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

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

Martina withdrew after his bout.

#### Bouts

| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
| Anatoly Albul | Soviet Union | Decision | Eugen Holzherr | Switzerland |
| İsmet Atlı | Turkey | Decision | Valcho Kostov | Bulgaria |
| György Gurics | Hungary | Decision | Bob Steckle | Canada |
| Viking Palm | Sweden | Decision | Dieter Rauchbach | United Team of Germany |
| Sajan Singh | India | Decision | Antonio Marcucci | Italy |
| Gholam Reza Takhti | Iran | Fall | Ghulam Mohiddin Gunga | Afghanistan |
| Shunichi Kawano | Japan | Decision | Patrick Parsons | Australia |
| Manie van Zyl | South Africa | Fall | Gerry Martina | Ireland |
| Dan Brand | United States | Fall | Maurice Jacquel | France |
| César Ferreras | Venezuela | Bye | N/A | N/A |

#### Points

| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total |
| 1 | Dan Brand | United States | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | César Ferreras | Venezuela | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Gholam Reza Takhti | Iran | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Manie van Zyl | South Africa | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Anatoly Albul | Soviet Union | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | İsmet Atlı | Turkey | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | György Gurics | Hungary | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Shunichi Kawano | Japan | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Viking Palm | Sweden | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Sajan Singh | India | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | Eugen Holzherr | Switzerland | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 11 | Valcho Kostov | Bulgaria | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 11 | Antonio Marcucci | Italy | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 11 | Patrick Parsons | Australia | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 11 | Dieter Rauchbach | United Team of Germany | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 11 | Bob Steckle | Canada | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 17 | Ghulam Mohiddin Gunga | Afghanistan | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 17 | Maurice Jacquel | France | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 19 | Gerry Martina | Ireland | 0 | 4 | 4* |

### Round 2
#### Bouts

| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
| César Ferreras | Venezuela | Tie | Eugen Holzherr | Switzerland |
| Anatoly Albul | Soviet Union | Decision | Valcho Kostov | Bulgaria |
| İsmet Atlı | Turkey | Decision | Bob Steckle | Canada |
| Viking Palm | Sweden | Fall | György Gurics | Hungary |
| Sajan Singh | India | Fall | Dieter Rauchbach | United Team of Germany |
| Antonio Marcucci | Italy | Fall | Ghulam Mohiddin Gunga | Afghanistan |
| Gholam Reza Takhti | Iran | Fall | Patrick Parsons | Australia |
| Shunichi Kawano | Japan | Fall | Dan Brand | United States |
| Manie van Zyl | South Africa | Decision | Maurice Jacquel | France |

#### Points

| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total |
| 1 | Gholam Reza Takhti | Iran | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Shunichi Kawano | Japan | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | Viking Palm | Sweden | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | Sajan Singh | India | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | Manie van Zyl | South Africa | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | Anatoly Albul | Soviet Union | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | İsmet Atlı | Turkey | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | César Ferreras | Venezuela | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 9 | Antonio Marcucci | Italy | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 10 | Dan Brand | United States | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 11 | György Gurics | Hungary | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 11 | Eugen Holzherr | Switzerland | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 13 | Valcho Kostov | Bulgaria | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 13 | Bob Steckle | Canada | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 15 | Maurice Jacquel | France | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 15 | Patrick Parsons | Australia | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 15 | Dieter Rauchbach | United Team of Germany | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 18 | Ghulam Mohiddin Gunga | Afghanistan | 4 | 4 | 8 |

### Round 3
#### Bouts

| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
| Anatoly Albul | Soviet Union | Fall | César Ferreras | Venezuela |
| İsmet Atlı | Turkey | Decision | Eugen Holzherr | Switzerland |
| György Gurics | Hungary | Fall | Sajan Singh | India |
| Viking Palm | Sweden | Decision | Antonio Marcucci | Italy |
| Gholam Reza Takhti | Iran | Fall | Shunichi Kawano | Japan |
| Dan Brand | United States | Fall | Manie van Zyl | South Africa |

#### Points

| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total |
| 1 | Gholam Reza Takhti | Iran | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Anatoly Albul | Soviet Union | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | Viking Palm | Sweden | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | İsmet Atlı | Turkey | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | Dan Brand | United States | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 6 | György Gurics | Hungary | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 6 | Shunichi Kawano | Japan | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 6 | Sajan Singh | India | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 6 | Manie van Zyl | South Africa | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 10 | César Ferreras | Venezuela | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 10 | Antonio Marcucci | Italy | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 12 | Eugen Holzherr | Switzerland | 5 | 3 | 8 |

### Round 4
#### Bouts

| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
| İsmet Atlı | Turkey | Decision | Anatoly Albul | Soviet Union |
| Gholam Reza Takhti | Iran | Fall | György Gurics | Hungary |
| Viking Palm | Sweden | Decision | Sajan Singh | India |
| Manie van Zyl | South Africa | Fall | Shunichi Kawano | Japan |
| Dan Brand | United States | Bye | N/A | N/A |

#### Points

| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total |
| 1 | Gholam Reza Takhti | Iran | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Viking Palm | Sweden | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | İsmet Atlı | Turkey | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | Dan Brand | United States | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 5 | Anatoly Albul | Soviet Union | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 5 | Manie van Zyl | South Africa | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 7 | Sajan Singh | India | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| 8 | György Gurics | Hungary | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| 8 | Shunichi Kawano | Japan | 5 | 4 | 9 |

### Round 5

This round left two wrestlers uneliminated; they advanced to face each other in the final (even though Atlı could not possibly catch Takhti on points—the winner of the final would take the gold medal). Two wrestlers were eliminated tied for third at 6 points; they would compete in a bronze medal bout.

#### Bouts

| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
| Anatoly Albul | Soviet Union | Decision | Dan Brand | United States |
| İsmet Atlı | Turkey | Decision | Viking Palm | Sweden |
| Gholam Reza Takhti | Iran | Fall | Manie van Zyl | South Africa |

#### Points

| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total |
| 1 | Gholam Reza Takhti | Iran | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | İsmet Atlı | Turkey | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 3 | Anatoly Albul | Soviet Union | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 3 | Viking Palm | Sweden | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 5 | Dan Brand | United States | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 6 | Manie van Zyl | South Africa | 5 | 4 | 9 |

### Round 6

The bronze medal bout ended in a tie, so body weight was used to determine the winner. Albul was lighter and therefore took the bronze medal.
Atlı defeated Takhti in the final, giving the Turkish wrestler the gold medal regardless of points.

#### Bronze medal bout

| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
| Anatoly Albul | Soviet Union | Tie | Viking Palm | Sweden |

#### Final

| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
| İsmet Atlı | Turkey | Decision | Gholam Reza Takhti | Iran |

#### Points

| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total |
| | İsmet Atlı | Turkey | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| | Gholam Reza Takhti | Iran | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| | Anatoly Albul | Soviet Union | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| 4 | Viking Palm | Sweden | 6 | 2 | 8 |