At the 1956 Summer Olympics, 16 wrestling events were contested, all for men. There were eight weight classes in Greco-Roman wrestling and eight classes in freestyle wrestling.[1]
| Wrestling at the Games of the XVI Olympiad | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Venue | Royal Exhibition Building |
| Dates | 28 November – 6 December |
| Competitors | 173 from 30 nations |
Medal table
edit| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Soviet Union (URS) | 6 | 2 | 5 | 13 |
| 2 |  Turkey (TUR) | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 3 |  Iran (IRI) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 |  Japan (JPN) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 |  Finland (FIN) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 6 |  Bulgaria (BUL) | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 7 |  Sweden (SWE) | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 8 |  Hungary (HUN) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Italy (ITA) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
 United States (USA) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 11 |  Belgium (BEL) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 United Team of Germany (EUA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 13 |  Romania (ROU) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (13 entries) | 16 | 16 | 16 | 48 | |
Medal summary
editGreco-Roman
edit| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flyweight |
Nikolai Solovyov Soviet Union
|
Ignazio Fabra Italy
|
Dursun Ali Egribas Turkey
|
| Bantamweight |
Konstantin Vyrupayev Soviet Union
|
Edvin Vesterby Sweden
|
Francisc Horvat Romania
|
| Featherweight |
Rauno Mäkinen Finland
|
Imre Polyák Hungary
|
Roman Dzeneladze Soviet Union
|
| Lightweight |
Kyösti Lehtonen Finland
|
Riza Dogan Turkey
|
Gyula Tóth Hungary
|
| Welterweight |
Mithat Bayrak Turkey
|
Vladimir Maneyev Soviet Union
|
Per Gunnar Berlin Sweden
|
| Middleweight |
Givi Kartozia Soviet Union
|
Dimitar Dobrev Bulgaria
|
Rune Jansson Sweden
|
| Light Heavyweight |
Valentin Nikolayev Soviet Union
|
Petko Sirakov Bulgaria
|
Karl-Erik Nilsson Sweden
|
| Heavyweight |
Anatoli Parfenov Soviet Union
|
Wilfried Dietrich United Team of Germany
|
Adelmo Bulgarelli Italy
|
Freestyle
edit| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flyweight |
Mirian Tsalkalamanidze Soviet Union
|
M. Ali Khojastehpour Iran
|
Hüseyin Akbaş Turkey
|
| Bantamweight |
Mustafa Dağıstanlı Turkey
|
Mehdi Yaghoubi Iran
|
Mikhail Shakhov Soviet Union
|
| Featherweight |
Shozo Sasahara Japan
|
Joseph Mewis Belgium
|
Erkki Penttilä Finland
|
| Lightweight |
Emam-Ali Habibi Iran
|
Shigeru Kasahara Japan
|
Alimbeg Bestayev Soviet Union
|
| Welterweight |
Mitsuo Ikeda Japan
|
Ibrahim Zengin Turkey
|
Vakhtang Balavadze Soviet Union
|
| Middleweight |
Nikola Stanchev Bulgaria
|
Danny Hodge United States
|
Georgi Skhirtladze Soviet Union
|
| Light heavyweight |
Gholamreza Takhti Iran
|
Boris Kulayev Soviet Union
|
Peter Blair United States
|
| Heavyweight |
Hamit Kaplan Turkey
|
Hussein Mehmedov Bulgaria
|
Taisto Kangasniemi Finland
|
Participating nations
editA total of 173 wrestlers from 30 nations competed at the Melbourne Games:[1]
Argentina (2)
Australia (15)
Austria (4)
Belgium (3)
Bulgaria (8)
Canada (2)
Finland (10)
France (2)
United Team of Germany (5)
Great Britain (4)
Greece (2)
Hungary (8)
India (7)
Iran (8)
Ireland (1)
Italy (5)
Japan (8)
South Korea (3)
Mexico (1)
New Zealand (1)
Norway (1)
Pakistan (6)
Philippines (3)
Romania (4)
South Africa (4)
Soviet Union (16)
Sweden (10)
Turkey (13)
United States (15)
Yugoslavia (2)[2]
References
edit- ^ a b "Wrestling at the 1956 Melbourne Summer Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
- ^ "THE OFFICIAL REPORT OF THE ORGANIZING COMMITTEE FOR THE GAMES OF THE XVI OLYMPIAD MELBOURNE 1956". I. 1958: 650–691. Retrieved 23 September 2015.
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