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

The men's freestyle welterweight 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. Welterweight was the fourth-heaviest category, including wrestlers weighing 70 to 78 kilograms (154.3 to 172.0 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

Tribble and Barlie withdrew after their bouts.

#### Bouts

| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
| Petko Dermendzhiev | Bulgaria | Fall | Choi Byeong-seop | South Korea |
| Mohammad Ali Sanatkaran | Iran | Decision | Martin Heinze | United Team of Germany |
| Yasuo Watanabe | Japan | Decision | Ştefan Tampa | Romania |
| Phil Oberlander | Canada | Fall | Harald Barlie | Norway |
| Guram Sagaradze | Soviet Union | Fall | Job Mayo | Philippines |
| Shakar Khan Shakar | Afghanistan | Tie | Len Allen | Great Britain |
| İsmail Oğan | Turkey | Fall | Charles Tribble | United States |
| Madho Singh | India | Decision | Julio Graffigna | Argentina |
| Jigjidiin Mönkhbat | Mongolia | Decision | John Boyle | Australia |
| Károly Bajkó | Hungary | Decision | Muhammad Afzal | Pakistan |
| Gaetano De Vescovi | Italy | Decision | Joe Feeney | Ireland |

#### Points

| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | R1 |
| 1 | Petko Dermendzhiev | Bulgaria | 0 |
| 1 | Phil Oberlander | Canada | 0 |
| 1 | İsmail Oğan | Turkey | 0 |
| 1 | Guram Sagaradze | Soviet Union | 0 |
| 5 | Károly Bajkó | Hungary | 1 |
| 5 | Gaetano De Vescovi | Italy | 1 |
| 5 | Jigjidiin Mönkhbat | Mongolia | 1 |
| 5 | Mohammad Ali Sanatkaran | Iran | 1 |
| 5 | Madho Singh | India | 1 |
| 5 | Yasuo Watanabe | Japan | 1 |
| 11 | Len Allen | Great Britain | 2 |
| 11 | Shakar Khan Shakar | Afghanistan | 2 |
| 13 | Muhammad Afzal | Pakistan | 3 |
| 13 | John Boyle | Australia | 3 |
| 13 | Joe Feeney | Ireland | 3 |
| 13 | Julio Graffigna | Argentina | 3 |
| 13 | Martin Heinze | United Team of Germany | 3 |
| 13 | Ştefan Tampa | Romania | 3 |
| 19 | Choi Byeong-seop | South Korea | 4 |
| 19 | Job Mayo | Philippines | 4 |
| 21 | Harald Barlie | Norway | 4* |
| 21 | Charles Tribble | United States | 4* |

### Round 2

Four men were eliminated after a second loss, and a fifth eliminated after a tie and loss by fall. Sagaradze and Oberlander led the group with 0 points after the second round.

#### Bouts

| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
| Petko Dermendzhiev | Bulgaria | Decision | Károly Bajkó | Hungary |
| Muhammad Afzal | Pakistan | Decision | Choi Byeong-seop | South Korea |
| Mohammad Ali Sanatkaran | Iran | Decision | Yasuo Watanabe | Japan |
| Martin Heinze | United Team of Germany | Decision | Ştefan Tampa | Romania |
| Phil Oberlander | Canada | Fall | Job Mayo | Philippines |
| Guram Sagaradze | Soviet Union | Fall | Shakar Khan Shakar | Afghanistan |
| Julio Graffigna | Argentina | Decision | Len Allen | Great Britain |
| İsmail Oğan | Turkey | Decision | Madho Singh | India |
| Joe Feeney | Ireland | Decision | John Boyle | Australia |
| Jigjidiin Mönkhbat | Mongolia | Decision | Gaetano De Vescovi | Italy |

#### Points

| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | R1 | R2 | Total |
| 1 | Phil Oberlander | Canada | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Guram Sagaradze | Soviet Union | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Petko Dermendzhiev | Bulgaria | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | İsmail Oğan | Turkey | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Jigjidiin Mönkhbat | Mongolia | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | Mohammad Ali Sanatkaran | Iran | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | Muhammad Afzal | Pakistan | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 7 | Károly Bajkó | Hungary | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 7 | Gaetano De Vescovi | Italy | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 7 | Joe Feeney | Ireland | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 7 | Julio Graffigna | Argentina | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 7 | Martin Heinze | United Team of Germany | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 7 | Madho Singh | India | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 7 | Yasuo Watanabe | Japan | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 15 | Len Allen | Great Britain | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 16 | John Boyle | Australia | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 16 | Shakar Khan Shakar | Afghanistan | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 16 | Ştefan Tampa | Romania | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 19 | Choi Byeong-seop | South Korea | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 20 | Job Mayo | Philippines | 4 | 4 | 8 |

### Round 3

Five more wrestlers were eliminated, each with two losses. Sagaradze received his first point, but now led alone at 1 after Oberlander lost by decision and received 3 points.

#### Bouts

| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
| Muhammad Afzal | Pakistan | Decision | Petko Dermendzhiev | Bulgaria |
| Mohammad Ali Sanatkaran | Iran | Decision | Károly Bajkó | Hungary |
| Yasuo Watanabe | Japan | Decision | Martin Heinze | United Team of Germany |
| Guram Sagaradze | Soviet Union | Decision | Phil Oberlander | Canada |
| Madho Singh | India | Decision | Len Allen | Great Britain |
| İsmail Oğan | Turkey | Decision | Julio Graffigna | Argentina |
| Jigjidiin Mönkhbat | Mongolia | Decision | Joe Feeney | Ireland |
| Gaetano De Vescovi | Italy | Bye | N/A | N/A |

#### Points

| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | R1 | R2 | R3 | Total |
| 1 | Guram Sagaradze | Soviet Union | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | İsmail Oğan | Turkey | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | Jigjidiin Mönkhbat | Mongolia | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | Phil Oberlander | Canada | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 3 | Mohammad Ali Sanatkaran | Iran | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | Gaetano De Vescovi | Italy | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 6 | Petko Dermendzhiev | Bulgaria | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 8 | Muhammad Afzal | Pakistan | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 8 | Madho Singh | India | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 8 | Yasuo Watanabe | Japan | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 11 | Károly Bajkó | Hungary | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
| 11 | Joe Feeney | Ireland | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 11 | Julio Graffigna | Argentina | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 11 | Martin Heinze | United Team of Germany | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 15 | Len Allen | Great Britain | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 |

### Round 4

Over half of the remaining wrestlers were eliminated, as all 5 losers and 1 of the winners accumulated at least 6 points. Oğan moved up into a tie for the lead with Sagaradze at 2 points; Sanatkaran followed closely at 3 while Dermendzhiev moved to the brink of elimination at 5 points.

#### Bouts

| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
| Petko Dermendzhiev | Bulgaria | Decision | Gaetano De Vescovi | Italy |
| Mohammad Ali Sanatkaran | Iran | Default | Muhammad Afzal | Pakistan |
| Yasuo Watanabe | Japan | Decision | Phil Oberlander | Canada |
| Guram Sagaradze | Soviet Union | Decision | Madho Singh | India |
| İsmail Oğan | Turkey | Foul | Jigjidiin Mönkhbat | Mongolia |

#### Points

| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Total |
| 1 | İsmail Oğan | Turkey | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 1 | Guram Sagaradze | Soviet Union | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | Mohammad Ali Sanatkaran | Iran | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | Petko Dermendzhiev | Bulgaria | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 5 | Phil Oberlander | Canada | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 5 | Yasuo Watanabe | Japan | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 7 | Gaetano De Vescovi | Italy | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 7 | Jigjidiin Mönkhbat | Mongolia | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 9 | Madho Singh | India | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| 10 | Muhammad Afzal | Pakistan | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 |

### Round 5

Dermendzhiev was the only wrestler eliminated in round 5, leaving 3 remaining wrestlers.

#### Bouts

| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
| Mohammad Ali Sanatkaran | Iran | Decision | Petko Dermendzhiev | Bulgaria |
| Guram Sagaradze | Soviet Union | Tie | İsmail Oğan | Turkey |

#### Points

| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Total |
| 1 | İsmail Oğan | Turkey | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 1 | Guram Sagaradze | Soviet Union | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 3 | Mohammad Ali Sanatkaran | Iran | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | Petko Dermendzhiev | Bulgaria | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 |

### Final round

The round 5 draw between Sagaradze and Oğan counted for the final round. Sanatkaran wrestled both of the other medalists to a tie in the final rounds as well. This left all 3 wrestlers in a three-way tie on final round points at 6 because each had drawn the others. The next tie-breaker was total bad points throughout the tournament. Sanatkaran received the bronze medal, having the highest point total at 8 to the other two men's 6. Oğan prevailed on Sagaradze on the next tie-breaker, body weight, with the lighter Turk winning over the heavier Soviet.

#### Bouts

| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
| Guram Sagaradze | Soviet Union | Tie (Round 5) | İsmail Oğan | Turkey |
| Mohammad Ali Sanatkaran | Iran | Tie | Guram Sagaradze | Soviet Union |
| Mohammad Ali Sanatkaran | Iran | Tie | İsmail Oğan | Turkey |

#### Points

| Wrestler | Nation | Points | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | FR | Total |
| İsmail Oğan | Turkey | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| Guram Sagaradze | Soviet Union | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| Mohammad Ali Sanatkaran | Iran | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 8 |