[2] Lightweight was the third-lightest category, including wrestlers weighing 62 to 67.5 kilograms (136.7 to 148.8 lb).

[1] This Greco-Roman wrestling competition introduced an elimination system based on the accumulation of points.

Borges and Pettersson each received their first loss after winning by decision in round 1, for 4 points apiece.

All 6 bouts in round 3 were won by fall, so all of the winners stayed at the same point score: Vávra and Westerlund at 0, Keresztes and Yalaz at 1, and Błażyca and Sperling at 3.

Yalaz, who defeated Vávra, took over the lead at 1 point which he had gained in the first round before reeling off 3 wins by fall.

Yalaz remained in competition at 4 points, as did Westerlund who picked up his 4th in a win by decision.

Because Westerlund and Yalaz both finished with 7 points, they would need to wrestle each other for the bronze while Sperling and Keresztes contested the gold medal.