | Japan | Fall | Paul Neff | United Team of Germany |
| Ahmet Bilek | Turkey | Decision | Ebrahim Seifpour | Iran |

#### Points

| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total |
| 1 | Ebrahim Seifpour | Iran | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2 | Masayuki Matsubara | Japan | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | Ahmet Bilek | Turkey | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 4 | Paul Neff | United Team of Germany | 5 | 4 | 9 |

### Round 7

Seifpour was eliminated at 6 points, earning bronze. Bilek and Matsubara were the only remaining wrestlers, each at 5 points; they had wrestled in the first round, with Bilek winning, so Bilek took gold on the head-to-head tie-breaker.

#### Bouts

| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
| Masayuki Matsubara | Japan | Decision | Ebrahim Seifpour | Iran |

#### Points

| Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total |
| Ahmet Bilek | Turkey | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| Masayuki Matsubara | Japan | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| Ebrahim Seifpour | Iran | 3 | 3 | 6 |