Wrestling at the 1956 Summer Olympics
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.
Medal summary
Greco-Roman
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flyweight (- 52 kg) |
.svg.png){kind=small} Nikolai SolovyovSoviet Union (URS) |
 Ignazio FabraItaly (ITA) |
 Dursun Ali EgribasTurkey (TUR) |
| Bantamweight (52 – 57 kg) |
Konstantin Vyrupayev Soviet Union (URS) |
 Edvin VesterbySweden (SWE) |
.svg.png){kind=small} Francisc HorvatRomania (ROU) |
| Featherweight (57 – 62 kg) |
 Rauno MäkinenFinland (FIN) |
 Imre PolyákHungary (HUN) |
Roman Dzeneladze Soviet Union (URS) |
| Lightweight (62 – 67 kg) |
Kyösti Lehtonen Finland (FIN) |
Riza Dogan Turkey (TUR) |
Gyula Tóth Hungary (HUN) |
| Welterweight (67 – 73 kg) |
Mithat Bayrak Turkey (TUR) |
Vladimir Maneyev Soviet Union (URS) |
Per Gunnar Berlin Sweden (SWE) |
| Middleweight (73 – 79 kg) |
Givi Kartozia Soviet Union (URS) |
.svg.png){kind=small} Dimitar DobrevBulgaria (BUL) |
Rune Jansson Sweden (SWE) |
| Light Heavyweight (79 – 87 kg) |
Valentin Nikolayev Soviet Union (URS) |
Petko Sirakov Bulgaria (BUL) |
Karl-Erik Nilsson Sweden (SWE) |
| Heavyweight (+ 87 kg) |
Anatoli Parfenov Soviet Union (URS) |
 Wilfried DietrichGermany (EUA) |
Adelmo Bulgarelli Italy (ITA) |
Freestyle
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flyweight (- 52 kg) |
Mirian Tsalkalamanidze Soviet Union (URS) |
.svg.png){kind=small} M. Ali KhojastehpourIran (IRI) |
Hüseyin Akbaş Turkey (TUR) |
| Bantamweight (52 – 57 kg) |
Mustafa Dağıstanlı Turkey (TUR) |
Mehdi Yaghoubi Iran (IRI) |
Mikhail Shakhov Soviet Union (URS) |
| Featherweight (57 – 62 kg) |
 Shozo SasaharaJapan (JPN) |
.svg.png){kind=small} Joseph MewisBelgium (BEL) |
Erkki Penttilä Finland (FIN) |
| Lightweight (62 – 67 kg) |
Emam-Ali Habibi Iran (IRI) |
Shigeru Kasahara Japan (JPN) |
Alimbeg Bestayev Soviet Union (URS) |
| Welterweight (67 – 73 kg) |
Mitsuo Ikeda Japan (JPN) |
Ibrahim Zengin Turkey (TUR) |
Vakhtang Balavadze Soviet Union (URS) |
| Middleweight (73 – 79 kg) |
Nikola Stanchev Bulgaria (BUL) |
 Danny HodgeUnited States (USA) |
Georgi Skhirtladze Soviet Union (URS) |
| Light heavyweight (79 – 87 kg) |
Gholamreza Takhti Iran (IRI) |
Boris Kulayev Soviet Union (URS) |
Peter Blair United States (USA) |
| Heavyweight (+ 87 kg) |
Hamit Kaplan Turkey (TUR) |
Hussein Mehmedov Bulgaria (BUL) |
Taisto Kangasniemi Finland (FIN) |
References
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