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Wrestling at the 1936 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle middleweight

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Men's freestyle middleweight
at the Games of the XI Olympiad
VenueDeutschlandhalle
Dates2–4 August
Competitors15 from 15 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Émile Poilvé  France
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Richard Voliva  United States
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Ahmet Kireççi  Turkey
← 1932
1948 →

The men's freestyle middleweight competition at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin took place from 2 August to 4 August at the Deutschlandhalle. Nations were limited to one competitor.[1][2] This weight class was limited to wrestlers weighing up to 79kg.[3]

This freestyle wrestling competition continued to use the "bad points" elimination system introduced at the 1928 Summer Olympics for Greco-Roman and at the 1932 Summer Olympics for freestyle wrestling, 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
2 August 1936 Round 1
4 August 1936 Round 2
Round 3
Round 4
Round 5
Round 6

Results

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Round 1

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Of the winners, three won by fall and advanced with 0 points (a fourth man had a bye and also finished the round with 0 points) while four won by decision and moved to the second round with 1 point. The losers featured two by split decision (2 points), two by unanimous decision (3 points), and three by fall (3 points).[4]

Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
János Riheczky  Hungary Decision, 3–0 Karam Rasul  India
Richard Voliva  United States Fall Jan van der Merwe  South Africa
Ercole Gallegati  Italy Decision, 2–1 Ludvig Lindblom  Sweden
Ahmet Kireççi  Turkey Decision, 3–0 Hans Schedler  Germany
Kyösti Luukko  Finland Fall Frans Van Hoorebeke  Belgium
Émile Poilvé  France Fall Terry Evans  Canada
Jaroslav Sysel  Czechoslovakia Decision, 2–1 Leslie Jeffers  Great Britain
Ernst Krebs  Switzerland Bye N/A N/A
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation Start Earned Total
1 Ernst Krebs  Switzerland 0 0 0
1 Kyösti Luukko  Finland 0 0 0
1 Émile Poilvé  France 0 0 0
1 Richard Voliva  United States 0 0 0
5 Ercole Gallegati  Italy 0 1 1
5 Ahmet Kireççi  Turkey 0 1 1
5 János Riheczky  Hungary 0 1 1
5 Jaroslav Sysel  Czechoslovakia 0 1 1
9 Leslie Jeffers  Great Britain 0 2 2
9 Ludvig Lindblom  Sweden 0 2 2
11 Terry Evans  Canada 0 3 3
11 Frans Van Hoorebeke  Belgium 0 3 3
11 Jan van der Merwe  South Africa 0 3 3
11 Karam Rasul  India 0 3 3
11 Hans Schedler  Germany 0 3 3

Round 2

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One of the quirks of the 1936 points system is that two losses did not necessarily eliminate a wrestler even though wrestlers could be eliminated with one or even no losses). This came into practice in the case of Lindblom here, who lost both the first two rounds by split decision, accumulating 2 points per loss for a total of 4—less than the 5 required for elimination. The other five men who finished the round at 0–2 had at least one loss by fall or unanimous decision, however, and were eliminated. Krebs was the only man to finish the round with 0 points, after a bye and a win by fall. The five men who were 2–0 had either 1 or 2 points. Three men were 1–1 and had either 3 or 4 points.[4]

Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
Ernst Krebs  Switzerland Fall János Riheczky  Hungary
Richard Voliva  United States Decision, 3–0 Karam Rasul  India
Ahmet Kireççi  Turkey Decision, 2–1 Ludvig Lindblom  Sweden
Ercole Gallegati  Italy Decision, 3–0 Hans Schedler  Germany
Émile Poilvé  France Decision, 3–0 Kyösti Luukko  Finland
Jaroslav Sysel  Czechoslovakia Fall Frans Van Hoorebeke  Belgium
Leslie Jeffers  Great Britain Decision, 2–1 Terry Evans  Canada
N/A N/A Withdrew Jan van der Merwe  South Africa
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation Start Earned Total
1 Ernst Krebs  Switzerland 0 0 0
2 Émile Poilvé  France 0 1 1
2 Jaroslav Sysel  Czechoslovakia 1 0 1
2 Richard Voliva  United States 0 1 1
5 Ercole Gallegati  Italy 1 1 2
5 Ahmet Kireççi  Turkey 1 1 2
7 Leslie Jeffers  Great Britain 2 1 3
7 Kyösti Luukko  Finland 0 3 3
9 Ludvig Lindblom  Sweden 2 2 4
9 János Riheczky  Hungary 1 3 4
11 Terry Evans  Canada 3 2 5
12 Frans Van Hoorebeke  Belgium 3 3 6
12 Jan van der Merwe  South Africa 3 3 6
12 Karam Rasul  India 3 3 6
12 Hans Schedler  Germany 3 3 6

Round 3

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Poilvé led after the round, at 3–0 and 1 point. Voliva was also 3–0, but had 2 points—the same as Krebs, who was 1–1. Kireççi was also 3–0 but had 3 points as all three wins came by decision and thus trailed Krebs. Luukko and Sysel were each 2–1. with 4 points. Gallegati (also at 2–1) was eliminated with 5 points. Further highlighting the odd results of the scoring system, the bout between Riheczky and Lindblom resulted in both being eliminated: Riheczky despite winning to improve to 2–1, while it took a third loss to finish Lindblom. Indeed, of the four men eliminated in this round, only Jeffers finished with 2 losses.[4]

Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
Richard Voliva  United States Decision, 2–1 Ernst Krebs  Switzerland
János Riheczky  Hungary Decision, 3–0 Ludvig Lindblom  Sweden
Ahmet Kireççi  Turkey Decision, 3–0 Ercole Gallegati  Italy
Kyösti Luukko  Finland Decision, 3–0 Jaroslav Sysel  Czechoslovakia
Émile Poilvé  France Fall Leslie Jeffers  Great Britain
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation Start Earned Total
1 Émile Poilvé  France 1 0 1
2 Ernst Krebs  Switzerland 0 2 2
2 Richard Voliva  United States 1 1 2
4 Ahmet Kireççi  Turkey 2 1 3
5 Kyösti Luukko  Finland 3 1 4
5 Jaroslav Sysel  Czechoslovakia 1 3 4
7 Ercole Gallegati  Italy 2 3 5
7 János Riheczky  Hungary 4 1 5
9 Leslie Jeffers  Great Britain 3 3 6
10 Ludvig Lindblom  Sweden 4 3 7

Round 4

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Krebs became the second wrestler in this event to withstand a second loss without being eliminated, moving to a 1–2 record but only 4 points because the win came by fall and both losses were by split decision. His opponent, Kireççi, also finished the round at 4 points with the win by decision adding 1 to his starting 3. Luukko was injured and could not finish the bout, leaving Voliva at 2 points. Poilvé won by fall to stay at 1 point, eliminating Sysel. The official rankings place Sysel 5th and Luukko 6th.[4]

Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
Ahmet Kireççi  Turkey Decision, 2–1 Ernst Krebs  Switzerland
Richard Voliva  United States Withdrew Kyösti Luukko  Finland
Émile Poilvé  France Fall Jaroslav Sysel  Czechoslovakia
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation Start Earned Total
1 Émile Poilvé  France 1 0 1
2 Richard Voliva  United States 2 0 2
3 Ahmet Kireççi  Turkey 3 1 4
3 Ernst Krebs  Switzerland 2 2 4
5 Jaroslav Sysel  Czechoslovakia 4 3 7
6 Kyösti Luukko  Finland 4 3 7

Round 5

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Krebs managed to finish in fourth place despite winning only one bout, finally being eliminated by Poilvé. The latter man retained the lead at 1 point in his fifth win. Kireççi was also eliminated in this round, earning the bronze medal. Voliva, like Poilvé, had five wins but more had come by decision, putting Voliva at 3 points.[4]

Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
Émile Poilvé  France Fall Ernst Krebs  Switzerland
Richard Voliva  United States Decision, 2–1 Ahmet Kireççi  Turkey
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation Start Earned Total
1 Émile Poilvé  France 1 0 1
2 Richard Voliva  United States 2 1 3
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Ahmet Kireççi  Turkey 4 2 6
4 Ernst Krebs  Switzerland 4 3 7

Round 6

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Points remained important into the final round, as Poilvé's 2-point advantage made the final not a direct competition for gold and silver. Instead, Voliva would need to win by fall or unanimous decision to take the gold. Poilvé would prevail even if he lost by split decision, as that result would give Voliva 4 points (adding 1 to his starting 3) but Poilvé only 3 (adding 2 to his starting 1). The Frenchman, however, won the match by fall, finishing a sterling performance of six wins with only one requiring a decision by the judges.[4]

Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
Émile Poilvé  France Fall Richard Voliva  United States
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation Start Earned Total
1st place, gold medalist(s) Émile Poilvé  France 1 0 1
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Richard Voliva  United States 3 3 6

References

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  1. ^ "Wrestling at the 1936 Berlin Summer Games: Men's Middleweight, Freestyle". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 24 February 2019.
  2. ^ Official Olympic Report, la84.org. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
  3. ^ a b Official Report, p. 716.
  4. ^ a b c d e f Official Report, p. 733.