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

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Men's light heavyweight Greco-Roman wrestling
at the Games of the IX Olympiad
Venue Krachtsportgebouw
DatesAugust 2–5
Competitors17 from 17 nations
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Ibrahim Moustafa Flag of Egypt (1922-1958).svg  Egypt
Silver medal icon.svg Adolf Rieger Flag of Germany (3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Germany
Bronze medal icon.svg Onni Pellinen Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
  1924
1932  

The men's Greco-Roman light 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 17 wrestlers from 17 nations. [2]

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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), 4 winners by decision (1 point), and 8 losers (3 points). Westergren withdrew after his bout.

Bouts
WinnerNationVictory TypeLoserNation
Adolf Rieger Flag of Germany (3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Germany Decision Ejnar Hansen Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
Robert Gaupset Flag of Norway.svg  Norway Fall Johan Heijm Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Otto Pohla Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia Fall Max Studer Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland
Onni Pellinen Flag of Finland.svg  Finland Decision Carl Westergren Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Imre Szalay Flag of Hungary (1915-1918, 1919-1946; 3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Hungary Fall Kārlis Pētersons Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia
Josef Vávra Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia Decision Bela Juhasz Flag of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia.svg  Yugoslavia
Émile Clody Flag of France.svg  France Decision A. Şefik Flag of the Ottoman Empire.svg  Turkey
Ibrahim Moustafa Flag of Egypt (1922-1958).svg  Egypt Fall Nicolas Appels Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
Jan Gałuszka Flag of Poland (1919-1928).svg  Poland ByeN/AN/A
Points
RankWrestlerNationR1
1 Jan Gałuszka Flag of Poland (1919-1928).svg  Poland 0
1 Robert Gaupset Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 0
1 Ibrahim Moustafa Flag of Egypt (1922-1958).svg  Egypt 0
1 Otto Pohla Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia 0
1 Imre Szalay Flag of Hungary (1915-1918, 1919-1946; 3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Hungary 0
6 Émile Clody Flag of France.svg  France 1
6 Onni Pellinen Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 1
6 Adolf Rieger Flag of Germany (3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Germany 1
6 Josef Vávra Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia 1
10 Nicolas Appels Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 3
10 Ejnar Hansen Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 3
10 Johan Heijm Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 3
10 Bela Juhasz Flag of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia.svg  Yugoslavia 3
10 Kārlis Pētersons Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 3
10 A. Şefik Flag of the Ottoman Empire.svg  Turkey 3
10 Max Studer Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland 3
17 Carl Westergren Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 3*

Round 2

None of the men who started the round with 0 points finished it that sway; Szalay and Moustafa received 1 point after winning by decision, while the other 3 lost. They were the only 2 to have a point total low enough to withstand a loss after this round. Pellinen and Rieger each had 2 points after winning both of their bouts by decision. The other 9 remaining wrestlers each had a loss. Only three men were eliminated with their second loss in round 2.

Bouts
WinnerNationVictory TypeLoserNation
Ejnar Hansen Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark Fall Jan Gałuszka Flag of Poland (1919-1928).svg  Poland
Adolf Rieger Flag of Germany (3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Germany Decision Robert Gaupset Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
Johan Heijm Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Fall Max Studer Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland
Onni Pellinen Flag of Finland.svg  Finland Decision Otto Pohla Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia
Imre Szalay Flag of Hungary (1915-1918, 1919-1946; 3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Hungary Decision Josef Vávra Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia
Kārlis Pētersons Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia Fall Bela Juhasz Flag of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia.svg  Yugoslavia
Nicolas Appels Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Fall Émile Clody Flag of France.svg  France
Ibrahim Moustafa Flag of Egypt (1922-1958).svg  Egypt Decision A. Şefik Flag of the Ottoman Empire.svg  Turkey
Points
RankWrestlerNationR1R2Total
1 Ibrahim Moustafa Flag of Egypt (1922-1958).svg  Egypt 011
1 Imre Szalay Flag of Hungary (1915-1918, 1919-1946; 3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Hungary 011
3 Onni Pellinen Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 112
3 Adolf Rieger Flag of Germany (3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Germany 112
5 Nicolas Appels Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 303
5 Jan Gałuszka Flag of Poland (1919-1928).svg  Poland 033
5 Robert Gaupset Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 033
5 Ejnar Hansen Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 303
5 Johan Heijm Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 303
5 Kārlis Pētersons Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 303
5 Otto Pohla Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia 033
5 Josef Vávra Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia 134
13 Émile Clody Flag of France.svg  France 134
14 Bela Juhasz Flag of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia.svg  Yugoslavia 336
14 A. Şefik Flag of the Ottoman Empire.svg  Turkey 336
14 Max Studer Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland 336

Round 3

The third round featured 4 out of 6 bouts where the winner was guaranteed to advance and the loser guaranteed elimination. Vávra needed to win by fall to avoid elimination; he did. The sixth bout was between Szalay (1 point) and Clody (4 points); the former would advance even if he lost while the latter could be eliminated even with a win, it it was by decision. That is exactly what happened; Clody's decision eliminated him but left Szalay at 4 points and still in contention. Moustafa had the bye and stayed at 1 point, now in sole possession of the lead.

Bouts
WinnerNationVictory TypeLoserNation
Adolf Rieger Flag of Germany (3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Germany Fall Jan Gałuszka Flag of Poland (1919-1928).svg  Poland
Ejnar Hansen Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark Fall Robert Gaupset Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
Otto Pohla Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia Fall Johan Heijm Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Onni Pellinen Flag of Finland.svg  Finland Fall Kārlis Pētersons Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia
Émile Clody Flag of France.svg  France Decision Imre Szalay Flag of Hungary (1915-1918, 1919-1946; 3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Hungary
Nicolas Appels Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Fall Josef Vávra Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia
Ibrahim Moustafa Flag of Egypt (1922-1958).svg  Egypt ByeN/AN/A
Points
RankWrestlerNationR1R2R3Total
1 Ibrahim Moustafa Flag of Egypt (1922-1958).svg  Egypt 0101
2 Onni Pellinen Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 1102
2 Adolf Rieger Flag of Germany (3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Germany 1102
4 Nicolas Appels Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 3003
4 Ejnar Hansen Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 3003
4 Otto Pohla Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia 0303
7 Imre Szalay Flag of Hungary (1915-1918, 1919-1946; 3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Hungary 0134
8 Émile Clody Flag of France.svg  France 1315
9 Jan Gałuszka Flag of Poland (1919-1928).svg  Poland 0336
9 Robert Gaupset Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 0336
9 Johan Heijm Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 3036
9 Kārlis Pētersons Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 3036
9 Josef Vávra Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia 1337

Round 4

The three losers were eliminated. The three winners, and Appels on a bye, continued on.

Bouts
WinnerNationVictory TypeLoserNation
Ibrahim Moustafa Flag of Egypt (1922-1958).svg  Egypt Fall Ejnar Hansen Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
Adolf Rieger Flag of Germany (3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Germany Decision Otto Pohla Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia
Onni Pellinen Flag of Finland.svg  Finland Fall Imre Szalay Flag of Hungary (1915-1918, 1919-1946; 3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Hungary
Nicolas Appels Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium ByeN/AN/A
Points
RankWrestlerNationR1R2R3R4Total
1 Ibrahim Moustafa Flag of Egypt (1922-1958).svg  Egypt 01001
2 Onni Pellinen Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 11002
3 Nicolas Appels Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 30003
3 Adolf Rieger Flag of Germany (3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Germany 11013
5 Ejnar Hansen Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 30036
6 Imre Szalay Flag of Hungary (1915-1918, 1919-1946; 3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Hungary 01336
7 Otto Pohla Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia 03036

Round 5

Pellinen and Appels were eliminated, with the bronze medal and 4th place, respectively. Rieger and Moustafa, both undefeated, advanced to face each other in a de facto gold medal bout.

Bouts
WinnerNationVictory TypeLoserNation
Adolf Rieger Flag of Germany (3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Germany Fall Nicolas Appels Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
Ibrahim Moustafa Flag of Egypt (1922-1958).svg  Egypt Decision Onni Pellinen Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
Points
RankWrestlerNationR1R2R3R4R5Total
1 Ibrahim Moustafa Flag of Egypt (1922-1958).svg  Egypt 010012
2 Adolf Rieger Flag of Germany (3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Germany 110103
Bronze medal icon.svg Onni Pellinen Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 110035
4 Nicolas Appels Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 300036

Round 6

Moustafa defeated Rieger to take the gold medal.

Bouts
WinnerNationVictory TypeLoserNation
Ibrahim Moustafa Flag of Egypt (1922-1958).svg  Egypt Decision Adolf Rieger Flag of Germany (3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Germany
Points
RankWrestlerNationR1R2R3R4R5R6Total
Gold medal icon.svg Ibrahim Moustafa Flag of Egypt (1922-1958).svg  Egypt 0100113
Silver medal icon.svg Adolf Rieger Flag of Germany (3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Germany 1101036

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References

  1. 1928 Summer Olympics - Official Report
  2. 1 2 "Wrestling at the 1928 Amsterdam Summer Games: Men's Light-Heavyweight, Greco-Roman". Sports Reference. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
  3. Official Report, p. 857.