Wrestling at the 1956 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle heavyweight
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
Yusein Mekhmedov Bulgaria Decision , 3-0 Hussain Noori Iran
Ivan Vykhristyuk Soviet Union Decision , 3-0 John Da Silva New Zealand
Ken Richmond Great Britain Decision , 3-0 Lila Ram India
Hamit Kaplan Turkey Decision , 2-1 Bill Kerslake United States
Ray Mitchell Australia Decision , 2-1 Saburo Nakao Japan
Taisto Kangasniemi Finland Bye N/A N/A
Results -- Round 1
Bouts
The men's freestyle heavyweight competition at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne took place from 28 November to 1 December at the Royal Exhibition Building. Nations were limited to one competitor.