Wrestling at the 1924 Summer Olympics – Men's Greco-Roman bantamweight

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Men's bantamweight Greco-Roman wrestling
at the Games of the VIII Olympiad
Venue Vélodrome d'Hiver
DatesJuly 6–10, 1924
Competitors25 from 15 nations
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Eduard Pütsep Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia
Silver medal icon.svg Anselm Ahlfors Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
Bronze medal icon.svg Väinö Ikonen Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
1928  

The men's Greco-Roman bantamweight was a Greco-Roman wrestling event held as part of the Wrestling at the 1924 Summer Olympics programme. [1] It was the first appearance of the event. Bantamweight was the lightest category, including wrestlers weighing up to 58 kilograms.

Results

Source: Official results; [2] Wudarski [3]

The tournament was double-elimination.

First round

LossesWinnerVictory TypeLoserLosses
0Flag of Hungary (1915-1918, 1919-1946; 3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Armand Magyar  (HUN)DecisionFlag of Sweden.svg  Arvid Östman  (SWE)1
0Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Johannes van Maaren  (NED)DecisionFlag of Latvia (3-2).svg  Alberts Krievs  (LAT)1
0Flag of Norway.svg  Sven Martinsen  (NOR)DecisionFlag of Greece (1828-1978).svg  Georgios Zervinis  (GRE)1
0Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Henri Dierickx  (BEL)DecisionFlag of Denmark.svg  Hermann Andersen  (DEN)1
0Flag of Austria.svg  Adolf Herschmann  (AUT)DecisionFlag of the Ottoman Empire.svg  Mazhar Çakin  (TUR)1
0Flag of Denmark.svg  Georg Gundersen  (DEN)Fall (9:50)Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Jan Bozděch  (TCH)1
0Flag of Norway.svg  Ragnvald Olsen  (NOR)DecisionFlag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Carlo Ponte  (ITA)1
0Flag of France.svg  Théo Kueny  (FRA)Fall (15:20)Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Antonín Skopový  (TCH)1
0Flag of Estonia.svg  Eduard Pütsep  (EST)Fall (4:00)Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Pierre Slock  (BEL)1
0Flag of Finland.svg  Väinö Ikonen  (FIN)DecisionFlag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Giovanni Gozzi  (ITA)1
0Flag of Estonia.svg  Anton Koolmann  (EST)Fall (13:10)Flag of France.svg  Gérardo Apruzzese  (FRA)1
0Flag of Finland.svg  Anselm Ahlfors  (FIN)DecisionFlag of Sweden.svg  Sigfrid Hansson  (SWE)1
0Flag of Hungary (1915-1918, 1919-1946; 3-2 aspect ratio).svg  József Tasnádi  (HUN)ByeN/A

Second round

25 wrestlers began this round. In the 12 matches, 8 wrestlers suffered their second loss in this round and were eliminated. 4 wrestlers suffered their first loss (including Gundersen, who withdrew). 9 wrestlers continued undefeated, while 3 won whilst avoiding elimination and a further one-loss wrestler received a bye.

LossesWinnerVictory TypeLoserLosses
0Flag of Hungary (1915-1918, 1919-1946; 3-2 aspect ratio).svg  József Tasnádi  (HUN)DecisionFlag of Sweden.svg  Arvid Östman  (SWE)2
0Flag of Hungary (1915-1918, 1919-1946; 3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Armand Magyar  (HUN)DecisionFlag of Latvia (3-2).svg  Alberts Krievs  (LAT)2
0Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Johannes van Maaren  (NED)DecisionFlag of Greece (1828-1978).svg  Georgios Zervinis  (GRE)2
0Flag of Norway.svg  Sven Martinsen  (NOR)DecisionFlag of Denmark.svg Hermann Andersen (DEN)2
0Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Henri Dierickx  (BEL)Fall (11:17)Flag of the Ottoman Empire.svg  Mazhar Çakin  (TUR)2
0Flag of Austria.svg  Adolf Herschmann  (AUT)withdrewFlag of Denmark.svg  Georg Gundersen  (DEN)1
1Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Jan Bozděch  (TCH)DecisionFlag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Carlo Ponte  (ITA)2
1Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Antonín Skopový  (TCH)DecisionFlag of Norway.svg  Ragnvald Olsen  (NOR)1
0Flag of France.svg  Théo Kueny  (FRA)DecisionFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Pierre Slock  (BEL)2
0Flag of Estonia.svg  Eduard Pütsep  (EST)DecisionFlag of Finland.svg  Väinö Ikonen  (FIN)1
1Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Giovanni Gozzi  (ITA)DecisionFlag of Estonia.svg  Anton Koolmann  (EST)1
0Flag of Finland.svg  Anselm Ahlfors  (FIN)Fall (8:18)Flag of France.svg  Gérardo Apruzzese  (FRA)2
1Flag of Sweden.svg  Sigfrid Hansson  (SWE)ByeN/A

Third round

9 wrestlers began this round with no losses, 7 with one loss.

4 wrestlers suffered their second loss in this round and were eliminated. 5 wrestlers continued undefeated, 3 won whilst avoiding elimination, and 4 suffered their first loss.

LossesWinnerVictory TypeLoserLosses
1Flag of Sweden.svg  Sigfrid Hansson  (SWE)DecisionFlag of Hungary (1915-1918, 1919-1946; 3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Armand Magyar  (HUN)1
0Flag of Hungary (1915-1918, 1919-1946; 3-2 aspect ratio).svg  József Tasnádi  (HUN)DecisionFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Johannes van Maaren  (NED)1
0Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Henri Dierickx  (BEL)DecisionFlag of Norway.svg  Sven Martinsen  (NOR)1
0Flag of Austria.svg  Adolf Herschmann  (AUT)DecisionFlag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Jan Bozděch  (TCH)2
1Flag of Norway.svg  Ragnvald Olsen  (NOR)Fall (1:00)Flag of France.svg  T. Kueny  (FRA)1
0Flag of Estonia.svg  Eduard Pütsep  (EST)DecisionFlag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Antonín Skopový  (TCH)2
1Flag of Finland.svg  Väinö Ikonen  (FIN)DecisionFlag of Estonia.svg  Anton Koolmann  (EST)2
0Flag of Finland.svg  Anselm Ahlfors  (FIN)DecisionFlag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Giovanni Gozzi  (ITA)2

Fourth round

5 wrestlers began this round with no losses, 7 with one loss.

Of the 6 matches, one pitted undefeated wrestlers against each other. Two involved two wrestlers who each had one loss. The remaining three were contested by an undefeated wrestler against one facing elimination, resulting in one elimination and two men receiving their first loss.

This resulted in 2 wrestlers keeping their undefeated status and 3 being eliminated. 3 men received their first loss and 4 won while avoiding elimination.

LossesWinnerLoserLosses
1Flag of Sweden.svg  Sigfrid Hansson  (SWE)Flag of Hungary (1915-1918, 1919-1946; 3-2 aspect ratio).svg  József Tasnádi  (HUN)1
1Flag of Hungary (1915-1918, 1919-1946; 3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Armand Magyar  (HUN)Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Johannes van Maaren  (NED)2
1Flag of Norway.svg  Ragnvald Olsen  (NOR)Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Henri Dierickx  (BEL)1
0Flag of Austria.svg  Adolf Herschmann  (AUT)Flag of France.svg  T. Kueny  (FRA)2
1Flag of Finland.svg  Väinö Ikonen  (FIN)Flag of Norway.svg  Sven Martinsen  (NOR)2
0Flag of Estonia.svg  Eduard Pütsep  (EST)Flag of Finland.svg  Anselm Ahlfors  (FIN)1

Fifth round

2 wrestlers began this round with no losses, 7 with one loss (6 after Dierickx withdrew).

Of the four matches, two involved both wrestlers facing elimination and two pitted an undefeated wrestler against a man with one loss. The latter two resulted in one elimination and one wrestler taking his first loss. In all, 4 wrestlers (including Dierickx) were eliminated. One wrestler continued undefeated, one had his first loss, and three survived elimination.

LossesWinnerLoserLosses
1Flag of Sweden.svg  Sigfrid Hansson  (SWE)Flag of Austria.svg  Adolf Herschmann  (AUT)1
1Flag of Finland.svg  Anselm Ahlfors  (FIN)Flag of Hungary (1915-1918, 1919-1946; 3-2 aspect ratio).svg  József Tasnádi  (HUN)2
0Flag of Estonia.svg  Eduard Pütsep  (EST)Flag of Hungary (1915-1918, 1919-1946; 3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Armand Magyar  (HUN)2
1Flag of Finland.svg  Väinö Ikonen  (FIN)Flag of Norway.svg  Ragnvald Olsen  (NOR)2
AbandonedFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Henri Dierickx  (BEL)

Sixth round

1 wrestler began this round with no losses, 4 with one loss (3 after Herschmann withdrew).

One match was certain elimination, while the other pitted the undefeated Pütsep against the one-loss Hansson. Pütsep defeated Hansson to remain undefeated, while Ahlfors survived elimination by eliminating Ikonen.

This round was the last. Pütsep, who had defeated Ahlfors already, won the gold. Ahlfors placed second. Ikonen took bronze over Hansson based on number of wins, as Ikonen had advanced without a bye while Hansson had received a bye.

LossesWinnerLoserLosses
0Flag of Estonia.svg  Eduard Pütsep  (EST)Flag of Sweden.svg  Sigfrid Hansson  (SWE)2
1Flag of Finland.svg  Anselm Ahlfors  (FIN)Flag of Finland.svg  Väinö Ikonen  (FIN)2
AbandonedFlag of Austria.svg  Adolf Herschmann  (AUT)

References

  1. "Wrestling at the 1924 Paris Summer Games: Men's Bantamweight, Greco-Roman". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18. Retrieved 2013-09-15.
  2. "1924 Summer Olympics official report" (PDF).
  3. "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich".