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

The men's Greco-Roman middleweight 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. Middleweight was the third-heaviest category, including wrestlers weighing 73 to 79 kilograms (160.9 to 174.2 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

Gurics withdrew after his bout.

#### Bouts

| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
| Oddvar Barlie | Norway | Tie | Bolesław Dubicki | Poland |
| Ronald Hunt | Australia | Tie | Hammou Haddaoui Khadir | Morocco |
| Pentti Punkari | Finland | Tie | Mansour Hazrati | Iran |
| Jiří Kormaník | Czechoslovakia | Decision | André Lamy | France |
| Kazım Ayvaz | Turkey | Decision | Marziano Magnani | Italy |
| Lothar Metz | United Team of Germany | Fall | Raymond Schummer | Luxembourg |
| Russell Camilleri | United States | Decision | Charles Berthoud | Switzerland |
| Yacoub Romanos | Lebanon | Fall | Helmut Längle | Austria |
| Nikolay Chuchalov | Soviet Union | Fall | Leopold Israelsson | Sweden |
| Dimitar Dobrev | Bulgaria | Fall | Luís Caldas | Portugal |
| György Gurics | Hungary | Decision | Albert Michiels | Belgium |
| Ion Ţăranu | Romania | Fall | Noboru Aomi | Japan |

#### Points

| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total |
| 1 | Nikolay Chuchalov | Soviet Union | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Dimitar Dobrev | Bulgaria | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Lothar Metz | United Team of Germany | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Yacoub Romanos | Lebanon | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Ion Ţăranu | Romania | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Kazım Ayvaz | Turkey | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | Russell Camilleri | United States | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | Jiří Kormaník | Czechoslovakia | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | Oddvar Barlie | Norway | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 9 | Bolesław Dubicki | Poland | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 9 | Hammou Haddaoui Khadir | Morocco | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 9 | Mansour Hazrati | Iran | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 9 | Ronald Hunt | Australia | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 9 | Pentti Punkari | Finland | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 15 | Charles Berthoud | Switzerland | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 15 | André Lamy | France | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 15 | Marziano Magnani | Italy | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 15 | Albert Michiels | Belgium | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 19 | Noboru Aomi | Japan | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 19 | Luís Caldas | Portugal | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 19 | Leopold Israelsson | Sweden | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 19 | Helmut Längle | Austria | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 19 | Raymond Schummer | Luxembourg | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 24 | György Gurics | Hungary | 0 | 1 | 1* |

### Round 2
#### Bouts

| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
| Oddvar Barlie | Norway | Fall | Ronald Hunt | Australia |
| Bolesław Dubicki | Poland | Fall | Hammou Haddaoui Khadir | Morocco |
| Pentti Punkari | Finland | Decision | André Lamy | France |
| Jiří Kormaník | Czechoslovakia | Decision | Mansour Hazrati | Iran |
| Lothar Metz | United Team of Germany | Decision | Marziano Magnani | Italy |
| Kazım Ayvaz | Turkey | Fall | Raymond Schummer | Luxembourg |
| Russell Camilleri | United States | Fall | Helmut Längle | Austria |
| Yacoub Romanos | Lebanon | Decision | Charles Berthoud | Switzerland |
| Dimitar Dobrev | Bulgaria | Decision | Nikolay Chuchalov | Soviet Union |
| Leopold Israelsson | Sweden | Fall | Luís Caldas | Portugal |
| Albert Michiels | Belgium | Decision | Noboru Aomi | Japan |
| Ion Ţăranu | Romania | Bye | N/A | N/A |

#### Points

| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total |
| 1 | Ion Ţăranu | Romania | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Kazım Ayvaz | Turkey | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | Russell Camilleri | United States | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | Dimitar Dobrev | Bulgaria | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Lothar Metz | United Team of Germany | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Yacoub Romanos | Lebanon | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | Oddvar Barlie | Norway | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | Bolesław Dubicki | Poland | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | Jiří Kormaník | Czechoslovakia | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | Nikolay Chuchalov | Soviet Union | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 10 | Pentti Punkari | Finland | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 12 | Leopold Israelsson | Sweden | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 12 | Albert Michiels | Belgium | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 14 | Mansour Hazrati | Iran | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 15 | Charles Berthoud | Switzerland | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 15 | Hammou Haddaoui Khadir | Morocco | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 15 | Ronald Hunt | Australia | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 15 | André Lamy | France | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 15 | Marziano Magnani | Italy | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 20 | Noboru Aomi | Japan | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 21 | Luís Caldas | Portugal | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| 21 | Helmut Längle | Austria | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| 21 | Raymond Schummer | Luxembourg | 4 | 4 | 8 |

### Round 3
#### Bouts

| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
| Ion Ţăranu | Romania | Fall | Oddvar Barlie | Norway |
| Bolesław Dubicki | Poland | Decision | Pentti Punkari | Finland |
| Kazım Ayvaz | Turkey | Decision | Mansour Hazrati | Iran |
| Lothar Metz | United Team of Germany | Tie | Jiří Kormaník | Czechoslovakia |
| Russell Camilleri | United States | Tie | Yacoub Romanos | Lebanon |
| Nikolay Chuchalov | Soviet Union | Decision | Albert Michiels | Belgium |
| Dimitar Dobrev | Bulgaria | Decision | Leopold Israelsson | Sweden |

#### Points

| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total |
| 1 | Ion Ţăranu | Romania | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Kazım Ayvaz | Turkey | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | Dimitar Dobrev | Bulgaria | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | Russell Camilleri | United States | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | Bolesław Dubicki | Poland | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | Lothar Metz | United Team of Germany | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | Yacoub Romanos | Lebanon | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 8 | Nikolay Chuchalov | Soviet Union | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 8 | Jiří Kormaník | Czechoslovakia | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 10 | Oddvar Barlie | Norway | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 10 | Pentti Punkari | Finland | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 12 | Leopold Israelsson | Sweden | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 12 | Albert Michiels | Belgium | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 14 | Mansour Hazrati | Iran | 5 | 3 | 8 |

### Round 4
#### Bouts

| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
| Ion Ţăranu | Romania | Tie | Bolesław Dubicki | Poland |
| Kazım Ayvaz | Turkey | Fall | Jiří Kormaník | Czechoslovakia |
| Lothar Metz | United Team of Germany | Fall | Russell Camilleri | United States |
| Nikolay Chuchalov | Soviet Union | Fall | Yacoub Romanos | Lebanon |
| Dimitar Dobrev | Bulgaria | Bye | N/A | N/A |

#### Points

| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total |
| 1 | Kazım Ayvaz | Turkey | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1 | Dimitar Dobrev | Bulgaria | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1 | Ion Ţăranu | Romania | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 4 | Lothar Metz | United Team of Germany | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | Nikolay Chuchalov | Soviet Union | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 6 | Bolesław Dubicki | Poland | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 7 | Russell Camilleri | United States | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 7 | Yacoub Romanos | Lebanon | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 9 | Jiří Kormaník | Czechoslovakia | 4 | 4 | 8 |

### Round 5
#### Bouts

| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
| Dimitar Dobrev | Bulgaria | Decision | Ion Ţăranu | Romania |
| Bolesław Dubicki | Poland | Tie | Kazım Ayvaz | Turkey |
| Lothar Metz | United Team of Germany | Decision | Nikolay Chuchalov | Soviet Union |

#### Points

| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total |
| 1 | Dimitar Dobrev | Bulgaria | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | Kazım Ayvaz | Turkey | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2 | Lothar Metz | United Team of Germany | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | Ion Ţăranu | Romania | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 5 | Nikolay Chuchalov | Soviet Union | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 5 | Bolesław Dubicki | Poland | 5 | 2 | 7 |

### Round 6
#### Bouts

| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
| Dimitar Dobrev | Bulgaria | Decision | Kazım Ayvaz | Turkey |
| Ion Ţăranu | Romania | Tie | Lothar Metz | United Team of Germany |

#### Points

| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total |
| | Dimitar Dobrev | Bulgaria | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| | Lothar Metz | United Team of Germany | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | Kazım Ayvaz | Turkey | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 3 | Ion Ţăranu | Romania | 5 | 2 | 7 |

### Bronze medal bout

Ţăranu and Ayvaz finished round 6 tied for 3rd at 7 points and had not faced each other; they competed in a bronze medal bout, won by Ţăranu.

#### Bouts

| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
| Ion Ţăranu | Romania | Decision | Kazım Ayvaz | Turkey |

#### Points

| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total |
| | Ion Ţăranu | Romania | 7 | 1 | 8 |
| 4 | Kazım Ayvaz | Turkey | 7 | 3 | 10 |