Wrestling at the 1956 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle heavyweight
Rank Wrestler Nation Start Earned Total
1 Taisto Kangasniemi Finland 0 0 0
2 Hamit Kaplan Turkey 0 1 1
2 Yusein Mekhmedov Bulgaria 0 1 1
2 Ray Mitchell Australia 0 1 1
2 Ken Richmond Great Britain 0 1 1
2 Ivan Vykhristyuk Soviet Union 0 1 1
7 John Da Silva New Zealand 0 3 3
7 Bill Kerslake United States 0 3 3
7 Saburo Nakao Japan 0 3 3
7 Hussain Noori Iran 0 3 3
7 Lila Ram India 0 3 3
Results -- Round 1
Bouts 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 Points
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.