The men's Greco-Roman bantamweight 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]
| Men's Greco-Roman bantamweight 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 edit
This 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.[2][1]
Results edit
Round 1 edit
Hassan and Panagiotopoulos withdrew after their matches.
- Bouts
| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norbert Kohler |  Saar |
Fall | Oswaldo Johnston |  Guatemala
|
| Pietro Lombardi |  Italy |
Decision, 2–1 | Hubert Persson |  Sweden
|
| Artem Teryan |  Soviet Union |
Fall | Rudolf Toboła |  Poland
|
| Kemal Demirsüren |  Turkey |
Fall | Leo Cortsen |  Denmark
|
| Zakaria Chihab |  Lebanon |
Decision, 3–0 | Ion Popescu |  Romania
|
| Arvo Kyllönen |  Finland |
Fall | Maurice Faure |  France
|
| Imre Hódos |  Hungary |
Decision, 3–0 | Mahmoud Hassan |  Egypt
|
| Reidar Merli |  Norway |
Decision, 3–0 | Sotirios Panagiotopoulos |  Greece
|
| Ferdinand Schmitz |  Germany |
Bye | N/A | N/A |
- Points
| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kemal Demirsüren | Turkey |
0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Norbert Kohler | Saar |
0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Arvo Kyllönen | Finland |
0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Ferdinand Schmitz | Germany |
0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Artem Teryan | Soviet Union |
0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Zakaria Chihab | Lebanon |
0 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | Imre Hódos | Hungary |
0 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | Pietro Lombardi | Italy |
0 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | Reidar Merli | Norway |
0 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | Leo Cortsen | Denmark |
0 | 3 | 3 |
| 10 | Maurice Faure | France |
0 | 3 | 3 |
| 10 | Oswaldo Johnston | Guatemala |
0 | 3 | 3 |
| 10 | Hubert Persson | Sweden |
0 | 3 | 3 |
| 10 | Ion Popescu | Romania |
0 | 3 | 3 |
| 10 | Rudolf Toboła | Poland |
0 | 3 | 3 |
| 16 | Mahmoud Hassan |  Czechoslovakia |
0 | 3 | 3* |
| 16 | Sotirios Panagiotopoulos | Greece |
0 | 3 | 3* |
Round 2 edit
- Bouts
| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ferdinand Schmitz | Germany |
Fall | Norbert Kohler | Saar
|
| Hubert Persson | Sweden |
Fall | Oswaldo Johnston | Guatemala
|
| Pietro Lombardi | Italy |
Decision, 3–0 | Rudolf Toboła | Poland
|
| Artem Teryan | Soviet Union |
Decision, 3–0 | Kemal Demirsüren | Turkey
|
| Ion Popescu | Romania |
Decision, 2–1 | Leo Cortsen | Denmark
|
| Zakaria Chihab | Lebanon |
Decision, 2–1 | Maurice Faure | France
|
| Imre Hódos | Hungary |
Decision, 2–1 | Arvo Kyllönen | Finland
|
| Reidar Merli | Norway |
Bye | N/A | N/A |
- Points
| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ferdinand Schmitz | Germany |
0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Reidar Merli | Norway |
1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | Artem Teryan | Soviet Union |
0 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | Zakaria Chihab | Lebanon |
1 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | Imre Hódos | Hungary |
1 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | Pietro Lombardi | Italy |
1 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | Kemal Demirsüren | Turkey |
0 | 3 | 3 |
| 7 | Norbert Kohler | Saar |
0 | 3 | 3 |
| 7 | Arvo Kyllönen | Finland |
0 | 3 | 3 |
| 7 | Hubert Persson | Sweden |
3 | 0 | 3 |
| 11 | Ion Popescu | Romania |
3 | 1 | 4 |
| 12 | Leo Cortsen | Denmark |
3 | 3 | 6 |
| 12 | Maurice Faure | France |
3 | 3 | 6 |
| 12 | Oswaldo Johnston | Guatemala |
3 | 3 | 6 |
| 12 | Rudolf Toboła | Poland |
3 | 3 | 6 |
Round 3 edit
- Bouts
| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reidar Merli | Norway |
Decision, 3–0 | Ferdinand Schmitz | Germany
|
| Hubert Persson | Sweden |
Decision, 3–0 | Norbert Kohler | Saar
|
| Artem Teryan | Soviet Union |
Decision, 3–0 | Pietro Lombardi | Italy
|
| Ion Popescu | Romania |
Fall | Kemal Demirsüren | Turkey
|
| Zakaria Chihab | Lebanon |
Decision, 3–0 | Arvo Kyllönen | Finland
|
| Imre Hódos | Hungary |
Bye | N/A | N/A |
- Points
| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Imre Hódos | Hungary |
2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1 | Reidar Merli | Norway |
1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1 | Artem Teryan | Soviet Union |
1 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | Zakaria Chihab | Lebanon |
2 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | Ferdinand Schmitz | Germany |
0 | 3 | 3 |
| 6 | Hubert Persson | Sweden |
3 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 | Ion Popescu | Romania |
4 | 0 | 4 |
| 8 | Pietro Lombardi | Italy |
2 | 3 | 5 |
| 9 | Kemal Demirsüren | Turkey |
3 | 3 | 6 |
| 9 | Norbert Kohler | Saar |
3 | 3 | 6 |
| 9 | Arvo Kyllönen | Finland |
3 | 3 | 6 |
Round 4 edit
- Bouts
| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Imre Hódos | Hungary |
Decision, 3–0 | Reidar Merli | Norway
|
| Hubert Persson | Sweden |
Fall | Ferdinand Schmitz | Germany
|
| Artem Teryan | Soviet Union |
Decision, 3–0 | Ion Popescu | Romania
|
| Zakaria Chihab | Lebanon |
Bye | N/A | N/A |
- Points
| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zakaria Chihab | Lebanon |
3 | 0 | 3 |
| 1 | Imre Hódos | Hungary |
2 | 1 | 3 |
| 1 | Artem Teryan | Soviet Union |
2 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | Hubert Persson | Sweden |
4 | 0 | 4 |
| 5 | Reidar Merli | Norway |
2 | 3 | 5 |
| 6 | Ferdinand Schmitz | Germany |
3 | 3 | 6 |
| 7 | Ion Popescu | Romania |
4 | 3 | 7 |
Round 5 edit
- Bouts
| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Imre Hódos | Hungary |
Decision, 2–1 | Zakaria Chihab | Lebanon
|
| Artem Teryan | Soviet Union |
Decision, 3–0 | Hubert Persson | Sweden
|
- Points
| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Imre Hódos | Hungary |
3 | 1 | 4 |
| 1 | Artem Teryan | Soviet Union |
3 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | Zakaria Chihab | Lebanon |
3 | 3 | 6 |
| 4 | Hubert Persson | Sweden |
4 | 3 | 7 |
Medal rounds edit
Chihab and Hódos had met in round 5 and did not wrestle each other again. The tie between Chihab and Hódos in the standings was resolved by head-to-head (Hódos had won the bout between the two).
- Bouts
| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zakaria Chihab | Lebanon |
Decision, 2–1 | Artem Teryan | Soviet Union
|
| Artem Teryan | Soviet Union |
Decision, 3–0 | Imre Hódos | Hungary
|
- Points
| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Wins | Losses | Start | Earned | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Imre Hódos | Hungary |
1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
 |
Zakaria Chihab | Lebanon |
1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
 |
Artem Teryan | Soviet Union |
1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
References edit
- ^ a b "Wrestling at the 1952 Helsinki Summer Games: Men's Bantamweight, Greco-Roman". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
- ^ Official Report, p. 370.