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Wrestling at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's Greco-Roman welterweight

The men's Greco-Roman welterweight competition at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London took place from 3 August to 6 August at the Empress Hall, Earls Court Exhibition Centre. Nations were limited to one competitor.[1] Welterweight is the fourth-heaviest category, including wrestlers weighing 67 to 73 kilograms (147.7 to 160.9 lb).[2]

Men's Greco-Roman welterweight
at the Games of the XIV Olympiad
VenueEmpress Hall, Earls Court Exhibition Centre
Dates3–6 August
Competitors16 from 16 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Gösta Andersson  Sweden
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Miklós Szilvási  Hungary
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Henrik Hansen  Denmark
← 1936
1952 →

This Greco-Roman wrestling competition continued to use the "bad points" elimination system introduced at the 1928 Summer Olympics for Greco-Roman and at the 1932 Summer Olympics for freestyle wrestling, with the slight modification introduced in 1936. 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]

Results

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Round 1

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Özdemir retired after his loss.

Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
Miklós Szilvási   Hungary Decision, 3–0 Julien Dobbelaere   Belgium
Josef Schmidt   Austria Fall Andy Wilson   Great Britain
René Chesneau   France Fall Nic Felgen   Luxembourg
Alberto Longarella   Argentina Decision, 2–1 Robert Diggelmann   Switzerland
Veikko Männikkö   Finland Decision, 3–0 Ali Özdemir   Turkey
Bjørn Cook   Norway Decision, 3–0 Luigi Rigamonti   Italy
Henrik Hansen   Denmark Fall Kemal Munir   Egypt
Gösta Andersson   Sweden Fall Johan Schouten   Netherlands
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation Start Earned Total
1 Gösta Andersson   Sweden 0 0 0
1 René Chesneau   France 0 0 0
1 Henrik Hansen   Denmark 0 0 0
1 Josef Schmidt   Austria 0 0 0
5 Bjørn Cook   Norway 0 1 1
5 Alberto Longarella   Argentina 0 1 1
5 Veikko Männikkö   Finland 0 1 1
5 Miklós Szilvási   Hungary 0 1 1
9 Robert Diggelmann   Switzerland 0 2 2
10 Julien Dobbelaere   Belgium 0 3 3
10 Nic Felgen   Luxembourg 0 3 3
10 Kemal Munir   Egypt 0 3 3
10 Luigi Rigamonti   Italy 0 3 3
10 Johan Schouten   Netherlands 0 3 3
10 Andy Wilson   Great Britain 0 3 3
16 Ali Özdemir   Turkey 0 3 3*

Round 2

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Dobbelaere and Schouten withdrew after this round.

Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
Julien Dobbelaere   Belgium Fall Andy Wilson   Great Britain
Miklós Szilvási   Hungary Decision, 3–0 Josef Schmidt   Austria
Nic Felgen   Luxembourg Fall Robert Diggelmann   Switzerland
Bjørn Cook   Norway Decision, 3–0 Veikko Männikkö   Finland
René Chesneau   France Decision, 3–0 Alberto Longarella   Argentina
Luigi Rigamonti   Italy Fall Kemal Munir   Egypt
Gösta Andersson   Sweden Decision, 3–0 Henrik Hansen   Denmark
Johan Schouten   Netherlands Bye N/A N/A
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation Start Earned Total
1 Gösta Andersson   Sweden 0 1 1
1 René Chesneau   France 0 1 1
3 Bjørn Cook   Norway 1 1 2
3 Miklós Szilvási   Hungary 1 1 2
5 Nic Felgen   Luxembourg 3 0 3
5 Henrik Hansen   Denmark 0 3 3
5 Luigi Rigamonti   Italy 3 0 3
5 Josef Schmidt   Austria 0 3 3
9 Alberto Longarella   Argentina 1 3 4
9 Veikko Männikkö   Finland 1 3 4
11 Julien Dobbelaere   Belgium 3 0 3*
11 Johan Schouten   Netherlands 3 0 3*
13 Robert Diggelmann   Switzerland 2 3 5
14 Kemal Munir   Egypt 3 3 6
14 Andy Wilson   Great Britain 3 3 6

Round 3

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Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
Miklós Szilvási   Hungary Fall René Chesneau   France
Josef Schmidt   Austria Decision, 3–0 Nic Felgen   Luxembourg
Veikko Männikkö   Finland Fall Alberto Longarella   Argentina
Henrik Hansen   Denmark Decision, 3–0 Bjørn Cook   Norway
Gösta Andersson   Sweden Decision, 3–0 Luigi Rigamonti   Italy
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation Start Earned Total
1 Gösta Andersson   Sweden 1 1 2
1 Miklós Szilvási   Hungary 2 0 2
3 René Chesneau   France 1 3 4
3 Henrik Hansen   Denmark 3 1 4
3 Veikko Männikkö   Finland 4 0 4
3 Josef Schmidt   Austria 3 1 4
7 Bjørn Cook   Norway 2 3 5
8 Nic Felgen   Luxembourg 3 3 6
8 Luigi Rigamonti   Italy 3 3 6
10 Alberto Longarella   Argentina 4 3 7

Round 4

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Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
Miklós Szilvási   Hungary Decision, 3–0 Veikko Männikkö   Finland
Henrik Hansen   Denmark Fall Josef Schmidt   Austria
Gösta Andersson   Sweden Decision, 3–0 René Chesneau   France
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation Start Earned Total
1 Gösta Andersson   Sweden 2 1 3
1 Miklós Szilvási   Hungary 2 1 3
3 Henrik Hansen   Denmark 4 0 4
4 René Chesneau   France 4 3 7
4 Veikko Männikkö   Finland 4 3 7
4 Josef Schmidt   Austria 4 3 7

Round 5

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Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
Miklós Szilvási   Hungary Fall Henrik Hansen   Denmark
Gösta Andersson   Sweden Bye N/A N/A
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation Start Earned Total
1 Gösta Andersson   Sweden 3 0 3
1 Miklós Szilvási   Hungary 3 0 3
  Henrik Hansen   Denmark 4 3 7

Round 6

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Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
Gösta Andersson   Sweden Decision, 3–0 Miklós Szilvási   Hungary
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation Start Earned Total
  Gösta Andersson   Sweden 3 1 4
  Miklós Szilvási   Hungary 3 3 6

References

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  1. ^ "Wrestling at the 1948 London Summer Games: Men's Welterweight, Greco-Roman". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
  2. ^ Official Report 1951, p. 501.
  3. ^ Official Report 1951, p. 496.

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