The men's Greco-Roman light heavyweight was one of thirteen wrestling events held as part of the wrestling at the 1928 Summer Olympics programme.[1] The competition was held from August 2 to 5, and featured 17 wrestlers from 17 nations.[2]
| Men's light heavyweight Greco-Roman wrestling at the Games of the IX Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Krachtsportgebouw | ||||||||||||
| Dates | August 2–5 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 17 from 17 nations | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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Competition format edit
This Greco-Roman wrestling competition introduced an elimination system based on the accumulation of points. 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.[2][3]
Results edit
Round 1 edit
The first round produced 4 winners by fall (0 points), 1 bye (0 points), 4 winners by decision (1 point), and 8 losers (3 points). Westergren withdrew after his bout.
- Bouts
| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adolf Rieger |  Germany |
Decision | Ejnar Hansen |  Denmark
|
| Robert Gaupset |  Norway |
Fall | Johan Heijm |  Netherlands
|
| Otto Pohla |  Estonia |
Fall | Max Studer |  Switzerland
|
| Onni Pellinen |  Finland |
Decision | Carl Westergren |  Sweden
|
| Imre Szalay |  Hungary |
Fall | Kārlis Pētersons |  Latvia
|
| Josef Vávra |  Czechoslovakia |
Decision | Bela Juhasz |  Yugoslavia
|
| Émile Clody |  France |
Decision | A. Şefik |  Turkey
|
| Ibrahim Moustafa |  Egypt |
Fall | Nicolas Appels |  Belgium
|
| Jan Gałuszka |  Poland |
Bye | N/A | N/A |
- Points
| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | R1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jan Gałuszka | Poland |
0 |
| 1 | Robert Gaupset | Norway |
0 |
| 1 | Ibrahim Moustafa | Egypt |
0 |
| 1 | Otto Pohla | Estonia |
0 |
| 1 | Imre Szalay | Hungary |
0 |
| 6 | Émile Clody | France |
1 |
| 6 | Onni Pellinen | Finland |
1 |
| 6 | Adolf Rieger | Germany |
1 |
| 6 | Josef Vávra | Czechoslovakia |
1 |
| 10 | Nicolas Appels | Belgium |
3 |
| 10 | Ejnar Hansen | Denmark |
3 |
| 10 | Johan Heijm | Netherlands |
3 |
| 10 | Bela Juhasz | Yugoslavia |
3 |
| 10 | Kārlis Pētersons | Latvia |
3 |
| 10 | A. Şefik | Turkey |
3 |
| 10 | Max Studer | Switzerland |
3 |
| 17 | Carl Westergren | Sweden |
3* |
Round 2 edit
None of the men who started the round with 0 points finished it that sway; Szalay and Moustafa received 1 point after winning by decision, while the other 3 lost. They were the only 2 to have a point total low enough to withstand a loss after this round. Pellinen and Rieger each had 2 points after winning both of their bouts by decision. The other 9 remaining wrestlers each had a loss. Only three men were eliminated with their second loss in round 2.
- Bouts
| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ejnar Hansen | Denmark |
Fall | Jan Gałuszka | Poland
|
| Adolf Rieger | Germany |
Decision | Robert Gaupset | Norway
|
| Johan Heijm | Netherlands |
Fall | Max Studer | Switzerland
|
| Onni Pellinen | Finland |
Decision | Otto Pohla | Estonia
|
| Imre Szalay | Hungary |
Decision | Josef Vávra | Czechoslovakia
|
| Kārlis Pētersons | Latvia |
Fall | Bela Juhasz | Yugoslavia
|
| Nicolas Appels | Belgium |
Fall | Émile Clody | France
|
| Ibrahim Moustafa | Egypt |
Decision | A. Şefik | Turkey
|
- Points
| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | R1 | R2 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ibrahim Moustafa | Egypt |
0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | Imre Szalay | Hungary |
0 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | Onni Pellinen | Finland |
1 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | Adolf Rieger | Germany |
1 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | Nicolas Appels | Belgium |
3 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | Jan Gałuszka | Poland |
0 | 3 | 3 |
| 5 | Robert Gaupset | Norway |
0 | 3 | 3 |
| 5 | Ejnar Hansen | Denmark |
3 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | Johan Heijm | Netherlands |
3 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | Kārlis Pētersons | Latvia |
3 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | Otto Pohla | Estonia |
0 | 3 | 3 |
| 5 | Josef Vávra | Czechoslovakia |
1 | 3 | 4 |
| 13 | Émile Clody | France |
1 | 3 | 4 |
| 14 | Bela Juhasz | Yugoslavia |
3 | 3 | 6 |
| 14 | A. Şefik | Turkey |
3 | 3 | 6 |
| 14 | Max Studer | Switzerland |
3 | 3 | 6 |
Round 3 edit
The third round featured 4 out of 6 bouts where the winner was guaranteed to advance and the loser guaranteed elimination. Vávra needed to win by fall to avoid elimination; he did. The sixth bout was between Szalay (1 point) and Clody (4 points); the former would advance even if he lost while the latter could be eliminated even with a win, it was by decision. That is exactly what happened; Clody's decision eliminated him but left Szalay at 4 points and still in contention. Moustafa had the bye and stayed at 1 point, now in sole possession of the lead.
- Bouts
| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adolf Rieger | Germany |
Fall | Jan Gałuszka | Poland
|
| Ejnar Hansen | Denmark |
Fall | Robert Gaupset | Norway
|
| Otto Pohla | Estonia |
Fall | Johan Heijm | Netherlands
|
| Onni Pellinen | Finland |
Fall | Kārlis Pētersons | Latvia
|
| Émile Clody | France |
Decision | Imre Szalay | Hungary
|
| Nicolas Appels | Belgium |
Fall | Josef Vávra | Czechoslovakia
|
| Ibrahim Moustafa | Egypt |
Bye | N/A | N/A |
- Points
| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | R1 | R2 | R3 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ibrahim Moustafa | Egypt |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | Onni Pellinen | Finland |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | Adolf Rieger | Germany |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | Nicolas Appels | Belgium |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | Ejnar Hansen | Denmark |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | Otto Pohla | Estonia |
0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | Imre Szalay | Hungary |
0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 8 | Émile Clody | France |
1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 9 | Jan Gałuszka | Poland |
0 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 9 | Robert Gaupset | Norway |
0 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 9 | Johan Heijm | Netherlands |
3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 9 | Kārlis Pētersons | Latvia |
3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 9 | Josef Vávra | Czechoslovakia |
1 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
Round 4 edit
The three losers were eliminated. The three winners, and Appels on a bye, continued on.
- Bouts
| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ibrahim Moustafa | Egypt |
Fall | Ejnar Hansen | Denmark
|
| Adolf Rieger | Germany |
Decision | Otto Pohla | Estonia
|
| Onni Pellinen | Finland |
Fall | Imre Szalay | Hungary
|
| Nicolas Appels | Belgium |
Bye | N/A | N/A |
- Points
| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ibrahim Moustafa | Egypt |
0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | Onni Pellinen | Finland |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | Nicolas Appels | Belgium |
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | Adolf Rieger | Germany |
1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | Ejnar Hansen | Denmark |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 6 | Imre Szalay | Hungary |
0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 7 | Otto Pohla | Estonia |
0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
Round 5 edit
Pellinen and Appels were eliminated, with the bronze medal and 4th place, respectively. Rieger and Moustafa, both undefeated, advanced to face each other in a de facto gold medal bout.
- Bouts
| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adolf Rieger | Germany |
Fall | Nicolas Appels | Belgium
|
| Ibrahim Moustafa | Egypt |
Decision | Onni Pellinen | Finland
|
- Points
| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ibrahim Moustafa | Egypt |
0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | Adolf Rieger | Germany |
1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
 |
Onni Pellinen | Finland |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 4 | Nicolas Appels | Belgium |
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
Round 6 edit
Moustafa defeated Rieger to take the gold medal.
- Bouts
| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ibrahim Moustafa | Egypt |
Decision | Adolf Rieger | Germany
|
- Points
| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Ibrahim Moustafa | Egypt |
0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
 |
Adolf Rieger | Germany |
1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
References edit
- ^ 1928 Summer Olympics - Official Report
- ^ a b "Wrestling at the 1928 Amsterdam Summer Games: Men's Light-Heavyweight, Greco-Roman". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
- ^ Official Report, p. 857.