Wrestling at the 1964 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle heavyweight
Wrestler Nation Points R1 R2 R3 R4 FR Total
Aleksandr Ivanitsky Soviet Union 2 0 1 0 1 2 4
Lyutvi Akhmedov Bulgaria 2 1 1 1 0 2 5
Hamit Kaplan Turkey 2 1 2 2 2 0 7
Bohumil Kubát Czechoslovakia 2 2 3 0 2 0 7
Denis McNamara Great Britain 8 3 0 0 4 8 15
Results -- Final round
Kaplan and Kubát tied in round 4 ; that result counted for the bronze medal round-robin . McNamara lost to both other wrestlers , finishing fifth . Kaplan took the bronze medal over Kubát based on lower body weight . In the final , Akhmedov and Ivanitsky tied . Akhmedov had fewer total points throughout the tournament , so won the gold medal . Bronze medal bouts Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation Hamit Kaplan Turkey Tie ( Round 4 ) Bohumil Kubát Czechoslovakia Bohumil Kubát Czechoslovakia Default Denis McNamara Great Britain Hamit Kaplan Turkey Fall Denis McNamara Great Britain Final Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation Aleksandr Ivanitsky Soviet Union Tie Lyutvi Akhmedov Bulgaria Points
The men's freestyle heavyweight competition at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo took place from 11 to 14 October at the Komazawa Gymnasium. Nations were limited to one competitor.