# Wrestling at the 1964 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle light heavyweight

The men's freestyle light heavyweight competition at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo took place from 11 to 14 October at the Komazawa Gymnasium. Nations were limited to one competitor. Light heavyweight was the second-heaviest category, including wrestlers weighing 87 to 97 kilograms (191.8 to 213.8 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, 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 |
| Peter Jutzeler | Switzerland | Decision | Maruti Mane | India |
| Heinz Kiehl | United Team of Germany | Fall | Ölziisaikhany Erdene-Ochir | Mongolia |
| Gholam Reza Takhti | Iran | Decision | Imre Vígh | Hungary |
| Shunichi Kawano | Japan | Decision | Tony Buck | Great Britain |
| Hugh Williams | Australia | Decision | Sión Cóhen | Panama |
| Said Mustafov | Bulgaria | Tie | Ahmet Ayık | Turkey |
| Aleksandr Medved | Soviet Union | Fall | Francisc Balla | Romania |
| Jerry Conine | United States | Decision | Lennart Eriksson | Sweden |

#### Points

| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | R1 |
| 1 | Heinz Kiehl | United Team of Germany | 0 |
| 1 | Aleksandr Medved | Soviet Union | 0 |
| 3 | Jerry Conine | United States | 1 |
| 3 | Peter Jutzeler | Switzerland | 1 |
| 3 | Shunichi Kawano | Japan | 1 |
| 3 | Gholam Reza Takhti | Iran | 1 |
| 3 | Hugh Williams | Australia | 1 |
| 8 | Ahmet Ayık | Turkey | 2 |
| 8 | Said Mustafov | Bulgaria | 2 |
| 10 | Tony Buck | Great Britain | 3 |
| 10 | Sión Cóhen | Panama | 3 |
| 10 | Lennart Eriksson | Sweden | 3 |
| 10 | Maruti Mane | India | 3 |
| 10 | Imre Vígh | Hungary | 3 |
| 13 | Francisc Balla | Romania | 4 |
| 13 | Ölziisaikhany Erdene-Ochir | Mongolia | 4 |

### Round 2

Five wrestlers were eliminated; 11 remained. Three had 1 point.

#### Bouts

| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
| Peter Jutzeler | Switzerland | Fall | Ölziisaikhany Erdene-Ochir | Mongolia |
| Maruti Mane | India | Decision | Heinz Kiehl | United Team of Germany |
| Gholam Reza Takhti | Iran | Fall | Tony Buck | Great Britain |
| Imre Vígh | Hungary | Tie | Shunichi Kawano | Japan |
| Said Mustafov | Bulgaria | Fall | Sión Cóhen | Panama |
| Ahmet Ayık | Turkey | Fall | Hugh Williams | Australia |
| Aleksandr Medved | Soviet Union | Decision | Lennart Eriksson | Sweden |
| Francisc Balla | Romania | Tie | Jerry Conine | United States |

#### Points

| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | R1 | R2 | Total |
| 1 | Peter Jutzeler | Switzerland | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | Aleksandr Medved | Soviet Union | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | Gholam Reza Takhti | Iran | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Ahmet Ayık | Turkey | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | Said Mustafov | Bulgaria | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | Jerry Conine | United States | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 6 | Shunichi Kawano | Japan | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 6 | Heinz Kiehl | United Team of Germany | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 9 | Maruti Mane | India | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 10 | Imre Vígh | Hungary | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 10 | Hugh Williams | Australia | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 12 | Francisc Balla | Romania | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 12 | Lennart Eriksson | Sweden | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 14 | Tony Buck | Great Britain | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 14 | Sión Cóhen | Panama | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 16 | Ölziisaikhany Erdene-Ochir | Mongolia | 4 | 4 | 8 |

### Round 3

Four wrestlers were eliminated, leaving 7 to continue. Takhti took sole possession of the lead, staying at 1 point.

#### Bouts

| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
| Heinz Kiehl | United Team of Germany | Decision | Peter Jutzeler | Switzerland |
| Imre Vígh | Hungary | Decision | Maruti Mane | India |
| Gholam Reza Takhti | Iran | Fall | Shunichi Kawano | Japan |
| Said Mustafov | Bulgaria | Fall | Hugh Williams | Australia |
| Ahmet Ayık | Turkey | Tie | Aleksandr Medved | Soviet Union |
| Jerry Conine | United States | Bye | N/A | N/A |

#### Points

| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | R1 | R2 | R3 | Total |
| 1 | Gholam Reza Takhti | Iran | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | Said Mustafov | Bulgaria | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | Jerry Conine | United States | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | Aleksandr Medved | Soviet Union | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | Ahmet Ayık | Turkey | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 5 | Peter Jutzeler | Switzerland | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 5 | Heinz Kiehl | United Team of Germany | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 8 | Imre Vígh | Hungary | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 9 | Shunichi Kawano | Japan | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 9 | Maruti Mane | India | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 11 | Hugh Williams | Australia | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 |

### Round 4

Only two wrestlers were eliminated in this round. Each of the remaining 5 had at least 3 points.

#### Bouts

| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
| Peter Jutzeler | Switzerland | Decision | Jerry Conine | United States |
| Said Mustafov | Bulgaria | Decision | Heinz Kiehl | United Team of Germany |
| Ahmet Ayık | Turkey | Decision | Gholam Reza Takhti | Iran |
| Aleksandr Medved | Soviet Union | Bye | N/A | N/A |

#### Points

| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Total |
| 1 | Aleksandr Medved | Soviet Union | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 1 | Said Mustafov | Bulgaria | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | Gholam Reza Takhti | Iran | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 4 | Ahmet Ayık | Turkey | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 4 | Peter Jutzeler | Switzerland | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 6 | Jerry Conine | United States | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 7 | Heinz Kiehl | United Team of Germany | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 |

### Round 5

Ayık advanced to the final round with a bye; the two bouts in round 5 would eliminate at least 2 and possibly 3 other wrestlers. Medved defeated Jutzeler to eliminate the latter wrestler. The draw between Takhti and Mustafov resulted in only Takhti's elimination; Mustafov had started with 3 points and the tie placed him at 5, not enough for elimination.

#### Bouts

| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
| Aleksandr Medved | Soviet Union | Fall | Peter Jutzeler | Switzerland |
| Gholam Reza Takhti | Iran | Tie | Said Mustafov | Bulgaria |
| Ahmet Ayık | Turkey | Bye | N/A | N/A |

#### Points

| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Total |
| 1 | Aleksandr Medved | Soviet Union | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | Ahmet Ayık | Turkey | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 2 | Said Mustafov | Bulgaria | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 4 | Gholam Reza Takhti | Iran | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 5 | Peter Jutzeler | Switzerland | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 |

### Final round

Ayık's draws against Mustafov (in round 1) and Medved (in round 3) counted for the final round. The only bout left between the medalists was Medved against Mustafov; the winner would take gold and the loser bronze. Medved pinned Mustafov in 39 seconds.

#### Bouts

| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
| Said Mustafov | Bulgaria | Tie (Round 1) | Ahmet Ayık | Turkey |
| Ahmet Ayık | Turkey | Tie (Round 3) | Aleksandr Medved | Soviet Union |
| Aleksandr Medved | Soviet Union | Fall | Said Mustafov | Bulgaria |

#### Points

| Wrestler | Nation | Points |
| Aleksandr Medved | Soviet Union | 2 |
| Ahmet Ayık | Turkey | 4 |
| Said Mustafov | Bulgaria | 6 |