Men's Freestyle heavyweight - Wrestling
Rome 1960 Summer Olympics

Men's Freestyle heavyweight - Wrestling - Rome 1960 Summer Olympics

Event Format: Athletes scored negative points (win by fall: 0 points - win by decision: 1 points - draw: 2 points - loss by decision: 3 points - loss by fall: 4 points). Accumulation of 6 negative points eliminated the athlete. If only three athletes remained they entered a round-robin medals tournament with previous results carried over.

Event facts: Men's Freestyle heavyweight competition was held at the Basilica di Massenzio and 17 athletes participated in the event.