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

The men's Greco-Roman lightweight 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. Lightweight was the fourth-lightest category, including wrestlers weighing 63 to 70 kilograms (138.9 to 154.3 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

Romero withdrew after his bout.

#### Bouts

| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
| James Burke | United States | Tie | Hossein Ebrahimian | Iran |
| Alejandro Echaniz | Mexico | Tie | Wahid Ullah Zaid | Afghanistan |
| Stevan Horvat | Yugoslavia | Decision | Franz Berger | Austria |
| Eero Tapio | Finland | Tie | Valeriu Bularcă | Romania |
| Dimitrios Savvas | Greece | Decision | Kim Ik-jong | South Korea |
| Tokuaki Fujita | Japan | Fall | Raúl Romero | Argentina |
| Davit Gvantseladze | Soviet Union | Decision | Franz Schmitt | United Team of Germany |
| Rune Johnsson | Sweden | Decision | Kurt Madsen | Denmark |
| Kazım Ayvaz | Turkey | Decision | Mahmoud Ibrahim | Egypt |
| Ivan Ivanov | Bulgaria | Bye | N/A | N/A |

#### Points

| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | R1 |
| 1 | Tokuaki Fujita | Japan | 0 |
| 1 | Ivan Ivanov | Bulgaria | 0 |
| 3 | Kazım Ayvaz | Turkey | 1 |
| 3 | Davit Gvantseladze | Soviet Union | 1 |
| 3 | Stevan Horvat | Yugoslavia | 1 |
| 3 | Rune Johnsson | Sweden | 1 |
| 3 | Dimitrios Savvas | Greece | 1 |
| 8 | Valeriu Bularcă | Romania | 2 |
| 8 | James Burke | United States | 2 |
| 8 | Hossein Ebrahimian | Iran | 2 |
| 8 | Alejandro Echaniz | Mexico | 2 |
| 8 | Eero Tapio | Finland | 2 |
| 8 | Wahid Ullah Zaid | Afghanistan | 2 |
| 14 | Franz Berger | Austria | 3 |
| 14 | Mahmoud Ibrahim | Egypt | 3 |
| 14 | Kim Ik-jong | South Korea | 3 |
| 14 | Kurt Madsen | Denmark | 3 |
| 14 | Franz Schmitt | United Team of Germany | 3 |
| 19 | Raúl Romero | Argentina | 4* |

### Round 2

Two of the wrestlers who had a tie in round 1 lost by fall in this round and were eliminated. Three more were eliminated with a second loss. Each of the remaining 13 men had at least 1 point, with Fujita, Johnsson, and Ivanov in the lead with only 1.

#### Bouts

| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
| Ivan Ivanov | Bulgaria | Decision | James Burke | United States |
| Eero Tapio | Finland | Fall | Hossein Ebrahimian | Iran |
| Valeriu Bularcă | Romania | Decision | Kim Ik-jong | South Korea |
| Tokuaki Fujita | Japan | Decision | Dimitrios Savvas | Greece |
| Rune Johnsson | Sweden | Fall | Alejandro Echaniz | Mexico |
| Kurt Madsen | Denmark | Decision | Wahid Ullah Zaid | Afghanistan |
| Franz Schmitt | United Team of Germany | Decision | Franz Berger | Austria |
| Stevan Horvat | Yugoslavia | Decision | Mahmoud Ibrahim | Egypt |
| Kazım Ayvaz | Turkey | Decision | Davit Gvantseladze | Soviet Union |

#### Points

| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | R1 | R2 | Total |
| 1 | Tokuaki Fujita | Japan | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | Rune Johnsson | Sweden | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | Ivan Ivanov | Bulgaria | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | Kazım Ayvaz | Turkey | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | Stevan Horvat | Yugoslavia | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | Eero Tapio | Finland | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | Valeriu Bularcă | Romania | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | Davit Gvantseladze | Soviet Union | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 8 | Kurt Madsen | Denmark | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 8 | Dimitrios Savvas | Greece | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 8 | Franz Schmitt | United Team of Germany | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 12 | James Burke | United States | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 12 | Wahid Ullah Zaid | Afghanistan | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 14 | Franz Berger | Austria | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 14 | Hossein Ebrahimian | Iran | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 14 | Alejandro Echaniz | Mexico | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 14 | Mahmoud Ibrahim | Egypt | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 14 | Kim Ik-jong | South Korea | 3 | 3 | 6 |

### Round 3

Four wrestlers were eliminated. Ayvaz, with the assistance of a bye, moved up to join Fujita in the lead at 2 points.

#### Bouts

| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
| Eero Tapio | Finland | Decision | Ivan Ivanov | Bulgaria |
| Valeriu Bularcă | Romania | Foul | James Burke | United States |
| Dimitrios Savvas | Greece | Tie | Rune Johnsson | Sweden |
| Tokuaki Fujita | Japan | Decision | Kurt Madsen | Denmark |
| Franz Schmitt | United Team of Germany | Fall | Wahid Ullah Zaid | Afghanistan |
| Davit Gvantseladze | Soviet Union | Decision | Stevan Horvat | Yugoslavia |
| Kazım Ayvaz | Turkey | Bye | N/A | N/A |

#### Points

| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | R1 | R2 | R3 | Total |
| 1 | Kazım Ayvaz | Turkey | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 1 | Tokuaki Fujita | Japan | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | Valeriu Bularcă | Romania | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | Rune Johnsson | Sweden | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | Eero Tapio | Finland | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | Ivan Ivanov | Bulgaria | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 6 | Franz Schmitt | United Team of Germany | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 8 | Stevan Horvat | Yugoslavia | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 8 | Davit Gvantseladze | Soviet Union | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 10 | Dimitrios Savvas | Greece | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 11 | Kurt Madsen | Denmark | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 12 | James Burke | United States | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 |
| 12 | Wahid Ullah Zaid | Afghanistan | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 |

### Round 4

Three wrestlers were eliminated, leaving 6 in contention. Ayvaz was now in sole possession of the lead at 3 points. Bularcă and Fujita each had 4; the remaining 3 men had 5.

#### Bouts

| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
| Kazım Ayvaz | Turkey | Decision | Ivan Ivanov | Bulgaria |
| Eero Tapio | Finland | Tie | Tokuaki Fujita | Japan |
| Valeriu Bularcă | Romania | Decision | Rune Johnsson | Sweden |
| Stevan Horvat | Yugoslavia | Fall | Franz Schmitt | United Team of Germany |
| Davit Gvantseladze | Soviet Union | Bye | N/A | N/A |

#### Points

| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Total |
| 1 | Kazım Ayvaz | Turkey | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | Valeriu Bularcă | Romania | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 2 | Tokuaki Fujita | Japan | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 4 | Davit Gvantseladze | Soviet Union | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 4 | Stevan Horvat | Yugoslavia | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 4 | Eero Tapio | Finland | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 7 | Rune Johnsson | Sweden | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 8 | Ivan Ivanov | Bulgaria | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
| 9 | Franz Schmitt | United Team of Germany | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 8 |

### Round 5

Five of the six wrestlers were eliminated in round 5, with Ayvaz the only man to stay below 6 points and therefore the gold medalist. The three-way tie for second place necessitated a final round to determine silver, bronze, and 4th.

#### Bouts

| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
| Davit Gvantseladze | Soviet Union | Decision | Eero Tapio | Finland |
| Kazım Ayvaz | Turkey | Tie | Valeriu Bularcă | Romania |
| Tokuaki Fujita | Japan | Tie | Stevan Horvat | Yugoslavia |

#### Points

| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Total |
| | Kazım Ayvaz | Turkey | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 2 | Valeriu Bularcă | Romania | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 2 | Tokuaki Fujita | Japan | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 2 | Davit Gvantseladze | Soviet Union | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 5 | Stevan Horvat | Yugoslavia | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 6 | Eero Tapio | Finland | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 |

### Final round

With three wrestlers tied for 2nd place, none of whom had faced each other, there was a final round-robin. Bularcă prevailed in a close contest, defeating Gvantseladze by decision before drawing against Fujita. Gvantseladze took the bronze medal, with one win and one loss. Fujita, with the loss and tie, finished 4th.

#### Bouts

| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
| Valeriu Bularcă | Romania | Decision | Davit Gvantseladze | Soviet Union |
| Davit Gvantseladze | Soviet Union | Decision | Tokuaki Fujita | Japan |
| Valeriu Bularcă | Romania | Tie | Tokuaki Fujita | Japan |

#### Points

| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Points |
| | Valeriu Bularcă | Romania | 3 |
| | Davit Gvantseladze | Soviet Union | 4 |
| 4 | Tokuaki Fujita | Japan | 5 |