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

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Men's Greco-Roman featherweight
at the Games of the XI Olympiad
VenueDeutschlandhalle
Dates6–9 August
Competitors19 from 19 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Yaşar Erkan  Turkey
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Aarne Reini  Finland
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Einar Karlsson  Sweden
← 1932
1948 →

The men's Greco-Roman featherweight 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 61 kg.[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
Round 3
8 August 1936 Round 4
9 August 1936 Round 5
Round 6
Round 7

Results

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Round 1

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Six wrestlers made it through the first round with 0 bad points, 5 by wins via fall (or opponent withdrawal) and 1 through a bye. The four other winners by decision each received 1 point. Sestak lost by a split decision and received 2 points. Seven of the eight remaining losers were defeated by fall or unanimous decision and received 3 points. Nielsen was unable to finish his bout due to injury and withdrew. Scherpenisse also withdrew after his bout.[4]

Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
Einar Karlsson  Sweden Fall Ernst Lehmann  Switzerland
Henryk Szlązak  Poland Fall Gyula Móri  Hungary
František Janda  Czechoslovakia Decision, 2–1 Tomo Šestak  Yugoslavia
Sebastian Hering  Germany Fall Ion Horvath  Romania
Eugéne Kracher  France Decision, 3–0 Norman Morrell  Great Britain
Aarne Reini  Finland Decision, 3–0 Erich Fincsus  Austria
Krisjānis Kundziņš  Latvia Fall August Scherpenisse  Belgium
Valentino Borgia  Italy Decision, 3–0 Nikolaos Biris  Greece
Yaşar Erkan  Turkey Withdrawal Robert Nielsen  Denmark
Hideichi Yoshioka  Japan Bye N/A N/A
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation Start Earned Total
1 Yaşar Erkan  Turkey 0 0 0
1 Sebastian Hering  Germany 0 0 0
1 Einar Karlsson  Sweden 0 0 0
1 Krisjánis Kundsinsch  Latvia 0 0 0
1 Henryk Slazak  Poland 0 0 0
1 Hideichi Yoshioka  Japan 0 0 0
7 Valentino Borgia  Italy 0 1 1
7 František Janda  Czechoslovakia 0 1 1
7 Eugéne Kracher  France 0 1 1
7 Aarne Reini  Finland 0 1 1
11 Tomo Sestak  Yugoslavia 0 2 2
12 Nikolaos Biris  Greece 0 3 3
12 Erich Fincsus  Austria 0 3 3
12 Ion Horvath  Romania 0 3 3
12 Ernst Lehmann  Switzerland 0 3 3
12 Gyula Móri  Hungary 0 3 3
12 Norman Morrell  Great Britain 0 3 3
18 August Scherpenisse  Belgium 0 3 3r
18 Robert Nielsen  Denmark 0 3 3r

Round 2

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The lead group of six was cut to three, with Erkan having a bye and Hering and Slazak each winning their second decision by fall to stay at 0 points. Two wrestlers finished the second round with 1 point (one win by fall and one win by decision, in either order). Borgia earned his second point with a second win by decision. Four wrestlers moved to 3 points (win by fall or bye and loss by unanimous decision or fall). Three stayed barely alive with 4 points (win by decision and loss by unanimous decision or fall). Four were eliminated with two losses; of these, Sestak had the best record with 5 points rather than 6 for the others due to his first loss coming via split decision.[4]

Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
Einar Karlsson  Sweden Decision, 3–0 Hideichi Yoshioka  Japan
Henryk Slazak  Poland Fall Ernst Lehmann  Switzerland
Gyula Móri  Hungary Fall Tomo Sestak  Yugoslavia
Ion Horvath  Romania Decision, 3–0 František Janda  Czechoslovakia
Sebastian Hering  Germany Fall Norman Morrell  Great Britain
Aarne Reini  Finland Fall Eugéne Kracher  France
Nikolaos Biris  Greece Fall Erich Fincsus  Austria
Valentino Borgia  Italy Decision, 3–0 Krisjánis Kundsinsch  Latvia
Yaşar Erkan  Turkey Bye N/A N/A
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation Start Earned Total
1 Yaşar Erkan  Turkey 0 0 0
1 Sebastian Hering  Germany 0 0 0
1 Henryk Slazak  Poland 0 0 0
4 Einar Karlsson  Sweden 0 1 1
4 Aarne Reini  Finland 1 0 1
6 Valentino Borgia  Italy 1 1 2
7 Nikolaos Biris  Greece 3 0 3
7 Krisjánis Kundsinsch  Latvia 0 3 3
7 Gyula Móri  Hungary 3 0 3
7 Hideichi Yoshioka  Japan 0 3 3
11 Ion Horvath  Romania 3 1 4
11 František Janda  Czechoslovakia 1 3 4
11 Eugéne Kracher  France 1 3 4
14 Tomo Sestak  Yugoslavia 2 3 5
15 Erich Fincsus  Austria 3 3 6
15 Ernst Lehmann  Switzerland 3 3 6
15 Norman Morrell  Great Britain 3 3 6

Round 3

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Erkan finished the round in sole possession of the lead, winning a second bout by fall (along with an earlier bye) to stay at 0 points. Hering's third win was his first by decision, moving him to 1 point. Borgia and Karlsson also each ended the round at 3–0, but they had two wins by decision and one by fall to sit at 2 points. Slazak picked up his first points in the round, earning 3 with the loss. Móri and Kundsinsch also stayed at 3 points with wins by fall in the round. Horvath avoided elimination with a win by fall to stay at 4 points; Reini joined him at 4 points by earning 3 in a loss. Four men were eliminated with their second loss this round, finishing at either 6 or 7 points depending on the quality of their wins.[4]

Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
Yaşar Erkan  Turkey Fall Hideichi Yoshioka  Japan
Einar Karlsson  Sweden Decision, 3–0 Henryk Slazak  Poland
Gyula Móri  Hungary Fall František Janda  Czechoslovakia
Ion Horvath  Romania Fall Eugéne Kracher  France
Sebastian Hering  Germany Decision, 3–0 Aarne Reini  Finland
Krisjánis Kundsinsch  Latvia Fall Nikolaos Biris  Greece
Valentino Borgia  Italy Bye N/A N/A
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation Start Earned Total
1 Yaşar Erkan  Turkey 0 0 0
2 Sebastian Hering  Germany 0 1 1
3 Valentino Borgia  Italy 2 0 2
3 Einar Karlsson  Sweden 1 1 2
5 Krisjánis Kundsinsch  Latvia 3 0 3
5 Gyula Móri  Hungary 3 0 3
5 Henryk Slazak  Poland 0 3 3
8 Ion Horvath  Romania 4 0 4
8 Aarne Reini  Finland 1 3 4
10 Nikolaos Biris  Greece 3 3 6
10 Hideichi Yoshioka  Japan 3 3 6
12 František Janda  Czechoslovakia 4 3 7
12 Eugéne Kracher  France 4 3 7

Round 4

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Erkan won by fall again, maintaining his 0 point record; the loss eliminated Borgia, despite it being his first, because he had earned 2 points previously by wins via decision. Hering earned a second point in giving Slazak his second loss, eliminating the latter. Karlsson also finished the round at 2 points, staying there by defeating Móri by fall (Móri was also eliminated). Kundsinsch's bye kept him at 3 points. Reini and Horvath faced off in a potential double-elimination bout as both had 4 points and a decision would push both out, but Reini won by fall to remain in competition. Thus, all four losers in the round were eliminated while all four winners (plus the man with the bye) remained alive.[4]

Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
Yaşar Erkan  Turkey Fall Valentino Borgia  Italy
Einar Karlsson  Sweden Fall Gyula Móri  Hungary
Sebastian Hering  Germany Decision, 3–0 Henryk Slazak  Poland
Aarne Reini  Finland Fall Ion Horvath  Romania
Krisjánis Kundsinsch  Latvia Bye N/A N/A
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation Start Earned Total
1 Yaşar Erkan  Turkey 0 0 0
2 Sebastian Hering  Germany 1 1 2
2 Einar Karlsson  Sweden 2 0 2
4 Krisjánis Kundsinsch  Latvia 3 0 3
5 Aarne Reini  Finland 4 0 4
6 Valentino Borgia  Italy 2 3 5
7 Gyula Móri  Hungary 3 3 6
7 Henryk Slazak  Poland 3 3 6
9 Ion Horvath  Romania 4 3 7

Round 5

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Again, and somewhat unusually for the format, the losers were eliminated but the winners continued. Erkan received his first point, a single for beating Kundsinsch by decision. Karlsson also won by decision over Hering, receiving his third point. Reini avoided any chance of elimination with a bye in the round.[4]

Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
Yaşar Erkan  Turkey Decision, 3–0 Krisjánis Kundsinsch  Latvia
Einar Karlsson  Sweden Decision, 3–0 Sebastian Hering  Germany
Aarne Reini  Finland Bye N/A N/A
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation Start Earned Total
1 Yaşar Erkan  Turkey 0 1 1
2 Einar Karlsson  Sweden 2 1 3
3 Aarne Reini  Finland 4 0 4
4 Sebastian Hering  Germany 2 3 5
5 Krisjánis Kundsinsch  Latvia 3 3 6

Round 6

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In the sixth round, Reini gave Erkan the latter's first loss, putting both men at 4 points. Karlsson had a bye, staying at 3 points.[4]

Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
Aarne Reini  Finland Fall Yaşar Erkan  Turkey
Einar Karlsson  Sweden Bye N/A N/A
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation Start Earned Total
1 Einar Karlsson  Sweden 3 0 3
2 Yaşar Erkan  Turkey 1 3 4
3 Aarne Reini  Finland 4 0 4

Round 7

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Erkan secured the gold medal while idle in the seventh and final round. The loser of the match between Reini and Karlsson was guaranteed the bronze. A Reini win by fall would have put Reini and Erkan even at 4 points, with Reini winning by virtue of the head-to-head tie-breaker from round 6. A Karlsson win would have set up a final match between Karlsson and Erkan, who had not yet faced each other. The actual result, however was a Reini win by decision—which eliminated both Reini and Karlsson with 5 points (Karlsson would have had 6 if the decision were unanimous rather than split, but Reini would take silver and Karlsson bronze either way). Erkan was thus left as the lone remaining contestant at 4 points and therefore the victor.[4]

Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
Aarne Reini  Finland Decision, 2–1 Einar Karlsson  Sweden
Yaşar Erkan  Turkey Bye N/A N/A
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation Start Earned Total
1st place, gold medalist(s) Yaşar Erkan  Turkey 4 3 4
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Aarne Reini  Finland 4 1 5
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Einar Karlsson  Sweden 3 2 5

References

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  1. ^ "Wrestling at the 1936 Berlin Summer Games: Men's Featherweight, 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. 718.