Fight on
1956 Summer Olympics
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| Greco-Roman style |
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| Up to 52 kg | | Up to 73 kg |
| Up to 57 kg | | Up to 79 kg |
| Up to 62 kg | | Up to 87 kg |
| Up to 67 kg | | Over 87 kg |
| Freestyle |
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| Up to 52 kg | | Up to 73 kg |
| Up to 57 kg | | Up to 79 kg |
| Up to 62 kg | | Up to 87 kg |
| Up to 67 kg | | Over 87 kg |
Competitions in Greco-Roman wrestling as part of the 1956 Olympic Games at a featherweight (up to 62 kilograms) were held in Melbourne from December 3 to December 6, 1956 in the Royal Exhibition Building.
The tournament was held on the system with the accrual of penalty points. Penalty points were not accrued for a clear victory, a wrestler received one penalty point for a victory on points, two points for a defeat on points with a decision of judges 2-1, and three penalty points for a decision of judges 3-0 or a pure defeat. The wrestler, who collected five penalty points, was eliminated from the tournament. The three remaining wrestlers reached the final, held meetings with each other. Fight under the rules of the tournament lasted 12 minutes. If the carcass was not recorded within the first six minutes, the judges could identify the fighter who has the advantage. If no one was given an advantage, then four minutes of wrestling were appointed on the ground , with each of the wrestlers being at the bottom for two minutes (the order was determined by a draw). If one of the wrestlers was given the advantage, then he had the right to choose the next six minutes of struggle: either on the ground or in the rack. If after four minutes there was no clear victory, then the remaining two minutes the fighters fought in the rack.
In a featherweight title 10 participants struggled. The Hungarian wrestler Imre Pojak , the acting vice-champion of the Olympian Games and the world champion of 1955, looked like a clear favorite. Together with him Finnish wrestler Rauno Mäkinen and Soviet wrestler Roman Dzneladze reached the final. By that time, Mäkinen had already lost to Dzneladze, but had won against Pojak. Both meetings ended with the same score 2-1. Everything was decided in the meeting Dzneladze and Poyak, while the tournament alignment was very confusing. In the event of a clear victory of the Hungarian, the gold medal went to him, Dzneladze received silver, and Rauno Mjakinen remained third. In the case of Dzneladze's victory (which seemed unlikely due to a serious injury of the hand of the Soviet wrestler), he became the first, Myakinen the second, and Imre Pojak the third. In the case of Imre Poyak's victory, he remained second on points, the Finnish wrestler became the champion, and Dzneladze remained only the third. [1] Thus, the Soviet wrestler could get himself on the shoulder blades to get a guaranteed "silver". The struggle could bring gold, but most likely would have sent Dzneladze to third place - which is what happened.
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