Wrestling at the 1928 Summer Olympics – Men's Greco-Roman middleweight

The men's Greco-Roman middleweight was one of thirteen wrestling events held as part of the wrestling at the 1928 Summer Olympics programme.[1] The competition was held from August 2 to 5, and featured 17 wrestlers from 17 nations.[2] Middleweight was the third-heaviest category, including wrestlers weighing 67.5 to 75 kilograms (148.8 to 165.3 lb).[1]

Men's middleweight Greco-Roman wrestling
at the Games of the IX Olympiad
VenueKrachtsportgebouw
DatesAugust 2–5
Competitors17 from 17 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Väinö Kokkinen  Finland
2nd place, silver medalist(s) László Papp  Hungary
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Albert Kusnets  Estonia
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Competition format

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This Greco-Roman wrestling competition introduced 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.[2][3]

Results

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Round 1

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The first round produced 4 winners by fall (0 points), 1 bye (0 points), 4 winners by decision (1 point), and 8 losers (3 points).

Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
Ivar Johansson   Sweden Fall Émile Frantz   Luxembourg
László Papp   Hungary Decision František Hala   Czechoslovakia
Jean Saenen   Belgium Decision Émile Poilvé   France
Franjo Palković   Yugoslavia Fall Simon Balkema   Netherlands
Enrico Bonassin   Italy Fall Alfred Larsen   Norway
Albert Kusnets   Estonia Decision Hermann Simon   Germany
Johannes Jacobsen   Denmark Fall Nurettin Baytorun   Turkey
Otto Frei   Switzerland Decision Antonio Walzer   Argentina
Väinö Kokkinen   Finland Bye N/A N/A
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation R1
1 Enrico Bonassin   Italy 0
1 Johannes Jacobsen   Denmark 0
1 Ivar Johansson   Sweden 0
1 Väinö Kokkinen   Finland 0
1 Franjo Palković   Yugoslavia 0
6 Otto Frei   Switzerland 1
6 Albert Kusnets   Estonia 1
6 László Papp   Hungary 1
6 Jean Saenen   Belgium 1
10 Simon Balkema   Netherlands 3
10 Nurettin Baytorun   Turkey 3
10 Émile Frantz   Luxembourg 3
10 František Hala   Czechoslovakia 3
10 Alfred Larsen   Norway 3
10 Émile Poilvé   France 3
10 Hermann Simon   Germany 3
10 Antonio Walzer   Argentina 3

Round 2

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Jacobsen (second win by fall) and Kokkinen (bye, win by fall) stayed at 0 points. Four men finished the second round at 2–0 with one win by fall and one by decision for 1 point apiece. Five more were 1–1 with either 3 or 4 points depending on how the win was achieved. Walzer had 3 points after a loss and a bye. Five wrestlers were 0–2 and were eliminated.

Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
Väinö Kokkinen   Finland Fall Ivar Johansson   Sweden
František Hala   Czechoslovakia Fall Émile Frantz   Luxembourg
László Papp   Hungary Fall Émile Poilvé   France
Jean Saenen   Belgium Fall Simon Balkema   Netherlands
Enrico Bonassin   Italy Decision Franjo Palković   Yugoslavia
Albert Kusnets   Estonia Fall Alfred Larsen   Norway
Nurettin Baytorun   Turkey Decision Hermann Simon   Germany
Johannes Jacobsen   Denmark Fall Otto Frei   Switzerland
Antonio Walzer   Argentina Bye N/A N/A
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation R1 R2 Total
1 Johannes Jacobsen   Denmark 0 0 0
1 Väinö Kokkinen   Finland 0 0 0
3 Enrico Bonassin   Italy 0 1 1
3 Albert Kusnets   Estonia 1 0 1
3 László Papp   Hungary 1 0 1
3 Jean Saenen   Belgium 1 0 1
7 František Hala   Czechoslovakia 3 0 3
7 Ivar Johansson   Sweden 0 3 3
7 Franjo Palković   Yugoslavia 0 3 3
7 Antonio Walzer   Argentina 3 0 3
11 Nurettin Baytorun   Turkey 3 1 4
11 Otto Frei   Switzerland 1 3 4
13 Émile Frantz   Luxembourg 3 3 6
13 Émile Poilvé   France 3 3 6
13 Simon Balkema   Netherlands 3 3 6
13 Alfred Larsen   Norway 3 3 6
13 Hermann Simon   Germany 3 3 6

Round 3

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All 6 bouts in round 3 were won by fall, so the winners remained at the same point totals: Jacobsen and Kokkinen at 0, Kusnets and Papp at 1, Hala at 3, and Baytorun at 4. Two of the losers—Bonassin and Saenen—reached only 4 points and continued in competition. The other 4 losers were eliminated.

Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
Väinö Kokkinen   Finland Fall Antonio Walzer   Argentina
František Hala   Czechoslovakia Fall Ivar Johansson   Sweden
László Papp   Hungary Fall Jean Saenen   Belgium
Albert Kusnets   Estonia Fall Franjo Palković   Yugoslavia
Johannes Jacobsen   Denmark Fall Enrico Bonassin   Italy
Nurettin Baytorun   Turkey Fall Otto Frei   Switzerland
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation R1 R2 R3 Total
1 Johannes Jacobsen   Denmark 0 0 0 0
1 Väinö Kokkinen   Finland 0 0 0 0
3 Albert Kusnets   Estonia 1 0 0 1
3 László Papp   Hungary 1 0 0 1
5 František Hala   Czechoslovakia 3 0 0 3
6 Nurettin Baytorun   Turkey 3 1 0 4
6 Enrico Bonassin   Italy 0 1 3 4
6 Jean Saenen   Belgium 1 0 3 4
9 Ivar Johansson   Sweden 0 3 3 6
9 Franjo Palković   Yugoslavia 0 3 3 6
9 Antonio Walzer   Argentina 3 0 3 6
12 Otto Frei   Switzerland 1 3 3 7

Round 4

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Jacobsen had his first loss, but only went to 3 points and continued in competition. The other three losers were eliminated. Kokkinen was the only man left with 0 points. Each of the 5 remaining wrestlers had a different point total, 0 through 4.

Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
Väinö Kokkinen   Finland Fall František Hala   Czechoslovakia
László Papp   Hungary Fall Enrico Bonassin   Italy
Jean Saenen   Belgium Fall Nurettin Baytorun   Turkey
Albert Kusnets   Estonia Decision Johannes Jacobsen   Denmark
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation R1 R2 R3 R4 Total
1 Väinö Kokkinen   Finland 0 0 0 0 0
2 László Papp   Hungary 1 0 0 0 1
3 Albert Kusnets   Estonia 1 0 0 1 2
4 Johannes Jacobsen   Denmark 0 0 0 3 3
5 Jean Saenen   Belgium 1 0 3 0 4
6 František Hala   Czechoslovakia 3 0 0 3 6
7 Nurettin Baytorun   Turkey 3 1 0 3 6
8 Enrico Bonassin   Italy 0 1 3 3 7

Round 5

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With Jacobsen on a bye, and Kokkinen (at 0 points) and Papp (at 1 point) facing each other in a no-elimination-possible match, the only man that would be eliminated in round 5 was the loser of the Kusnets vs. Saenen bout. Kusnets won, so Saenen was eliminated.

Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
Väinö Kokkinen   Finland Fall László Papp   Hungary
Albert Kusnets   Estonia Fall Jean Saenen   Belgium
Johannes Jacobsen   Denmark Bye N/A N/A
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 Total
1 Väinö Kokkinen   Finland 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Albert Kusnets   Estonia 1 0 0 1 0 2
3 Johannes Jacobsen   Denmark 0 0 0 3 0 3
4 László Papp   Hungary 1 0 0 0 3 4
5 Jean Saenen   Belgium 1 0 3 0 3 7

Round 6

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In contrast to the previous round which eliminated only 1 of 5 wrestlers, round 6 eliminated 3 of the remaining 4. Kokkinen beat Jacobsen to eliminate the latter man, who finished in 4th place. The Papp vs. Kusnets match ended in mutual elimination because Papp won by decision; both men finished with 5 points, but Papp had the head-to-head tie-breaker because of this win and received the silver medal. Kokkinen, who never received a point in the tournament (a bye and 4 wins by fall), won the gold medal as the last man remaining.

Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
Väinö Kokkinen   Finland Fall Johannes Jacobsen   Denmark
László Papp   Hungary Decision Albert Kusnets   Estonia
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 Total
  Väinö Kokkinen   Finland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  László Papp   Hungary 1 0 0 0 3 1 5
  Albert Kusnets   Estonia 1 0 0 1 0 3 5
4 Johannes Jacobsen   Denmark 0 0 0 3 0 3 6

References

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  1. ^ a b 1928 Summer Olympics - Official Report
  2. ^ a b "Wrestling at the 1928 Amsterdam Summer Games: Men's Middleweight, Greco-Roman". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
  3. ^ Official Report, p. 855.