# Wrestling at the 1964 Summer Olympics – Men's Greco-Roman bantamweight

The men's Greco-Roman bantamweight competition at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo took place from 16 to 19 October at the Komazawa Gymnasium. Nations were limited to one competitor. Bantamweight was the second-lightest category, including wrestlers weighing 52 to 57 kilograms (114.6 to 125.7 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, 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

Tumasis withdrew after his bout.

#### Bouts

| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
| Fritz Stange | United Team of Germany | Decision | Andy Fitch | United States |
| Masamitsu Ichiguchi | Japan | Fall | Nour Ullah Noor | Afghanistan |
| Michele Toma | Italy | Decision | Tortillano Tumasis | Philippines |
| János Varga | Hungary | Tie | Ion Cernea | Romania |
| Bernard Knitter | Poland | Decision | Siavash Shafizadeh | Iran |
| Jiří Švec | Czechoslovakia | Fall | Jang I-hyeon | South Korea |
| Bishambar Singh | India | Decision | Moises López | Mexico |
| Vladlen Trostianskiy | Soviet Union | Decision | Ünver Beşergil | Turkey |
| Tsvyatko Pashkulev | Bulgaria | Decision | Kamel Ali El-Sayed | Egypt |

#### Points

| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | R1 |
| 1 | Masamitsu Ichiguchi | Japan | 0 |
| 1 | Jiří Švec | Czechoslovakia | 0 |
| 3 | Bernard Knitter | Poland | 1 |
| 3 | Tsvyatko Pashkulev | Bulgaria | 1 |
| 3 | Bishambar Singh | India | 1 |
| 3 | Fritz Stange | United Team of Germany | 1 |
| 3 | Michele Toma | Italy | 1 |
| 3 | Vladlen Trostianskiy | Soviet Union | 1 |
| 9 | Ion Cernea | Romania | 2 |
| 9 | János Varga | Hungary | 2 |
| 11 | Kamel Ali El-Sayed | Egypt | 3 |
| 11 | Ünver Beşergil | Turkey | 3 |
| 11 | Andy Fitch | United States | 3 |
| 11 | Moisés López | Mexico | 3 |
| 11 | Siavash Shafizadeh | Iran | 3 |
| 16 | Jang I-hyeon | South Korea | 4 |
| 16 | Nour Ullah Noor | Afghanistan | 4 |
| 18 | Tortillano Tumasis | Philippines | 3* |

### Round 2

Four wrestlers were eliminated, leaving 13 in competition. Švec was the only one to have 0 points.

#### Bouts

| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
| Andy Fitch | United States | Decision | Nour Ullah Noor | Afghanistan |
| Masamitsu Ichiguchi | Japan | Decision | Fritz Stange | United Team of Germany |
| János Varga | Hungary | Decision | Michele Toma | Italy |
| Ion Cernea | Romania | Decision | Bernard Knitter | Poland |
| Jiří Švec | Czechoslovakia | Fall | Siavash Shafizadeh | Iran |
| Ünver Beşergil | Turkey | Fall | Jang I-hyeon | South Korea |
| Vladlen Trostianskiy | Soviet Union | Decision | Bishambar Singh | India |
| Kamel Ali El-Sayed | Egypt | Decision | Moises López | Mexico |
| Tsvyatko Pashkulev | Bulgaria | Bye | N/A | N/A |

#### Points

| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | R1 | R2 | Total |
| 1 | Jiří Švec | Czechoslovakia | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Masamitsu Ichiguchi | Japan | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Tsvyatko Pashkulev | Bulgaria | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Vladlen Trostianskiy | Soviet Union | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | Ünver Beşergil | Turkey | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | Ion Cernea | Romania | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | János Varga | Hungary | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | Kamel Ali El-Sayed | Egypt | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 8 | Andy Fitch | United States | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 8 | Bernard Knitter | Poland | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 8 | Bishambar Singh | India | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 8 | Fritz Stange | United Team of Germany | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 8 | Michele Toma | Italy | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 14 | Moisés López | Mexico | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 15 | Nour Ullah Noor | Afghanistan | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 15 | Siavash Shafizadeh | Iran | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 17 | Jang I-hyeon | South Korea | 4 | 4 | 8 |

### Round 3

Five wrestlers were eliminated, leaving 8 in contention. Švec's first loss allowed Ichiguchi to take the lead at 2 points.

#### Bouts

| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
| Fritz Stange | United Team of Germany | Fall | Michele Toma | Italy |
| Masamitsu Ichiguchi | Japan | Decision | János Varga | Hungary |
| Ion Cernea | Romania | Decision | Jiří Švec | Czechoslovakia |
| Vladlen Trostianskiy | Soviet Union | Decision | Bernard Knitter | Poland |
| Tsvyatko Pashkulev | Bulgaria | Tie | Andy Fitch | United States |
| Ünver Beşergil | Turkey | Decision | Bishambar Singh | India |
| Kamel Ali El-Sayed | Egypt | Bye | N/A | N/A |

#### Points

| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | R1 | R2 | R3 | Total |
| 1 | Masamitsu Ichiguchi | Japan | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | Tsvyatko Pashkulev | Bulgaria | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 2 | Jiří Švec | Czechoslovakia | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2 | Vladlen Trostianskiy | Soviet Union | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | Kamel Ali El-Sayed | Egypt | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 5 | Ünver Beşergil | Turkey | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | Ion Cernea | Romania | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | Fritz Stange | United Team of Germany | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 9 | Andy Fitch | United States | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 9 | János Varga | Hungary | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 11 | Bernard Knitter | Poland | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
| 11 | Bishambar Singh | India | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
| 13 | Michele Toma | Italy | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 |

### Round 4

The tie between Ali and Stange eliminated both men; the tie between Švec and Trostianskiy eliminated neither. Beşergil and Pashkulev were also eliminated; Beşergil finished 8th while the other three men eliminated in this round tied for 5th place.

#### Bouts

| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
| Kamel Ali El-Sayed | Egypt | Tie | Fritz Stange | United Team of Germany |
| Masamitsu Ichiguchi | Japan | Decision | Tsvyatko Pashkulev | Bulgaria |
| Ion Cernea | Romania | Decision | Ünver Beşergil | Turkey |
| Jiří Švec | Czechoslovakia | Tie | Vladlen Trostianskiy | Soviet Union |

#### Points

| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Total |
| 1 | Masamitsu Ichiguchi | Japan | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | Ion Cernea | Romania | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 2 | Jiří Švec | Czechoslovakia | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2 | Vladlen Trostianskiy | Soviet Union | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 5 | Kamel Ali El-Sayed | Egypt | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 5 | Tsvyatko Pashkulev | Bulgaria | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 5 | Fritz Stange | United Team of Germany | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 8 | Ünver Beşergil | Turkey | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 |

### Round 5

Three out of the four wrestlers were eliminated in this round, including the undefeated Trostianskiy (four wins by decision, one tie) who took silver. Ichiguchi, as the only man left, won the gold medal. The bronze medal tie was decided by the third-round head-to-head matchup between Cernea and Švec, which Švec had won.

#### Bouts

| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
| Masamitsu Ichiguchi | Japan | Decision | Jiří Švec | Czechoslovakia |
| Vladlen Trostianskiy | Soviet Union | Decision | Ion Cernea | Romania |

#### Points

| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Total |
| | Masamitsu Ichiguchi | Japan | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| | Vladlen Trostianskiy | Soviet Union | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| | Ion Cernea | Romania | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| 4 | Jiří Švec | Czechoslovakia | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 |