# Wrestling at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle featherweight

The men's freestyle featherweight competition at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome took place from 1 to 6 September at the Basilica of Maxentius. Nations were limited to one competitor. Featherweight was the third-lightest category, including wrestlers weighing 57 to 62 kilograms (125.7 to 136.7 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, 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

Parker and Shiam withdrew after their bouts.

#### Bouts

| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
| Jef Mewis | Belgium | Fall | Sunder Shiam | India |
| Hans Marte | Austria | Decision | Samuel Parker | Australia |
| Mustafa Dağıstanlı | Turkey | Decision | Erkki Penttilä | Finland |
| József Kellermann | Hungary | Fall | Meinrad Ernst | Switzerland |
| Vladimer Rubashvili | Soviet Union | Fall | Mohamed Khadem Khorasani | Iran |
| Louis Giani | United States | Fall | Angelo Gelsomini | Italy |
| Stefanos Ioannidis | Greece | Fall | Gang Jeong-ho | South Korea |
| Ahmed Sayed Kasim | Iraq | Tie | Roberto Vallejo | Mexico |
| Muhammad Akhtar | Pakistan | Fall | Mohammad Ibrahim Kederi | Afghanistan |
| Tamiji Sato | Japan | Decision | Jan Żurawski | Poland |
| Abe Geldenhuys | South Africa | Fall | Bert Aspen | Great Britain |
| Stancho Ivanov | Bulgaria | Fall | Christian Luschnig | United Team of Germany |
| Georges Ballery | France | Bye | N/A | N/A |

#### Points

| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total |
| 1 | Muhammad Akhtar | Pakistan | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Georges Ballery | France | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Abe Geldenhuys | South Africa | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Louis Giani | United States | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Stefanos Ioannidis | Greece | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Stancho Ivanov | Bulgaria | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | József Kellermann | Hungary | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Jef Mewis | Belgium | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Vladimer Rubashvili | Soviet Union | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Mustafa Dağıstanlı | Turkey | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | Hans Marte | Austria | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | Tamiji Sato | Japan | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | Ahmed Sayed Kasim | Iraq | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 13 | Roberto Vallejo | Mexico | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 15 | Erkki Penttilä | Finland | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 15 | Jan Żurawski | Poland | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 17 | Bert Aspen | Great Britain | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 17 | Gang Jeong-ho | South Korea | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 17 | Angelo Gelsomini | Italy | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 17 | Mohammad Ibrahim Kederi | Afghanistan | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 17 | Mohamed Khadem Khorasani | Iran | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 17 | Christian Luschnig | United Team of Germany | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 17 | Meinrad Ernst | Switzerland | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 24 | Samuel Parker | Australia | 0 | 3 | 3* |
| 25 | Sunder Shiam | India | 0 | 4 | 4* |

### Round 2

Ioannidis withdrew after his bout.

#### Bouts

| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
| Jef Mewis | Belgium | Decision | Georges Ballery | France |
| Mustafa Dağıstanlı | Turkey | Fall | Hans Marte | Austria |
| Erkki Penttilä | Finland | Decision | József Kellermann | Hungary |
| Vladimer Rubashvili | Soviet Union | Fall | Meinrad Ernst | Switzerland |
| Mohamed Khadem Khorasani | Iran | Fall | Louis Giani | United States |
| Gang Jeong-ho | South Korea | Decision | Angelo Gelsomini | Italy |
| Ahmed Sayed Kasim | Iraq | Decision | Stefanos Ioannidis | Greece |
| Roberto Vallejo | Mexico | Decision | Mohammad Ibrahim Kederi | Afghanistan |
| Tamiji Sato | Japan | Decision | Muhammad Akhtar | Pakistan |
| Jan Żurawski | Poland | Decision | Abe Geldenhuys | South Africa |
| Bert Aspen | Great Britain | Tie | Christian Luschnig | United Team of Germany |
| Stancho Ivanov | Bulgaria | Bye | N/A | N/A |

#### Points

| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total |
| 1 | Stancho Ivanov | Bulgaria | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Vladimer Rubashvili | Soviet Union | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Mustafa Dağıstanlı | Turkey | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Jef Mewis | Belgium | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Tamiji Sato | Japan | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | Muhammad Akhtar | Pakistan | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 6 | Georges Ballery | France | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 6 | Abe Geldenhuys | South Africa | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 6 | József Kellermann | Hungary | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 6 | Ahmed Sayed Kasim | Iraq | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | Roberto Vallejo | Mexico | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 12 | Louis Giani | United States | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 12 | Mohamed Khadem Khorasani | Iran | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 12 | Erkki Penttilä | Finland | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 12 | Jan Żurawski | Poland | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 16 | Gang Jeong-ho | South Korea | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 16 | Hans Marte | Austria | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 18 | Stefanos Ioannidis | Greece | 0 | 3 | 3* |
| 19 | Bert Aspen | Great Britain | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 19 | Christian Luschnig | United Team of Germany | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 21 | Angelo Gelsomini | Italy | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 21 | Mohammad Ibrahim Kederi | Afghanistan | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 23 | Meinrad Ernst | Switzerland | 4 | 4 | 8 |

### Round 3

Giani withdrew after his bout.

#### Bouts

| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
| Stancho Ivanov | Bulgaria | Decision | Georges Ballery | France |
| Jef Mewis | Belgium | Fall | Hans Marte | Austria |
| Mustafa Dağıstanlı | Turkey | Fall | József Kellermann | Hungary |
| Vladimer Rubashvili | Soviet Union | Fall | Erkki Penttilä | Finland |
| Mohamed Khadem Khorasani | Iran | Fall | Gang Jeong-ho | South Korea |
| Louis Giani | United States | Decision | Ahmed Sayed Kasim | Iraq |
| Tamiji Sato | Japan | Fall | Roberto Vallejo | Mexico |
| Muhammad Akhtar | Pakistan | Decision | Jan Żurawski | Poland |
| Abe Geldenhuys | South Africa | Bye | N/A | N/A |

#### Points

| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total |
| 1 | Vladimer Rubashvili | Soviet Union | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Mustafa Dağıstanlı | Turkey | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | Stancho Ivanov | Bulgaria | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Jef Mewis | Belgium | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | Tamiji Sato | Japan | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | Abe Geldenhuys | South Africa | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | Muhammad Akhtar | Pakistan | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 7 | Mohamed Khadem Khorasani | Iran | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 9 | Louis Giani | United States | 4 | 1 | 5* |
| 10 | Georges Ballery | France | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 10 | Ahmed Sayed Kasim | Iraq | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 12 | József Kellermann | Hungary | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 12 | Roberto Vallejo | Mexico | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 12 | Jan Żurawski | Poland | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 15 | Erkki Penttilä | Finland | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| 16 | Gang Jeong-ho | South Korea | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| 16 | Hans Marte | Austria | 5 | 4 | 9 |

### Round 4
#### Bouts

| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
| Stancho Ivanov | Bulgaria | Decision | Abe Geldenhuys | South Africa |
| Mustafa Dağıstanlı | Turkey | Decision | Jef Mewis | Belgium |
| Muhammad Akhtar | Pakistan | Decision | Vladimer Rubashvili | Soviet Union |
| Tamiji Sato | Japan | Fall | Mohamed Khadem Khorasani | Iran |

#### Points

| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total |
| 1 | Mustafa Dağıstanlı | Turkey | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1 | Stancho Ivanov | Bulgaria | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1 | Tamiji Sato | Japan | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | Vladimer Rubashvili | Soviet Union | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 5 | Jef Mewis | Belgium | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 6 | Muhammad Akhtar | Pakistan | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 7 | Abe Geldenhuys | South Africa | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 8 | Mohamed Khadem Khorasani | Iran | 4 | 4 | 8 |

### Round 5
#### Bouts

| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
| Stancho Ivanov | Bulgaria | Fall | Jef Mewis | Belgium |
| Mustafa Dağıstanlı | Turkey | Fall | Muhammad Akhtar | Pakistan |
| Vladimer Rubashvili | Soviet Union | Decision | Tamiji Sato | Japan |

#### Points

| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total |
| 1 | Mustafa Dağıstanlı | Turkey | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1 | Stancho Ivanov | Bulgaria | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | Vladimer Rubashvili | Soviet Union | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | Tamiji Sato | Japan | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 5 | Jef Mewis | Belgium | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| 6 | Muhammad Akhtar | Pakistan | 5 | 4 | 9 |

### Round 6

Rubashvili's head-to-head victory over Sato in round 5 was the tie-breaker for the bronze medal.

#### Bouts

| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
| Stancho Ivanov | Bulgaria | Decision | Vladimer Rubashvili | Soviet Union |
| Mustafa Dağıstanlı | Turkey | Tie | Tamiji Sato | Japan |

#### Points

| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total |
| 1 | Stancho Ivanov | Bulgaria | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | Mustafa Dağıstanlı | Turkey | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| | Vladimer Rubashvili | Soviet Union | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 4 | Tamiji Sato | Japan | 5 | 2 | 7 |

### Round 7
#### Bouts

| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
| Mustafa Dağıstanlı | Turkey | Decision | Stancho Ivanov | Bulgaria |

#### Points

| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total |
| | Mustafa Dağıstanlı | Turkey | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| | Stancho Ivanov | Bulgaria | 3 | 3 | 6 |