Wrestling at the 1936 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle welterweight

The men's freestyle welterweight competition at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin took place from 2 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 72kg.[3]

Men's freestyle welterweight
at the Games of the XI Olympiad
VenueDeutschlandhalle
Dates2–4 August
Competitors16 from 16 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Frank Lewis  United States
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Thure Andersson  Sweden
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Joe Schleimer  Canada
← 1932
1948 →

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

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Date Event
2 August 1936 Round 1
4 August 1936 Round 2
Round 3
Round 4
Round 5
Round 6

Results

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Round 1

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Of the winners, five won by fall and advanced with 0 points while three won by decision and moved to the second round with 1 point. The losers featured two by split decision (2 points), 1 by unanimous decision (3 points), and five by fall (3 points).[4]

Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
Sepp Paar   Germany Decision, 2–1 John O'Hara   Australia
Thure Andersson   Sweden Fall Alois Samec   Czechoslovakia
Jaakko Pietilä   Finland Decision, 3–0 Kálmán Sóvári   Hungary
Willy Angst   Switzerland Fall August Kukk   Estonia
Frank Lewis   United States Fall Julien Beke   Belgium
Joe Schleimer   Canada Fall Rashid Anwar   India
Jean Jourlin   France Decision, 2–1 Hüseyin Erçetin   Turkey
William Fox   Great Britain Fall Shoichi Masutomi   Japan
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation Start Earned Total
1 Thure Andersson   Sweden 0 0 0
1 Willy Angst   Switzerland 0 0 0
1 Frank Lewis   United States 0 0 0
1 Joe Schleimer   Canada 0 0 0
1 William Fox   Great Britain 0 0 0
6 Sepp Paar   Germany 0 1 1
6 Jaakko Pietilä   Finland 0 1 1
6 Jean Jourlin   France 0 1 1
9 John O'Hara   Australia 0 2 2
9 Hüseyin Erçetin   Turkey 0 2 2
11 Alois Samec   Czechoslovakia 0 3 3
11 Kálmán Sóvári   Hungary 0 3 3
11 August Kukk   Estonia 0 3 3
11 Julien Beke   Belgium 0 3 3
11 Rashid Anwar   India 0 3 3
11 Shoichi Masutomi   Japan 0 3 3

Round 2

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Four men finished the second round with 2–0 records; Lewis was the only one to win both by fall and have 0 points, while the other three had one win by fall and one by decision. Eight wrestlers had a 1–1 record, with six of them ending the round with 3 points and two finishing with 4 points. The four contestants who were 0–2 were eliminated.[4]

Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
John O'Hara   Australia Decision, 3–0 Alois Samec   Czechoslovakia
Sepp Paar   Germany Fall Thure Andersson   Sweden
Willy Angst   Switzerland Decision, 3–0 Jaakko Pietilä   Finland
Kálmán Sóvári   Hungary Decision, 2–1 August Kukk   Estonia
Frank Lewis   United States Fall Joe Schleimer   Canada
Julien Beke   Belgium Fall Rashid Anwar   India
Hüseyin Erçetin   Turkey Decision, 3–0 William Fox   Great Britain
Jean Jourlin   France Fall Shoichi Masutomi   Japan
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation Start Earned Total
1 Frank Lewis   United States 0 0 0
2 Willy Angst   Switzerland 0 1 1
2 Jean Jourlin   France 1 0 1
2 Sepp Paar   Germany 1 0 1
5 Thure Andersson   Sweden 0 3 3
5 Julien Beke   Belgium 3 0 3
5 Hüseyin Erçetin   Turkey 2 1 3
5 William Fox   Great Britain 0 3 3
5 John O'Hara   Australia 2 1 3
5 Joe Schleimer   Canada 0 3 3
11 Kálmán Sóvári   Hungary 3 1 4
11 Jaakko Pietilä   Finland 1 3 4
13 August Kukk   Estonia 3 2 5
14 Rashid Anwar   India 3 3 6
14 Shoichi Masutomi   Japan 3 3 6
14 Alois Samec   Czechoslovakia 3 3 6

Round 3

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The four men who began the round undefeated stayed that way; none facing each other, they all won. Lewis remained in the lead with 0 points, Angst and Jourlin stayed at 1 point apiece, and Paar added a second point. Two men, Andersson and Schleimer, improved to 2–1 and stayed at 3 points with wins by fall. The six men who lost in this round all finished 1–2 and were eliminated.[4]

Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
Thure Andersson   Sweden Fall John O'Hara   Australia
Sepp Paar   Germany Decision, 3–0 Jaakko Pietilä   Finland
Willy Angst   Switzerland Fall Kálmán Sóvári   Hungary
Frank Lewis   United States Fall Hüseyin Erçetin   Turkey
Joe Schleimer   Canada Fall Julien Beke   Belgium
Jean Jourlin   France Default William Fox   Great Britain
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation Start Earned Total
1 Frank Lewis   United States 0 0 0
2 Willy Angst   Switzerland 1 0 1
2 Jean Jourlin   France 1 0 1
4 Sepp Paar   Germany 1 1 2
5 Thure Andersson   Sweden 3 0 3
5 Joe Schleimer   Canada 3 0 3
7 Julien Beke   Belgium 3 3 6
7 Hüseyin Erçetin   Turkey 3 3 6
7 William Fox   Great Britain 3 3 6
7 John O'Hara   Australia 3 3 6
11 Kálmán Sóvári   Hungary 4 3 7
11 Jaakko Pietilä   Finland 4 3 7

Round 4

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The first bout was the only one which resulted in elimination, as Paar's 3–1 record nevertheless gave him 5 bad points. Jourlin received his second point in the bout, but this was enough to take the lead as Lewis and Angst lost. Lewis, who entered the round at 0 points had the opportunity to eliminate Andersson but was thrown instead, both of the men in that bout finishing the round with 3 points. Schleimer also survived potential elimination by beating Angst; Schleimer stayed at 3 points while Angst moved to 4.[4]

Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
Jean Jourlin   France Decision, 3–0 Sepp Paar   Germany
Thure Andersson   Sweden Fall Frank Lewis   United States
Joe Schleimer   Canada Fall Willy Angst   Switzerland
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation Start Earned Total
1 Jean Jourlin   France 1 1 2
2 Thure Andersson   Sweden 3 0 3
2 Frank Lewis   United States 0 3 3
2 Joe Schleimer   Canada 3 0 3
5 Willy Angst   Switzerland 1 3 4
6 Sepp Paar   Germany 2 3 5

Round 5

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Schleimer had the advantage of a bye, staying at 3 points. Andersson picked up a fourth point in eliminating Jourlin by decision. Lewis captured the gold medal with his win by fall in this round, eliminating Angst and leaving only three men standing. Lewis, however, had already faced both other men (defeating Schleimer in round 2 and losing to Andersson in round 4), so could not face either again. No matter the result of the bout between Andersson and Schleimer in round 6, Lewis would be the victor. He was tied at 3 points with Schleimer, but even if Schleimer won by fall in round 6 (staying at 3), Lewis had the head-to-head win as tie-breaker. And with 3 points to Andersson's 4, Lewis would have a better score than Andersson after the final round even if Andersson won by fall–and Lewis would therefore take gold despite having lost to Andersson.[4]

Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
Thure Andersson   Sweden Decision, 3–0 Jean Jourlin   France
Frank Lewis   United States Fall Willy Angst   Switzerland
Joe Schleimer   Canada Bye N/A N/A
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation Start Earned Total
  Frank Lewis   United States 3 0 3
2 Joe Schleimer   Canada 3 0 3
3 Thure Andersson   Sweden 3 1 4
4 Jean Jourlin   France 2 3 5
5 Willy Angst   Switzerland 4 3 7

Round 6

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Lewis had defeated Schleimer in round 2 and fallen to Andersson in round 4, so could not face either again and had guaranteed himself the gold medal. The only remaining bout possible was Schleimer against Andersson, with the winner to take silver and the loser bronze. Andersson defeated Schleimer.[4]

Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
Thure Andersson   Sweden Fall Joe Schleimer   Canada
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation Start Earned Total
  Thure Andersson   Sweden 4 0 4
  Joe Schleimer   Canada 3 3 6

References

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  1. ^ "Wrestling at the 1936 Berlin Summer Games: Men's Welterweight, Freestyle". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 24 February 2019.
  2. ^ Official Olympic Report, la84.org. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
  3. ^ a b Official Report, p. 716.
  4. ^ a b c d e f Official Report, p. 732.