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

The men's Greco-Roman featherweight 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. Featherweight was the third-lightest category, including wrestlers weighing 57 to 62 kilograms (125.7 to 136.7 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
#### Bouts

| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
| Lee Allen | United States | Fall | José António Gregório | Portugal |
| Hossein Ebrahimian | Iran | Decision | Rauno Mäkinen | Finland |
| Elie Naasan | Lebanon | Decision | Joseph Schmid | Switzerland |
| Vojtech Tóth | Czechoslovakia | Fall | Jean Schintgen | Luxembourg |
| Mihai Şulţ | Romania | Fall | Don Cacas | Australia |
| Moustafa Hamil Mansour | United Arab Republic | Decision | Spas Penev | Bulgaria |
| Leif Freij | Sweden | Decision | Masatoshi Takahira | Japan |
| Müzahir Sille | Turkey | Decision | Gottlieb Neumair | United Team of Germany |
| Rudolf Pedersen | Denmark | Decision | Kazimierz Macioch | Poland |
| Umberto Trippa | Italy | Decision | Roger Mannhard | France |
| Hans Marte | Austria | Tie | Konstantin Vyrupayev | Soviet Union |
| Imre Polyák | Hungary | Fall | Vojislav Gološin | Yugoslavia |
| Rahal Mahassine | Morocco | Bye | N/A | N/A |

#### Points

| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total |
| 1 | Lee Allen | United States | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Imre Polyák | Hungary | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Rahal Mahassine | Morocco | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Mihai Şulţ | Romania | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Vojtech Tóth | Czechoslovakia | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Hossein Ebrahimian | Iran | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | Leif Freij | Sweden | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | Moustafa Hamil Mansour | United Arab Republic | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | Elie Naasan | Lebanon | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | Rudolf Pedersen | Denmark | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | Müzahir Sille | Turkey | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | Umberto Trippa | Italy | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | Hans Marte | Austria | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 13 | Konstantin Vyrupayev | Soviet Union | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 15 | Kazimierz Macioch | Poland | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 15 | Rauno Mäkinen | Finland | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 15 | Gottlieb Neumair | United Team of Germany | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 15 | Spas Penev | Bulgaria | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 15 | Joseph Schmid | Switzerland | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 15 | Masatoshi Takahira | Japan | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 15 | Roger Mannhard | France | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 22 | Don Cacas | Australia | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 22 | Vojislav Gološin | Yugoslavia | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 22 | José António Gregório | Portugal | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 22 | Jean Schintgen | Luxembourg | 0 | 4 | 4 |

### Round 2

Mäkinen withdrew after his bout.

#### Bouts

| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
| Hossein Ebrahimian | Iran | Fall | José António Gregório | Portugal |
| Lee Allen | United States | Decision | Rahal Mahassine | Morocco |
| Rauno Mäkinen | Finland | Decision | Joseph Schmid | Switzerland |
| Spas Penev | Bulgaria | Decision | Leif Freij | Sweden |
| Gottlieb Neumair | United Team of Germany | Fall | Masatoshi Takahira | Japan |
| Moustafa Hamil Mansour | United Arab Republic | Fall | Don Cacas | Australia |
| Mihai Şulţ | Romania | Fall | Jean Schintgen | Luxembourg |
| Elie Naasan | Lebanon | Tie | Vojtech Tóth | Czechoslovakia |
| Umberto Trippa | Italy | Decision | Hans Marte | Austria |
| Müzahir Sille | Turkey | Decision | Kazimierz Macioch | Poland |
| Roger Mannhard | France | Fall | Rudolf Pedersen | Denmark |
| Konstantin Vyrupayev | Soviet Union | Fall | Vojislav Gološin | Yugoslavia |
| Imre Polyák | Hungary | Bye | N/A | N/A |

#### Points

| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total |
| 1 | Imre Polyák | Hungary | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Mihai Şulţ | Romania | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Lee Allen | United States | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | Hossein Ebrahimian | Iran | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Moustafa Hamil Mansour | United Arab Republic | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Müzahir Sille | Turkey | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | Vojtech Tóth | Czechoslovakia | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 6 | Umberto Trippa | Italy | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | Konstantin Vyrupayev | Soviet Union | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | Rahal Mahassine | Morocco | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 10 | Roger Mannhard | France | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 10 | Elie Naasan | Lebanon | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 10 | Gottlieb Neumair | United Team of Germany | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 14 | Leif Freij | Sweden | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 14 | Spas Penev | Bulgaria | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 16 | Hans Marte | Austria | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 16 | Rudolf Pedersen | Denmark | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 18 | Rauno Mäkinen | Finland | 3 | 1 | 4* |
| 19 | Kazimierz Macioch | Poland | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 19 | Joseph Schmid | Switzerland | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 21 | Masatoshi Takahira | Japan | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 22 | Don Cacas | Australia | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| 22 | Vojislav Gološin | Yugoslavia | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| 22 | José António Gregório | Portugal | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| 22 | Jean Schintgen | Luxembourg | 4 | 4 | 8 |

### Round 3
#### Bouts

| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
| Hossein Ebrahimian | Iran | Decision | Lee Allen | United States |
| Imre Polyák | Hungary | Fall | Rahal Mahassine | Morocco |
| Umberto Trippa | Italy | Fall | Rudolf Pedersen | Denmark |
| Spas Penev | Bulgaria | Decision | Gottlieb Neumair | United Team of Germany |
| Müzahir Sille | Turkey | Fall | Leif Freij | Sweden |
| Mihai Şulţ | Romania | Decision | Elie Naasan | Lebanon |
| Vojtech Tóth | Czechoslovakia | Decision | Moustafa Hamil Mansour | United Arab Republic |
| Hans Marte | Austria | Decision | Roger Mannhard | France |
| Konstantin Vyrupayev | Soviet Union | Bye | N/A | N/A |

#### Points

| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total |
| 1 | Imre Polyák | Hungary | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Mihai Şulţ | Romania | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | Hossein Ebrahimian | Iran | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | Müzahir Sille | Turkey | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | Umberto Trippa | Italy | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | Konstantin Vyrupayev | Soviet Union | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | Vojtech Tóth | Czechoslovakia | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | Lee Allen | United States | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 8 | Moustafa Hamil Mansour | United Arab Republic | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 10 | Spas Penev | Bulgaria | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 11 | Roger Mannhard | France | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 11 | Hans Marte | Austria | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 11 | Elie Naasan | Lebanon | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 11 | Gottlieb Neumair | United Team of Germany | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 15 | Rahal Mahassine | Morocco | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 16 | Leif Freij | Sweden | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| 17 | Rudolf Pedersen | Denmark | 5 | 4 | 9 |

### Round 4

Mansour had beaten Penev in round 1, breaking the tie for 9th place.

#### Bouts

| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
| Imre Polyák | Hungary | Decision | Konstantin Vyrupayev | Soviet Union |
| Vojtech Tóth | Czechoslovakia | Decision | Lee Allen | United States |
| Hossein Ebrahimian | Iran | Decision | Mihai Şulţ | Romania |
| Müzahir Sille | Turkey | Fall | Moustafa Hamil Mansour | United Arab Republic |
| Umberto Trippa | Italy | Decision | Spas Penev | Bulgaria |

#### Points

| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total |
| 1 | Imre Polyák | Hungary | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Müzahir Sille | Turkey | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | Hossein Ebrahimian | Iran | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | Umberto Trippa | Italy | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | Mihai Şulţ | Romania | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 5 | Vojtech Tóth | Czechoslovakia | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 7 | Konstantin Vyrupayev | Soviet Union | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 8 | Lee Allen | United States | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 9 | Moustafa Hamil Mansour | United Arab Republic | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| 10 | Spas Penev | Bulgaria | 5 | 3 | 8 |

### Round 5
#### Bouts

| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
| Konstantin Vyrupayev | Soviet Union | Fall | Hossein Ebrahimian | Iran |
| Imre Polyák | Hungary | Decision | Vojtech Tóth | Czechoslovakia |
| Mihai Şulţ | Romania | Decision | Müzahir Sille | Turkey |
| Umberto Trippa | Italy | Bye | N/A | N/A |

#### Points

| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total |
| 1 | Imre Polyák | Hungary | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | Umberto Trippa | Italy | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | Müzahir Sille | Turkey | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 3 | Mihai Şulţ | Romania | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 3 | Konstantin Vyrupayev | Soviet Union | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 6 | Hossein Ebrahimian | Iran | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 6 | Vojtech Tóth | Czechoslovakia | 4 | 3 | 7 |

### Round 6

Vyrupayev's head-to-head victory over Trippa was the tie-breaker between the two at 6 points for the bronze medal.

#### Bouts

| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
| Imre Polyák | Hungary | Decision | Mihai Şulţ | Romania |
| Konstantin Vyrupayev | Soviet Union | Decision | Umberto Trippa | Italy |
| Müzahir Sille | Turkey | Bye | N/A | N/A |

#### Points

| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total |
| 1 | Imre Polyák | Hungary | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | Müzahir Sille | Turkey | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| | Konstantin Vyrupayev | Soviet Union | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 4 | Umberto Trippa | Italy | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 5 | Mihai Şulţ | Romania | 5 | 3 | 8 |

### Round 7

Sille defeated Polyák on points, bringing each of the two wrestlers to 6 points. Because of the head-to-head win, Sille took the gold medal.

#### Bouts

| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
| Müzahir Sille | Turkey | Decision | Imre Polyák | Hungary |

#### Points

| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total |
| | Müzahir Sille | Turkey | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| | Imre Polyák | Hungary | 3 | 3 | 6 |