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

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Men's Greco-Roman lightweight
at the Games of the XI Olympiad
VenueDeutschlandhalle
Dates6–9 August
Competitors18 from 18 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Lauri Koskela  Finland
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Jozef Herda  Czechoslovakia
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Voldemar Väli  Estonia
← 1932
1948 →

The men's Greco-Roman lightweight 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 66kg.[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

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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

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Round 1

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Four wrestlers made it through the first round with 0 bad points with wins by fall. The five other winners by decision each received 1 point. Three of those decisions were split decisions, with the losers earning 2 points. The other two decisions, and the four bouts determined by fall, resulted in six men finishing the round with 3 points. Of that last group, Scheitler was injured and unable to continue.[4]

Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
Alberto Molfino  Italy Fall Sotirios Vatanidis  Greece
Herbert Olofsson  Sweden Decision, 3–0 Josef Grahsl  Austria
Zbigniew Szajewski  Poland Decision, 2–1 Imam Hassan Ali  Egypt
Aage Meyer  Denmark Fall Metty Scheitler  Luxembourg
Voldemar Väli  Estonia Fall Arild Dahl  Norway
Lauri Koskela  Finland Decision, 2–1 Heini Nettesheim  Germany
Saim Arikan  Turkey Decision, 3–0 Adolphe Osselaer  Belgium
Filip Borlovan  Romania Decision, 2–1 József Kálmán  Hungary
Jozef Herda  Czechoslovakia Fall Oskar Holinger  Switzerland
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation Start Earned Total
1 Jozef Herda  Czechoslovakia 0 0 0
1 Aage Meyer  Denmark 0 0 0
1 Alberto Molfino  Italy 0 0 0
1 Voldemar Väli  Estonia 0 0 0
5 Saim Arikan  Turkey 0 1 1
5 Filip Borlovan  Romania 0 1 1
5 Lauri Koskela  Finland 0 1 1
5 Herbert Olofsson  Sweden 0 1 1
5 Zbigniew Szajewski  Poland 0 1 1
10 Imam Hassan Ali  Egypt 0 2 2
10 József Kálmán  Hungary 0 2 2
10 Heini Nettesheim  Germany 0 2 2
13 Arild Dahl  Norway 0 3 3
13 Josef Grahsl  Austria 0 3 3
13 Oskar Holinger  Switzerland 0 3 3
13 Adolphe Osselaer  Belgium 0 3 3
13 Sotirios Vatanidis  Greece 0 3 3
18 Metty Scheitler  Luxembourg 0 3 3r

Round 2

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No wrestler was able to maintain a 0-point score through the second round. Four finished the round with 1 point (one win by fall, one win by decision). Borlovan had 2 points (both wins by decision). Five men had achieved 3 points, by various means; three had 4 points. Half of the eight bouts eliminated the losers with a second loss.[4]

Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
Herbert Olofsson  Sweden Fall Alberto Molfino  Italy
Josef Grahsl  Austria Decision, 2–1 Sotirios Vatanidis  Greece
Imam Hassan Ali  Egypt Decision, 3–0 Aage Meyer  Denmark
Arild Dahl  Norway Decision, 3–0 Zbigniew Szajewski  Poland
Voldemar Väli  Estonia Decision, 3–0 Heini Nettesheim  Germany
Lauri Koskela  Finland Fall Adolphe Osselaer  Belgium
Filip Borlovan  Romania Decision, 2–1 Saim Arikan  Turkey
Jozef Herda  Czechoslovakia Decision, 3–0 József Kálmán  Hungary
Oskar Holinger  Switzerland Bye N/A N/A
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation Start Earned Total
1 Jozef Herda  Czechoslovakia 0 1 1
1 Lauri Koskela  Finland 1 0 1
1 Herbert Olofsson  Sweden 1 0 1
1 Voldemar Väli  Estonia 0 1 1
5 Filip Borlovan  Romania 1 1 2
6 Imam Hassan Ali  Egypt 2 1 3
6 Saim Arikan  Turkey 1 2 3
6 Oskar Holinger  Switzerland 3 0 3
6 Aage Meyer  Denmark 0 3 3
6 Alberto Molfino  Italy 0 3 3
11 Arild Dahl  Norway 3 1 4
11 Josef Grahsl  Austria 3 1 4
11 Zbigniew Szajewski  Poland 1 3 4
14 József Kálmán  Hungary 2 3 5
14 Heini Nettesheim  Germany 2 3 5
14 Sotirios Vatanidis  Greece 3 2 5
17 Adolphe Osselaer  Belgium 3 3 6

Round 3

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Herda and Koskela continued in the lead with 1 point each, winning by bye or fall to maintain their scores. The other two men who started the round with one point each won by decision, moving to 2 points. Molfino was the only one of the wrestlers who started with 3 points to win (by fall, staying at 3 points); the other four were eliminated after losing in this round. The wrestlers who started with 4 points fared better, with two winning by fall to stay alive, one losing to be eliminated, and none suffering the misfortune of being eliminated by winning via decision. Borlovan, who started the round with 2 points, was eliminated by Koskela in a loss by fall.[4]

Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
Alberto Molfino  Italy Fall Oskar Holinger  Switzerland
Herbert Olofsson  Sweden Decision, 3–0 Imam Hassan Ali  Egypt
Zbigniew Szajewski  Poland Fall Josef Grahsl  Austria
Arild Dahl  Norway Fall Aage Meyer  Denmark
Voldemar Väli  Estonia Decision, 3–0 Saim Arikan  Turkey
Lauri Koskela  Finland Fall Filip Borlovan  Romania
Jozef Herda  Czechoslovakia Bye N/A N/A
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation Start Earned Total
1 Jozef Herda  Czechoslovakia 1 0 1
1 Lauri Koskela  Finland 1 0 1
3 Herbert Olofsson  Sweden 1 1 2
3 Voldemar Väli  Estonia 1 1 2
5 Alberto Molfino  Italy 3 0 3
6 Arild Dahl  Norway 4 0 4
6 Zbigniew Szajewski  Poland 4 0 4
8 Filip Borlovan  Romania 2 3 5
9 Imam Hassan Ali  Egypt 3 3 6
9 Saim Arikan  Turkey 3 3 6
9 Oskar Holinger  Switzerland 3 3 6
9 Aage Meyer  Denmark 3 3 6
13 Josef Grahsl  Austria 4 3 7

Round 4

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The top four wrestlers coming into the round either won by fall or had a bye and therefore there was no change to their scores of 1 or 2 points. The bottom three wrestlers each lost by fall and were eliminated. The official report awards Dahl 6th place, so Szajewski takes 7th by default.[4]

Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
Jozef Herda  Czechoslovakia Fall Alberto Molfino  Italy
Herbert Olofsson  Sweden Fall Arild Dahl  Norway
Voldemar Väli  Estonia Fall Zbigniew Szajewski  Poland
Lauri Koskela  Finland Bye N/A N/A
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation Start Earned Total
1 Jozef Herda  Czechoslovakia 1 0 1
1 Lauri Koskela  Finland 1 0 1
3 Herbert Olofsson  Sweden 2 0 2
3 Voldemar Väli  Estonia 2 0 2
5 Alberto Molfino  Italy 3 3 6
6 Arild Dahl  Norway 4 3 7
7 Zbigniew Szajewski  Poland 4 3 7

Round 5

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The bout between Koskela and Herda matched up a pair of wrestlers who started with 1 point and thus neither could be eliminated; Koskela took a split decision, resulting in him advancing with 2 points and Herda going to 3 points. Väli and Olofsson each started with 2 points, meaning a fall or unanimous decision would eliminate the loser but a split decision would not. Väli won by fall, staying at 2 points and eliminating Olofsson.[4]

Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
Lauri Koskela  Finland Decision, 2–1 Jozef Herda  Czechoslovakia
Voldemar Väli  Estonia Fall Herbert Olofsson  Sweden
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation Start Earned Total
1 Lauri Koskela  Finland 1 1 2
1 Voldemar Väli  Estonia 2 0 2
3 Jozef Herda  Czechoslovakia 1 2 3
4 Herbert Olofsson  Sweden 2 3 5

Round 6

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Koskela defeated Väli to secure the gold medal. The split decision kept Väli from elimination at 4 points (a fall or unanimous decision would have given Väli 5, eliminating him and ending the competition after this round with Herda as the silver medalist). Koskela and Herda finished the round at 3 points each, but Koskela had already defeated Herda in round 5 and thus held the tie-breaker even if Herda made it through his bout with Väli in the next round without earning any more bad points.[4]

Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
Lauri Koskela  Finland Decision, 2–1 Voldemar Väli  Estonia
Jozef Herda  Czechoslovakia Bye N/A N/A
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation Start Earned Total
1st place, gold medalist(s) Lauri Koskela  Finland 2 1 3
2 Jozef Herda  Czechoslovakia 3 0 3
3 Voldemar Väli  Estonia 2 2 4

Round 7

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The round 7 bout between Väli and Herda was for silver and bronze. Herda prevailed by decision.[4]

Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
Jozef Herda  Czechoslovakia Decision, 3–0 Voldemar Väli  Estonia
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation Start Earned Total
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Jozef Herda  Czechoslovakia 3 1 4
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Voldemar Väli  Estonia 4 3 7

References

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  1. ^ "Wrestling at the 1936 Berlin Summer Games: Men's Lightweight, Greco-Roman". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 20 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. 720.