Wrestling at the 1932 Summer Olympics – Men's Greco-Roman middleweight

The men's Greco-Roman middleweight competition at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles took place from 4 August to 7 August at the Grand Olympic Auditorium. Nations were limited to one competitor.[1][2] This weight class was limited to wrestlers weighing up to 79kg.[3]

Men's Greco-Roman middleweight
at the Games of the X Olympiad
VenueGrand Olympic Auditorium
Dates4–7 August
Competitors4 from 4 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Väinö Kokkinen  Finland
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Jean Földeák  Germany
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Axel Cadier  Sweden
← 1928
1936 →

This Greco-Roman wrestling competition followed the same format that was introduced at the 1928 Summer Olympics, using 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.[4]

Schedule edit

Date Event
4 August 1932 Round 1
6 August 1932 Round 2
7 August 1932 Final round

Results edit

Round 1 edit

Both bouts were won by decision. The winners each had 1 point, the losers each had 3. Poilvé, however, retired due to injury.[5]

Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
Väinö Kokkinen   Finland Decision Emile Poilvé   France
Jean Földeák   Germany Decision Axel Cadier   Sweden
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation Start Earned Total
1 Jean Földeák   Germany 0 1 1
1 Väinö Kokkinen   Finland 0 1 1
3 Axel Cadier   Sweden 0 3 3
4 Emile Poilvé   France 0 3 3r

Round 2 edit

Cadier had a bye due to Poilvé's retirement. The two first-round winners faced off, with Kokkinen winning by a decision to move to 2 points while Földeák had 4 points after the loss.[5]

Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
Väinö Kokkinen   Finland Decision Jean Földeák   Germany
Axel Cadier   Sweden Bye N/A N/A
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation Start Earned Total
1 Väinö Kokkinen   Finland 1 1 2
2 Axel Cadier   Sweden 3 0 3
3 Jean Földeák   Germany 1 3 4

Final round edit

Kokkinen beat Cadier to finish 3–0 and with 2 points. Földeák had a bye, and finished with the silver medal at points after having beating Cadier earlier by decision and lost to Kokkinen. Cadier finished 0–2 but with the bronze medal.[5]

Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
Väinö Kokkinen   Finland Fall Axel Cadier   Sweden
Jean Földeák   Germany Bye N/A N/A
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation Start Earned Total
  Väinö Kokkinen   Finland 2 0 2
  Jean Földeák   Germany 4 0 4
  Axel Cadier   Sweden 3 3 6

References edit

  1. ^ "Wrestling at the 1932 Los Angeles Summer Games: Men's Middleweight, Greco-Roman". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
  2. ^ Official Olympic Report, la84.org. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
  3. ^ Official Report, p. 550.
  4. ^ Official Report, pp. 547–48.
  5. ^ a b c Official Report, p. 569.