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

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Men's lightweight Greco-Roman wrestling
at the Games of the IX Olympiad
Venue Krachtsportgebouw
DatesAugust 2–5
Competitors19 from 19 nations
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Lajos Keresztes Flag of Hungary (1915-1918, 1919-1946; 3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Hungary
Silver medal icon.svg Ede Sperling Flag of Germany (3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Germany
Bronze medal icon.svg Edvard Westerlund Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
  1924
1932  

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] Lightweight was the third-lightest category, including wrestlers weighing 62 to 67.5 kilograms (136.7 to 148.8 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 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
WinnerNationVictory TypeLoserNation
Lajos Keresztes Flag of Hungary (1915-1918, 1919-1946; 3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Hungary Fall Adolphe Dumont Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg
Walter Massop Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Decision Miroslav Metzner-Fritz Flag of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia.svg  Yugoslavia
Einar Borges Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark Decision Ernst Mumenthaler Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland
Frits Janssens Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Fall Paul Parisel Flag of France.svg  France
Vladimír Vávra Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia Fall Ede Sperling Flag of Germany (3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Germany
Osvald Käpp Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia Fall Piero Postini Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Italy
Harald Pettersson Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Decision Vasilios Pavlidis Flag of Greece (1828-1978).svg  Greece
Tayyar Yalaz Flag of the Ottoman Empire.svg  Turkey Decision Ryszard Błażyca Flag of Poland (1919-1928).svg  Poland
Edvard Westerlund Flag of Finland.svg  Finland Fall Alberto Barbieri Flag of Argentina (1861-2010).svg  Argentina
Karl Pedersen Flag of Norway.svg  Norway ByeN/AN/A
Points
RankWrestlerNationR1
1 Frits Janssens Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 0
1 Osvald Käpp Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia 0
1 Lajos Keresztes Flag of Hungary (1915-1918, 1919-1946; 3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Hungary 0
1 Karl Pedersen Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 0
1 Vladimír Vávra Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia 0
1 Edvard Westerlund Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 0
7 Einar Borges Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 1
7 Walter Massop Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 1
7 Harald Pettersson Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 1
7 Tayyar Yalaz Flag of the Ottoman Empire.svg  Turkey 1
11 Alberto Barbieri Flag of Argentina (1861-2010).svg  Argentina 3
11 Ryszard Błażyca Flag of Poland (1919-1928).svg  Poland 3
11 Adolphe Dumont Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg 3
11 Ernst Mumenthaler Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland 3
11 Vasilios Pavlidis Flag of Greece (1828-1978).svg  Greece 3
11 Piero Postini Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Italy 3
11 Ede Sperling Flag of Germany (3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Germany 3
18 Miroslav Metzner-Fritz Flag of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia.svg  Yugoslavia 3*
18 Paul Parisel Flag of France.svg  France 3*

Round 2

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
WinnerNationVictory TypeLoserNation
Lajos Keresztes Flag of Hungary (1915-1918, 1919-1946; 3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Hungary Decision Karl Pedersen Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
Walter Massop Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Fall Adolphe Dumont Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg
Frits Janssens Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Decision Einar Borges Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
Vladimír Vávra Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia Fall Ernst Mumenthaler Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland
Ede Sperling Flag of Germany (3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Germany Fall Piero Postini Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Italy
Osvald Käpp Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia Decision Harald Pettersson Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Tayyar Yalaz Flag of the Ottoman Empire.svg  Turkey Fall Vasilios Pavlidis Flag of Greece (1828-1978).svg  Greece
Ryszard Błażyca Flag of Poland (1919-1928).svg  Poland Fall Alberto Barbieri Flag of Argentina (1861-2010).svg  Argentina
Edvard Westerlund Flag of Finland.svg  Finland ByeN/AN/A
Points
RankWrestlerNationR1R2Total
1 Vladimír Vávra Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia 000
1 Edvard Westerlund Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 000
3 Frits Janssens Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 011
3 Osvald Käpp Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia 011
3 Lajos Keresztes Flag of Hungary (1915-1918, 1919-1946; 3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Hungary 011
3 Walter Massop Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 101
3 Tayyar Yalaz Flag of the Ottoman Empire.svg  Turkey 101
8 Ryszard Błażyca Flag of Poland (1919-1928).svg  Poland 303
8 Karl Pedersen Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 033
8 Ede Sperling Flag of Germany (3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Germany 303
11 Einar Borges Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 134
11 Harald Pettersson Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 134
13 Alberto Barbieri Flag of Argentina (1861-2010).svg  Argentina 336
13 Adolphe Dumont Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg 336
13 Ernst Mumenthaler Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland 336
13 Piero Postini Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Italy 336
13 Vasilios Pavlidis Flag of Greece (1828-1978).svg  Greece 336

Round 3

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
WinnerNationVictory TypeLoserNation
Edvard Westerlund Flag of Finland.svg  Finland Fall Karl Pedersen Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
Lajos Keresztes Flag of Hungary (1915-1918, 1919-1946; 3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Hungary Fall Walter Massop Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Vladimír Vávra Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia Fall Einar Borges Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
Ede Sperling Flag of Germany (3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Germany Fall Frits Janssens Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
Tayyar Yalaz Flag of the Ottoman Empire.svg  Turkey Fall Osvald Käpp Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia
Ryszard Błażyca Flag of Poland (1919-1928).svg  Poland Fall Harald Pettersson Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Points
RankWrestlerNationR1R2R3Total
1 Vladimír Vávra Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia 0000
1 Edvard Westerlund Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 0000
3 Lajos Keresztes Flag of Hungary (1915-1918, 1919-1946; 3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Hungary 0101
3 Tayyar Yalaz Flag of the Ottoman Empire.svg  Turkey 1001
5 Ryszard Błażyca Flag of Poland (1919-1928).svg  Poland 3003
5 Ede Sperling Flag of Germany (3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Germany 3003
7 Frits Janssens Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 0134
7 Walter Massop Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 1034
9 Osvald Käpp Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia 0134*
10 Karl Pedersen Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 0336
11 Einar Borges Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 1337
11 Harald Pettersson Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 1337

Round 4

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
WinnerNationVictory TypeLoserNation
Lajos Keresztes Flag of Hungary (1915-1918, 1919-1946; 3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Hungary Decision Edvard Westerlund Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
Walter Massop Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Fall Frits Janssens Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
Tayyar Yalaz Flag of the Ottoman Empire.svg  Turkey Fall Vladimír Vávra Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia
Ede Sperling Flag of Germany (3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Germany Fall Ryszard Błażyca Flag of Poland (1919-1928).svg  Poland
Points
RankWrestlerNationR1R2R3R4Total
1 Tayyar Yalaz Flag of the Ottoman Empire.svg  Turkey 10001
2 Lajos Keresztes Flag of Hungary (1915-1918, 1919-1946; 3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Hungary 01012
3 Ede Sperling Flag of Germany (3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Germany 30003
3 Vladimír Vávra Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia 00033
3 Edvard Westerlund Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 00033
6 Walter Massop Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 10304
7 Ryszard Błażyca Flag of Poland (1919-1928).svg  Poland 30036
8 Frits Janssens Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 01337

Round 5

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
WinnerNationVictory TypeLoserNation
Edvard Westerlund Flag of Finland.svg  Finland Decision Walter Massop Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Lajos Keresztes Flag of Hungary (1915-1918, 1919-1946; 3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Hungary Fall Vladimír Vávra Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia
Ede Sperling Flag of Germany (3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Germany Fall Tayyar Yalaz Flag of the Ottoman Empire.svg  Turkey
Points
RankWrestlerNationR1R2R3R4R5Total
1 Lajos Keresztes Flag of Hungary (1915-1918, 1919-1946; 3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Hungary 010102
2 Ede Sperling Flag of Germany (3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Germany 300003
3 Edvard Westerlund Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 000314
3 Tayyar Yalaz Flag of the Ottoman Empire.svg  Turkey 100034
5 Vladimír Vávra Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia 000336
6 Walter Massop Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 103037

Round 6

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
WinnerNationVictory TypeLoserNation
Ede Sperling Flag of Germany (3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Germany Decision Edvard Westerlund Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
Lajos Keresztes Flag of Hungary (1915-1918, 1919-1946; 3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Hungary Fall Tayyar Yalaz Flag of the Ottoman Empire.svg  Turkey
Points
RankWrestlerNationR1R2R3R4R5R6Total
1 Lajos Keresztes Flag of Hungary (1915-1918, 1919-1946; 3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Hungary 0101002
2 Ede Sperling Flag of Germany (3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Germany 3000014
3 Edvard Westerlund Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 0003137
3 Tayyar Yalaz Flag of the Ottoman Empire.svg  Turkey 1000337

Round 7

Keresztes defeated Sperling for the gold medal. Westerlund prevailed over Yalaz for the bronze.

Bronze medal bout
WinnerNationVictory TypeLoserNation
Edvard Westerlund Flag of Finland.svg  Finland Decision Tayyar Yalaz Flag of the Ottoman Empire.svg  Turkey
Gold medal bout
WinnerNationVictory TypeLoserNation
Lajos Keresztes Flag of Hungary (1915-1918, 1919-1946; 3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Hungary Decision Ede Sperling Flag of Germany (3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Germany
Points
RankWrestlerNationR1R2R3R4R5R6R7Total
Gold medal icon.svg Lajos Keresztes Flag of Hungary (1915-1918, 1919-1946; 3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Hungary 01010013
Silver medal icon.svg Ede Sperling Flag of Germany (3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Germany 30000137
Bronze medal icon.svg Edvard Westerlund Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 00031318
4 Tayyar Yalaz Flag of the Ottoman Empire.svg  Turkey 100033310

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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 Lightweight, Greco-Roman". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
  3. Official Report, p. 853.