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

The men's freestyle lightweight 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. Lightweight was the fourth-lightest category, including wrestlers weighing 62 to 67 kilograms (136.7 to 147.7 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
#### Bouts

| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
| Tony Ries Jr. | South Africa | Decision | Mario Tovar | Mexico |
| Bong Ug-won | South Korea | Decision | Rafael Duran | Venezuela |
| Ray Lougheed | Canada | Decision | Roger Bielle | France |
| Nazem Amine | Lebanon | Decision | Kenny Stephenson | Great Britain |
| Moustafa Tajiki | Iran | Fall | Muhammad Ashraf-Din | Pakistan |
| Hayrullah Şahinkaya | Turkey | Fall | Nick Stamulus | Australia |
| Garibaldo Nizzola | Italy | Fall | Amir Jan Khalunder | Afghanistan |
| Enyu Valchev | Bulgaria | Decision | Horst Bergmann | United Team of Germany |
| Volodymyr Syniavskiy | Soviet Union | Decision | Jan Kuczyński | Poland |
| Kazuo Abe | Japan | Decision | Gyula Tóth | Hungary |
| Shelby Wilson | United States | Decision | Parkash Gian | India |
| Martti Peltoniemi | Finland | Decision | José Yañez | Cuba |

#### Points

| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total |
| 1 | Garibaldo Nizzola | Italy | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Hayrullah Şahinkaya | Turkey | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Moustafa Tajiki | Iran | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Kazuo Abe | Japan | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | Nazem Amine | Lebanon | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | Bong Ug-won | South Korea | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | Ray Lougheed | Canada | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | Martti Peltoniemi | Finland | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | Tony Ries Jr. | South Africa | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | Volodymyr Syniavskiy | Soviet Union | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | Enyu Valchev | Bulgaria | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | Shelby Wilson | United States | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | Horst Bergmann | United Team of Germany | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 13 | Roger Bielle | France | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 13 | Rafael Duran | Venezuela | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 13 | Parkash Gian | India | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 13 | Jan Kuczyński | Poland | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 13 | Kenny Stephenson | Great Britain | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 13 | Gyula Tóth | Hungary | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 13 | Mario Tovar | Mexico | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 13 | José Yañez | Cuba | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 22 | Muhammad Ashraf-Din | Pakistan | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 22 | Amir Jan Khalunder | Afghanistan | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 22 | Nick Stamulus | Australia | 0 | 4 | 4 |

### Round 2
#### Bouts

| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
| Mario Tovar | Mexico | Fall | Rafael Duran | Venezuela |
| Bong Ug-won | South Korea | Decision | Tony Ries Jr. | South Africa |
| Ray Lougheed | Canada | Decision | Kenny Stephenson | Great Britain |
| Roger Bielle | France | Fall | Nazem Amine | Lebanon |
| Muhammad Ashraf-Din | Pakistan | Decision | Nick Stamulus | Australia |
| Moustafa Tajiki | Iran | Decision | Hayrullah Şahinkaya | Turkey |
| Enyu Valchev | Bulgaria | Fall | Amir Jan Khalunder | Afghanistan |
| Garibaldo Nizzola | Italy | Decision | Horst Bergmann | United Team of Germany |
| Volodymyr Syniavskiy | Soviet Union | Fall | Gyula Tóth | Hungary |
| Kazuo Abe | Japan | Fall | Jan Kuczyński | Poland |
| Shelby Wilson | United States | Decision | Martti Peltoniemi | Finland |
| Parkash Gian | India | Decision | José Yañez | Cuba |

#### Points

| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total |
| 1 | Kazuo Abe | Japan | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | Garibaldo Nizzola | Italy | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | Volodymyr Syniavskiy | Soviet Union | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | Moustafa Tajiki | Iran | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | Enyu Valchev | Bulgaria | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Bong Ug-won | South Korea | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | Ray Lougheed | Canada | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | Shelby Wilson | United States | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | Roger Bielle | France | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 9 | Hayrullah Şahinkaya | Turkey | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 9 | Mario Tovar | Mexico | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 12 | Parkash Gian | India | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 12 | Martti Peltoniemi | Finland | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 12 | Tony Ries Jr. | South Africa | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 15 | Nazem Amine | Lebanon | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 15 | Muhammad Ashraf-Din | Pakistan | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 17 | Horst Bergmann | United Team of Germany | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 17 | Kenny Stephenson | Great Britain | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 17 | José Yañez | Cuba | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 20 | Rafael Duran | Venezuela | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 20 | Jan Kuczyński | Poland | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 20 | Nick Stamulus | Australia | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 20 | Gyula Tóth | Hungary | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 24 | Amir Jan Khalunder | Afghanistan | 4 | 4 | 8 |

### Round 3
#### Bouts

| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
| Bong Ug-won | South Korea | Decision | Mario Tovar | Mexico |
| Tony Ries Jr. | South Africa | Decision | Ray Lougheed | Canada |
| Muhammad Ashraf-Din | Pakistan | Decision | Roger Bielle | France |
| Moustafa Tajiki | Iran | Fall | Nazem Amine | Lebanon |
| Hayrullah Şahinkaya | Turkey | Tie | Garibaldo Nizzola | Italy |
| Volodymyr Syniavskiy | Soviet Union | Decision | Enyu Valchev | Bulgaria |
| Shelby Wilson | United States | Decision | Kazuo Abe | Japan |
| Martti Peltoniemi | Finland | Decision | Parkash Gian | India |

#### Points

| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total |
| 1 | Moustafa Tajiki | Iran | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | Volodymyr Syniavskiy | Soviet Union | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | Bong Ug-won | South Korea | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | Garibaldo Nizzola | Italy | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | Shelby Wilson | United States | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | Kazuo Abe | Japan | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 6 | Enyu Valchev | Bulgaria | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 8 | Ray Lougheed | Canada | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 8 | Martti Peltoniemi | Finland | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 8 | Tony Ries Jr. | South Africa | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 8 | Hayrullah Şahinkaya | Turkey | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 12 | Muhammad Ashraf-Din | Pakistan | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 12 | Roger Bielle | France | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 12 | Mario Tovar | Mexico | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 15 | Parkash Gian | India | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 16 | Nazem Amine | Lebanon | 5 | 4 | 9 |

### Round 4
#### Bouts

| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
| Moustafa Tajiki | Iran | Fall | Tony Ries Jr. | South Africa |
| Bong Ug-won | South Korea | Decision | Ray Lougheed | Canada |
| Enyu Valchev | Bulgaria | Decision | Hayrullah Şahinkaya | Turkey |
| Garibaldo Nizzola | Italy | Fall | Kazuo Abe | Japan |
| Shelby Wilson | United States | Decision | Volodymyr Syniavskiy | Soviet Union |
| Martti Peltoniemi | Finland | Bye | N/A | N/A |

#### Points

| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total |
| 1 | Moustafa Tajiki | Iran | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | Garibaldo Nizzola | Italy | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | Bong Ug-won | South Korea | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | Shelby Wilson | United States | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | Martti Peltoniemi | Finland | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 5 | Volodymyr Syniavskiy | Soviet Union | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 5 | Enyu Valchev | Bulgaria | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 8 | Kazuo Abe | Japan | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| 8 | Ray Lougheed | Canada | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| 8 | Hayrullah Şahinkaya | Turkey | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| 11 | Tony Ries Jr. | South Africa | 5 | 4 | 9 |

### Round 5
#### Bouts

| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
| Bong Ug-won | South Korea | Decision | Martti Peltoniemi | Finland |
| Enyu Valchev | Bulgaria | Fall | Moustafa Tajiki | Iran |
| Volodymyr Syniavskiy | Soviet Union | Fall | Garibaldo Nizzola | Italy |
| Shelby Wilson | United States | Bye | N/A | N/A |

#### Points

| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total |
| 1 | Shelby Wilson | United States | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2 | Bong Ug-won | South Korea | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2 | Volodymyr Syniavskiy | Soviet Union | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2 | Enyu Valchev | Bulgaria | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2 | Moustafa Tajiki | Iran | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 6 | Garibaldo Nizzola | Italy | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 7 | Martti Peltoniemi | Finland | 5 | 3 | 8 |

### Round 6

Wilson's victory over Syniavskiy in round 4 turned out to be the gold medal winning match, as those two wrestlers were the only ones left with fewer than 6 points at the end of round 6. They each had 5 points, so the tie was broken by head-to-head results. (Bong and Tajiki had not faced each other, and ties for 4th or worse place were not broken unless head-to-head results were already achieved, so they shared 4th place.)

#### Bouts

| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
| Shelby Wilson | United States | Decision | Moustafa Tajiki | Iran |
| Enyu Valchev | Bulgaria | Decision | Bong Ug-won | South Korea |
| Volodymyr Syniavskiy | Soviet Union | Bye | N/A | N/A |

#### Points

| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total |
| | Shelby Wilson | United States | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| | Volodymyr Syniavskiy | Soviet Union | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| | Enyu Valchev | Bulgaria | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 4 | Bong Ug-won | South Korea | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| 4 | Moustafa Tajiki | Iran | 5 | 3 | 8 |