The men's Greco-Roman light heavyweight 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 87kg.[3]
| Men's Greco-Roman light heavyweight at the Games of the XI Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Deutschlandhalle | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 6–9 August | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 13 from 13 nations | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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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 edit
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 6 August 1936 | Round 1 |
| 7 August 1936 | Round 2 |
| 8 August 1936 | Round 3 Round 4 |
| 9 August 1936 | Round 5 Round 6 |
Results edit
Round 1 edit
Of the six bouts, five were won by fall giving the winners 0 points. Neo also had 0 points after a first-round bye. Avcioglu was the only wrestler with a win by decision and 1 point. All six losers were defeated by fall or unanimous decision, so each had 3 points.[4]
- Bouts
| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Axel Cadier |  Sweden |
Fall | Edvard Westerlund |  Finland
|
| Umberto Silvestri |  Italy |
Fall | Jean Houdry |  France
|
| Olaf Knudsen |  Norway |
Fall | František Mrášek |  Czechoslovakia
|
| Mustafa Avcioğlu-Çakmak |  Turkey |
Decision, 3–0 | Gyula Bóbis |  Hungary
|
| Edvīns Bietags |  Latvia |
Fall | Werner Seelenbinder |  Germany
|
| Franz Foidl |  Austria |
Fall | Georg Argast |  Switzerland
|
| August Neo |  Estonia |
Bye | N/A | N/A |
- Points
| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Axel Cadier | Sweden |
0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Umberto Silvestri | Italy |
0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Olaf Knudsen | Norway |
0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Edvīns Bietags | Latvia |
0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Franz Foidl | Austria |
0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | August Neo | Estonia |
0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Mustafa Avcioglu | Turkey |
0 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | Edvard Westerlund | Finland |
0 | 3 | 3 |
| 8 | Jean Houdry | France |
0 | 3 | 3 |
| 8 | František Mrášek | Czechoslovakia |
0 | 3 | 3 |
| 8 | Gyula Bóbis | Hungary |
0 | 3 | 3 |
| 8 | Werner Seelenbinder | Germany |
0 | 3 | 3 |
| 8 | Georg Argast | Switzerland |
0 | 3 | 3 |
Round 2 edit
Four men were eliminated with a second loss; Mrášek had the best result among them as one of his losses was by split decision. Bietags, Foidl, and Silvestri maintained their 0 point scores, with Cadier earning a point but still immune from elimination in the following round. Avcioglu's second win was also by decision, leaving him with 2 points. The remaining four wrestlers advanced with 3 points.[4]
- Bouts
| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Axel Cadier | Sweden |
Decision, 3–0 | August Neo | Estonia
|
| Edvard Westerlund | Finland |
Fall | Jean Houdry | France
|
| Umberto Silvestri | Italy |
Fall | Olaf Knudsen | Norway
|
| Mustafa Avcioglu | Turkey |
Decision, 2–1 | František Mrášek | Czechoslovakia
|
| Edvīns Bietags | Latvia |
Fall | Gyula Bóbis | Hungary
|
| Werner Seelenbinder | Germany |
Fall | Georg Argast | Switzerland
|
| Franz Foidl | Austria |
Bye | N/A | N/A |
- Points
| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Edvīns Bietags | Latvia |
0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Franz Foidl | Austria |
0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Umberto Silvestri | Italy |
0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Axel Cadier | Sweden |
0 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Mustafa Avcioglu | Turkey |
1 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | Olaf Knudsen | Norway |
0 | 3 | 3 |
| 6 | August Neo | Estonia |
0 | 3 | 3 |
| 6 | Werner Seelenbinder | Germany |
3 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | Edvard Westerlund | Finland |
3 | 0 | 3 |
| 10 | František Mrášek | Czechoslovakia |
3 | 2 | 5 |
| 11 | Georg Argast | Switzerland |
3 | 3 | 6 |
| 11 | Gyula Bóbis | Hungary |
3 | 3 | 6 |
| 11 | Jean Houdry | France |
3 | 3 | 6 |
Round 3 edit
All four bouts were won by fall; the winners stayed on their starting point totals (Bietags at 0, Cadier at 1, Knudsen and Neo at 3) as did Seelenbinder (3 points) with a bye. Two of the losers had started with 0 points. They ended with 3 as well. Avcioglu's first loss was enough to eliminate him, as he had 2 points from wins by decision before. Westerlund had his second loss and was also eliminated.[4]
- Bouts
| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August Neo | Estonia |
Fall | Franz Foidl | Austria
|
| Axel Cadier | Sweden |
Fall | Umberto Silvestri | Italy
|
| Olaf Knudsen | Norway |
Fall | Edvard Westerlund | Finland
|
| Edvīns Bietags | Latvia |
Fall | Mustafa Avcioglu | Turkey
|
| Werner Seelenbinder | Germany |
Bye | N/A | N/A |
- Points
| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Edvīns Bietags | Latvia |
0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Axel Cadier | Sweden |
1 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Franz Foidl | Austria |
0 | 3 | 3 |
| 3 | Olaf Knudsen | Norway |
3 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | August Neo | Estonia |
3 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | Werner Seelenbinder | Germany |
3 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | Umberto Silvestri | Italy |
0 | 3 | 3 |
| 8 | Mustafa Avcioglu | Turkey |
2 | 3 | 5 |
| 9 | Edvard Westerlund | Finland |
3 | 3 | 6 |
Round 4 edit
Again each bout was won by fall. Beitags (0 points) and Cadier (1 point) were the only two wrestlers who could afford to lose without being eliminated; neither did. All three losers were eliminated. Seelenbinder and Neo stayed in contention at 3 points. The official report assigns individual ranking through 6th place, leaving Foidl in 7th by default.[4]
- Bouts
| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Werner Seelenbinder | Germany |
Fall | Franz Foidl | Austria
|
| August Neo | Estonia |
Fall | Umberto Silvestri | Italy
|
| Axel Cadier | Sweden |
Fall | Olaf Knudsen | Norway
|
| Edvīns Bietags | Latvia |
Bye | N/A | N/A |
- Points
| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Edvīns Bietags | Latvia |
0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Axel Cadier | Sweden |
1 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | August Neo | Estonia |
3 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | Werner Seelenbinder | Germany |
3 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | Umberto Silvestri | Italy |
3 | 3 | 6 |
| 6 | Olaf Knudsen | Norway |
3 | 3 | 6 |
| 7 | Franz Foidl | Austria |
3 | 3 | 6 |
Round 5 edit
Both matches featured one wrestler who could not be eliminated and one who could; in both cases, the vulnerable wrestler lost. Neo finished with the bronze medal over Seelenbinder as his split-decision loss put him at 5 points to Seelenbinder's 6. Bietags and Cadier moved on to face each other in a de facto final.[4]
- Bouts
| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edvīns Bietags | Latvia |
Decision, 2–1 | August Neo | Estonia
|
| Axel Cadier | Sweden |
Decision, 3–0 | Werner Seelenbinder | Germany
|
- Points
| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Edvīns Bietags | Latvia |
0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Axel Cadier | Sweden |
1 | 1 | 2 |
 |
August Neo | Estonia |
3 | 2 | 5 |
| 4 | Werner Seelenbinder | Germany |
3 | 3 | 6 |
Round 6 edit
Cadier won the round 6 bout that effectively served as a gold medal final, with only two wrestlers left.[4]
- Bouts
| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Axel Cadier | Sweden |
Decision, 3–0 | Edvīns Bietags | Latvia
|
- Points
| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Axel Cadier | Sweden |
2 | 1 | 3 |
 |
Edvīns Bietags | Latvia |
1 | 3 | 4 |
References edit
- ^ "Wrestling at the 1936 Berlin Summer Games: Men's Light-Heavyweight, Greco-Roman". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
- ^ Official Olympic Report, la84.org. Retrieved 24 August 2018.
- ^ a b Official Report, p. 716.
- ^ a b c d e f Official Report, p. 724.