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

The men's Greco-Roman lightweight 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 66kg.[3]

Men's Greco-Roman lightweight
at the Games of the XI Olympiad
VenueDeutschlandhalle
Dates6–9 August
Competitors18 from 18 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Lauri Koskela  Finland
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Jozef Herda  Czechoslovakia
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Voldemar Väli  Estonia
← 1932
1948 →

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
Round 7

Results

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Round 1

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Four wrestlers made it through the first round with 0 bad points with wins by fall. The five other winners by decision each received 1 point. Three of those decisions were split decisions, with the losers earning 2 points. The other two decisions, and the four bouts determined by fall, resulted in six men finishing the round with 3 points. Of that last group, Scheitler was injured and unable to continue.[4]

Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
Alberto Molfino   Italy Fall Sotirios Vatanidis   Greece
Herbert Olofsson   Sweden Decision, 3–0 Josef Grahsl   Austria
Zbigniew Szajewski   Poland Decision, 2–1 Imam Hassan Ali   Egypt
Aage Meyer   Denmark Fall Metty Scheitler   Luxembourg
Voldemar Väli   Estonia Fall Arild Dahl   Norway
Lauri Koskela   Finland Decision, 2–1 Heini Nettesheim   Germany
Saim Arikan   Turkey Decision, 3–0 Adolphe Osselaer   Belgium
Filip Borlovan   Romania Decision, 2–1 József Kálmán   Hungary
Jozef Herda   Czechoslovakia Fall Oskar Holinger   Switzerland
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation Start Earned Total
1 Jozef Herda   Czechoslovakia 0 0 0
1 Aage Meyer   Denmark 0 0 0
1 Alberto Molfino   Italy 0 0 0
1 Voldemar Väli   Estonia 0 0 0
5 Saim Arikan   Turkey 0 1 1
5 Filip Borlovan   Romania 0 1 1
5 Lauri Koskela   Finland 0 1 1
5 Herbert Olofsson   Sweden 0 1 1
5 Zbigniew Szajewski   Poland 0 1 1
10 Imam Hassan Ali   Egypt 0 2 2
10 József Kálmán   Hungary 0 2 2
10 Heini Nettesheim   Germany 0 2 2
13 Arild Dahl   Norway 0 3 3
13 Josef Grahsl   Austria 0 3 3
13 Oskar Holinger   Switzerland 0 3 3
13 Adolphe Osselaer   Belgium 0 3 3
13 Sotirios Vatanidis   Greece 0 3 3
18 Metty Scheitler   Luxembourg 0 3 3r

Round 2

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No wrestler was able to maintain a 0-point score through the second round. Four finished the round with 1 point (one win by fall, one win by decision). Borlovan had 2 points (both wins by decision). Five men had achieved 3 points, by various means; three had 4 points. Half of the eight bouts eliminated the losers with a second loss.[4]

Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
Herbert Olofsson   Sweden Fall Alberto Molfino   Italy
Josef Grahsl   Austria Decision, 2–1 Sotirios Vatanidis   Greece
Imam Hassan Ali   Egypt Decision, 3–0 Aage Meyer   Denmark
Arild Dahl   Norway Decision, 3–0 Zbigniew Szajewski   Poland
Voldemar Väli   Estonia Decision, 3–0 Heini Nettesheim   Germany
Lauri Koskela   Finland Fall Adolphe Osselaer   Belgium
Filip Borlovan   Romania Decision, 2–1 Saim Arikan   Turkey
Jozef Herda   Czechoslovakia Decision, 3–0 József Kálmán   Hungary
Oskar Holinger   Switzerland Bye N/A N/A
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation Start Earned Total
1 Jozef Herda   Czechoslovakia 0 1 1
1 Lauri Koskela   Finland 1 0 1
1 Herbert Olofsson   Sweden 1 0 1
1 Voldemar Väli   Estonia 0 1 1
5 Filip Borlovan   Romania 1 1 2
6 Imam Hassan Ali   Egypt 2 1 3
6 Saim Arikan   Turkey 1 2 3
6 Oskar Holinger   Switzerland 3 0 3
6 Aage Meyer   Denmark 0 3 3
6 Alberto Molfino   Italy 0 3 3
11 Arild Dahl   Norway 3 1 4
11 Josef Grahsl   Austria 3 1 4
11 Zbigniew Szajewski   Poland 1 3 4
14 József Kálmán   Hungary 2 3 5
14 Heini Nettesheim   Germany 2 3 5
14 Sotirios Vatanidis   Greece 3 2 5
17 Adolphe Osselaer   Belgium 3 3 6

Round 3

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Herda and Koskela continued in the lead with 1 point each, winning by bye or fall to maintain their scores. The other two men who started the round with one point each won by decision, moving to 2 points. Molfino was the only one of the wrestlers who started with 3 points to win (by fall, staying at 3 points); the other four were eliminated after losing in this round. The wrestlers who started with 4 points fared better, with two winning by fall to stay alive, one losing to be eliminated, and none suffering the misfortune of being eliminated by winning via decision. Borlovan, who started the round with 2 points, was eliminated by Koskela in a loss by fall.[4]

Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
Alberto Molfino   Italy Fall Oskar Holinger   Switzerland
Herbert Olofsson   Sweden Decision, 3–0 Imam Hassan Ali   Egypt
Zbigniew Szajewski   Poland Fall Josef Grahsl   Austria
Arild Dahl   Norway Fall Aage Meyer   Denmark
Voldemar Väli   Estonia Decision, 3–0 Saim Arikan   Turkey
Lauri Koskela   Finland Fall Filip Borlovan   Romania
Jozef Herda   Czechoslovakia Bye N/A N/A
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation Start Earned Total
1 Jozef Herda   Czechoslovakia 1 0 1
1 Lauri Koskela   Finland 1 0 1
3 Herbert Olofsson   Sweden 1 1 2
3 Voldemar Väli   Estonia 1 1 2
5 Alberto Molfino   Italy 3 0 3
6 Arild Dahl   Norway 4 0 4
6 Zbigniew Szajewski   Poland 4 0 4
8 Filip Borlovan   Romania 2 3 5
9 Imam Hassan Ali   Egypt 3 3 6
9 Saim Arikan   Turkey 3 3 6
9 Oskar Holinger   Switzerland 3 3 6
9 Aage Meyer   Denmark 3 3 6
13 Josef Grahsl   Austria 4 3 7

Round 4

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The top four wrestlers coming into the round either won by fall or had a bye and therefore there was no change to their scores of 1 or 2 points. The bottom three wrestlers each lost by fall and were eliminated. The official report awards Dahl 6th place, so Szajewski takes 7th by default.[4]

Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
Jozef Herda   Czechoslovakia Fall Alberto Molfino   Italy
Herbert Olofsson   Sweden Fall Arild Dahl   Norway
Voldemar Väli   Estonia Fall Zbigniew Szajewski   Poland
Lauri Koskela   Finland Bye N/A N/A
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation Start Earned Total
1 Jozef Herda   Czechoslovakia 1 0 1
1 Lauri Koskela   Finland 1 0 1
3 Herbert Olofsson   Sweden 2 0 2
3 Voldemar Väli   Estonia 2 0 2
5 Alberto Molfino   Italy 3 3 6
6 Arild Dahl   Norway 4 3 7
7 Zbigniew Szajewski   Poland 4 3 7

Round 5

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The bout between Koskela and Herda matched up a pair of wrestlers who started with 1 point and thus neither could be eliminated; Koskela took a split decision, resulting in him advancing with 2 points and Herda going to 3 points. Väli and Olofsson each started with 2 points, meaning a fall or unanimous decision would eliminate the loser but a split decision would not. Väli won by fall, staying at 2 points and eliminating Olofsson.[4]

Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
Lauri Koskela   Finland Decision, 2–1 Jozef Herda   Czechoslovakia
Voldemar Väli   Estonia Fall Herbert Olofsson   Sweden
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation Start Earned Total
1 Lauri Koskela   Finland 1 1 2
1 Voldemar Väli   Estonia 2 0 2
3 Jozef Herda   Czechoslovakia 1 2 3
4 Herbert Olofsson   Sweden 2 3 5

Round 6

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Koskela defeated Väli to secure the gold medal. The split decision kept Väli from elimination at 4 points (a fall or unanimous decision would have given Väli 5, eliminating him and ending the competition after this round with Herda as the silver medalist). Koskela and Herda finished the round at 3 points each, but Koskela had already defeated Herda in round 5 and thus held the tie-breaker even if Herda made it through his bout with Väli in the next round without earning any more bad points.[4]

Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
Lauri Koskela   Finland Decision, 2–1 Voldemar Väli   Estonia
Jozef Herda   Czechoslovakia Bye N/A N/A
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation Start Earned Total
  Lauri Koskela   Finland 2 1 3
2 Jozef Herda   Czechoslovakia 3 0 3
3 Voldemar Väli   Estonia 2 2 4

Round 7

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The round 7 bout between Väli and Herda was for silver and bronze. Herda prevailed by decision.[4]

Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
Jozef Herda   Czechoslovakia Decision, 3–0 Voldemar Väli   Estonia
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation Start Earned Total
  Jozef Herda   Czechoslovakia 3 1 4
  Voldemar Väli   Estonia 4 3 7

References

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  1. ^ "Wrestling at the 1936 Berlin Summer Games: Men's Lightweight, 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. 720.
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