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

The men's Greco-Roman featherweight 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 61 kg.[3]

Men's Greco-Roman featherweight
at the Games of the XI Olympiad
VenueDeutschlandhalle
Dates6–9 August
Competitors19 from 19 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Yaşar Erkan  Turkey
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Aarne Reini  Finland
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Einar Karlsson  Sweden
← 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 edit

Date Event
6 August 1936 Round 1
7 August 1936 Round 2
Round 3
8 August 1936 Round 4
9 August 1936 Round 5
Round 6
Round 7

Results edit

Round 1 edit

Six wrestlers made it through the first round with 0 bad points, 5 by wins via fall (or opponent withdrawal) and 1 through a bye. The four other winners by decision each received 1 point. Sestak lost by a split decision and received 2 points. Seven of the eight remaining losers were defeated by fall or unanimous decision and received 3 points. Nielsen was unable to finish his bout due to injury and withdrew. Scherpenisse also withdrew after his bout.[4]

Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
Einar Karlsson   Sweden Fall Ernst Lehmann   Switzerland
Henryk Szlązak   Poland Fall Gyula Móri   Hungary
František Janda   Czechoslovakia Decision, 2–1 Tomo Šestak   Yugoslavia
Sebastian Hering   Germany Fall Ion Horvath   Romania
Eugéne Kracher   France Decision, 3–0 Norman Morrell   Great Britain
Aarne Reini   Finland Decision, 3–0 Erich Fincsus   Austria
Krisjānis Kundziņš   Latvia Fall August Scherpenisse   Belgium
Valentino Borgia   Italy Decision, 3–0 Nikolaos Biris   Greece
Yaşar Erkan   Turkey Withdrawal Robert Nielsen   Denmark
Hideichi Yoshioka   Japan Bye N/A N/A
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation Start Earned Total
1 Yaşar Erkan   Turkey 0 0 0
1 Sebastian Hering   Germany 0 0 0
1 Einar Karlsson   Sweden 0 0 0
1 Krisjánis Kundsinsch   Latvia 0 0 0
1 Henryk Slazak   Poland 0 0 0
1 Hideichi Yoshioka   Japan 0 0 0
7 Valentino Borgia   Italy 0 1 1
7 František Janda   Czechoslovakia 0 1 1
7 Eugéne Kracher   France 0 1 1
7 Aarne Reini   Finland 0 1 1
11 Tomo Sestak   Yugoslavia 0 2 2
12 Nikolaos Biris   Greece 0 3 3
12 Erich Fincsus   Austria 0 3 3
12 Ion Horvath   Romania 0 3 3
12 Ernst Lehmann   Switzerland 0 3 3
12 Gyula Móri   Hungary 0 3 3
12 Norman Morrell   Great Britain 0 3 3
18 August Scherpenisse   Belgium 0 3 3r
18 Robert Nielsen   Denmark 0 3 3r

Round 2 edit

The lead group of six was cut to three, with Erkan having a bye and Hering and Slazak each winning their second decision by fall to stay at 0 points. Two wrestlers finished the second round with 1 point (one win by fall and one win by decision, in either order). Borgia earned his second point with a second win by decision. Four wrestlers moved to 3 points (win by fall or bye and loss by unanimous decision or fall). Three stayed barely alive with 4 points (win by decision and loss by unanimous decision or fall). Four were eliminated with two losses; of these, Sestak had the best record with 5 points rather than 6 for the others due to his first loss coming via split decision.[4]

Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
Einar Karlsson   Sweden Decision, 3–0 Hideichi Yoshioka   Japan
Henryk Slazak   Poland Fall Ernst Lehmann   Switzerland
Gyula Móri   Hungary Fall Tomo Sestak   Yugoslavia
Ion Horvath   Romania Decision, 3–0 František Janda   Czechoslovakia
Sebastian Hering   Germany Fall Norman Morrell   Great Britain
Aarne Reini   Finland Fall Eugéne Kracher   France
Nikolaos Biris   Greece Fall Erich Fincsus   Austria
Valentino Borgia   Italy Decision, 3–0 Krisjánis Kundsinsch   Latvia
Yaşar Erkan   Turkey Bye N/A N/A
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation Start Earned Total
1 Yaşar Erkan   Turkey 0 0 0
1 Sebastian Hering   Germany 0 0 0
1 Henryk Slazak   Poland 0 0 0
4 Einar Karlsson   Sweden 0 1 1
4 Aarne Reini   Finland 1 0 1
6 Valentino Borgia   Italy 1 1 2
7 Nikolaos Biris   Greece 3 0 3
7 Krisjánis Kundsinsch   Latvia 0 3 3
7 Gyula Móri   Hungary 3 0 3
7 Hideichi Yoshioka   Japan 0 3 3
11 Ion Horvath   Romania 3 1 4
11 František Janda   Czechoslovakia 1 3 4
11 Eugéne Kracher   France 1 3 4
14 Tomo Sestak   Yugoslavia 2 3 5
15 Erich Fincsus   Austria 3 3 6
15 Ernst Lehmann   Switzerland 3 3 6
15 Norman Morrell   Great Britain 3 3 6

Round 3 edit

Erkan finished the round in sole possession of the lead, winning a second bout by fall (along with an earlier bye) to stay at 0 points. Hering's third win was his first by decision, moving him to 1 point. Borgia and Karlsson also each ended the round at 3–0, but they had two wins by decision and one by fall to sit at 2 points. Slazak picked up his first points in the round, earning 3 with the loss. Móri and Kundsinsch also stayed at 3 points with wins by fall in the round. Horvath avoided elimination with a win by fall to stay at 4 points; Reini joined him at 4 points by earning 3 in a loss. Four men were eliminated with their second loss this round, finishing at either 6 or 7 points depending on the quality of their wins.[4]

Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
Yaşar Erkan   Turkey Fall Hideichi Yoshioka   Japan
Einar Karlsson   Sweden Decision, 3–0 Henryk Slazak   Poland
Gyula Móri   Hungary Fall František Janda   Czechoslovakia
Ion Horvath   Romania Fall Eugéne Kracher   France
Sebastian Hering   Germany Decision, 3–0 Aarne Reini   Finland
Krisjánis Kundsinsch   Latvia Fall Nikolaos Biris   Greece
Valentino Borgia   Italy Bye N/A N/A
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation Start Earned Total
1 Yaşar Erkan   Turkey 0 0 0
2 Sebastian Hering   Germany 0 1 1
3 Valentino Borgia   Italy 2 0 2
3 Einar Karlsson   Sweden 1 1 2
5 Krisjánis Kundsinsch   Latvia 3 0 3
5 Gyula Móri   Hungary 3 0 3
5 Henryk Slazak   Poland 0 3 3
8 Ion Horvath   Romania 4 0 4
8 Aarne Reini   Finland 1 3 4
10 Nikolaos Biris   Greece 3 3 6
10 Hideichi Yoshioka   Japan 3 3 6
12 František Janda   Czechoslovakia 4 3 7
12 Eugéne Kracher   France 4 3 7

Round 4 edit

Erkan won by fall again, maintaining his 0 point record; the loss eliminated Borgia, despite it being his first, because he had earned 2 points previously by wins via decision. Hering earned a second point in giving Slazak his second loss, eliminating the latter. Karlsson also finished the round at 2 points, staying there by defeating Móri by fall (Móri was also eliminated). Kundsinsch's bye kept him at 3 points. Reini and Horvath faced off in a potential double-elimination bout as both had 4 points and a decision would push both out, but Reini won by fall to remain in competition. Thus, all four losers in the round were eliminated while all four winners (plus the man with the bye) remained alive.[4]

Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
Yaşar Erkan   Turkey Fall Valentino Borgia   Italy
Einar Karlsson   Sweden Fall Gyula Móri   Hungary
Sebastian Hering   Germany Decision, 3–0 Henryk Slazak   Poland
Aarne Reini   Finland Fall Ion Horvath   Romania
Krisjánis Kundsinsch   Latvia Bye N/A N/A
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation Start Earned Total
1 Yaşar Erkan   Turkey 0 0 0
2 Sebastian Hering   Germany 1 1 2
2 Einar Karlsson   Sweden 2 0 2
4 Krisjánis Kundsinsch   Latvia 3 0 3
5 Aarne Reini   Finland 4 0 4
6 Valentino Borgia   Italy 2 3 5
7 Gyula Móri   Hungary 3 3 6
7 Henryk Slazak   Poland 3 3 6
9 Ion Horvath   Romania 4 3 7

Round 5 edit

Again, and somewhat unusually for the format, the losers were eliminated but the winners continued. Erkan received his first point, a single for beating Kundsinsch by decision. Karlsson also won by decision over Hering, receiving his third point. Reini avoided any chance of elimination with a bye in the round.[4]

Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
Yaşar Erkan   Turkey Decision, 3–0 Krisjánis Kundsinsch   Latvia
Einar Karlsson   Sweden Decision, 3–0 Sebastian Hering   Germany
Aarne Reini   Finland Bye N/A N/A
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation Start Earned Total
1 Yaşar Erkan   Turkey 0 1 1
2 Einar Karlsson   Sweden 2 1 3
3 Aarne Reini   Finland 4 0 4
4 Sebastian Hering   Germany 2 3 5
5 Krisjánis Kundsinsch   Latvia 3 3 6

Round 6 edit

In the sixth round, Reini gave Erkan the latter's first loss, putting both men at 4 points. Karlsson had a bye, staying at 3 points.[4]

Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
Aarne Reini   Finland Fall Yaşar Erkan   Turkey
Einar Karlsson   Sweden Bye N/A N/A
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation Start Earned Total
1 Einar Karlsson   Sweden 3 0 3
2 Yaşar Erkan   Turkey 1 3 4
3 Aarne Reini   Finland 4 0 4

Round 7 edit

Erkan secured the gold medal while idle in the seventh and final round. The loser of the match between Reini and Karlsson was guaranteed the bronze. A Reini win by fall would have put Reini and Erkan even at 4 points, with Reini winning by virtue of the head-to-head tie-breaker from round 6. A Karlsson win would have set up a final match between Karlsson and Erkan, who had not yet faced each other. The actual result, however was a Reini win by decision—which eliminated both Reini and Karlsson with 5 points (Karlsson would have had 6 if the decision were unanimous rather than split, but Reini would take silver and Karlsson bronze either way). Erkan was thus left as the lone remaining contestant at 4 points and therefore the victor.[4]

Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
Aarne Reini   Finland Decision, 2–1 Einar Karlsson   Sweden
Yaşar Erkan   Turkey Bye N/A N/A
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation Start Earned Total
  Yaşar Erkan   Turkey 4 3 4
  Aarne Reini   Finland 4 1 5
  Einar Karlsson   Sweden 3 2 5

References edit

  1. ^ "Wrestling at the 1936 Berlin Summer Games: Men's Featherweight, 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. 718.
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