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

The men's Greco-Roman welterweight 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. Welterweight was the fourth-heaviest category, including wrestlers weighing 67 to 73 kilograms (147.7 to 160.9 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, 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

Rosbag was injured during his bout and was unable to continue.

#### Bouts

| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
| Harald Barlie | Norway | Decision | Ángel Cuetos | Spain |
| Hryhoriy Hamarnik | Soviet Union | Decision | Bjarne Ansbøl | Denmark |
| Sachihiko Takeda | Japan | Decision | Karel Oomen | Belgium |
| Valeriu Bularcă | Romania | Tie | Kiril Petkov | Bulgaria |
| Günther Maritschnigg | United Team of Germany | Decision | Fritz Fivian | United States |
| Hans-Jörg Hirschbühl | Switzerland | Fall | Hicham Ido | Lebanon |
| Matti Laakso | Finland | Decision | Bernard Philippe | Luxembourg |
| Franco Benedetti | Italy | Decision | Robert Clark | Australia |
| René Schiermeyer | France | Fall | Edward Żuławnik | Poland |
| Ben Ali | United Arab Republic | Decision | Sam Azoulay | Morocco |
| Bertil Nyström | Sweden | Injured | Ab Rosbag | Netherlands |
| Franz Berger | Austria | Decision | Juan Rolón | Argentina |
| Mithat Bayrak | Turkey | Decision | Stevan Horvat | Yugoslavia |
| Antal Rizmayer | Hungary | Bye | N/A | N/A |

#### Points

| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total |
| 1 | Hans-Jörg Hirschbühl | Switzerland | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Bertil Nyström | Sweden | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Antal Rizmayer | Hungary | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | René Schiermeyer | France | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Ben Ali | United Arab Republic | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Harald Barlie | Norway | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Mithat Bayrak | Turkey | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Franco Benedetti | Italy | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Franz Berger | Austria | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Hryhoriy Hamarnik | Soviet Union | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Matti Laakso | Finland | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Günther Maritschnigg | United Team of Germany | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Sachihiko Takeda | Japan | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | Valeriu Bularcă | Romania | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 14 | Kiril Petkov | Bulgaria | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 16 | Bjarne Ansbøl | Denmark | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 16 | Sam Azoulay | Morocco | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 16 | Robert Clark | Australia | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 16 | Ángel Cuetos | Spain | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 16 | Fritz Fivian | United States | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 16 | Stevan Horvat | Yugoslavia | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 16 | Karel Oomen | Belgium | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 16 | Bernard Philippe | Luxembourg | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 16 | Juan Rolón | Argentina | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 25 | Hicham Ido | Lebanon | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 25 | Edward Żuławnik | Poland | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 27 | Ab Rosbag | Netherlands | 0 | 4 | 4* |

### Round 2
#### Bouts

| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
| Antal Rizmayer | Hungary | Decision | Ángel Cuetos | Spain |
| Hryhoriy Hamarnik | Soviet Union | Decision | Harald Barlie | Norway |
| Bjarne Ansbøl | Denmark | Tie | Sachihiko Takeda | Japan |
| Valeriu Bularcă | Romania | Decision | Karel Oomen | Belgium |
| Kiril Petkov | Bulgaria | Decision | Fritz Fivian | United States |
| Günther Maritschnigg | United Team of Germany | Fall | Hicham Ido | Lebanon |
| Matti Laakso | Finland | Decision | Hans-Jörg Hirschbühl | Switzerland |
| Robert Clark | Australia | Decision | Bernard Philippe | Luxembourg |
| Franco Benedetti | Italy | Tie | René Schiermeyer | France |
| Sam Azoulay | Morocco | Walkover | Edward Żuławnik | Poland |
| Ben Ali | United Arab Republic | Tie | Bertil Nyström | Sweden |
| Mithat Bayrak | Turkey | Fall | Franz Berger | Austria |
| Stevan Horvat | Yugoslavia | Fall | Juan Rolón | Argentina |

#### Points

| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total |
| 1 | Mithat Bayrak | Turkey | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | Günther Maritschnigg | United Team of Germany | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | Antal Rizmayer | Hungary | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | Hryhoriy Hamarnik | Soviet Union | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | Matti Laakso | Finland | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | Bertil Nyström | Sweden | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 4 | René Schiermeyer | France | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 8 | Ben Ali | United Arab Republic | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 8 | Sam Azoulay | Morocco | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 8 | Franco Benedetti | Italy | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 8 | Valeriu Bularcă | Romania | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | Hans-Jörg Hirschbühl | Switzerland | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 8 | Stevan Horvat | Yugoslavia | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 8 | Kiril Petkov | Bulgaria | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | Sachihiko Takeda | Japan | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 16 | Harald Barlie | Norway | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 16 | Robert Clark | Australia | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 18 | Bjarne Ansbøl | Denmark | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 18 | Franz Berger | Austria | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 20 | Ángel Cuetos | Spain | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 20 | Fritz Fivian | United States | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 20 | Karel Oomen | Belgium | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 20 | Bernard Philippe | Luxembourg | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 24 | Juan Rolón | Argentina | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 25 | Hicham Ido | Lebanon | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| 25 | Edward Żuławnik | Poland | 4 | 4 | 8 |

### Round 3
#### Bouts

| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
| Antal Rizmayer | Hungary | Decision | Harald Barlie | Norway |
| Hryhoriy Hamarnik | Soviet Union | Fall | Sachihiko Takeda | Japan |
| Bjarne Ansbøl | Denmark | Fall | Valeriu Bularcă | Romania |
| Kiril Petkov | Bulgaria | Decision | Günther Maritschnigg | United Team of Germany |
| Hans-Jörg Hirschbühl | Switzerland | Fall | Robert Clark | Australia |
| Matti Laakso | Finland | Decision | Franco Benedetti | Italy |
| René Schiermeyer | France | Fall | Sam Azoulay | Morocco |
| Franz Berger | Austria | Decision | Ben Ali | United Arab Republic |
| Mithat Bayrak | Turkey | Decision | Bertil Nyström | Sweden |
| Stevan Horvat | Yugoslavia | Bye | N/A | N/A |

#### Points

| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total |
| 1 | Mithat Bayrak | Turkey | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1 | Hryhoriy Hamarnik | Soviet Union | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1 | Antal Rizmayer | Hungary | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1 | René Schiermeyer | France | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | Hans-Jörg Hirschbühl | Switzerland | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | Matti Laakso | Finland | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | Stevan Horvat | Yugoslavia | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 8 | Günther Maritschnigg | United Team of Germany | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 8 | Kiril Petkov | Bulgaria | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 10 | Bjarne Ansbøl | Denmark | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 10 | Bertil Nyström | Sweden | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 12 | Ben Ali | United Arab Republic | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 12 | Franco Benedetti | Italy | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 12 | Franz Berger | Austria | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 15 | Sam Azoulay | Morocco | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 15 | Harald Barlie | Norway | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 15 | Valeriu Bularcă | Romania | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 15 | Sachihiko Takeda | Japan | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 19 | Robert Clark | Australia | 4 | 4 | 8 |

### Round 4
#### Bouts

| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
| Stevan Horvat | Yugoslavia | Decision | Antal Rizmayer | Hungary |
| Hryhoriy Hamarnik | Soviet Union | Fall | Kiril Petkov | Bulgaria |
| Günther Maritschnigg | United Team of Germany | Decision | Bjarne Ansbøl | Denmark |
| René Schiermeyer | France | Fall | Hans-Jörg Hirschbühl | Switzerland |
| Matti Laakso | Finland | Injured | Bertil Nyström | Sweden |
| Mithat Bayrak | Turkey | Bye | N/A | N/A |

#### Points

| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total |
| 1 | Mithat Bayrak | Turkey | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1 | Hryhoriy Hamarnik | Soviet Union | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1 | René Schiermeyer | France | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | Matti Laakso | Finland | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | Stevan Horvat | Yugoslavia | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 | Günther Maritschnigg | United Team of Germany | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 6 | Antal Rizmayer | Hungary | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 8 | Hans-Jörg Hirschbühl | Switzerland | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 9 | Bjarne Ansbøl | Denmark | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| 9 | Kiril Petkov | Bulgaria | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| 11 | Bertil Nyström | Sweden | 5 | 4 | 9 |

### Round 5
#### Bouts

| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
| Mithat Bayrak | Turkey | Decision | Antal Rizmayer | Hungary |
| Stevan Horvat | Yugoslavia | Decision | Hryhoriy Hamarnik | Soviet Union |
| Günther Maritschnigg | United Team of Germany | Fall | Matti Laakso | Finland |
| René Schiermeyer | France | Bye | N/A | N/A |

#### Points

| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total |
| 1 | René Schiermeyer | France | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | Mithat Bayrak | Turkey | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | Hryhoriy Hamarnik | Soviet Union | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 3 | Stevan Horvat | Yugoslavia | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 3 | Günther Maritschnigg | United Team of Germany | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 6 | Matti Laakso | Finland | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 7 | Antal Rizmayer | Hungary | 5 | 3 | 8 |

### Round 6
#### Bouts

| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
| Stevan Horvat | Yugoslavia | Decision | René Schiermeyer | France |
| Mithat Bayrak | Turkey | Tie | Hryhoriy Hamarnik | Soviet Union |
| Günther Maritschnigg | United Team of Germany | Bye | N/A | N/A |

#### Points

| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total |
| 1 | Mithat Bayrak | Turkey | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 1 | Günther Maritschnigg | United Team of Germany | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 1 | René Schiermeyer | France | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 4 | Stevan Horvat | Yugoslavia | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 5 | Hryhoriy Hamarnik | Soviet Union | 5 | 2 | 7 |

### Round 7

All three remaining wrestlers had 5 points and none had faced either of the others. Rather than giving one of the wrestlers the substantial advantage of a bye in this round, the three men faced each other in a round-robin.

#### Bouts

| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
| Günther Maritschnigg | United Team of Germany | Decision | René Schiermeyer | France |
| Mithat Bayrak | Turkey | Fall | Günther Maritschnigg | United Team of Germany |
| Mithat Bayrak | Turkey | Decision | René Schiermeyer | France |

#### Points

| Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total |
| Mithat Bayrak | Turkey | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| Günther Maritschnigg | United Team of Germany | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| René Schiermeyer | France | 5 | 7 | 12 |