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

The men's Greco-Roman light heavyweight 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. Light heavyweight was the second-heaviest category, including wrestlers weighing 79 to 87 kilograms (174.2 to 191.8 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, 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

Jansson and Graffigna withdrew after their bouts.

#### Bouts

| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
| Givi Kartozia | Soviet Union | Decision | Howard George | United States |
| Herbert Albrecht | United Team of Germany | Decision | Rune Jansson | Sweden |
| Gheorghe Popovici | Romania | Fall | Shunta Ishikura | Japan |
| Eugen Wiesberger Jr. | Austria | Decision | Maurice Jacquel | France |
| Krali Bimbalov | Bulgaria | Decision | Włodzimierz Smoliński | Poland |
| Tevfik Kış | Turkey | Decision | Kurt Rusterholz | Switzerland |
| Péter Piti | Hungary | Decision | Antonio Cerroni | Italy |
| José Panizo | Spain | Fall | Julio Graffigna | Argentina |
| Antero Vanhanen | Finland | Bye | N/A | N/A |

#### Points

| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total |
| 1 | José Panizo | Spain | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Gheorghe Popovici | Romania | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Antero Vanhanen | Finland | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Herbert Albrecht | United Team of Germany | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | Krali Bimbalov | Bulgaria | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | Givi Kartozia | Soviet Union | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | Tevfik Kış | Turkey | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | Péter Piti | Hungary | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | Eugen Wiesberger Jr. | Austria | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | Antonio Cerroni | Italy | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 10 | Howard George | United States | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 10 | Maurice Jacquel | France | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 10 | Kurt Rusterholz | Switzerland | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 10 | Włodzimierz Smoliński | Poland | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 15 | Shunta Ishikura | Japan | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 16 | Rune Jansson | Sweden | 0 | 3 | 3* |
| 17 | Julio Graffigna | Argentina | 0 | 4 | 4* |

### Round 2
#### Bouts

| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
| Givi Kartozia | Soviet Union | Decision | Antero Vanhanen | Finland |
| Herbert Albrecht | United Team of Germany | Decision | Howard George | United States |
| Eugen Wiesberger Jr. | Austria | Decision | Shunta Ishikura | Japan |
| Maurice Jacquel | France | Fall | Gheorghe Popovici | Romania |
| Krali Bimbalov | Bulgaria | Tie | Tevfik Kış | Turkey |
| Włodzimierz Smoliński | Poland | Decision | Antonio Cerroni | Italy |
| Péter Piti | Hungary | Decision | Kurt Rusterholz | Switzerland |
| José Panizo | Spain | Bye | N/A | N/A |

#### Points

| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total |
| 1 | José Panizo | Spain | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Herbert Albrecht | United Team of Germany | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | Givi Kartozia | Soviet Union | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | Péter Piti | Hungary | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | Eugen Wiesberger Jr. | Austria | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | Krali Bimbalov | Bulgaria | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 6 | Maurice Jacquel | France | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | Tevfik Kış | Turkey | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 6 | Antero Vanhanen | Finland | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 10 | Gheorghe Popovici | Romania | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 10 | Włodzimierz Smoliński | Poland | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 12 | Antonio Cerroni | Italy | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 12 | Howard George | United States | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 12 | Kurt Rusterholz | Switzerland | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 15 | Shunta Ishikura | Japan | 4 | 3 | 7 |

### Round 3
#### Bouts

| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
| Antero Vanhanen | Finland | Decision | José Panizo | Spain |
| Givi Kartozia | Soviet Union | Decision | Herbert Albrecht | United Team of Germany |
| Gheorghe Popovici | Romania | Decision | Eugen Wiesberger Jr. | Austria |
| Krali Bimbalov | Bulgaria | Decision | Maurice Jacquel | France |
| Tevfik Kış | Turkey | Decision | Włodzimierz Smoliński | Poland |
| Péter Piti | Hungary | Bye | N/A | N/A |

#### Points

| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total |
| 1 | Péter Piti | Hungary | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | Givi Kartozia | Soviet Union | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | José Panizo | Spain | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | Krali Bimbalov | Bulgaria | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | Tevfik Kış | Turkey | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | Antero Vanhanen | Finland | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 7 | Herbert Albrecht | United Team of Germany | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 7 | Gheorghe Popovici | Romania | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 7 | Eugen Wiesberger Jr. | Austria | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 10 | Maurice Jacquel | France | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 11 | Włodzimierz Smoliński | Poland | 4 | 3 | 7 |

### Round 4

The tie between Wiesberger and Popovici was broken by head-to-head results; Popovici won in round 3.

#### Bouts

| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
| Péter Piti | Hungary | Fall | José Panizo | Spain |
| Antero Vanhanen | Finland | Fall | Herbert Albrecht | United Team of Germany |
| Givi Kartozia | Soviet Union | Decision | Gheorghe Popovici | Romania |
| Krali Bimbalov | Bulgaria | Decision | Eugen Wiesberger Jr. | Austria |
| Tevfik Kış | Turkey | Bye | N/A | N/A |

#### Points

| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total |
| 1 | Péter Piti | Hungary | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | Givi Kartozia | Soviet Union | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2 | Tevfik Kış | Turkey | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2 | Antero Vanhanen | Finland | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 5 | Krali Bimbalov | Bulgaria | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 6 | José Panizo | Spain | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 7 | Gheorghe Popovici | Romania | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| 8 | Eugen Wiesberger Jr. | Austria | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| 9 | Herbert Albrecht | United Team of Germany | 5 | 4 | 9 |

### Round 5
#### Bouts

| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
| Tevfik Kış | Turkey | Decision | Antero Vanhanen | Finland |
| Givi Kartozia | Soviet Union | Decision | Péter Piti | Hungary |
| Krali Bimbalov | Bulgaria | Bye | N/A | N/A |

#### Points

| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total |
| 1 | Krali Bimbalov | Bulgaria | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 1 | Givi Kartozia | Soviet Union | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 1 | Tevfik Kış | Turkey | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 1 | Péter Piti | Hungary | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 5 | Antero Vanhanen | Finland | 4 | 3 | 7 |

### Round 6

The sixth round ended with all four wrestlers having at least 6 points; there were two ties, a tie for first place and a tie for third place. Kış and Bimbalov tied for first. They had faced each other in round 2, with the bout ending in a tie. The decision was ultimately based on body weight, with Kış (the lighter wrestler) prevailing and taking the gold medal. Kartozia took the bronze medal over Piti due to head-to-head results; Kartozia had won in round 5.

#### Bouts

| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
| Krali Bimbalov | Bulgaria | Decision | Péter Piti | Hungary |
| Tevfik Kış | Turkey | Decision | Givi Kartozia | Soviet Union |

#### Points

| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total |
| | Tevfik Kış | Turkey | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| | Krali Bimbalov | Bulgaria | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| | Givi Kartozia | Soviet Union | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| 4 | Péter Piti | Hungary | 5 | 3 | 8 |