The men's Greco-Roman flyweight 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 flyweight 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
- Bouts
| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heini Weber |  Germany |
Fall | Werner Zimmer |  Saar
|
| Béla Kenéz |  Hungary |
Decision, 3–0 | Fahrettin Akbaş |  Turkey
|
| Boris Gurevich |  Soviet Union |
Decision, 3–0 | Borivoj Vukov |  Yugoslavia
|
| Svend Aage Thomsen |  Denmark |
Decision, 3–0 | Josef Zeman |  Czechoslovakia
|
| Maurice Mewis |  Belgium |
Decision, 3–0 | Dumitru Pîrvulescu |  Romania
|
| Bengt Johansson |  Sweden |
Decision, 3–0 | Franz Brunner |  Austria
|
| Ignazio Fabra |  Italy |
Decision, 3–0 | Edmond Faure |  France
|
| Mahmoud Omar Fawzy |  Egypt |
Fall | Frithjof Clausen |  Norway
|
| Leo Honkala |  Finland |
Bye | N/A | N/A |
- Points
| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mahmoud Omar Fawzy | Egypt |
0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Leo Honkala | Finland |
0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Heini Weber | Germany |
0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Ignazio Fabra | Italy |
0 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | Boris Gurevich | Soviet Union |
0 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | Bengt Johansson | Sweden |
0 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | Béla Kenéz | Hungary |
0 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | Maurice Mewis | Belgium |
0 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | Svend Aage Thomsen | Denmark |
0 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | Fahrettin Akbaş | Turkey |
0 | 3 | 3 |
| 10 | Franz Brunner | Austria |
0 | 3 | 3 |
| 10 | Frithjof Clausen | Norway |
0 | 3 | 3 |
| 10 | Edmond Faure | France |
0 | 3 | 3 |
| 10 | Dumitru Pîrvulescu | Romania |
0 | 3 | 3 |
| 10 | Borivoj Vukov | Yugoslavia |
0 | 3 | 3 |
| 10 | Josef Zeman | Czechoslovakia |
0 | 3 | 3 |
| 10 | Werner Zimmer | Saar |
0 | 3 | 3 |
Round 2 edit
Clausen withdrew.
- Bouts
| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leo Honkala | Finland |
Fall | Werner Zimmer | Saar
|
| Heini Weber | Germany |
Decision, 3–0 | Fahrettin Akbaş | Turkey
|
| Borivoj Vukov | Yugoslavia |
Fall | Béla Kenéz | Hungary
|
| Boris Gurevich | Soviet Union |
Fall | Svend Aage Thomsen | Denmark
|
| Maurice Mewis | Belgium |
Fall | Josef Zeman | Czechoslovakia
|
| Dumitru Pîrvulescu | Romania |
Decision, 3–0 | Franz Brunner | Austria
|
| Bengt Johansson | Sweden |
Decision, 3–0 | Edmond Faure | France
|
| Ignazio Fabra | Italy |
Fall | Mahmoud Omar Fawzy | Egypt
|
- Points
| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leo Honkala | Finland |
0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Ignazio Fabra | Italy |
1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | Boris Gurevich | Soviet Union |
1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | Maurice Mewis | Belgium |
1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | Heini Weber | Germany |
0 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | Bengt Johansson | Sweden |
1 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | Mahmoud Omar Fawzy | Egypt |
0 | 3 | 3 |
| 7 | Borivoj Vukov | Yugoslavia |
3 | 0 | 3 |
| 9 | Béla Kenéz | Hungary |
1 | 3 | 4 |
| 9 | Dumitru Pîrvulescu | Romania |
3 | 1 | 4 |
| 9 | Svend Aage Thomsen | Denmark |
1 | 3 | 4 |
| 12 | Frithjof Clausen | Norway |
3 | 0 | 3* |
| 13 | Fahrettin Akbaş | Turkey |
3 | 3 | 6 |
| 13 | Franz Brunner | Austria |
3 | 3 | 6 |
| 13 | Edmond Faure | France |
3 | 3 | 6 |
| 13 | Josef Zeman | Czechoslovakia |
3 | 3 | 6 |
| 13 | Werner Zimmer | Saar |
3 | 3 | 6 |
Round 3 edit
- Bouts
| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leo Honkala | Finland |
Decision, 2–1 | Heini Weber | Germany
|
| Boris Gurevich | Soviet Union |
Decision, 3–0 | Béla Kenéz | Hungary
|
| Borivoj Vukov | Yugoslavia |
Decision, 3–0 | Svend Aage Thomsen | Denmark
|
| Bengt Johansson | Sweden |
Decision, 3–0 | Maurice Mewis | Belgium
|
| Ignazio Fabra | Italy |
Decision, 3–0 | Dumitru Pîrvulescu | Romania
|
| Mahmoud Omar Fawzy | Egypt |
Bye | N/A | N/A |
- Points
| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leo Honkala | Finland |
0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Ignazio Fabra | Italy |
1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | Boris Gurevich | Soviet Union |
1 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | Mahmoud Omar Fawzy | Egypt |
3 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | Bengt Johansson | Sweden |
2 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | Maurice Mewis | Belgium |
1 | 3 | 4 |
| 6 | Borivoj Vukov | Yugoslavia |
3 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 | Heini Weber | Germany |
1 | 3 | 4 |
| 9 | Béla Kenéz | Hungary |
4 | 3 | 7 |
| 9 | Dumitru Pîrvulescu | Romania |
4 | 3 | 7 |
| 9 | Svend Aage Thomsen | Denmark |
4 | 3 | 7 |
Round 4 edit
- Bouts
| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leo Honkala | Finland |
Decision, 3–0 | Mahmoud Omar Fawzy | Egypt
|
| Heini Weber | Germany |
Decision, 3–0 | Borivoj Vukov | Yugoslavia
|
| Boris Gurevich | Soviet Union |
Decision, 3–0 | Maurice Mewis | Belgium
|
| Ignazio Fabra | Italy |
Decision, 3–0 | Bengt Johansson | Sweden
|
- Points
| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leo Honkala | Finland |
1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | Ignazio Fabra | Italy |
2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | Boris Gurevich | Soviet Union |
2 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | Heini Weber | Germany |
4 | 1 | 5 |
| 5 | Mahmoud Omar Fawzy | Egypt |
3 | 3 | 6 |
| 5 | Bengt Johansson | Sweden |
3 | 3 | 6 |
| 7 | Maurice Mewis | Belgium |
4 | 3 | 7 |
| 7 | Borivoj Vukov | Yugoslavia |
4 | 3 | 7 |
Medal rounds edit
- Bouts
| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boris Gurevich | Soviet Union |
Decision, 3–0 | Leo Honkala | Finland
|
| Ignazio Fabra | Italy |
Decision, 3–0 | Leo Honkala | Finland
|
| Boris Gurevich | Soviet Union |
Decision, 3–0 | Ignazio Fabra | Italy
|
- Points
| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Wins | Losses | Start | Earned | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Boris Gurevich | Soviet Union |
2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
 |
Ignazio Fabra | Italy |
1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
 |
Leo Honkala | Finland |
0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
References edit
- ^ a b "Wrestling at the 1952 Helsinki Summer Games: Men's Flyweight, Greco-Roman". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
- ^ Official Report, p. 370.