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Wrestling at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's Greco-Roman bantamweight

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Men's Greco-Roman bantamweight
at the Games of the XIV Olympiad
VenueEmpress Hall, Earls Court Exhibition Centre
Dates3–6 August
Competitors13 from 13 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Kurt Pettersén  Sweden
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Mahmoud Hassan  Egypt
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Halil Kaya  Turkey
← 1936
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Wrestling at the
1948 Summer Olympics
Greco-Roman
Flymen
Bantammen
Feathermen
Lightmen
Weltermen
Middlemen
Light heavymen
Heavymen
Freestyle
Flymen
Bantammen
Feathermen
Lightmen
Weltermen
Middlemen
Light heavymen
Heavymen

The men's Greco-Roman bantamweight competition at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London took place from 3 August to 6 August at the Empress Hall, Earls Court Exhibition Centre. Nations were limited to one competitor.[1] Bantamweight is the second-lightest category, including wrestlers weighing 52 to 57 kilograms (115 to 126 lb).[2]

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, with the slight modification introduced in 1936. 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]

Results

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Round 1

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Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
Reidar Merli  Norway Decision, 3–0 Kurt Elias  Austria
Mahmoud Hassan  Egypt Decision, 2–1 Kolle Lejserowitz  Denmark
Kurt Pettersén  Sweden Fall Francesco Suppo  Italy
Lajos Bencze  Hungary Decision, 2–1 Taisto Lempinen  Finland
Halil Kaya  Turkey Fall Jésus Arenzana  France
Nikolaos Biris  Greece Fall Ken Irvine  Great Britain
Elvidio Flamini  Argentina Bye N/A N/A
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation Start Earned Total
1 Nikolaos Biris  Greece 0 0 0
1 Elvidio Flamini  Argentina 0 0 0
1 Halil Kaya  Turkey 0 0 0
1 Kurt Pettersén  Sweden 0 0 0
5 Lajos Bencze  Hungary 0 1 1
5 Mahmoud Hassan  Egypt 0 1 1
5 Reidar Merli  Norway 0 1 1
8 Kolle Lejserowitz  Denmark 0 2 2
8 Taisto Lempinen  Finland 0 2 2
10 Jésus Arenzana  France 0 3 3
10 Kurt Elias  Austria 0 3 3
10 Ken Irvine  Great Britain 0 3 3
10 Francesco Suppo  Italy 0 3 3

Round 2

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Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
Kurt Elias  Austria Decision, 3–0 Elvidio Flamini  Argentina
Mahmoud Hassan  Egypt Fall Francesco Suppo  Italy
N/A N/A "both declared Losers"[4] Kolle Lejserowitz
Reidar Merli		  Denmark
 Norway
Kurt Pettersén  Sweden Decision, 3–0 Lajos Bencze  Hungary
Taisto Lempinen  Finland Fall Jésus Arenzana  France
Halil Kaya  Turkey Fall Nikolaos Biris  Greece
Ken Irvine  Great Britain Bye N/A N/A
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation Start Earned Total
1 Halil Kaya  Turkey 0 0 0
2 Mahmoud Hassan  Egypt 1 0 1
2 Kurt Pettersén  Sweden 0 1 1
4 Taisto Lempinen  Finland 2 0 2
5 Nikolaos Biris  Greece 0 3 3
5 Elvidio Flamini  Argentina 0 3 3
5 Ken Irvine  Great Britain 3 0 3
8 Lajos Bencze  Hungary 1 3 4
8 Kurt Elias  Austria 3 1 4
8 Reidar Merli  Norway 1 3 4
11 Kolle Lejserowitz  Denmark 2 3 5
12 Jésus Arenzana  France 3 3 6
12 Francesco Suppo  Italy 3 3 6

Round 3

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Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
Elvidio Flamini  Argentina Fall Ken Irvine  Great Britain
Mahmoud Hassan  Egypt Fall Kurt Elias  Austria
Reidar Merli  Norway Decision, 3–0 Kurt Pettersén  Sweden
Lajos Bencze  Hungary Decision, 3–0 Halil Kaya  Turkey
Taisto Lempinen  Finland Fall Nikolaos Biris  Greece
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation Start Earned Total
1 Mahmoud Hassan  Egypt 1 0 1
2 Taisto Lempinen  Finland 2 0 2
3 Elvidio Flamini  Argentina 3 0 3
3 Halil Kaya  Turkey 0 3 3
5 Kurt Pettersén  Sweden 1 3 4
6 Lajos Bencze  Hungary 4 1 5
6 Reidar Merli  Norway 4 1 5
8 Nikolaos Biris  Greece 3 3 6
8 Ken Irvine  Great Britain 3 3 6
10 Kurt Elias  Austria 4 3 7

Round 4

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Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
Mahmoud Hassan  Egypt Fall Elvidio Flamini  Argentina
Kurt Pettersén  Sweden Fall Taisto Lempinen  Finland
Halil Kaya  Turkey Bye N/A N/A
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation Start Earned Total
1 Mahmoud Hassan  Egypt 1 0 1
2 Halil Kaya  Turkey 3 0 3
3 Kurt Pettersén  Sweden 4 0 4
4 Taisto Lempinen  Finland 2 3 5
5 Elvidio Flamini  Argentina 3 3 6

Round 5

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Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
Mahmoud Hassan  Egypt Decision, 3–0 Halil Kaya  Turkey
Kurt Pettersén  Sweden Bye N/A N/A
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation Start Earned Total
1 Mahmoud Hassan  Egypt 1 1 2
2 Kurt Pettersén  Sweden 4 0 4
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Halil Kaya  Turkey 3 3 6

Round 6

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Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
Kurt Pettersén  Sweden Decision, 3–0 Mahmoud Hassan  Egypt
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation Start Earned Total
1st place, gold medalist(s) Kurt Pettersén  Sweden 4 1 5
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Mahmoud Hassan  Egypt 2 3 5

References

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  1. ^ "Wrestling at the 1948 London Summer Games: Men's Bantamweight, Greco-Roman". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 1 March 2019.
  2. ^ Official Report 1951, p. 498.
  3. ^ Official Report 1951, p. 496.
  4. ^ Official Report, p.498. Sports-reference identifies "passivity" as the cause.

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