The men's Greco-Roman lightweight 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 20 wrestlers from 20 nations.[2]
| Men's lightweight Greco-Roman wrestling at the Games of the IX Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Krachtsportgebouw | ||||||||||||
| Dates | August 2–5 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 19 from 19 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 5 winners by fall (0 points), 1 bye (0 points), 4 winners by decision (1 point), and 9 losers (3 points). Parisel and Metzner-Fritz withdrew after their bouts.
- Bouts
| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lajos Keresztes |  Hungary |
Fall | Adolphe Dumont |  Luxembourg
|
| Walter Massop |  Netherlands |
Decision | Miroslav Metzner-Fritz |  Yugoslavia
|
| Einar Borges |  Denmark |
Decision | Ernst Mumenthaler |  Switzerland
|
| Frits Janssens |  Belgium |
Fall | Paul Parisel |  France
|
| Vladimír Vávra |  Czechoslovakia |
Fall | Ede Sperling |  Germany
|
| Osvald Käpp |  Estonia |
Fall | Piero Postini |  Italy
|
| Harald Pettersson |  Sweden |
Decision | Vasilios Pavlidis |  Greece
|
| Tayyar Yalaz |  Turkey |
Decision | Ryszard Błażyca |  Poland
|
| Edvard Westerlund |  Finland |
Fall | Alberto Barbieri |  Argentina
|
| Karl Pedersen |  Norway |
Bye | N/A | N/A |
- Points
| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | R1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Frits Janssens | Belgium |
0 |
| 1 | Osvald Käpp | Estonia |
0 |
| 1 | Lajos Keresztes | Hungary |
0 |
| 1 | Karl Pedersen | Norway |
0 |
| 1 | Vladimír Vávra | Czechoslovakia |
0 |
| 1 | Edvard Westerlund | Finland |
0 |
| 7 | Einar Borges | Denmark |
1 |
| 7 | Walter Massop | Netherlands |
1 |
| 7 | Harald Pettersson | Sweden |
1 |
| 7 | Tayyar Yalaz | Turkey |
1 |
| 11 | Alberto Barbieri | Argentina |
3 |
| 11 | Ryszard Błażyca | Poland |
3 |
| 11 | Adolphe Dumont | Luxembourg |
3 |
| 11 | Ernst Mumenthaler | Switzerland |
3 |
| 11 | Vasilios Pavlidis | Greece |
3 |
| 11 | Piero Postini | Italy |
3 |
| 11 | Ede Sperling | Germany |
3 |
| 18 | Miroslav Metzner-Fritz | Yugoslavia |
3* |
| 18 | Paul Parisel | France |
3* |
Round 2 edit
Vávra and Westerlund were the only 2 out of the 6 men who started with 0 points to finish with 0 points, Westerlund with a bye and Vávra with a second win by fall. Five men were 2–0 with a win by decision and a win by fall for 1 point apiece. Pedersen, with a first-round bye, lost in the second round for 3 points. Also at 3 points were Błażyca and Sperling, who won by fall in round 2 after losing in round 1. Borges and Pettersson each received their first loss after winning by decision in round 1, for 4 points apiece. Five of the 7 wrestlers who had lost in round 1 lost again in round 2 and were eliminated.
- Bouts
| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lajos Keresztes | Hungary |
Decision | Karl Pedersen | Norway
|
| Walter Massop | Netherlands |
Fall | Adolphe Dumont | Luxembourg
|
| Frits Janssens | Belgium |
Decision | Einar Borges | Denmark
|
| Vladimír Vávra | Czechoslovakia |
Fall | Ernst Mumenthaler | Switzerland
|
| Ede Sperling | Germany |
Fall | Piero Postini | Italy
|
| Osvald Käpp | Estonia |
Decision | Harald Pettersson | Sweden
|
| Tayyar Yalaz | Turkey |
Fall | Vasilios Pavlidis | Greece
|
| Ryszard Błażyca | Poland |
Fall | Alberto Barbieri | Argentina
|
| Edvard Westerlund | Finland |
Bye | N/A | N/A |
- Points
| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | R1 | R2 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vladimír Vávra | Czechoslovakia |
0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Edvard Westerlund | Finland |
0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Frits Janssens | Belgium |
0 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | Osvald Käpp | Estonia |
0 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | Lajos Keresztes | Hungary |
0 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | Walter Massop | Netherlands |
1 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Tayyar Yalaz | Turkey |
1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Ryszard Błażyca | Poland |
3 | 0 | 3 |
| 8 | Karl Pedersen | Norway |
0 | 3 | 3 |
| 8 | Ede Sperling | Germany |
3 | 0 | 3 |
| 11 | Einar Borges | Denmark |
1 | 3 | 4 |
| 11 | Harald Pettersson | Sweden |
1 | 3 | 4 |
| 13 | Alberto Barbieri | Argentina |
3 | 3 | 6 |
| 13 | Adolphe Dumont | Luxembourg |
3 | 3 | 6 |
| 13 | Ernst Mumenthaler | Switzerland |
3 | 3 | 6 |
| 13 | Piero Postini | Italy |
3 | 3 | 6 |
| 13 | Vasilios Pavlidis | Greece |
3 | 3 | 6 |
Round 3 edit
All 6 bouts in round 3 were won by fall, so all of the winners stayed at the same point score: Vávra and Westerlund at 0, Keresztes and Yalaz at 1, and Błażyca and Sperling at 3. Of the 6 losers, 3 had only had 1 point coming into the round and thus remained in competition with 4 points. Käpp, however, withdrew. The other 3 were eliminated.
- Bouts
| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edvard Westerlund | Finland |
Fall | Karl Pedersen | Norway
|
| Lajos Keresztes | Hungary |
Fall | Walter Massop | Netherlands
|
| Vladimír Vávra | Czechoslovakia |
Fall | Einar Borges | Denmark
|
| Ede Sperling | Germany |
Fall | Frits Janssens | Belgium
|
| Tayyar Yalaz | Turkey |
Fall | Osvald Käpp | Estonia
|
| Ryszard Błażyca | Poland |
Fall | Harald Pettersson | Sweden
|
- Points
| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | R1 | R2 | R3 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vladimír Vávra | Czechoslovakia |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Edvard Westerlund | Finland |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Lajos Keresztes | Hungary |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Tayyar Yalaz | Turkey |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | Ryszard Błażyca | Poland |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | Ede Sperling | Germany |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | Frits Janssens | Belgium |
0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 7 | Walter Massop | Netherlands |
1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 9 | Osvald Käpp | Estonia |
0 | 1 | 3 | 4* |
| 10 | Karl Pedersen | Norway |
0 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 11 | Einar Borges | Denmark |
1 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
| 11 | Harald Pettersson | Sweden |
1 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
Round 4 edit
Vávra and Westerlund, who started the round with 0 points, each lost to finish the round with 3 points and in 3rd place. Yalaz, who defeated Vávra, took over the lead at 1 point which he had gained in the first round before reeling off 3 wins by fall. Keresztes picked up a 2nd point in his defeat of Westerlund. Sperling won by fall to stay at 3 points and eliminate Błażyca; Massop did the same to stay at 4 and eliminate Janssens.
- Bouts
| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lajos Keresztes | Hungary |
Decision | Edvard Westerlund | Finland
|
| Walter Massop | Netherlands |
Fall | Frits Janssens | Belgium
|
| Tayyar Yalaz | Turkey |
Fall | Vladimír Vávra | Czechoslovakia
|
| Ede Sperling | Germany |
Fall | Ryszard Błażyca | Poland
|
- Points
| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tayyar Yalaz | Turkey |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | Lajos Keresztes | Hungary |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | Ede Sperling | Germany |
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | Vladimír Vávra | Czechoslovakia |
0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 3 | Edvard Westerlund | Finland |
0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 6 | Walter Massop | Netherlands |
1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 7 | Ryszard Błażyca | Poland |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 8 | Frits Janssens | Belgium |
0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
Round 5 edit
The leader lost again, this time Yalaz falling to Sperling. Keresztes took the lead with 2 points. Sperling followed with 3. Yalaz remained in competition at 4 points, as did Westerlund who picked up his 4th in a win by decision. Vávra, after leading with 0 points through round 3, had a second consecutive loss in round 5 and was eliminated. Massop also took his second loss and was eliminated.
- Bouts
| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edvard Westerlund | Finland |
Decision | Walter Massop | Netherlands
|
| Lajos Keresztes | Hungary |
Fall | Vladimír Vávra | Czechoslovakia
|
| Ede Sperling | Germany |
Fall | Tayyar Yalaz | Turkey
|
- Points
| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lajos Keresztes | Hungary |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | Ede Sperling | Germany |
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | Edvard Westerlund | Finland |
0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | Tayyar Yalaz | Turkey |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 5 | Vladimír Vávra | Czechoslovakia |
0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 6 | Walter Massop | Netherlands |
1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
Round 6 edit
Keresztes maintained his lead, defeating Yalaz and eliminating the latter. Sperling won over Westerlund to stay in competition as well, with Westerlund eliminated. Because Westerlund and Yalaz both finished with 7 points, they would need to wrestle each other for the bronze while Sperling and Keresztes contested the gold medal.
- Bouts
| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ede Sperling | Germany |
Decision | Edvard Westerlund | Finland
|
| Lajos Keresztes | Hungary |
Fall | Tayyar Yalaz | Turkey
|
- Points
| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lajos Keresztes | Hungary |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | Ede Sperling | Germany |
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | Edvard Westerlund | Finland |
0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 3 | Tayyar Yalaz | Turkey |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
Round 7 edit
Keresztes defeated Sperling for the gold medal. Westerlund prevailed over Yalaz for the bronze.
- Bronze medal bout
| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edvard Westerlund | Finland |
Decision | Tayyar Yalaz | Turkey
|
- Gold medal bout
| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lajos Keresztes | Hungary |
Decision | Ede Sperling | Germany
|
- Points
| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Lajos Keresztes | Hungary |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
 |
Ede Sperling | Germany |
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
 |
Edvard Westerlund | Finland |
0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 |
| 4 | Tayyar Yalaz | Turkey |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
References edit
- ^ 1928 Summer Olympics - Official Report
- ^ a b "Wrestling at the 1928 Amsterdam Summer Games: Men's Lightweight, Greco-Roman". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
- ^ Official Report, p. 853.