# Wrestling at the 1964 Summer Olympics – Men's Greco-Roman welterweight

The men's Greco-Roman welterweight competition at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo took place from 16 to 19 October at the Komazawa Gymnasium. Nations were limited to one competitor. Welterweight was the third-heaviest category, including wrestlers weighing 70 to 78 kilograms (154.3 to 172.0 lb).

## 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, as adjusted at the 1960 Summer Olympics. Each bout awarded 4 points. If the victory was by fall, the winner received 0 and the loser 4. If the victory was by decision, the winner received 1 and the loser 3. If the bout was tied, each wrestler received 2 points. A wrestler who accumulated 6 or more points was eliminated. Rounds continued until there were 3 or fewer uneliminated wrestlers. If only 1 wrestler remained, he received the gold medal. If 2 wrestlers remained, point totals were ignored and they faced each other for gold and silver (if they had already wrestled each other, that result was used). If 3 wrestlers remained, point totals were ignored and a round-robin was held among those 3 to determine medals (with previous head-to-head results, if any, counting for this round-robin).

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

| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
| Anatoly Kolesov | Soviet Union | Decision | Sin Dong-ui | South Korea |
| Ion Ţăranu | Romania | Decision | Kiril Petkov | Bulgaria |
| Matti Laakso | Finland | Fall | Job Mayo | Philippines |
| Mithat Bayrak | Turkey | Tie | Bertil Nyström | Sweden |
| Rudolf Vesper | United Team of Germany | Tie | Sadao Kazama | Japan |
| Antal Rizmayer | Hungary | Decision | Carlos Alberto Vario | Argentina |
| Harald Barlie | Norway | Tie | Helmut Längle | Austria |
| Bolesław Dubicki | Poland | Decision | Russell Camilleri | United States |
| Albert Michiels | Belgium | Tie | René Schiermeyer | France |
| Asghar Zoghian | Iran | Bye | N/A | N/A |

#### Points

| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | R1 |
| 1 | Matti Laakso | Finland | 0 |
| 1 | Asghar Zoghian | Iran | 0 |
| 3 | Bolesław Dubicki | Poland | 1 |
| 3 | Anatoly Kolesov | Soviet Union | 1 |
| 3 | Antal Rizmayer | Hungary | 1 |
| 3 | Ion Ţăranu | Romania | 1 |
| 7 | Harald Barlie | Norway | 2 |
| 7 | Mithat Bayrak | Turkey | 2 |
| 7 | Sadao Kazama | Japan | 2 |
| 7 | Helmut Längle | Austria | 2 |
| 7 | Albert Michiels | Belgium | 2 |
| 7 | Bertil Nyström | Sweden | 2 |
| 7 | René Schiermeyer | France | 2 |
| 7 | Rudolf Vesper | United Team of Germany | 2 |
| 15 | Russell Camilleri | United States | 3 |
| 15 | Kiril Petkov | Bulgaria | 3 |
| 15 | Sin Dong-ui | South Korea | 3 |
| 15 | Carlos Alberto Vario | Argentina | 3 |
| 19 | Job Mayo | Philippines | 4 |

### Round 2

Only 3 of the 19 wrestlers were eliminated. Of the remaining 16, Zoghian had the fewest points, at 1.

#### Bouts

| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
| Asghar Zoghian | Iran | Decision | Sin Dong-ui | South Korea |
| Anatoly Kolesov | Soviet Union | Tie | Ion Ţăranu | Romania |
| Kiril Petkov | Bulgaria | Fall | Job Mayo | Philippines |
| Mithat Bayrak | Turkey | Decision | Matti Laakso | Finland |
| Bertil Nyström | Sweden | Decision | Rudolf Vesper | United Team of Germany |
| Sadao Kazama | Japan | Decision | Antal Rizmayer | Hungary |
| Harald Barlie | Norway | Fall | Carlos Alberto Vario | Argentina |
| Russell Camilleri | United States | Decision | Helmut Längle | Austria |
| Bolesław Dubicki | Poland | Decision | Albert Michiels | Belgium |
| René Schiermeyer | France | Bye | N/A | N/A |

#### Points

| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | R1 | R2 | Total |
| 1 | Asghar Zoghian | Iran | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Harald Barlie | Norway | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | Bolesław Dubicki | Poland | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | René Schiermeyer | France | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | Mithat Bayrak | Turkey | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | Sadao Kazama | Japan | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | Anatoly Kolesov | Soviet Union | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | Matti Laakso | Finland | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 5 | Bertil Nyström | Sweden | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | Kiril Petkov | Bulgaria | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | Ion Ţăranu | Romania | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 12 | Russell Camilleri | United States | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 12 | Antal Rizmayer | Hungary | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 14 | Helmut Längle | Austria | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 14 | Albert Michiels | Belgium | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 14 | Rudolf Vesper | United Team of Germany | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 17 | Sin Dong-ui | South Korea | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 18 | Carlos Alberto Vario | Argentina | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 19 | Job Mayo | Philippines | 4 | 4 | 8 |

### Round 3

Six of the 16 wrestlers were eliminated. Of the remaining 10, 4 had 5 points, 4 had 4 points, and 2 (Dubicki and Schiermeyer) led with 3 points.

#### Bouts

| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
| René Schiermeyer | France | Decision | Asghar Zoghian | Iran |
| Anatoly Kolesov | Soviet Union | Tie | Kiril Petkov | Bulgaria |
| Ion Ţăranu | Romania | Tie | Matti Laakso | Finland |
| Rudolf Vesper | United Team of Germany | Decision | Mithat Bayrak | Turkey |
| Bertil Nyström | Sweden | Decision | Sadao Kazama | Japan |
| Antal Rizmayer | Hungary | Fall | Harald Barlie | Norway |
| Bolesław Dubicki | Poland | Decision | Helmut Längle | Austria |
| Russell Camilleri | United States | Fall | Albert Michiels | Belgium |

#### Points

| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | R1 | R2 | R3 | Total |
| 1 | Bolesław Dubicki | Poland | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 1 | René Schiermeyer | France | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | Russell Camilleri | United States | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | Bertil Nyström | Sweden | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | Antal Rizmayer | Hungary | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | Asghar Zoghian | Iran | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 7 | Anatoly Kolesov | Soviet Union | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 7 | Matti Laakso | Finland | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 7 | Kiril Petkov | Bulgaria | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 7 | Ion Ţăranu | Romania | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 11 | Harald Barlie | Norway | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 11 | Mithat Bayrak | Turkey | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 11 | Sadao Kazama | Japan | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 11 | Rudolf Vesper | United Team of Germany | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 15 | Helmut Längle | Austria | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
| 16 | Albert Michiels | Belgium | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 |

### Round 4

In a round with potential to eliminate up to 9 of the 10 wrestlers, only 6 were in fact eliminated. The only match where it was guaranteed that at least one wrestler would continue was Rizmayer (4 points) against Dubicki (3 points); all 5 of the other matches had potential for double elimination. Kolesov and Petkov each remained in contention with wins by fall (a win by decision would have eliminated each wrestler). Ţăranu was eliminated despite winning, picking up his 6th point due to the win being by decision. The Nyström vs. Camilleri bout would have resulted in double-elimination if tied, but Nyström won and therefore remained in competition.

#### Bouts

| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
| Anatoly Kolesov | Soviet Union | Fall | René Schiermeyer | France |
| Ion Ţăranu | Romania | Decision | Asghar Zoghian | Iran |
| Kiril Petkov | Bulgaria | Fall | Matti Laakso | Finland |
| Bertil Nyström | Sweden | Decision | Russell Camilleri | United States |
| Antal Rizmayer | Hungary | Tie | Bolesław Dubicki | Poland |

#### Points

| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Total |
| 1 | Bolesław Dubicki | Poland | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 1 | Anatoly Kolesov | Soviet Union | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 1 | Bertil Nyström | Sweden | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 1 | Kiril Petkov | Bulgaria | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 5 | Antal Rizmayer | Hungary | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 5 | Ion Ţăranu | Romania | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 7 | Russell Camilleri | United States | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 7 | René Schiermeyer | France | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 7 | Asghar Zoghian | Iran | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
| 10 | Matti Laakso | Finland | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 |

### Round 5

All four wrestlers started the round even at 5 points. Both bouts were drawn, leaving all four wrestlers eliminated at the same time and with the same score of 7 points. A final round was needed to finish the four-way round-robin.

#### Bouts

| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
| Anatoly Kolesov | Soviet Union | Tie | Bertil Nyström | Sweden |
| Kiril Petkov | Bulgaria | Tie | Bolesław Dubicki | Poland |

#### Points

| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Total |
| 1 | Bolesław Dubicki | Poland | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 1 | Anatoly Kolesov | Soviet Union | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 1 | Bertil Nyström | Sweden | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 1 | Kiril Petkov | Bulgaria | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 |

### Final round

The four-way round-robin to determine the top 4 places carried over three results from prior rounds, all ties: Kolesov and Petkov in round 3, Kolesov and Nyström in round 5, and Petkov and Dubicki in round 5. In the final round, Kolesov began with by defeating Dubicki; Kolesov therefore finished at 1-0-2 (5 points). Petkov and Nyström tied, so Petkov finished at 0-0-3 (6 points). Nyström and Dubicki then tied; Nyström finished at 0-0-3 (6 points) to match Petkov, while Dubicki had the only loss of the round-robin for a 0-1-2 (7 points) finish. With Petkov and Nyström even at 6 points in the round-robin and tied head-to-head, total bad points was used as the next tie-breaker to give Petkov the silver medal.

#### Bouts

| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
| Anatoly Kolesov | Soviet Union | Tie (Round 3) | Kiril Petkov | Bulgaria |
| Anatoly Kolesov | Soviet Union | Tie (Round 5) | Bertil Nyström | Sweden |
| Kiril Petkov | Bulgaria | Tie (Round 5) | Bolesław Dubicki | Poland |
| Anatoly Kolesov | Soviet Union | Decision | Bolesław Dubicki | Poland |
| Kiril Petkov | Bulgaria | Tie | Bertil Nyström | Sweden |
| Bertil Nyström | Sweden | Tie | Bolesław Dubicki | Poland |

#### Points

| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Points | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | FR | Total |
| | Anatoly Kolesov | Soviet Union | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
| | Kiril Petkov | Bulgaria | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9 |
| | Bertil Nyström | Sweden | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 11 |
| 4 | Bolesław Dubicki | Poland | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 12 |