The men's Greco-Roman flyweight competition at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki took place from 24 July to 27 July at Messuhalli. Nations were limited to one competitor.[1] Flyweight was the lightest category, including wrestlers weighing up to 52 kilograms (114.6 lb).[2]
Men's Greco-Roman flyweight at the Games of the XV Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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Venue | Messuhalli | ||||||||||||
Dates | 24–27 July | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 17 from 17 nations | ||||||||||||
Medalists | |||||||||||||
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Competition format
editThis 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, removing the slight modification introduced in 1936 and used until 1948 (which had a reduced penalty for a loss by 2–1 decision). 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. This elimination continued until the medal rounds, which began when 3 wrestlers remained. These 3 wrestlers each faced each other in a round-robin medal round (with earlier results counting, if any had wrestled another before); record within the medal round determined medals, with bad points breaking ties.[1][3]
Results
editRound 1
edit- Bouts
Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
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Heini Weber | Germany | Fall | Werner Zimmer | Saar |
Béla Kenéz | Hungary | Decision, 3–0 | Fahrettin Akbaş | Turkey |
Boris Gurevich | Soviet Union | Decision, 3–0 | Borivoj Vukov | Yugoslavia |
Svend Aage Thomsen | Denmark | Decision, 3–0 | Josef Zeman | Czechoslovakia |
Maurice Mewis | Belgium | Decision, 3–0 | Dumitru Pîrvulescu | Romania |
Bengt Johansson | Sweden | Decision, 3–0 | Franz Brunner | Austria |
Ignazio Fabra | Italy | Decision, 3–0 | Edmond Faure | France |
Mahmoud Omar Fawzy | Egypt | Fall | Frithjof Clausen | Norway |
Leo Honkala | Finland | Bye | N/A | N/A |
- Points
Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total |
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1 | Mahmoud Omar Fawzy | Egypt | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1 | Leo Honkala | Finland | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1 | Heini Weber | Germany | 0 | 0 | 0 |
4 | Ignazio Fabra | Italy | 0 | 1 | 1 |
4 | Boris Gurevich | Soviet Union | 0 | 1 | 1 |
4 | Bengt Johansson | Sweden | 0 | 1 | 1 |
4 | Béla Kenéz | Hungary | 0 | 1 | 1 |
4 | Maurice Mewis | Belgium | 0 | 1 | 1 |
4 | Svend Aage Thomsen | Denmark | 0 | 1 | 1 |
10 | Fahrettin Akbaş | Turkey | 0 | 3 | 3 |
10 | Franz Brunner | Austria | 0 | 3 | 3 |
10 | Frithjof Clausen | Norway | 0 | 3 | 3 |
10 | Edmond Faure | France | 0 | 3 | 3 |
10 | Dumitru Pîrvulescu | Romania | 0 | 3 | 3 |
10 | Borivoj Vukov | Yugoslavia | 0 | 3 | 3 |
10 | Josef Zeman | Czechoslovakia | 0 | 3 | 3 |
10 | Werner Zimmer | Saar | 0 | 3 | 3 |
Round 2
editClausen withdrew.
- Bouts
Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
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Leo Honkala | Finland | Fall | Werner Zimmer | Saar |
Heini Weber | Germany | Decision, 3–0 | Fahrettin Akbaş | Turkey |
Borivoj Vukov | Yugoslavia | Fall | Béla Kenéz | Hungary |
Boris Gurevich | Soviet Union | Fall | Svend Aage Thomsen | Denmark |
Maurice Mewis | Belgium | Fall | Josef Zeman | Czechoslovakia |
Dumitru Pîrvulescu | Romania | Decision, 3–0 | Franz Brunner | Austria |
Bengt Johansson | Sweden | Decision, 3–0 | Edmond Faure | France |
Ignazio Fabra | Italy | Fall | Mahmoud Omar Fawzy | Egypt |
- Points
Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total |
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1 | Leo Honkala | Finland | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2 | Ignazio Fabra | Italy | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2 | Boris Gurevich | Soviet Union | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2 | Maurice Mewis | Belgium | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2 | Heini Weber | Germany | 0 | 1 | 1 |
6 | Bengt Johansson | Sweden | 1 | 1 | 2 |
7 | Mahmoud Omar Fawzy | Egypt | 0 | 3 | 3 |
7 | Borivoj Vukov | Yugoslavia | 3 | 0 | 3 |
9 | Béla Kenéz | Hungary | 1 | 3 | 4 |
9 | Dumitru Pîrvulescu | Romania | 3 | 1 | 4 |
9 | Svend Aage Thomsen | Denmark | 1 | 3 | 4 |
12 | Frithjof Clausen | Norway | 3 | 0 | 3* |
13 | Fahrettin Akbaş | Turkey | 3 | 3 | 6 |
13 | Franz Brunner | Austria | 3 | 3 | 6 |
13 | Edmond Faure | France | 3 | 3 | 6 |
13 | Josef Zeman | Czechoslovakia | 3 | 3 | 6 |
13 | Werner Zimmer | Saar | 3 | 3 | 6 |
Round 3
edit- Bouts
Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
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Leo Honkala | Finland | Decision, 2–1 | Heini Weber | Germany |
Boris Gurevich | Soviet Union | Decision, 3–0 | Béla Kenéz | Hungary |
Borivoj Vukov | Yugoslavia | Decision, 3–0 | Svend Aage Thomsen | Denmark |
Bengt Johansson | Sweden | Decision, 3–0 | Maurice Mewis | Belgium |
Ignazio Fabra | Italy | Decision, 3–0 | Dumitru Pîrvulescu | Romania |
Mahmoud Omar Fawzy | Egypt | Bye | N/A | N/A |
- Points
Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total |
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1 | Leo Honkala | Finland | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2 | Ignazio Fabra | Italy | 1 | 1 | 2 |
2 | Boris Gurevich | Soviet Union | 1 | 1 | 2 |
4 | Mahmoud Omar Fawzy | Egypt | 3 | 0 | 3 |
4 | Bengt Johansson | Sweden | 2 | 1 | 3 |
6 | Maurice Mewis | Belgium | 1 | 3 | 4 |
6 | Borivoj Vukov | Yugoslavia | 3 | 1 | 4 |
6 | Heini Weber | Germany | 1 | 3 | 4 |
9 | Béla Kenéz | Hungary | 4 | 3 | 7 |
9 | Dumitru Pîrvulescu | Romania | 4 | 3 | 7 |
9 | Svend Aage Thomsen | Denmark | 4 | 3 | 7 |
Round 4
edit- Bouts
Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
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Leo Honkala | Finland | Decision, 3–0 | Mahmoud Omar Fawzy | Egypt |
Heini Weber | Germany | Decision, 3–0 | Borivoj Vukov | Yugoslavia |
Boris Gurevich | Soviet Union | Decision, 3–0 | Maurice Mewis | Belgium |
Ignazio Fabra | Italy | Decision, 3–0 | Bengt Johansson | Sweden |
- Points
Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total |
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1 | Leo Honkala | Finland | 1 | 1 | 2 |
2 | Ignazio Fabra | Italy | 2 | 1 | 3 |
2 | Boris Gurevich | Soviet Union | 2 | 1 | 3 |
4 | Heini Weber | Germany | 4 | 1 | 5 |
5 | Mahmoud Omar Fawzy | Egypt | 3 | 3 | 6 |
5 | Bengt Johansson | Sweden | 3 | 3 | 6 |
7 | Maurice Mewis | Belgium | 4 | 3 | 7 |
7 | Borivoj Vukov | Yugoslavia | 4 | 3 | 7 |
Medal rounds
edit- Bouts
Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
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Boris Gurevich | Soviet Union | Decision, 3–0 | Leo Honkala | Finland |
Ignazio Fabra | Italy | Decision, 3–0 | Leo Honkala | Finland |
Boris Gurevich | Soviet Union | Decision, 3–0 | Ignazio Fabra | Italy |
- Points
Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Wins | Losses | Start | Earned | Total |
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Boris Gurevich | Soviet Union | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
Ignazio Fabra | Italy | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | |
Leo Honkala | Finland | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
References
edit- ^ a b "Wrestling at the 1952 Helsinki Summer Games: Men's Flyweight, Greco-Roman". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
- ^ Official Report 1955, p. 366.
- ^ Official Report 1955, p. 370.
General
- Kolkka, Sulo, ed. (1955). The Official Report of the Organising Committee for the Games of the XV Olympiad Helsinki 1952. Translated by Matson, Alex. Porvoo, Finland: Werner Söderström Osakeyhtiö.