Wrestling at the 1928 Summer Olympics – Men's Greco-Roman heavyweight

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Men's heavyweight Greco-Roman wrestling
at the Games of the IX Olympiad
Venue Krachtsportgebouw
DatesAugust 2–5
Competitors15 from 15 nations
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Rudolf Svensson Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Silver medal icon.svg Hjalmar Nyström Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
Bronze medal icon.svg Georg Gehring Flag of Germany (3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Germany
  1924
1932  

The men's Greco-Roman 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 15 wrestlers from 15 nations. [2] Heavyweight was the heaviest category, including wrestlers weighing over 82.5 kilograms (181.9 lb). [1]

Competition format

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

Round 1

The first round produced 4 winners by fall (0 points), 1 bye (0 points), 3 winners by decision (1 point), and 7 losers (3 points).

Bouts
WinnerNationVictory TypeLoserNation
Josef Urban Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia Fall Gustave Colpaert Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
Aleardo Donati Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Italy Fall Simon de Lanfranchi Flag of France.svg  France
Georg Gehring Flag of Germany (3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Germany Fall Emil Larsen Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
Mehmet Çoban Flag of the Ottoman Empire.svg  Turkey Decision Jorge Briola Flag of Argentina (1861-2010).svg  Argentina
Eugen Wiesberger Sr. Flag of Austria.svg  Austria Decision Alberts Zvejnieks Flag of Latvia (3-2).svg  Latvia
Rajmund Badó Flag of Hungary (1915-1918, 1919-1946; 3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Hungary Fall Ibrahim Sobh Flag of Egypt (1922-1953).svg  Egypt
Rudolf Svensson Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Decision Hjalmar Nyström Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
Jacob Simonis Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands ByeN/AN/A
Points
RankWrestlerNationR1
1 Rajmund Badó Flag of Hungary (1915-1918, 1919-1946; 3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Hungary 0
1 Aleardo Donati Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Italy 0
1 Georg Gehring Flag of Germany (3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Germany 0
1 Jacob Simonis Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 0
1 Josef Urban Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia 0
6 Mehmet Çoban Flag of the Ottoman Empire.svg  Turkey 1
6 Rudolf Svensson Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 1
6 Eugen Wiesberger Sr. Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 1
9 Jorge Briola Flag of Argentina (1861-2010).svg  Argentina 3
9 Gustave Colpaert Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 3
9 Simon de Lanfranchi Flag of France.svg  France 3
9 Emil Larsen Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 3
9 Hjalmar Nyström Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 3
9 Ibrahim Sobh Flag of Egypt (1922-1953).svg  Egypt 3
9 Alberts Zvejnieks Flag of Latvia (3-2).svg  Latvia 3

Round 2

All 7 bouts were won by fall, with none of the winners gaining any points. Donati, Gehring, and Urban stayed at 0; Çoban, Svensson (with a bye), and Weisberger stayed at 1; Nyström and Zvejnieks stayed at 3. Also with 3 points were Badó and Simonis, after their first loss each. The other 5 round 2 losers had also lost in round 1; they were eliminated.

Bouts
WinnerNationVictory TypeLoserNation
Josef Urban Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia Fall Jacob Simonis Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Aleardo Donati Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Italy Fall Gustave Colpaert Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
Georg Gehring Flag of Germany (3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Germany Fall Simon de Lanfranchi Flag of France.svg  France
Mehmet Çoban Flag of the Ottoman Empire.svg  Turkey Fall Emil Larsen Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
Alberts Zvejnieks Flag of Latvia (3-2).svg  Latvia Fall Jorge Briola Flag of Argentina (1861-2010).svg  Argentina
Eugen Wiesberger Sr. Flag of Austria.svg  Austria Fall Ibrahim Sobh Flag of Egypt (1922-1953).svg  Egypt
Hjalmar Nyström Flag of Finland.svg  Finland Fall Rajmund Badó Flag of Hungary (1915-1918, 1919-1946; 3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Hungary
Rudolf Svensson Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden ByeN/AN/A
Points
RankWrestlerNationR1R2Total
1 Aleardo Donati Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Italy 000
1 Josef Urban Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia 000
1 Georg Gehring Flag of Germany (3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Germany 000
4 Mehmet Çoban Flag of the Ottoman Empire.svg  Turkey 101
4 Rudolf Svensson Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 101
4 Eugen Wiesberger Sr. Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 101
7 Rajmund Badó Flag of Hungary (1915-1918, 1919-1946; 3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Hungary 033
7 Hjalmar Nyström Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 303
7 Jacob Simonis Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 033
7 Alberts Zvejnieks Flag of Latvia (3-2).svg  Latvia 303
11 Jorge Briola Flag of Argentina (1861-2010).svg  Argentina 336
11 Gustave Colpaert Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 336
11 Simon de Lanfranchi Flag of France.svg  France 336
11 Emil Larsen Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 336
11 Ibrahim Sobh Flag of Egypt (1922-1953).svg  Egypt 336

Round 3

The Urban–Donati and Gehring–Çoban bouts each featured 2 wrestlers with fewer than 2 points and therefore no elimination possible for either wrestler in the bout. The Nyström–Wiesberger bout also ended in no eliminations, as Nyström won by decision to leave both wrestlers at 4 points. Zvejnieks and Simonis were eliminated. Urban was the only man left with 0 points; Gehring and Svensson also remained below 2 points and thus safe from elimination in the next round.

Bouts
WinnerNationVictory TypeLoserNation
Rudolf Svensson Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Fall Jacob Simonis Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Josef Urban Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia Fall Aleardo Donati Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Italy
Georg Gehring Flag of Germany (3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Germany Decision Mehmet Çoban Flag of the Ottoman Empire.svg  Turkey
Rajmund Badó Flag of Hungary (1915-1918, 1919-1946; 3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Hungary Fall Alberts Zvejnieks Flag of Latvia (3-2).svg  Latvia
Hjalmar Nyström Flag of Finland.svg  Finland Decision Eugen Wiesberger Sr. Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
Points
RankWrestlerNationR1R2R3Total
1 Josef Urban Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia 0000
2 Georg Gehring Flag of Germany (3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Germany 0011
2 Rudolf Svensson Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 1001
4 Rajmund Badó Flag of Hungary (1915-1918, 1919-1946; 3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Hungary 0303
4 Aleardo Donati Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Italy 0033
6 Mehmet Çoban Flag of the Ottoman Empire.svg  Turkey 1034
6 Hjalmar Nyström Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 3014
6 Eugen Wiesberger Sr. Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 1034
9 Jacob Simonis Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 0336
9 Alberts Zvejnieks Flag of Latvia (3-2).svg  Latvia 3036

Round 4

All 4 bouts this round were won by fall; Nyström and Wiesberger needed to win that way to continue, as they started (and ended) with 4 points. Svensson and Gehring each stayed at 1 point, now in the lead as Urban took his first loss and moved to 3 points. The other three losers, Badó, Çoban, and Donati, were eliminated.

Bouts
WinnerNationVictory TypeLoserNation
Rudolf Svensson Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Fall Josef Urban Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia
Georg Gehring Flag of Germany (3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Germany Fall Aleardo Donati Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Italy
Hjalmar Nyström Flag of Finland.svg  Finland Fall Mehmet Çoban Flag of the Ottoman Empire.svg  Turkey
Eugen Wiesberger Sr. Flag of Austria.svg  Austria Fall Rajmund Badó Flag of Hungary (1915-1918, 1919-1946; 3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Hungary
Points
RankWrestlerNationR1R2R3R4Total
1 Georg Gehring Flag of Germany (3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Germany 00101
1 Rudolf Svensson Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 10001
3 Josef Urban Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia 00033
4 Hjalmar Nyström Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 30104
4 Eugen Wiesberger Sr. Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 10304
6 Rajmund Badó Flag of Hungary (1915-1918, 1919-1946; 3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Hungary 03036
7 Aleardo Donati Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Italy 00336
8 Mehmet Çoban Flag of the Ottoman Empire.svg  Turkey 10337

Round 5

The two leaders faced off (neither could be eliminated, however), with Svensson prevailing (ultimately securing himself the gold medal). Urban, who had 0 points after 3 rounds, now had 6 points after two consecutive losses and was eliminated in 5th place. Wiesberger was also eliminated in his victory over Urban, as he needed a win by fall to continue but won by decision instead. Nyström had a bye.

Bouts
WinnerNationVictory TypeLoserNation
Rudolf Svensson Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Fall Georg Gehring Flag of Germany (3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Germany
Eugen Wiesberger Sr. Flag of Austria.svg  Austria Decision Josef Urban Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia
Hjalmar Nyström Flag of Finland.svg  Finland ByeN/AN/A
Points
RankWrestlerNationR1R2R3R4R5Total
1 Rudolf Svensson Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 100001
2 Georg Gehring Flag of Germany (3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Germany 001034
2 Hjalmar Nyström Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 301004
4 Eugen Wiesberger Sr. Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 103015
5 Josef Urban Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia 000336

Round 6

The only bout possible was Nyström against Gehring, as Svensson had already faced each of the other wrestlers. Svensson thus ended up with his second bye of the tournament and the gold medal.

Bouts
WinnerNationVictory TypeLoserNation
Hjalmar Nyström Flag of Finland.svg  Finland Decision Georg Gehring Flag of Germany (3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Germany
Rudolf Svensson Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden ByeN/AN/A
Points
RankWrestlerNationR1R2R3R4R5R6Total
Gold medal icon.svg Rudolf Svensson Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 1000001
Silver medal icon.svg Hjalmar Nyström Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 3010015
Bronze medal icon.svg Georg Gehring Flag of Germany (3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Germany 0010337

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References

  1. 1 2 1928 Summer Olympics - Official Report
  2. 1 2 "Wrestling at the 1928 Amsterdam Summer Games: Men's Heavyweight, Greco-Roman". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
  3. Official Report, p. 859.