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

The men's freestyle heavyweight 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. Heavyweight was the heaviest category, including wrestlers weighing over 87 kilograms (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, 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 |
| Savkuz Dzarasov | Soviet Union | Fall | Kaoru Ishiguro | Japan |
| Yaqub-Ali Shourvarzi | Iran | Fall | Max Ordman | South Africa |
| Bertil Antonsson | Sweden | Fall | Max Widmer | Switzerland |
| Wilfried Dietrich | United Team of Germany | Fall | Ray Mitchell | Australia |
| János Reznák | Hungary | Decision | William Kerslake | United States |
| Ken Richmond | Great Britain | Fall | Nizam-ud-din Subhani | Afghanistan |
| Lyutvi Akhmedov | Bulgaria | Fall | Muhammad Nazir | Pakistan |
| Hamit Kaplan | Turkey | Fall | Lucjan Sosnowski | Poland |
| Pietro Marascalchi | Italy | Bye | N/A | N/A |

#### Points

| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total |
| 1 | Lyutvi Akhmedov | Bulgaria | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Bertil Antonsson | Sweden | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Wilfried Dietrich | United Team of Germany | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Savkuz Dzarasov | Soviet Union | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Hamit Kaplan | Turkey | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Pietro Marascalchi | Italy | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Ken Richmond | Great Britain | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Yaqub-Ali Shourvarzi | Iran | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | János Reznák | Hungary | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | William Kerslake | United States | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 11 | Kaoru Ishiguro | Japan | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 11 | Ray Mitchell | Australia | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 11 | Muhammad Nazir | Pakistan | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 11 | Max Ordman | South Africa | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 11 | Lucjan Sosnowski | Poland | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 11 | Nizam-ud-din Subhani | Afghanistan | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 11 | Max Widmer | Switzerland | 0 | 4 | 4 |

### Round 2
#### Bouts

| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
| Pietro Marascalchi | Italy | Fall | Kaoru Ishiguro | Japan |
| Savkuz Dzarasov | Soviet Union | Fall | Yaqub-Ali Shourvarzi | Iran |
| Bertil Antonsson | Sweden | Fall | Max Ordman | South Africa |
| Wilfried Dietrich | United Team of Germany | Fall | Max Widmer | Switzerland |
| Ray Mitchell | Australia | Tie | János Reznák | Hungary |
| William Kerslake | United States | Fall | Ken Richmond | Great Britain |
| Muhammad Nazir | Pakistan | Decision | Nizam-ud-din Subhani | Afghanistan |
| Lyutvi Akhmedov | Bulgaria | Tie | Hamit Kaplan | Turkey |
| Lucjan Sosnowski | Poland | Bye | N/A | N/A |

#### Points

| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total |
| 1 | Bertil Antonsson | Sweden | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Wilfried Dietrich | United Team of Germany | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Savkuz Dzarasov | Soviet Union | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Pietro Marascalchi | Italy | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Lyutvi Akhmedov | Bulgaria | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 5 | Hamit Kaplan | Turkey | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 7 | William Kerslake | United States | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | János Reznák | Hungary | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 9 | Ken Richmond | Great Britain | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 9 | Yaqub-Ali Shourvarzi | Iran | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 9 | Lucjan Sosnowski | Poland | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 12 | Muhammad Nazir | Pakistan | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 13 | Ray Mitchell | Australia | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 14 | Nizam-ud-din Subhani | Afghanistan | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 15 | Kaoru Ishiguro | Japan | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| 15 | Max Ordman | South Africa | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| 15 | Max Widmer | Switzerland | 4 | 4 | 8 |

### Round 3
#### Bouts

| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
| Pietro Marascalchi | Italy | Fall | Lucjan Sosnowski | Poland |
| Savkuz Dzarasov | Soviet Union | Fall | Bertil Antonsson | Sweden |
| Wilfried Dietrich | United Team of Germany | Fall | Yaqub-Ali Shourvarzi | Iran |
| János Reznák | Hungary | Decision | Ken Richmond | Great Britain |
| William Kerslake | United States | Tie | Lyutvi Akhmedov | Bulgaria |
| Hamit Kaplan | Turkey | Fall | Muhammad Nazir | Pakistan |

#### Points

| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total |
| 1 | Wilfried Dietrich | United Team of Germany | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Savkuz Dzarasov | Soviet Union | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Pietro Marascalchi | Italy | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Hamit Kaplan | Turkey | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | Lyutvi Akhmedov | Bulgaria | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 5 | Bertil Antonsson | Sweden | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 5 | János Reznák | Hungary | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 8 | William Kerslake | United States | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 9 | Ken Richmond | Great Britain | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 10 | Yaqub-Ali Shourvarzi | Iran | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| 10 | Lucjan Sosnowski | Poland | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| 12 | Muhammad Nazir | Pakistan | 5 | 4 | 9 |

### Round 4
#### Bouts

| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
| Savkuz Dzarasov | Soviet Union | Fall | Pietro Marascalchi | Italy |
| Wilfried Dietrich | United Team of Germany | Decision | Bertil Antonsson | Sweden |
| János Reznák | Hungary | Tie | Lyutvi Akhmedov | Bulgaria |
| Hamit Kaplan | Turkey | Decision | William Kerslake | United States |

#### Points

| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total |
| 1 | Savkuz Dzarasov | Soviet Union | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Wilfried Dietrich | United Team of Germany | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | Hamit Kaplan | Turkey | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | Pietro Marascalchi | Italy | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 5 | Lyutvi Akhmedov | Bulgaria | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 5 | János Reznák | Hungary | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 7 | Bertil Antonsson | Sweden | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 8 | William Kerslake | United States | 5 | 3 | 8 |

### Round 5
#### Bouts

| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
| Wilfried Dietrich | United Team of Germany | Fall | Pietro Marascalchi | Italy |
| Savkuz Dzarasov | Soviet Union | Tie | Hamit Kaplan | Turkey |

#### Points

| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total |
| 1 | Wilfried Dietrich | United Team of Germany | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | Savkuz Dzarasov | Soviet Union | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | Hamit Kaplan | Turkey | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 4 | Pietro Marascalchi | Italy | 4 | 4 | 8 |

### Round 6

With three wrestlers left, the remaining men used a round-robin to determine medals rather than giving one competitor a bye in round 6. Kaplan and Dzarasov had tied in round 5. Dietrich defeated Dzarasov then tied Kaplan, finishing with the best record against the other medalists to take the gold medal. Kaplan's two ties gave him the silver medal, while Dzarasov's loss and tie earned bronze.

#### Bouts

| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
| Wilfried Dietrich | United Team of Germany | Fall | Savkuz Dzarasov | Soviet Union |
| Wilfried Dietrich | United Team of Germany | Tie | Hamit Kaplan | Turkey |

#### Points

| Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total | Vs. Medalists |
| Wilfried Dietrich | United Team of Germany | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| Hamit Kaplan | Turkey | 5 | 2 | 7 | 4 |
| Savkuz Dzarasov | Soviet Union | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 |