Wrestling at the 1936 Summer Olympics – Men's Greco-Roman welterweight

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Men's Greco-Roman welterweight
at the Games of the XI Olympiad
VenueDeutschlandhalle
Dates6–9 August
Competitors14 from 14 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Rudolf Svedberg  Sweden
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Fritz Schäfer  Germany
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Eino Virtanen  Finland
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The men's Greco-Roman welterweight competition at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin took place from 6 August to 9 August at the Deutschlandhalle. Nations were limited to one competitor.[1][2] This weight class was limited to wrestlers weighing up to 72kg.[3]

This Greco-Roman wrestling competition continued to use the "bad points" elimination system introduced at the 1928 Summer Olympics, with a slight modification. Each round featured all wrestlers pairing off and wrestling one bout (with one wrestler having a bye if there were an odd number). The loser received 3 points if the loss was by fall or unanimous decision and 2 points if the decision was 2-1 (this was the modification from prior years, where all losses were 3 points). The winner received 1 point if the win was by decision and 0 points if the win was by fall. At the end of each round, any wrestler with at least 5 points was eliminated.[3]

Schedule[edit]

Date Event
6 August 1936 Round 1
7 August 1936 Round 2
8 August 1936 Round 3
Round 4
9 August 1936 Round 5
Round 6
Round 7

Results[edit]

Round 1[edit]

Of the seven bouts, five were won by fall giving the winners 0 points. The two other bouts were by unanimous decision, giving the winners 1 point apiece. All 7 losers received 3 points, as none of the losses was by split decision. Hametner withdrew after the first round.[4]

Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
Silvio Tozzi  Italy Fall Dimitrios Zakharias  Greece
Karel Zvonař  Czechoslovakia Decision, 3–0 Nurettin Baytorun  Turkey
Adolf Rieder  Switzerland Fall Maxime Lubat  France
Rudolf Svedberg  Sweden Fall Antun Fischer  Yugoslavia
Fritz Schäfer  Germany Decision, 3–0 Edgar Puusepp  Estonia
Jean de Feu  Belgium Fall Franz Hametner  Austria
Eino Virtanen  Finland Fall Gyula Vincze  Hungary
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation Start Earned Total
1 Jean de Feu  Belgium 0 0 0
1 Adolf Rieder  Switzerland 0 0 0
1 Rudolf Svedberg  Sweden 0 0 0
1 Silvio Tozzi  Italy 0 0 0
1 Eino Virtanen  Finland 0 0 0
6 Fritz Schäfer  Germany 0 1 1
6 Karel Zvonał  Czechoslovakia 0 1 1
8 Nurettin Baytorun  Turkey 0 3 3
8 Antun Fischer  Yugoslavia 0 3 3
8 Maxime Lubat  France 0 3 3
8 Edgar Puusepp  Estonia 0 3 3
8 Gyula Vincze  Hungary 0 3 3
8 Dimitrios Zakharias  Greece 0 3 3
14 Franz Hametner  Austria 0 3 3r

Round 2[edit]

The number of wrestlers with 0 points dropped from five to two; Virtanen had a bye and Svedberg won by fall again. Tozzi's second win was by decision, giving him 1 point. Schäfer also stayed at 1 point, winning by fal in this round. Three wrestlers ended the round with 3 points (win by fall and loss, in either order). Similarly, three continued to the next round with 4 points (win by decision and loss, in either order). There were three wrestlers who had lost twice in the first two rounds; these men were eliminated.[4]

Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
Nurettin Baytorun  Turkey Decision, 3–0 Dimitrios Zakharias  Greece
Silvio Tozzi  Italy Decision, 3–0 Karel Zvonał  Czechoslovakia
Rudolf Svedberg  Sweden Fall Maxime Lubat  France
Antun Fischer  Yugoslavia Decision, 3–0 Adolf Rieder  Switzerland
Fritz Schäfer  Germany Fall Jean de Feu  Belgium
Edgar Puusepp  Estonia Fall Gyula Vincze  Hungary
Eino Virtanen  Finland Bye N/A N/A
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation Start Earned Total
1 Rudolf Svedberg  Sweden 0 0 0
1 Eino Virtanen  Finland 0 0 0
3 Fritz Schäfer  Germany 1 0 1
3 Silvio Tozzi  Italy 0 1 1
5 Jean de Feu  Belgium 0 3 3
5 Edgar Puusepp  Estonia 3 0 3
5 Adolf Rieder  Switzerland 0 3 3
8 Nurettin Baytorun  Turkey 3 1 4
8 Antun Fischer  Yugoslavia 3 1 4
8 Karel Zvonał  Czechoslovakia 1 3 4
11 Maxime Lubat  France 3 3 6
11 Gyula Vincze  Hungary 3 3 6
11 Dimitrios Zakharias  Greece 3 3 6

Round 3[edit]

All five bouts were won by fall in this round. The winners stayed on the same score as before (two at 0, one each at 1, 3, and 4 points). Tozzi was the only loser in the round to avoid elimination, as the 3 points of the loss moved him only to a total of 4. The other four losers in the round were eliminated.[4]

Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
Eino Virtanen  Finland Fall Silvio Tozzi  Italy
Nurettin Baytorun  Turkey Fall Adolf Rieder  Switzerland
Rudolf Svedberg  Sweden Fall Karel Zvonał  Czechoslovakia
Fritz Schäfer  Germany Fall Antun Fischer  Yugoslavia
Edgar Puusepp  Estonia Fall Jean de Feu  Belgium
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation Start Earned Total
1 Rudolf Svedberg  Sweden 0 0 0
1 Eino Virtanen  Finland 0 0 0
3 Fritz Schäfer  Germany 1 0 1
4 Edgar Puusepp  Estonia 3 0 3
5 Nurettin Baytorun  Turkey 4 0 4
5 Silvio Tozzi  Italy 1 3 4
7 Jean de Feu  Belgium 3 3 6
7 Adolf Rieder  Switzerland 3 3 6
9 Antun Fischer  Yugoslavia 4 3 7
9 Karel Zvonał  Czechoslovakia 4 3 7

Round 4[edit]

Svedberg and Virtanen each picked up their first point, winning by decision. Schäfer stayed at 1 point, winning by fall. The three losers in the round were each eliminated. This left three remaining wrestlers, none of whom had faced each other and each of whom had 1 point. This effectively turned the remaining competition into a round-robin. The official report places Baytorun 5th and Tozzi 6th.[4]

Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
Eino Virtanen  Finland Decision, 3–0 Nurettin Baytorun  Turkey
Fritz Schäfer  Germany Fall Silvio Tozzi  Italy
Rudolf Svedberg  Sweden Decision, 3–0 Edgar Puusepp  Estonia
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation Start Earned Total
1 Fritz Schäfer  Germany 1 0 1
1 Rudolf Svedberg  Sweden 0 1 1
1 Eino Virtanen  Finland 0 1 1
4 Edgar Puusepp  Estonia 3 3 6
5 Nurettin Baytorun  Turkey 4 3 7
6 Silvio Tozzi  Italy 4 3 7

Round 5[edit]

Svedberg and Virtanen were the first pair to compete, with Svedberg winning by decision.[4]

Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
Rudolf Svedberg  Sweden Decision, 3–0 Eino Virtanen  Finland
Fritz Schäfer  Germany Bye N/A N/A
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation Start Earned Total
1 Fritz Schäfer  Germany 1 0 1
2 Rudolf Svedberg  Sweden 1 1 2
3 Eino Virtanen  Finland 1 3 4

Round 6[edit]

Round 6 was the second pairing among the group of medalists. Virtanen again was up, this time against Schäfer. Virtanen again lost, finishing with the bronze medal.[4]

Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
Fritz Schäfer  Germany Fall Eino Virtanen  Finland
Rudolf Svedberg  Sweden Bye N/A N/A
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation Start Earned Total
1 Fritz Schäfer  Germany 1 0 1
2 Rudolf Svedberg  Sweden 2 0 2
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Eino Virtanen  Finland 4 3 7

Round 7[edit]

In the de facto gold medal final, Svedberg defeated Schäfer by split decision to take the Olympic victory. Each man had 3 points, but the result of this round was itself the head-to-head tie-breaker that gave Svedberg the gold.[4]

Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
Rudolf Svedberg  Sweden Decision, 2–1 Fritz Schäfer  Germany
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation Start Earned Total
1st place, gold medalist(s) Rudolf Svedberg  Sweden 2 1 3
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Fritz Schäfer  Germany 1 2 3

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Wrestling at the 1936 Berlin Summer Games: Men's Welterweight, Greco-Roman". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 21 February 2019.
  2. ^ Official Olympic Report, la84.org. Retrieved 24 August 2018.
  3. ^ a b Official Report, p. 716.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g Official Report, p. 721.
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