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Wrestling at the 1936 Summer Olympics – Men's Greco-Roman bantamweight

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Men's Greco-Roman bantamweight
at the Games of the XI Olympiad
VenueDeutschlandhalle
Dates6–9 August
Competitors18 from 18 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Márton Lőrincz  Hungary
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Egon Svensson  Sweden
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Jakob Brendel  Germany
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The men's Greco-Roman bantamweight competition at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin took place from 6 August to 9 August at the Deutschlandhalle. Nations were limited to one competitor.[1][2] This weight class was limited to wrestlers weighing up to 56kg.[3]

This Greco-Roman wrestling competition continued to use the "bad points" elimination system introduced at the 1928 Summer Olympics, 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
6 August 1936 Round 1
7 August 1936 Round 2
Round 3
8 August 1936 Round 4
9 August 1936 Round 5
Final round

Results

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Round 1

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The five wrestlers who won by fall took the lead, with 0 bad points. The four other winners by decision each received 1 point. All of the losers were defeated by either fall or unanimous decision, so each received 3 points.[4]

Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
Väinö Perttunen  Finland Decision, 3–0 Hüseyin Erkmen  Turkey
Ferdinand Hýža  Czechoslovakia Decision, 3–0 Jakob Brendel  Germany
Robert Voigt  Denmark Decision, 3–0 Karlo Toth  Yugoslavia
Iosif Töjär  Romania Fall Georges Bayle  France
Dante Bertoli  Italy Decision, 3–0 Evald Sikk  Estonia
Ali Erfan  Egypt Fall Josef Buemberger  Austria
Márton Lőrincz  Hungary Fall Franz Christen  Switzerland
Egon Svensson  Sweden Fall Ivar Stokke  Norway
Antoni Rokita  Poland Fall Alfred Gilles  Belgium
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation Start Earned Total
1 Ali Erfan  Egypt 0 0 0
1 Márton Lőrincz  Hungary 0 0 0
1 Antoni Rokita  Poland 0 0 0
1 Egon Svensson  Sweden 0 0 0
1 Iosif Tojar  Romania 0 0 0
6 Dante Bertoli  Italy 0 1 1
6 Ferdinand Hýža  Czechoslovakia 0 1 1
6 Väinö Perttunen  Finland 0 1 1
6 Robert Voigt  Denmark 0 1 1
10 Georges Bayle  France 0 3 3
10 Jakob Brendel  Germany 0 3 3
10 Josef Buemberger  Austria 0 3 3
10 Franz Christen  Switzerland 0 3 3
10 Hüseyin Erkmen  Turkey 0 3 3
10 Alfred Gilles  Belgium 0 3 3
10 Evald Sikk  Estonia 0 3 3
10 Ivar Stokke  Norway 0 3 3
10 Karlo Toth  Yugoslavia 0 3 3

Round 2

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The lead group of five was cut to two, with Lőrincz and Svensson both winning their second decision by fall to stay at 0 points. Three wrestlers finished the second round with 1 point (one win by fall and one win by decision, in either order). Hýža earned his second point with a second win by decision. Four wrestlers moved to 3 points (win by fall and loss by unanimous decision or fall). Two stayed barely alive with 4 points (win by decision and loss by unanimous decision or fall). Six were eliminated with two losses; of these, Erkmen had the best record with 5 points rather than 6 for the others due to his second loss coming via split decision.[4]

Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
Ferdinand Hýža  Czechoslovakia Decision, 2–1 Hüseyin Erkmen  Turkey
Jakob Brendel  Germany Decision, 3–0 Väinö Perttunen  Finland
Robert Voigt  Denmark Fall Georges Bayle  France
Iosif Tojar  Romania Decision, 3–0 Karlo Toth  Yugoslavia
Dante Bertoli  Italy Fall Ali Erfan  Egypt
Evald Sikk  Estonia Fall Josef Buemberger  Austria
Egon Svensson  Sweden Fall Franz Christen  Switzerland
Márton Lőrincz  Hungary Fall Alfred Gilles  Belgium
Ivar Stokke  Norway Fall Antoni Rokita  Poland
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation Start Earned Total
1 Márton Lőrincz  Hungary 0 0 0
1 Egon Svensson  Sweden 0 0 0
3 Dante Bertoli  Italy 1 0 1
3 Iosif Tojar  Romania 0 1 1
3 Robert Voigt  Denmark 1 0 1
6 Ferdinand Hýža  Czechoslovakia 1 1 2
7 Ali Erfan  Egypt 0 3 3
7 Antoni Rokita  Poland 0 3 3
7 Evald Sikk  Estonia 3 0 3
7 Ivar Stokke  Norway 3 0 3
11 Jakob Brendel  Germany 3 1 4
11 Väinö Perttunen  Finland 1 3 4
13 Hüseyin Erkmen  Turkey 3 2 5
14 Georges Bayle  France 3 3 6
14 Josef Buemberger  Austria 3 3 6
14 Franz Christen  Switzerland 3 3 6
14 Alfred Gilles  Belgium 3 3 6
14 Karlo Toth  Yugoslavia 3 3 6

Round 3

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Svensson finished the round in sole possession of the lead, winning a third bout by fall to stay at 0 points. Lőrincz's third win was his first by decision, moving him to 1 point. Tojar also finished the round with 1 point, winning by fall to stay at that score. Both wrestlers who started with 4 points remained in contention, winning by fall to stay at 4 points. Three other wrestlers joined them, either losing to go from 1 point to 4 or winning by decision to go from 3 points to 4. Of that group, however, Bertoli was injured and could not continue. Three wrestlers received their second loss this round and were eliminated; Hýža was also eliminated with his first loss at 5 points (his two wins were by decision).[4]

Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
Väinö Perttunen  Finland Fall Ferdinand Hýža  Czechoslovakia
Jakob Brendel  Germany Fall Robert Voigt  Denmark
Iosif Tojar  Romania Fall Dante Bertoli  Italy
Evald Sikk  Estonia Decision, 3–0 Ali Erfan  Egypt
Márton Lőrincz  Hungary Decision, 3–0 Ivar Stokke  Norway
Egon Svensson  Sweden Fall Antoni Rokita  Poland
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation Start Earned Total
1 Egon Svensson  Sweden 0 0 0
2 Márton Lőrincz  Hungary 0 1 1
2 Iosif Tojar  Romania 1 0 1
4 Jakob Brendel  Germany 4 0 4
4 Väinö Perttunen  Finland 4 0 4
4 Evald Sikk  Estonia 3 1 4
4 Robert Voigt  Denmark 1 3 4
8 Dante Bertoli  Italy 1 3 4r
9 Ferdinand Hýža  Czechoslovakia 2 3 5
10 Ali Erfan  Egypt 3 3 6
10 Antoni Rokita  Poland 3 3 6
10 Ivar Stokke  Norway 3 3 6

Round 4

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Bertoli's withdrawal resulted in Svensson having a bye, easily keeping his 0 point record intact. Both men who started the round at 1 point took 3-point losses to move to 4 points. Of the four men who started at 4 points, Brendel and Perttunen avoided elimination by winning by falls. Sikk won, but by decision, earning his fifth point and elimination. Voigt lost and was eliminated at 7 points.[4]

Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
Väinö Perttunen  Finland Fall Robert Voigt  Denmark
Jakob Brendel  Germany Fall Iosif Tojar  Romania
Evald Sikk  Estonia Decision, 3–0 Márton Lőrincz  Hungary
Egon Svensson  Sweden Bye N/A N/A
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation Start Earned Total
1 Egon Svensson  Sweden 0 0 0
2 Jakob Brendel  Germany 4 0 4
2 Márton Lőrincz  Hungary 1 3 4
2 Väinö Perttunen  Finland 4 0 4
2 Iosif Tojar  Romania 1 3 4
6 Evald Sikk  Estonia 4 1 5
7 Robert Voigt  Denmark 4 3 7

Round 5

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The fifth round eliminated 3 out of the 5 remaining wrestlers, one of whom was safe by reason of having a bye. Brendel gave Svensson the latter man's first loss (and indeed, first points of any kind), but the former was the one eliminated after picking up a fifth point due to the win by decision. Perttunen beat Tojar, but both men needed a win by fall to stay in competition and the bout was resolved by split decision—eliminating both men. Brendel's win over Perttunen back in the second round was the tie-breaker that gave the German the bronze medal.[4]

Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
Jakob Brendel  Germany Decision, 3–0 Egon Svensson  Sweden
Väinö Perttunen  Finland Decision, 2–1 Iosif Tojar  Romania
Márton Lőrincz  Hungary Bye N/A N/A
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation Start Earned Total
1 Egon Svensson  Sweden 0 3 3
2 Márton Lőrincz  Hungary 4 0 4
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Jakob Brendel  Germany 4 1 5
4 Väinö Perttunen  Finland 4 1 5
5 Iosif Tojar  Romania 4 2 6

Round 6

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Svensson, the man who led the group through four rounds with a flawless record took his second consecutive loss in the sixth and final round to finish with the silver medal. Lőrincz ended with a 4–1 record and the gold medal.[4]

Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
Márton Lőrincz  Hungary Decision, 3–0 Egon Svensson  Sweden
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation Start Earned Total
1st place, gold medalist(s) Márton Lőrincz  Hungary 4 1 5
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Egon Svensson  Sweden 3 3 6

References

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  1. ^ "Wrestling at the 1936 Berlin Summer Games: Men's Bantamweight, Greco-Roman". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
  2. ^ Official Olympic Report, la84.org. Retrieved 24 August 2018.
  3. ^ a b Official Report, p. 716.
  4. ^ a b c d e f Official Report, p. 717.