The men's freestyle light heavyweight competition at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin took place from 3 August to 4 August at the Deutschlandhalle. Nations were limited to one competitor.[1][2] This weight class was limited to wrestlers weighing up to 87kg.[3]
Men's freestyle light heavyweight at the Games of the XI Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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Venue | Deutschlandhalle | ||||||||||||
Dates | 3–4 August | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 12 from 12 nations | ||||||||||||
Medalists | |||||||||||||
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This freestyle 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 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
editDate | Event |
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3 August 1936 | Round 1 |
4 August 1936 | Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Round 5 |
Results
editRound 1
editOf the winners, two won by fall and advanced with 0 points while four won by decision and moved to the second round with 1 point. All six losers received 3 points for defeats by fall or unanimous decision.[4]
- Bouts
Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
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Knut Fridell | Sweden | Decision, 3–0 | August Neo | Estonia |
Ede Virág-Ébner | Hungary | Decision, 3–0 | Matti Lahti | Finland |
Mustafa Avcioglu | Turkey | Decision, 3–0 | Thomas Ward | Great Britain |
Ray Clemons | United States | Fall | Paul Dätwyler | Switzerland |
Eddie Scarf | Australia | Fall | Maurice Beke | Belgium |
Erich Siebert | Germany | Decision, 3–0 | Hubert Prokop | Czechoslovakia |
- Points
Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total |
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1 | Ray Clemons | United States | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1 | Eddie Scarf | Australia | 0 | 0 | 0 |
3 | Mustafa Avcioglu | Turkey | 0 | 1 | 1 |
3 | Knut Fridell | Sweden | 0 | 1 | 1 |
3 | Erich Siebert | Germany | 0 | 1 | 1 |
3 | Ede Virág-Ébner | Hungary | 0 | 1 | 1 |
7 | Maurice Beke | Belgium | 0 | 3 | 3 |
7 | Paul Dätwyler | Switzerland | 0 | 3 | 3 |
7 | Matti Lahti | Finland | 0 | 3 | 3 |
7 | August Neo | Estonia | 0 | 3 | 3 |
7 | Hubert Prokop | Czechoslovakia | 0 | 3 | 3 |
7 | Thomas Ward | Great Britain | 0 | 3 | 3 |
Round 2
editClemons and Siebert were the best wrestlers through the first two rounds, each with 1 point for a win by decision and a win by fall. Fridell was also 2–0, but both wins were by decision and he had 2 points. Scarf finished the round at 2 points as well, with a 1–1 record (win by fall, loss by split decision). Six other wrestlers had a 1–1 record and finished the round with 3 or 4 points. Three had lost both the first two rounds and were eliminated.[4]
- Bouts
Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
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August Neo | Estonia | Fall | Ede Virág-Ébner | Hungary |
Knut Fridell | Sweden | Decision, 3–0 | Matti Lahti | Finland |
Ray Clemons | United States | Decision, 3–0 | Thomas Ward | Great Britain |
Paul Dätwyler | Switzerland | Fall | Mustafa Avcioglu | Turkey |
Erich Siebert | Germany | Fall | Maurice Beke | Belgium |
Hubert Prokop | Czechoslovakia | Decision, 2–1 | Eddie Scarf | Australia |
- Points
Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total |
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1 | Ray Clemons | United States | 0 | 1 | 1 |
1 | Erich Siebert | Germany | 1 | 0 | 1 |
3 | Knut Fridell | Sweden | 1 | 1 | 2 |
4 | Eddie Scarf | Australia | 0 | 2 | 2 |
5 | Paul Dätwyler | Switzerland | 3 | 0 | 3 |
5 | August Neo | Estonia | 3 | 0 | 3 |
7 | Mustafa Avcioglu | Turkey | 1 | 3 | 4 |
7 | Hubert Prokop | Czechoslovakia | 3 | 1 | 4 |
7 | Ede Virág-Ébner | Hungary | 1 | 3 | 4 |
10 | Maurice Beke | Belgium | 3 | 3 | 6 |
10 | Matti Lahti | Finland | 3 | 3 | 6 |
10 | Thomas Ward | Great Britain | 3 | 3 | 6 |
Round 3
editClemons fell from first to fifth with a loss to Neo. Siebert picked up a second point but stayed in the lead along with Fridell. Dätwyler and Neo had 3 points apiece after the third round. The three losers other than Clemons were eliminated, as was Avcioglu, who withdrew.[4]
- Bouts
Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
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August Neo | Estonia | Fall | Ray Clemons | United States |
Knut Fridell | Sweden | Fall | Ede Virág-Ébner | Hungary |
Paul Dätwyler | Switzerland | Fall | Hubert Prokop | Czechoslovakia |
Erich Siebert | Germany | Decision, 3–0 | Eddie Scarf | Australia |
N/A | N/A | Withdrew | Mustafa Avcioglu | Turkey |
- Points
Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total |
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1 | Knut Fridell | Sweden | 2 | 0 | 2 |
1 | Erich Siebert | Germany | 1 | 1 | 2 |
3 | Paul Dätwyler | Switzerland | 3 | 0 | 3 |
3 | August Neo | Estonia | 3 | 0 | 3 |
5 | Ray Clemons | United States | 1 | 3 | 4 |
6 | Eddie Scarf | Australia | 2 | 3 | 5 |
7 | Mustafa Avcioglu | Turkey | 4 | 3 | 7 |
7 | Hubert Prokop | Czechoslovakia | 4 | 3 | 7 |
7 | Ede Virág-Ébner | Hungary | 4 | 3 | 7 |
Round 4
editDätwyler and Clemons were eliminated with losses, leaving three wrestlers in competition. Fridell and Siebert each stayed at 2 points, winning by fall and having a bye, respectively. Neo received his fourth point in the win by decision.[4]
- Bouts
Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
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August Neo | Estonia | Decision, 3–0 | Paul Dätwyler | Switzerland |
Knut Fridell | Sweden | Fall | Ray Clemons | United States |
Erich Siebert | Germany | Bye | N/A | N/A |
- Points
Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total |
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1 | Knut Fridell | Sweden | 2 | 0 | 2 |
1 | Erich Siebert | Germany | 2 | 0 | 2 |
3 | August Neo | Estonia | 3 | 1 | 4 |
4 | Paul Dätwyler | Switzerland | 3 | 3 | 6 |
5 | Ray Clemons | United States | 4 | 3 | 7 |
Round 5
editFridell had previously defeated Neo, but Siebert had not faced either other wrestler. Fridell received the bye in this round, with Neo and Siebert wrestling. Had Siebert earned fewer than 3 points in the round, another bout would have been contested with Fridell and Siebert facing off. However, Neo defeated Siebert by unanimous decision. This put both wrestlers at 5 points—Neo adding 1 point to his starting 4 and Siebert adding 3 to his 2. Neo earned silver based on the head-to-head result in this round breaking the tie. Fridell won the gold medal.
- Bouts
Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
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August Neo | Estonia | Decision, 3–0 | Erich Siebert | Germany |
Knut Fridell | Sweden | Bye | N/A | N/A |
- Points
Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total |
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Knut Fridell | Sweden | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
August Neo | Estonia | 4 | 1 | 5 | |
Erich Siebert | Germany | 2 | 3 | 5 |
References
edit- ^ "Wrestling at the 1936 Berlin Summer Games: Men's Light-Heavyweight, Freestyle". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 24 February 2019.
- ^ Official Olympic Report, la84.org. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
- ^ a b Official Report, p. 716.
- ^ a b c d Official Report, p. 734.