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

The men's freestyle middleweight 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. Middleweight was the third-heaviest category, including wrestlers weighing 78 to 87 kilograms (172.0 to 191.8 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
#### Bouts

| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
| Tatsuo Sasaki | Japan | Decision | Günther Bauch | United Team of Germany |
| Mansour Mahdizadeh | Iran | Decision | Géza Hollósi | Hungary |
| Muhammad Faiz | Pakistan | Fall | Alfonso González | Panama |
| Hasan Güngör | Turkey | Fall | Gang Du-man | South Korea |
| Rudolf Kobelt | Switzerland | Fall | Jit Singh | India |
| Shota Lomidze | Soviet Union | Tie | Prodan Gardzhev | Bulgaria |
| Dan Brand | United States | Fall | Theunis van Wyk | Zambia |
| Khorloogiin Bayanmönkh | Mongolia | Decision | Fernando García | Philippines |

#### Points

| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | R1 |
| 1 | Dan Brand | United States | 0 |
| 1 | Muhammad Faiz | Pakistan | 0 |
| 1 | Hasan Güngör | Turkey | 0 |
| 1 | Rudolf Kobelt | Switzerland | 0 |
| 5 | Khorloogiin Bayanmönkh | Mongolia | 1 |
| 5 | Mansour Mahdizadeh | Iran | 1 |
| 5 | Tatsuo Sasaki | Japan | 1 |
| 8 | Prodan Gardzhev | Bulgaria | 2 |
| 8 | Shota Lomidze | Soviet Union | 2 |
| 10 | Günther Bauch | United Team of Germany | 3 |
| 10 | Fernando García | Philippines | 3 |
| 10 | Géza Hollósi | Hungary | 3 |
| 13 | Alfonso González | Panama | 4 |
| 13 | Gang Du-man | South Korea | 4 |
| 13 | Jit Singh | India | 4 |
| 13 | Theunis van Wyk | Zambia | 4 |

### Round 2

Five of the 16 wrestlers were eliminated, four with two losses and one with a loss by fall and a tie. Güngör was the only wrestler left with 0 points.

#### Bouts

| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
| Günther Bauch | United Team of Germany | Decision | Fernando García | Philippines |
| Tatsuo Sasaki | Japan | Fall | Khorloogiin Bayanmönkh | Mongolia |
| Géza Hollósi | Hungary | Fall | Theunis van Wyk | Zambia |
| Dan Brand | United States | Tie | Mansour Mahdizadeh | Iran |
| Hasan Güngör | Turkey | Fall | Alfonso González | Panama |
| Muhammad Faiz | Pakistan | Tie | Gang Du-man | South Korea |
| Shota Lomidze | Soviet Union | Decision | Rudolf Kobelt | Switzerland |
| Prodan Gardzhev | Bulgaria | Fall | Jit Singh | India |

#### Points

| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | R1 | R2 | Total |
| 1 | Hasan Güngör | Turkey | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Tatsuo Sasaki | Japan | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Dan Brand | United States | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | Muhammad Faiz | Pakistan | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | Prodan Gardzhev | Bulgaria | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | Géza Hollósi | Hungary | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | Rudolf Kobelt | Switzerland | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 6 | Shota Lomidze | Soviet Union | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | Mansour Mahdizadeh | Iran | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 10 | Günther Bauch | United Team of Germany | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 11 | Khorloogiin Bayanmönkh | Mongolia | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 12 | Gang Du-man | South Korea | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 12 | Fernando García | Philippines | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 14 | Alfonso González | Panama | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| 14 | Jit Singh | India | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| 14 | Theunis van Wyk | Zambia | 4 | 4 | 8 |

### Round 3

Three wrestlers were eliminated. Güngör remained in the lead, now with 1 point.

#### Bouts

| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
| Günther Bauch | United Team of Germany | Decision | Khorloogiin Bayanmönkh | Mongolia |
| Dan Brand | United States | Decision | Tatsuo Sasaki | Japan |
| Géza Hollósi | Hungary | Decision | Muhammad Faiz | Pakistan |
| Mansour Mahdizadeh | Iran | Decision | Rudolf Kobelt | Switzerland |
| Hasan Güngör | Turkey | Decision | Shota Lomidze | Soviet Union |
| Prodan Gardzhev | Bulgaria | Bye | N/A | N/A |

#### Points

| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | R1 | R2 | R3 | Total |
| 1 | Hasan Güngör | Turkey | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Prodan Gardzhev | Bulgaria | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | Dan Brand | United States | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | Géza Hollósi | Hungary | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | Mansour Mahdizadeh | Iran | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | Tatsuo Sasaki | Japan | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 7 | Günther Bauch | United Team of Germany | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 7 | Muhammad Faiz | Pakistan | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 9 | Rudolf Kobelt | Switzerland | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 9 | Shota Lomidze | Soviet Union | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 11 | Khorloogiin Bayanmönkh | Mongolia | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 |

### Round 4

Hollósi and Sasaki's draw eliminated both wrestlers. Bauch and Faiz were also eliminated in losses. Güngör's loss moved him to 4 points, now behind Gardzhev at 2 points and Brand at 3 points. Mahdizadeh picked up a 5th point.

#### Bouts

| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
| Prodan Gardzhev | Bulgaria | Fall | Günther Bauch | United Team of Germany |
| Tatsuo Sasaki | Japan | Tie | Géza Hollósi | Hungary |
| Dan Brand | United States | Fall | Muhammad Faiz | Pakistan |
| Mansour Mahdizadeh | Iran | Decision | Hasan Güngör | Turkey |

#### Points

| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Total |
| 1 | Prodan Gardzhev | Bulgaria | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | Dan Brand | United States | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | Hasan Güngör | Turkey | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 4 | Mansour Mahdizadeh | Iran | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 5 | Géza Hollósi | Hungary | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 5 | Tatsuo Sasaki | Japan | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 7 | Günther Bauch | United Team of Germany | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| 7 | Muhammad Faiz | Pakistan | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 |

### Round 5

Mahdizadeh defeated Gardzhev, but was eliminated by the win while Gardzhev had only 5 points and continued. Brand was eliminated by his loss to Güngör, who also reached 5 points and was not eliminated. With Brand and Mahdizadeh both at 6 points, the bronze medal was decided by their head-to-head result from round 2; since it was a draw, Brand won due to his lower body weight.

#### Bouts

| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
| Mansour Mahdizadeh | Iran | Decision | Prodan Gardzhev | Bulgaria |
| Hasan Güngör | Turkey | Decision | Dan Brand | United States |

#### Points

| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Total |
| 1 | Prodan Gardzhev | Bulgaria | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 1 | Hasan Güngör | Turkey | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| | Dan Brand | United States | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 4 | Mansour Mahdizadeh | Iran | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |

### Final round

With two remaining wrestlers who had not yet faced each other, there was a final bout for the gold and silver medals. Gardzhev and Güngör wrestled to a draw. Gardzhev took the gold medal due to lower body weight.

#### Bouts

| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
| Prodan Gardzhev | Bulgaria | Decision | Hasan Güngör | Turkey |

#### Points

| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Points |
| | Prodan Gardzhev | Bulgaria | 2 |
| | Hasan Güngör | Turkey | 2 |