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Wrestling at the 1932 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle lightweight

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Men's freestyle lightweight
at the Games of the X Olympiad
VenueGrand Olympic Auditorium
Dates1–3 August
Competitors8 from 8 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Charles Pacôme  France
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Károly Kárpáti  Hungary
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Gustaf Klarén  Sweden
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1936 →

The men's freestyle lightweight competition at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles took place from 1 August to 3 August at the Grand Olympic Auditorium. Nations were limited to one competitor.[1][2] This weight class was limited to wrestlers weighing up to 66kg.[3]

This freestyle wrestling competition did not use the single-elimination bracket format previously used for Olympic freestyle wrestling but instead followed the format that was introduced at the 1928 Summer Olympics for Greco-Roman wrestling, using an elimination system based on the accumulation of points. 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. 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.[4]

Schedule

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Date Event
1 August 1932 Round 1
Round 2
2 August 1932 Round 3
3 August 1932 Round 4
Final round

Results

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Round 1

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Kárpáti was the only winner by fall and therefore the only wrestler to advance with 0 points. The other three winners each received 1 point for wins by decision. The four losers each received 3 points.[5]

Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
Gustaf Klarén  Sweden Decision Howard Thomas  Canada
Melvin Clodfelter  United States Decision Kustaa Pihlajamäki  Finland
Károly Kárpáti  Hungary Fall Eitaro Suzuki  Japan
Charles Pacôme  France Decision Osvald Käpp  Estonia
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation Start Earned Total
1 Károly Kárpáti  Hungary 0 0 0
2 Melvin Carl Clodfelter  United States 0 1 1
2 Gustaf Klarén  Sweden 0 1 1
2 Charles Pacôme  France 0 1 1
4 Osvald Käpp  Estonia 0 3 3
4 Kustaa Pihlajamäki  Finland 0 3 3
4 Suzuki Eitaro  Japan 0 3 3
4 Howard Thomas  Canada 0 3 3

Round 2

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Klarén against Clodfelter was a bout between two first-round winners, each of whom were safe from elimination. Klarén won by fall to stay at 1 point; Clodfelter's loss took him to 4 points. Both bouts pitting a 1–0 wrestler against an 0–1 wrestler ended in the first-round winner winning again (Pacôme staying at 1 point with a win by fall, Kárpáti picking up his first point via win by decision) and the first-round loser eliminated. The bout between two first-round losers resulted in Thomas being the man eliminated and Pihlajamäki holding on at 4 points.[5]

Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
Gustaf Klarén  Sweden Fall Melvin Carl Clodfelter  United States
Kustaa Pihlajamäki  Finland Decision Howard Thomas  Canada
Charles Pacôme  France Fall Suzuki Eitaro  Japan
Károly Kárpáti  Hungary Decision Osvald Käpp  Estonia
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation Start Earned Total
1 Károly Kárpáti  Hungary 0 1 1
1 Gustaf Klarén  Sweden 1 0 1
1 Charles Pacôme  France 1 0 1
4 Melvin Carl Clodfelter  United States 1 3 4
4 Kustaa Pihlajamäki  Finland 3 1 4
6 Osvald Käpp  Estonia 3 3 6
6 Suzuki Eitaro  Japan 3 3 6
6 Howard Thomas  Canada 3 3 6

Round 3

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Pacôme had a bye this round, staying at 1 point. The two contested bouts each featured a 1-point wrestler against a 4-point wrestler; in both cases, the 4-point wrestler won. Clodfelter initially won by fall, which would have resulted in his staying in the competition, but the officials declared a rematch. This time, Clodfelter won by decision. Pihlajamäki also won by decision. Both winners, therefore, picked up their fifth point and were the only wrestlers eliminated in the round despite each winning.[6]

Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
Kustaa Pihlajamäki  Finland Decision Gustaf Klarén  Sweden
Melvin Carl Clodfelter  United States Decision Károly Kárpáti  Hungary
Charles Pacôme  France Bye N/A N/A
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation Start Earned Total
1 Charles Pacôme  France 1 0 1
2 Károly Kárpáti  Hungary 1 3 4
2 Gustaf Klarén  Sweden 1 3 4
4 Melvin Carl Clodfelter  United States 4 1 5
4 Kustaa Pihlajamäki  Finland 4 1 5

Round 4

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Pacôme defeated Klarén to eliminate the latter, who received the bronze medal. Pacôme and Kárpáti (who had a bye) advanced to the final.[6]

Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
Charles Pacôme  France Decision Gustaf Klarén  Sweden
Károly Kárpáti  Hungary Bye N/A N/A
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation Start Earned Total
1 Charles Pacôme  France 1 1 2
2 Károly Kárpáti  Hungary 4 0 4
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Gustaf Klarén  Sweden 4 3 7

Final round

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Pacôme defeated Kárpáti in the final to take the gold medal.[6]

Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
Charles Pacôme  France Decision Károly Kárpáti  Hungary
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation Start Earned Total
1st place, gold medalist(s) Charles Pacôme  France 2 1 3
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Károly Kárpáti  Hungary 4 3 7

References

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  1. ^ "Wrestling at the 1932 Los Angeles Summer Games: Men's Lightweight, Freestyle". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
  2. ^ Official Olympic Report, la84.org. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
  3. ^ Official Report, p. 550.
  4. ^ Official Report, pp. 547–48.
  5. ^ a b Official Report, p. 555.
  6. ^ a b c Official Report, p. 556.