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Men's freestyle featherweight
at the Games of the X Olympiad
VenueGrand Olympic Auditorium
Dates1–3 August
Competitors10 from 10 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Hermanni Pihlajamäki  Finland
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Edgar Nemir  United States
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Einar Karlsson  Sweden
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The men's freestyle featherweight 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 61kg.[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

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

Results

Round 1

Of the five bouts, two were won by fall to give Chasson and Pihlajamäki 0 points while the other three winners each received 1 point for wins by decision. The five losers each received 3 points.[5]

Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
Hermanni Pihlajamäki  Finland Fall Herb Rowland  Canada
Edgar Nemir  United States Decision Christian Schack  Denmark
John Farmakidis  Greece Decision Hatta Ichiro  Japan
Jean Chasson  France Fall Fidel Arellano  Mexico
Einar Karlsson  Sweden Decision Joseph William Taylor  Great Britain
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation Start Earned Total
1 Jean Chasson  France 0 0 0
1 Hermanni Pihlajamäki  Finland 0 0 0
3 John Farmakidis  Greece 0 1 1
3 Einar Karlsson  Sweden 0 1 1
3 Edgar Nemir  United States 0 1 1
6 Fidel Arellano  Mexico 0 3 3
6 Hatta Ichiro  Japan 0 3 3
6 Herb Rowland  Canada 0 3 3
6 Christian Schack  Denmark 0 3 3
6 Joseph William Taylor  Great Britain 0 3 3

Round 2

Pihlajamäki quickly became the only remaining 0-point wrestler, with a second win by fall. Farmakidis and Nemir also won by fall this round, staying at 1 point each. Karlsson's second win, like his first, was by decision; he had 2 points after the round. Chasson was the only first-round winner to lose in the second (his facing Farmakidis made it impossible that all five could win), dropping to 3 points. This total was matched by Taylor, the winner of the match-up between two first-round losers. The other four wrestlers who lost in the first round lost again in round 2, being eliminated.[5]

Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
Edgar Nemir  United States Fall Herb Rowland  Canada
Hermanni Pihlajamäki  Finland Fall Christian Schack  Denmark
John Farmakidis  Greece Fall Jean Chasson  France
Einar Karlsson  Sweden Decision Hatta Ichiro  Japan
Joseph William Taylor  Great Britain Fall Fidel Arellano  Mexico
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation Start Earned Total
1 Hermanni Pihlajamäki  Finland 0 0 0
2 John Farmakidis  Greece 1 0 1
2 Edgar Nemir  United States 1 0 1
4 Einar Karlsson  Sweden 1 1 2
5 Jean Chasson  France 0 3 3
5 Joseph William Taylor  Great Britain 3 0 3
7 Fidel Arellano  Mexico 3 3 6
7 Hatta Ichiro  Japan 3 3 6
7 Herb Rowland  Canada 3 3 6
7 Christian Schack  Denmark 3 3 6

Round 3

One bout this round was sure to result in elimination, pitting two 3-point wrestlers against each other. Chasson forfeited the bout, leaving Taylor at 3 points. Karlsson survived potential elimination by defeating Farmakidis; the former had 3 points after his third straight win by decision while the latter jumped to 4 points. Nemir also moved to 4 points after losing to Pihlajamäki[5]

Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
Hermanni Pihlajamäki  Finland Decision Edgar Nemir  United States
Einar Karlsson  Sweden Decision John Farmakidis  Greece
Joseph William Taylor  Great Britain Forfeit Jean Chasson  France
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation Start Earned Total
1 Hermanni Pihlajamäki  Finland 0 1 1
2 Einar Karlsson  Sweden 2 1 3
2 Joseph William Taylor  Great Britain 3 0 3
4 John Farmakidis  Greece 1 3 4
5 Edgar Nemir  United States 1 3 4
6 Jean Chasson  France 3 3 6

Round 4

Pihlajamäki won his fourth bout, picking up a second point with the win by decision and eliminating Farmakidis. Nemir, who started with 4 points and therefore needed a win by fall to continue, won by fall, eliminating Taylor. Karlsson had a bye, staying at 3 points.[6]

Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
Hermanni Pihlajamäki  Finland Decision John Farmakidis  Greece
Edgar Nemir  United States Fall Joseph William Taylor  Great Britain
Einar Karlsson  Sweden Bye N/A N/A
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation Start Earned Total
1 Hermanni Pihlajamäki  Finland 1 1 2
2 Einar Karlsson  Sweden 3 0 3
3 Edgar Nemir  United States 4 0 4
4 Joseph William Taylor  Great Britain 3 3 6
5 John Farmakidis  Greece 4 3 7

Final round

Pihlajamäki finished with a win over Karlsson, ending 5–0 with a gold medal due to his previous win over Nemir. Nemir had a bye, staying at 4 points to take silver. Karlsson's loss moved him to 6 points and the bronze medal.[6]

Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
Hermanni Pihlajamäki  Finland Fall Einar Karlsson  Sweden
Edgar Nemir  United States Bye N/A N/A
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation Start Earned Total
1st place, gold medalist(s) Hermanni Pihlajamäki  Finland 2 0 2
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Edgar Nemir  United States 4 0 4
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Einar Karlsson  Sweden 3 3 6

References

  1. ^ "Wrestling: 1932 Olympic Results - Men's featherweight, freestyle". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 2018-08-20.
  2. ^ Official Olympic Report, la84.org. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
  3. ^ Official Report, p. 550.
  4. ^ Official Report, pp. 547–48.
  5. ^ a b c Official Report, p. 554.
  6. ^ a b Official Report, p. 555.
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