The men's Greco-Roman welterweight competition at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki took place from 24 July to 27 July at Messuhalli. Nations were limited to one competitor.[1]
| Men's Greco-Roman welterweight at the Games of the XV Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Messuhalli | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 24–27 July | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 18 from 18 nations | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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Competition format edit
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, removing the slight modification introduced in 1936 and used until 1948 (which had a reduced penalty for a loss by 2–1 decision). 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. This elimination continued until the medal rounds, which began when 3 wrestlers remained. These 3 wrestlers each faced each other in a round-robin medal round (with earlier results counting, if any had wrestled another before); record within the medal round determined medals, with bad points breaking ties.[2][1]
Results edit
Round 1 edit
- Bouts
| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Osvaldo Riva |  Italy |
Decision, 2–1 | Bela Čuzdi |  Yugoslavia
|
| Veikko Männikkö |  Finland |
Decision, 3–0 | Marin Beluşica |  Romania
|
| Semyon Marushkin |  Soviet Union |
Decision, 3–0 | Vladislav Sekal |  Czechoslovakia
|
| Ahmet Şenol |  Turkey |
Decision, 3–0 | Antoni Gołaś |  Poland
|
| Khalil Taha |  Lebanon |
Decision, 3–0 | Heng Freylinger |  Luxembourg
|
| René Chesneau |  France |
Decision, 3–0 | Gottfried Anglberger |  Austria
|
| Mohamed Ahmed Osman |  Egypt |
Fall | Jos De Jong |  Belgium
|
| Miklós Szilvásy |  Hungary |
Fall | Håkon Olsen |  Norway
|
| Gösta Andersson |  Sweden |
Fall | Anton Mackowiak |  Germany
|
- Points
| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gösta Andersson | Sweden |
0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Mohamed Ahmed Osman | Egypt |
0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Miklós Szilvásy | Hungary |
0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | René Chesneau | France |
0 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | Veikko Männikkö | Finland |
0 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | Semyon Marushkin | Soviet Union |
0 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | Osvaldo Riva | Italy |
0 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | Ahmet Şenol | Turkey |
0 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | Khalil Taha | Lebanon |
0 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | Gottfried Anglberger | Austria |
0 | 3 | 3 |
| 10 | Marin Beluşica | Romania |
0 | 3 | 3 |
| 10 | Bela Čuzdi | Yugoslavia |
0 | 3 | 3 |
| 10 | Jos De Jong | Belgium |
0 | 3 | 3 |
| 10 | Heng Freylinger | Luxembourg |
0 | 3 | 3 |
| 10 | Antoni Gołaś | Poland |
0 | 3 | 3 |
| 10 | Anton Mackowiak | Germany |
0 | 3 | 3 |
| 10 | Håkon Olsen | Norway |
0 | 3 | 3 |
| 10 | Vladislav Sekal | Czechoslovakia |
0 | 3 | 3 |
Round 2 edit
Männikkö withdrew after his bout.
- Bouts
| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marin Beluşica | Romania |
Decision, 3–0 | Bela Čuzdi | Yugoslavia
|
| Osvaldo Riva | Italy |
Decision, 2–1 | Veikko Männikkö | Finland
|
| Semyon Marushkin | Soviet Union |
Decision, 3–0 | Antoni Gołaś | Poland
|
| Ahmet Şenol | Turkey |
Decision, 3–0 | Vladislav Sekal | Czechoslovakia
|
| Gottfried Anglberger | Austria |
Decision, 3–0 | Heng Freylinger | Luxembourg
|
| Khalil Taha | Lebanon |
Fall | René Chesneau | France
|
| Miklós Szilvásy | Hungary |
Fall | Mohamed Ahmed Osman | Egypt
|
| Anton Mackowiak | Germany |
Fall | Jos De Jong | Belgium
|
| Gösta Andersson | Sweden |
Fall | Håkon Olsen | Norway
|
- Points
| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gösta Andersson | Sweden |
0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Miklós Szilvásy | Hungary |
0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Khalil Taha | Lebanon |
1 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Semyon Marushkin | Soviet Union |
1 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | Osvaldo Riva | Italy |
1 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | Ahmet Şenol | Turkey |
1 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | Anton Mackowiak | Germany |
3 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | Mohamed Ahmed Osman | Egypt |
0 | 3 | 3 |
| 9 | Gottfried Anglberger | Austria |
3 | 1 | 4 |
| 9 | Marin Beluşica | Romania |
3 | 1 | 4 |
| 9 | René Chesneau | France |
1 | 3 | 4 |
| 12 | Veikko Männikkö | Finland |
1 | 3 | 4* |
| 13 | Bela Čuzdi | Yugoslavia |
3 | 3 | 6 |
| 13 | Jos De Jong | Belgium |
3 | 3 | 6 |
| 13 | Heng Freylinger | Luxembourg |
3 | 3 | 6 |
| 13 | Antoni Gołaś | Poland |
3 | 3 | 6 |
| 13 | Håkon Olsen | Norway |
3 | 3 | 6 |
| 13 | Vladislav Sekal | Czechoslovakia |
3 | 3 | 6 |
Round 3 edit
- Bouts
| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marin Beluşica | Romania |
Decision, 3–0 | Osvaldo Riva | Italy
|
| Semyon Marushkin | Soviet Union |
Decision, 3–0 | Ahmet Şenol | Turkey
|
| Khalil Taha | Lebanon |
Decision, 3–0 | Gottfried Anglberger | Austria
|
| René Chesneau | France |
Decision, 3–0 | Mohamed Ahmed Osman | Egypt
|
| Miklós Szilvásy | Hungary |
Decision, 3–0 | Anton Mackowiak | Germany
|
| Gösta Andersson | Sweden |
Bye | N/A | N/A |
- Points
| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gösta Andersson | Sweden |
0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Miklós Szilvásy | Hungary |
0 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | Khalil Taha | Lebanon |
1 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | Semyon Marushkin | Soviet Union |
2 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | Marin Beluşica | Romania |
4 | 1 | 5 |
| 5 | René Chesneau | France |
4 | 1 | 5 |
| 5 | Osvaldo Riva | Italy |
2 | 3 | 5 |
| 5 | Ahmet Şenol | Turkey |
2 | 3 | 5 |
| 9 | Anton Mackowiak | Germany |
3 | 3 | 6 |
| 9 | Mohamed Ahmed Osman | Egypt |
3 | 3 | 6 |
| 11 | Gottfried Anglberger | Austria |
4 | 3 | 7 |
Round 4 edit
- Bouts
| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gösta Andersson | Sweden |
Decision, 3–0 | Semyon Marushkin | Soviet Union
|
| Miklós Szilvásy | Hungary |
Fall | Khalil Taha | Lebanon
|
- Points
| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gösta Andersson | Sweden |
0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | Miklós Szilvásy | Hungary |
1 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Khalil Taha | Lebanon |
2 | 3 | 5 |
| 4 | Semyon Marushkin | Soviet Union |
3 | 3 | 6 |
Medal rounds edit
Szilvásy's victory over Taha in round 4 counted for the medal rounds.
- Bouts
| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gösta Andersson | Sweden |
Decision, 3–0 | Khalil Taha | Lebanon
|
| Miklós Szilvásy | Hungary |
Decision, 2–1 | Gösta Andersson | Sweden
|
- Points
| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Wins | Losses | Start | Earned | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Miklós Szilvásy | Hungary |
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 |
Gösta Andersson | Sweden |
1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
 |
Khalil Taha | Lebanon |
0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
References edit
- ^ a b "Wrestling at the 1952 Helsinki Summer Games: Men's Welterweight, Greco-Roman". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
- ^ Official Report, p. 374.