The men's Greco-Roman light heavyweight 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 light heavyweight at the Games of the XV Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Messuhalli | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 24–27 July | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 10 from 10 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michel Skaff |  Lebanon |
Decision, 2–1 | Ovidiu Forai |  Romania
|
| Karl-Erik Nilsson |  Sweden |
Decision, 3–0 | Gyula Kovács |  Hungary
|
| Umberto Silvestri |  Italy |
Decision, 2–1 | İsmet Atlı |  Turkey
|
| Kelpo Gröndahl |  Finland |
Fall | Jos Schummer |  Luxembourg
|
| Shalva Chikhladze |  Soviet Union |
Fall | Max Leichter |  Germany
|
- Points
| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shalva Chikhladze | Soviet Union |
0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Kelpo Gröndahl | Finland |
0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Karl-Erik Nilsson | Sweden |
0 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | Umberto Silvestri | Italy |
0 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | Michel Skaff | Lebanon |
0 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | İsmet Atlı | Turkey |
0 | 3 | 3 |
| 6 | Ovidiu Forai | Romania |
0 | 3 | 3 |
| 6 | Gyula Kovács | Hungary |
0 | 3 | 3 |
| 6 | Max Leichter | Germany |
0 | 3 | 3 |
| 6 | Jos Schummer | Luxembourg |
0 | 3 | 3 |
Round 2 edit
- Bouts
| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gyula Kovács | Hungary |
Fall | Michel Skaff | Lebanon
|
| Karl-Erik Nilsson | Sweden |
Decision, 3–0 | Ovidiu Forai | Romania
|
| İsmet Atlı | Turkey |
Fall | Jos Schummer | Luxembourg
|
| Shalva Chikhladze | Soviet Union |
Decision, 3–0 | Umberto Silvestri | Italy
|
| Kelpo Gröndahl | Finland |
Decision, 3–0 | Max Leichter | Germany
|
- Points
| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shalva Chikhladze | Soviet Union |
0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | Kelpo Gröndahl | Finland |
0 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | Karl-Erik Nilsson | Sweden |
1 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | İsmet Atlı | Turkey |
3 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | Gyula Kovács | Hungary |
3 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | Umberto Silvestri | Italy |
1 | 3 | 4 |
| 6 | Michel Skaff | Lebanon |
1 | 3 | 4 |
| 8 | Ovidiu Forai | Romania |
3 | 3 | 6 |
| 8 | Max Leichter | Germany |
3 | 3 | 6 |
| 8 | Jos Schummer | Luxembourg |
3 | 3 | 6 |
Round 3 edit
- Bouts
| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karl-Erik Nilsson | Sweden |
Fall | Michel Skaff | Lebanon
|
| Gyula Kovács | Hungary |
Decision, 3–0 | İsmet Atlı | Turkey
|
| Kelpo Gröndahl | Finland |
Fall | Umberto Silvestri | Italy
|
| Shalva Chikhladze | Soviet Union |
Bye | N/A | N/A |
- Points
| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shalva Chikhladze | Soviet Union |
1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | Kelpo Gröndahl | Finland |
1 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Karl-Erik Nilsson | Sweden |
2 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | Gyula Kovács | Hungary |
3 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | İsmet Atlı | Turkey |
3 | 3 | 6 |
| 6 | Umberto Silvestri | Italy |
4 | 3 | 7 |
| 6 | Michel Skaff | Lebanon |
4 | 3 | 7 |
Round 4 edit
Nilsson's victory over Kovács in round 1 was the tie-breaker for third place and entry into the medal rounds.
- Bouts
| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gyula Kovács | Hungary |
Decision, 3–0 | Shalva Chikhladze | Soviet Union
|
| Kelpo Gröndahl | Finland |
Decision, 2–1 | Karl-Erik Nilsson | Sweden
|
- Points
| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kelpo Gröndahl | Finland |
1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | Shalva Chikhladze | Soviet Union |
1 | 3 | 4 |
| 3 | Karl-Erik Nilsson | Sweden |
2 | 3 | 5 |
| 4 | Gyula Kovács | Hungary |
4 | 1 | 5 |
Medal rounds edit
Gröndahl's victory over Nilsson in round 4 was counted for the medal rounds.
- Bouts
| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shalva Chikhladze | Soviet Union |
Decision, 3–0 | Karl-Erik Nilsson | Sweden
|
| Kelpo Gröndahl | Finland |
Decision, 2–1 | Shalva Chikhladze | Soviet Union
|
- Points
| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Wins | Losses | Start | Earned | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Kelpo Gröndahl | Finland |
2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
 |
Shalva Chikhladze | Soviet Union |
1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
 |
Karl-Erik Nilsson | Sweden |
0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
References edit
- ^ a b "Wrestling at the 1952 Helsinki Summer Games: Men's Light Heavyweight, Greco-Roman". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
- ^ Official Report, p. 378.