1956 Wrestling World Cup

Wrestling World Cup 1956 Istanbul, Turkey 25–31 May Mithatpaşa Stadium 8 8 1958 Sofia The 1956 Wrestling World Cup was held on May 25–31 in Istanbul, Turkey, at the Mithatpaşa Stadium, under the auspices of FILA. The attendance of the event was around 20 thousand spectators at the stadium. Freestyle wrestling competition was held from May 25 to May 27, 61 wrestlers from 12 countries participated in the freestyle event. Greco-Roman wrestling competition was held from May 29 to May 31, 89 wrestlers from 16 countries participated in the Greco-Roman event. The team victory in the freestyle event was won by the Turkish National Team, which scored 44 points out of 48 possible, followed by the USSR National Team. The team victory in the Greco-Roman event was won by the USSR team, which scored 39 points. The overall team victory was won by the Soviet Union, therefore the USSR National Team won the World Cup. Participating teams The competition was attended by teams of the following states and independent territories: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Egypt, Finland, France, West Germany, Hungary, Iran, Italy, Japan, Lebanon, Netherlands, Pakistan, Poland, Romania, Saarland, Soviet Union, Switzerland, Syria, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, Yemen, Yugoslavia. The United States didn't have a team in competition.Associated Press https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/135660872/ World Wrestling Test en Rochester Democrat and Chronicle May 28, 1956 22 Medal summary Men's freestyle Flyweight52 kgHüseyin Akbaş TurkeyMirian Tsalkalamanidze USSRKazuo Dzida JPNBantamweight57 kgMustafa Dağıstanlı TurkeyBayram Giannini IRIMinoru Iizuka JPNFeatherweight62 kgShozo Sasahara JPNLinar Salimullin USSRBayram Şit TurkeyLightweight67 kgAlimbeg Bestayev USSRGeorgy Zaichev People's Republic of BulgariaHayrullah Şahin TurkeyWelterweight73 kgİbrahim Zengin TurkeySaid Murtazov People's Republic of BulgariaHans Sommer Federal Republic of GermanyMiddleweight79 kgİsmet Atlı TurkeyNikola Stanchev People's Republic of BulgariaKazuo Katsuramoto JPNLight heavyweight87 kgAdil Atan TurkeyBoris Kulayev USSRHossein Nuri IRIHeavyweight+87 kgHamit Kaplan TurkeyArsen Mekokishvili USSRHusein Mehmedov Bulgaria Men's Greco-Roman Flyweight52 kgDursun Ali Erbaş TurkeyIstvan Barani HungarySimon SaarBantamweight57 kgYaşar Yılmaz TurkeyDinko Petrov People's Republic of BulgariaFrancisc Horvath RomaniaFeatherweight62 kgVladimir Stashkevich USSR Osman Kambur TurkeyImre Polyák HungaryLightweight67 kgVladimir Rosin USSRKyösti Lehtonen FinlandRıza Doğan TurkeyWelterweight73 kgVladimir Maneev USSRMithat Bayrak TurkeyVeikko Rantanen FinlandMiddleweight79 kgGivi Kartozia USSRBranislav Simić YugoslaviaHorst Hess West GermanyLight heavyweight87 kgArkady Tkachev USSRPetko Sirakov BulgariaGyula Kovács HungaryHeavyweight+87 kgJohannes Kotkas USSRHamit Kaplan TurkeyHusein Mehmedov Bulgaria Outstanding Wrestler of the tournament Alimbeg Bestayev (Soviet Union) References Sources News Straits Times https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19560528-1.2.129 Turks dominate world wrestling tourney en The Straits Times May 28, 1956 11 Associated Press https://newspaperarchive.com/pacific-stars-and-stripes-jun-02-1956-p-22/ Russia Wins Mat Title en Pacific Stars and Stripes June 2, 1956 22 Sports Illustrated https://archive.org/details/Sports-Illustrated-1956-11-19/page/n93/mode/1up Mixed Bag of Medals: Wrestling en Sports Illustrated November 19, 1956 5 21 90 Associated Press https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/155427827/ Turkish Matmen Win: Istanbul, May 27 en Wilmington Morning News May 28, 1956 26 Associated Press https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/135660872/ World Wrestling Test en Rochester Democrat and Chronicle May 28, 1956 22 https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/108473083/ Turkey Wins en Courier-Journal Louisville, Kentucky May 28, 1956 8 https://books.google.com/books?id=OvImAQAAIAAJ&q=Cup+Wrestling Wrestling: World Cup Meeting in Istanbul (May 29-31) en Soviet Sports Handbook London Soviet News 1957 13, 15 https://books.google.com/books?id=iSUYAQAAIAAJ&q=Wrestling Sports—World & International: World Cup Wrestling Tournament en Current Affairs Delhi A. Mukherjee & Co., Private Ltd. 1957 229 External links Rare Postcard: 25-31 May 1956 Istanbul World Cup Wrestling Championships Wrestling World Cup, 1956 World Cup Category:Wrestling World Cup Wrestling World Cup Wrestling World Cup Category:International wrestling competitions hosted by Turkey Category:Sports competitions in Istanbul Category:May 1956 in Turkey