USA OLYMPIC WRESTLING HISTORY
1948 - LONDON, ENGLAND Freestyle Champions 114.5 - Lennart Viitala (Finland); 125.5 -
Nasuh Akar (Turkey); 139 - Gazanfer Blige (Turkey); 147.5 - Celal Atik (Turkey); 161 - Yasar Dogu (Turkey); 174 - Glen Brand (USA); 192 - Henry Wittenberg (USA); Hwt - Gyula Bobis (Hungary) U.S. Freestyle Results 114.5 - William Jernigan, 7th; 125.5 - Gerald Leeman, 2nd; 139 - Hal Moore, 6th; 147.5 - William Koll, 5th; 161 - Leland Merrill, 3rd; 174 - Glen Brand, 1st; 192 - Henry Wittenberg, 1st; Hwt - Richard Hutton, 7th Coach - Art Griffith
Greco-Roman Champions 114.5 - Pietro Lombardi (Italy); 125.5 - Kurt Pettersen (Sweden); 134.5 - Mehmet Oktav (Turkey); 147.5 - Gustav Freij (Sweden); 161 - Gosta Andersson (Sweden); 174 - Axel Gronberg (Sweden); 192 - Karl-Erik Nilsson (Sweden); Hwt - Ahmet Kirecci (Turkey) No U.S. Greco-Roman entries
1952 - HELSINKI, FINLAND Freestyle Champions 114.5 - Hasan Gernici (Turkey); 125.5 - Shohachi Ishii (Japan); 139 - Bayram Sit (Turkey); 147.5 - Olle Anderberg (Sweden); 161 - William Smith (USA); 174 - David Tsimakuridze (Soviet Union); 192 - Wiking Palm (Sweden); Hwt - Arsen Mekokishvili (Soviet Union)
U.S. Freestyle Results 114.5 - Robert Peery, 7th; 125.5 - Bill Borders, dnp; 139 - Josiah Henson, 3rd; 147.5 - Jay Evans, 2nd; 161 - William Smith, 1st; 174 - Dan Hodge, dnp; 192 - Henry Wittenberg, 2nd; Hwt - Bill Kerslake, 5th Coach - Raymond Swartz Greco-Roman Champions 114.5 - Boris Gurevitch (Soviet Union); 125.5 - Imre Hodos (Hungary); 134.5 - Yakov Punkin (Soviet Union); ; 147.5 - Schazam Safin (Soviet Union); 161 - Miklos Szilvasi (Hungary); 174 - Axel Gronberg (Sweden); 192 - Kaeplo Grondahl (Finland); Hwt - Johannes Kotkas (Soviet Union)
No U.S. Greco-Roman entries
1956 - MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA Freestyle Champions 114.5 - Mirian Tsalkalmanidze (Soviet Union); 125.5 - Mustafa Dagistanli (Turkey); 139 - Shozo Sasahara (Japan); 147.5 - Emamali Habibi (Iran); 161 - Mitsuo Ikeda (Japan); 174 - Nikola Stanchev (Bulgaria); 192 - Gholam Reza Takhti (Iran); Hwt - Hamit Kaplan (Turkey) U.S. Freestyle Results 114.5 - Richard Delgado, 5th; 125.5 - Lee Allen, dnp; 139 - Myron Roderick, 4th; 147.5 - Jay Evans, 5th; 161 - Ernest Fischer, 8th; 174 - Dan Hodge, 2nd; 192 - Peter Blair, 3rd; Hwt - William Kerslake, 7th Coach - David McCuskey Greco-Roman Champions 114.5 - Nikolai Solovyov (Soviet Union); 125.5 - Konstantin Vyrupayev (Soviet Union); 134.5 - Rauno Makinen (Finland); 147.5 - Kyosti Lehtonen (Finland); 161 - Mithat Bayrak
(Turkey); 174 - Givy Katoziya (Soviet Union); 192 - Valentin Nikolayev (Soviet Union); Hwt - Anatoly Parfenov (Soviet Union) U.S. Greco-Roman Results 114.5 - Richard Wilson, dnp; 125.5 - Kent
Townley, dnp; 134.5 - Alan Rice, dnp; 147.5 - Jay Evans, dnp; 160 - James Holt, 5th; 174 - James Peckham, 7th; 192 - Dale Thomas, 5th; Hwt - Dale Lewis, dnp Coach - Joe Scalzo
1960 - ROME, ITALY Freestyle Champions 114.5 - Ahmet Bilek (Turkey); 125.5 - Terry McCann (USA); 139 - Mustafa Dagistanli (Turkey); 147.5 - Shelby Wilson (USA); 161 - Doug Blubaugh (USA); 174 - Hasan Gungor (Turkey); 192 - Ismet Atli (Turkey); Hwt - Wilfried Dietrich (West Germany) U.S. Freestyle Results 114.5 - Elliott Simons, 5th; 125.5 - Terry McCann, 1st; 139 - Louis Giani, dnp; 147.5 - Shelby Wilson, 1st; 161 - Doug Blubaugh, 1st; 174 - Ed DeWitt, 4th; 192 - Daniel Brand, 5th; Hwt - Bill Kerslake, 8th Coach - Port Robertson Greco-Roman Champions 114.5 - Dumitru Pirvulescu (Romania); 125.5 - Oleg Karavayev (Soviet Union); 134.5 - Muzahir Sille (Turkey); 147.5 - Avtandil Koridze (Soviet Union); 161 - Mithat Byrak (Turkey); 174 - Dimiter Dobrev (Bulgaria); 192 - Tevfik Kis (Turkey); Hwt - Ivan Bogdan (Soviet Union) U.S. Greco-Roman Results 114.5 - Richard Wilson, dnp; 125.5 - Larry Lauchle, dnp; 134.5 - Lee Allen, 8th; 147.5 - Ben Northrup, dnp; 160 - Fritz Fivian, dnp; 174 - Russell Camilleri, 8th; 192 - Howard George, dnp; Hwt - Dale Lewis, dnp Coach - Briggs Hunt
1964 - TOKYO, JAPAN Freestyle Champions 114.5 - Yoshikatsu Yoshida (Japan); 125.5 -
Yojiro Uetake (Japan); 139 - Osamu Watanabe (Japan); 154.5 - Enyu Dimov (Bulgaria); 172 - Ismail Ogan (Turkey); 192 - Prodan Gardzhev (Bulgaria); 214 - Alexander Medved (Soviet Union); Hwt - Alexander Ivanitsky (Soviet Union) U.S. Freestyle Results 114.5 - Elliott Simons, 7th; 125.5 - David Auble, 4th; 139 - Bobby Douglas, 4th; 154.5 - Gregory Ruth, 6th; 172 - Charles Tribble, dnp; 192 - Daniel Brand, 3rd; 214 - Gerald Conine, 6th; Hwt - Larry Kristoff, 7th Coach - Rex Peery
Greco-Roman Champions 114.5 - Tsutomu Hanahara (Japan); 125.5 - Masamitsu Ichiguchi (Japan); 139 - Imre Polyak (Hungary); 154.5 - Kazim Ayva (Turkey); 172 - Anatoly Kolesov (Soviet Union); 192 - Branislav Simic (Yugoslavia); 214 - Boyan Radev (Bulgaria); Hwt - Istvan Kozma (Hungary) U.S. Greco-Roman Results 114.5 - Richard Wilson, 4th; 125.5 - Andrew Fitch, dnp; 139 - Ron Finley, 4th; 154.5 - James Burke, dnp; 172 - Russell Camilleri, 7th; 192 - Wayne Baughman, 7th; 214 - Patrick Lovell, dnp; Hwt - Robert Pickens, 6th Coach - Dean Rockwell
1968 - MEXICO CITY, MEXICO Freestyle Champions 114.5 - Shigeo Nakata (Japan); 125.5 - Yojiro
Uetake (Japan); 139 - Masaaki Kaneko (Japan); 154.5 - Abdollah Movahhed (Iran); 172 - Mahmut Ataly (Turkey); 192 - Boris Burevich (Soviet Union); 214 - Ahmet Ayik (Turkey); Hwt - Alexander Medved (Soviet Union) U.S. Freestyle Results 114.5 - Richard Sanders, 2nd; 125.5 - Donald Behm, 2nd; 139 - Bobby Douglas, dnp; 154.5 - Wayne Wells, 4th; 172 - Steve Combs, 7th; 192 - Thomas Peckham, 4th; 213.5 - Jesse Lewis, 6th; Hwt - Larry Kristoff, 5th Coach - Jay Evans
Greco-Roman Champions 114.5 - Peter Kirov (Bulgaria); 125.5 - Janos
Varga (Hungary); 139 - Roman Rurua (Soviet Union); 154.5 - Munji Mumemura (Japan); 172 - Rudolf Vesper (East Germany); 192 - Lothar Metz (East Germany); 214 - Boyan Radev (Bulgaria); Hwt - Istvan Kozma (Hungary)
U.S. Greco-Roman Results 114.5 - Richard Tamble, dnp; 125.5 - David Hazewinkel, dnp; 139 - James Hazewinkel, 7th; 154.5 - Werner Holzer, 6th; 172 - Larry Lyden, dnp; 192 - Wayne Baughman, 5th; 213.5 - Henk Schenk, dnp; Hwt - Robert Roop, dnp Coach - Henry Wittenberg
1972 - MUNICH, GERMANY Freestyle Champions
105.5 - Roman Dmitriev (Soviet Union);
114.5 - Kiyomi Kato (Japan); 125.5 - Hideaki Yanagida (Japan); 136.5 - Zagalav Abdulbekov (Soviet Union); 149.5 - Dan Gable (USA); 163 - Wayne Wells (USA); 180.5 - Levan Tediashvili (Soviet Union); 198 - Ben Peterson (USA); 220 - Ivan Yarygin (Soviet Union); Hwt - Alexander Medved (Soviet Union) U.S. Freestyle Results
105.5 - Sergio Gonzalez, 7th; 114.5 - Jimmy
Carr, dnp; 125.5 - Richard Sanders, 2nd; 136.5 - Gene Davis, dnp; 149.5 - Dan Gable, 1st; 163 - Wayne Wells, 1st; 180.5 - John Peterson, 2nd; 198 - Ben Peterson, 1st; 220 - Henk Schenk, dnp; Hwt - Chris Taylor, 3rd Coach - Bill Farrell
Greco-Roman Champions 105.5 - Gheorghe Berceanu (Romania);
114.5 - Peter Korov (Bulgaria); 125.5 - Rustem Kazakov (Soviet Union); 136.5 - Georgi Markov (Bulgaria); 149.5 - Shamil Khisamutidnov (Soviet Union); 163 - Vitezslav Macha (Czechoslovakia); 180.5 - Csaba Hegedus (Hungary); 198 - Valery Rezantsev (Soviet Union); 220 - Nicolae Martinecu (Romania); Hwt - Anatoly Roshin (Soviet Union) U.S. Greco-Roman Results 105.5 - Wayne Holmes, dnp; 114.5 - James
Steiger, dnp; 125.5 - David Hazewinkel, dnp; 136.5 - James Hazewinkel, dnp; 149.5 - Robert Buzzard, dnp; 163 - Gary Neist, dnp; 180.5 - J Robinson, dnp; 198 - Wayne Baughman, dnp; 220 - Buck Deadrich, dnp; Hwt - Chris Taylor, dnp
Coach - Alan Rice 33 USA Wrestling Rio Media Guide
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