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

The men's Greco-Roman light heavyweight 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. Light heavyweight was the second-heaviest category, including wrestlers weighing 87 to 97 kilograms (191.8 to 213.8 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

Mane withdrew after his bout.

#### Bouts

| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
| Rostom Abashidze | Soviet Union | Tie | Petar Cucić | Yugoslavia |
| Ferenc Kiss | Hungary | Fall | Maruti Mane | India |
| Lucjan Sosnowski | Poland | Tie | Nicolae Martinescu | Romania |
| Adelmo Bulgarelli | Italy | Tie | Gıyasettin Yılmaz | Turkey |
| Aimo Mäenpää | Finland | Decision | Akira Nakaura | Japan |
| Eugen Wiesberger Jr. | Austria | Fall | Gang Du-man | South Korea |
| Boyan Radev | Bulgaria | Foul | Pat Lovell | United States |
| Heinz Kiehl | United Team of Germany | Fall | José Panizo | Spain |
| Pelle Svensson | Sweden | Decision | Peter Jutzeler | Switzerland |

#### Points

| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | R1 |
| 1 | Heinz Kiehl | United Team of Germany | 0 |
| 1 | Boyan Radev | Bulgaria | 0 |
| 1 | Ferenc Kiss | Hungary | 0 |
| 1 | Eugen Wiesberger Jr. | Austria | 0 |
| 5 | Aimo Mäenpää | Finland | 1 |
| 5 | Pelle Svensson | Sweden | 1 |
| 7 | Rostom Abashidze | Soviet Union | 2 |
| 7 | Adelmo Bulgarelli | Italy | 2 |
| 7 | Petar Cucić | Yugoslavia | 2 |
| 7 | Nicolae Martinescu | Romania | 2 |
| 7 | Lucjan Sosnowski | Poland | 2 |
| 7 | Gıyasettin Yılmaz | Turkey | 2 |
| 13 | Peter Jutzeler | Switzerland | 3 |
| 13 | Akira Nakaura | Japan | 3 |
| 15 | Gang Du-man | South Korea | 4 |
| 15 | Pat Lovell | United States | 4 |
| 15 | José Panizo | Spain | 4 |
| 18 | Maruti Mane | India | 4* |

### Round 2

Four wrestlers were eliminated, leaving 13 in competition. Kiehl and Radev each made it through the first two rounds with 0 points.

#### Bouts

| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
| Rostom Abashidze | Soviet Union | Decision | Ferenc Kiss | Hungary |
| Petar Cucić | Yugoslavia | Tie | Lucjan Sosnowski | Poland |
| Nicolae Martinescu | Romania | Decision | Adelmo Bulgarelli | Italy |
| Gıyasettin Yılmaz | Turkey | Fall | Akira Nakaura | Japan |
| Aimo Mäenpää | Finland | Decision | Eugen Wiesberger Jr. | Austria |
| Boyan Radev | Bulgaria | Fall | Gang Du-man | South Korea |
| Heinz Kiehl | United Team of Germany | Fall | Pat Lovell | United States |
| Peter Jutzeler | Switzerland | Fall | José Panizo | Spain |
| Pelle Svensson | Sweden | Bye | N/A | N/A |

#### Points

| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | R1 | R2 | Total |
| 1 | Heinz Kiehl | United Team of Germany | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Boyan Radev | Bulgaria | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Pelle Svensson | Sweden | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Aimo Mäenpää | Finland | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | Gıyasettin Yılmaz | Turkey | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | Rostom Abashidze | Soviet Union | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | Peter Jutzeler | Switzerland | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | Ferenc Kiss | Hungary | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 6 | Nicolae Martinescu | Romania | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | Eugen Wiesberger Jr. | Austria | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 11 | Petar Cucić | Yugoslavia | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 11 | Lucjan Sosnowski | Poland | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 13 | Adelmo Bulgarelli | Italy | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 14 | Akira Nakaura | Japan | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 15 | Gang Du-man | South Korea | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| 15 | Pat Lovell | United States | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| 15 | José Panizo | Spain | 4 | 4 | 8 |

### Round 3

Four more wrestlers were eliminated. Radev still had 0 points, while the next closest wrestlers had 3.

#### Bouts

| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
| Pelle Svensson | Sweden | Tie | Rostom Abashidze | Soviet Union |
| Ferenc Kiss | Hungary | Decision | Petar Cucić | Yugoslavia |
| Adelmo Bulgarelli | Italy | Decision | Lucjan Sosnowski | Poland |
| Nicolae Martinescu | Romania | Decision | Gıyasettin Yılmaz | Turkey |
| Boyan Radev | Bulgaria | Default | Aimo Mäenpää | Finland |
| Eugen Wiesberger Jr. | Austria | Decision | Heinz Kiehl | United Team of Germany |
| Peter Jutzeler | Switzerland | Bye | N/A | N/A |

#### Points

| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | R1 | R2 | R3 | Total |
| 1 | Boyan Radev | Bulgaria | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Peter Jutzeler | Switzerland | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | Heinz Kiehl | United Team of Germany | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2 | Pelle Svensson | Sweden | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | Ferenc Kiss | Hungary | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | Nicolae Martinescu | Romania | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | Eugen Wiesberger Jr. | Austria | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 8 | Rostom Abashidze | Soviet Union | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 8 | Gıyasettin Yılmaz | Turkey | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 10 | Adelmo Bulgarelli | Italy | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 10 | Aimo Mäenpää | Finland | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 12 | Petar Cucić | Yugoslavia | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 12 | Lucjan Sosnowski | Poland | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |

### Round 4

More than half of the wrestlers (5 of 9) were eliminated. Radev finally received his first point, but still led at 1—guaranteeing he would make it through round 5 as well.

#### Bouts

| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
| Rostom Abashidze | Soviet Union | Decision | Peter Jutzeler | Switzerland |
| Pelle Svensson | Sweden | Tie | Ferenc Kiss | Hungary |
| Nicolae Martinescu | Romania | Decision | Eugen Wiesberger Jr. | Austria |
| Boyan Radev | Bulgaria | Decision | Gıyasettin Yılmaz | Turkey |
| Heinz Kiehl | United Team of Germany | Bye | N/A | N/A |

#### Points

| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Total |
| 1 | Boyan Radev | Bulgaria | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Heinz Kiehl | United Team of Germany | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | Nicolae Martinescu | Romania | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 3 | Pelle Svensson | Sweden | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 5 | Rostom Abashidze | Soviet Union | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 5 | Peter Jutzeler | Switzerland | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 5 | Ferenc Kiss | Hungary | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 8 | Eugen Wiesberger Jr. | Austria | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 9 | Gıyasettin Yılmaz | Turkey | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 |

### Round 5

The fifth round eliminated 3 of the 4 remaining wrestlers; Radev, as the only man left with fewer than 6 points, took the gold medal. The tie in the standings between Svensson and Kiehl was broken by their head-to-head results in this round; Svensson won the bout between them and earned silver.

#### Bouts

| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
| Pelle Svensson | Sweden | Decision | Heinz Kiehl | United Team of Germany |
| Boyan Radev | Bulgaria | Decision | Nicolae Martinescu | Romania |

#### Points

| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Total |
| | Boyan Radev | Bulgaria | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| | Pelle Svensson | Sweden | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| | Heinz Kiehl | United Team of Germany | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 4 | Nicolae Martinescu | Romania | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 |