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

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Men's Greco-Roman middleweight
at the Games of the XI Olympiad
VenueDeutschlandhalle
Dates6–9 August
Competitors16 from 16 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Ivar Johansson  Sweden
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Ludwig Schweickert  Germany
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) József Palotás  Hungary
← 1932
1948 →

The men's Greco-Roman middleweight 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 79kg.[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

Results

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Round 1

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Of the eight bouts, five were won by fall giving the winners 0 points. The three other bouts were by decision, giving the winners 1 point apiece. Seven of the eight losers received 3 points, with Mägi the only losing by split decision and receiving only 2 point.[4]

Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
Väinö Kokkinen  Finland Decision, 2–1 Voldemar Mägi  Estonia
Ercole Gallegati  Italy Decision, 3–0 Hans Frederiksen  Denmark
Francisc Cocoş  Romania Fall Ernest Gogel  Switzerland
Ludwig Schweickert  Germany Fall Hans Pointner  Austria
Ivar Johansson  Sweden Fall Georgios Lefakis  Greece
Ibrahim Orabi  Egypt Decision, 3–0 Adnan Yurdaer  Turkey
József Palotás  Hungary Fall Édouard Pigeot  France
Kalman Kiš  Yugoslavia Fall Josef Přibyl  Czechoslovakia
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation Start Earned Total
1 Francisc Cocos  Romania 0 0 0
1 Ivar Johansson  Sweden 0 0 0
1 Kalman Kis  Yugoslavia 0 0 0
1 József Palotás  Hungary 0 0 0
1 Ludwig Schweickert  Germany 0 0 0
6 Ercole Gallegati  Italy 0 1 1
6 Väinö Kokkinen  Finland 0 1 1
6 Ibrahim Orabi  Egypt 0 1 1
9 Voldemar Mägi  Estonia 0 2 2
10 Hans Frederiksen  Denmark 0 3 3
10 Ernest Gogel  Switzerland 0 3 3
10 Georgios Lefakis  Greece 0 3 3
10 Édouard Pigeot  France 0 3 3
10 Hans Pointner  Austria 0 3 3
10 Josef Přibyl  Czechoslovakia 0 3 3
10 Adnan Yurdaer  Turkey 0 3 3

Round 2

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Six men were eliminated in the eight bouts; the two losers who were not eliminated had started with 0 points and finished the round with 3. Johansson and Schweickert were the only two wrestlers to stay at 0 points, as Palotás's second win was by decision. Palotás was joined at 1 point by Kokkinen, who stayed at 1 point with a win by fall in this round. Two men had 2 points after each won two consecutive bouts by decision.[4]

Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
Ercole Gallegati  Italy Decision, 3–0 Voldemar Mägi  Estonia
Väinö Kokkinen  Finland Fall Hans Frederiksen  Denmark
Ludwig Schweickert  Germany Fall Francisc Cocos  Romania
Hans Pointner  Austria Fall Ernest Gogel  Switzerland
Ivar Johansson  Sweden Fall Adnan Yurdaer  Turkey
Ibrahim Orabi  Egypt Decision, 3–0 Georgios Lefakis  Greece
Josef Přibyl  Czechoslovakia Fall Édouard Pigeot  France
József Palotás  Hungary Decision, 3–0 Kalman Kis  Yugoslavia
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation Start Earned Total
1 Ivar Johansson  Sweden 0 0 0
1 Ludwig Schweickert  Germany 0 0 0
3 Väinö Kokkinen  Finland 1 0 1
3 József Palotás  Hungary 0 1 1
5 Ercole Gallegati  Italy 1 1 2
5 Ibrahim Orabi  Egypt 1 1 2
7 Francisc Cocos  Romania 0 3 3
7 Kalman Kis  Yugoslavia 0 3 3
7 Hans Pointner  Austria 3 0 3
7 Josef Přibyl  Czechoslovakia 3 0 3
11 Voldemar Mägi  Estonia 2 3 5
12 Hans Frederiksen  Denmark 3 3 6
12 Ernest Gogel  Switzerland 3 3 6
12 Georgios Lefakis  Greece 3 3 6
12 Édouard Pigeot  France 3 3 6
12 Adnan Yurdaer  Turkey 3 3 6

Round 3

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None of the wrestlers had 0 points after this round; Johansson's win was by decision (moving him to 1 point) and Kokkinen lost by split decision (2 points). Palotás stayed at 1 point to join Johansson in the lead. Four wrestlers finished the round with 3 points. Three wrestlers received their second loss and were eliminated.[4]

Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
Ercole Gallegati  Italy Decision, 2–1 Väinö Kokkinen  Finland
Francisc Cocos  Romania Fall Hans Pointner  Austria
Ivar Johansson  Sweden Decision, 2–1 Ludwig Schweickert  Germany
Ibrahim Orabi  Egypt Decision, 3–0 Kalman Kis  Yugoslavia
József Palotás  Hungary Fall Josef Přibyl  Czechoslovakia
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation Start Earned Total
1 Ivar Johansson  Sweden 0 1 1
1 József Palotás  Hungary 1 0 1
3 Ludwig Schweickert  Germany 0 2 2
4 Francisc Cocos  Romania 3 0 3
4 Ercole Gallegati  Italy 2 1 3
4 Väinö Kokkinen  Finland 1 2 3
4 Ibrahim Orabi  Egypt 2 1 3
8 Kalman Kis  Yugoslavia 3 3 6
8 Hans Pointner  Austria 3 3 6
8 Josef Přibyl  Czechoslovakia 3 3 6

Round 4

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Johansson and Palotás stayed at 1 point apiece with a win by fall and a bye, respectively. Kokkinen and Schweckert finished the round with 3 points each. The three losers in this round were eliminated; Cocos with his second loss, but Gallegati and Orabi each with only their first loss. Both men had won each of their first three bouts by decision and so had 3 points going into this round; one loss was enough for elimination. The official report assigns individual ranking through 6th place, leaving Orabi in 7th by default.[4]

Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
Väinö Kokkinen  Finland Fall Francisc Cocos  Romania
Ludwig Schweickert  Germany Decision, 3–0 Ercole Gallegati  Italy
Ivar Johansson  Sweden Fall Ibrahim Orabi  Egypt
József Palotás  Hungary Bye N/A N/A
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation Start Earned Total
1 Ivar Johansson  Sweden 1 0 1
1 József Palotás  Hungary 1 0 1
3 Väinö Kokkinen  Finland 3 0 3
3 Ludwig Schweickert  Germany 2 1 3
5 Francisc Cocos  Romania 3 3 6
6 Ercole Gallegati  Italy 3 3 6
7 Ibrahim Orabi  Egypt 3 3 6

Round 5

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Neither Palotás nor Johansson was threatened with elimination yet; Palotás lost to Schweickert to move from 1 point to 4 while Johansson prevailed by decision over Kokkinen to move to 2 points. Schweickert and Kokkinen each needed to win to continue, with Schweickert accomplishing that goal but Kokkinen falling.[4]

Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
Ludwig Schweickert  Germany Fall József Palotás  Hungary
Ivar Johansson  Sweden Decision, 3–0 Väinö Kokkinen  Finland
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation Start Earned Total
1 Ivar Johansson  Sweden 1 1 2
2 Ludwig Schweickert  Germany 3 0 3
3 József Palotás  Hungary 1 3 4
4 Väinö Kokkinen  Finland 3 3 6

Round 6

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The only pairing among the three remaining wrestlers that had not been contested already was Johansson against Palotás (Johansson had defeated Schweickert, who had defeated Palotás). A Johansson win would give him the gold, Schweickert silver, and Palotás bronze. A Palotás win, however, would give Schweickert the gold, Palotás silver, and Johansson bronze—unless the win was by split decision, which would have reversed the silver and bronze, but still left Schweickert as the winner. Johansson defeated Palotás by fall, however, to win the gold medal.[4]

Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
Ivar Johansson  Sweden Fall József Palotás  Hungary
Ludwig Schweickert  Germany Bye N/A N/A
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation Start Earned Total
1st place, gold medalist(s) Ivar Johansson  Sweden 2 0 2
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Ludwig Schweickert  Germany 3 0 3
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) József Palotás  Hungary 4 3 7

References

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  1. ^ "Wrestling at the 1936 Berlin Summer Games: Men's Middleweight, Greco-Roman". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 21 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 Official Report, p. 722.