Wrestling at the 1932 Summer Olympics – Men's Greco-Roman heavyweight

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Men's Greco-Roman heavyweight
at the Games of the X Olympiad
Venue Grand Olympic Auditorium
Dates4–7 August
Competitors5 from 5 nations
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Carl Westergren Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Silver medal icon.svg Josef Urban Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia
Bronze medal icon.svg Nickolaus Hirschl Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
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The men's Greco-Roman heavyweight competition at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles took place from 4 August to 7 August at the Grand Olympic Auditorium. Nations were limited to one competitor. [1] [2] This weight class was not limited by maximum weight and was open to wrestlers above 87kg. [3]

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This Greco-Roman wrestling competition followed the same format that was introduced at the 1928 Summer Olympics, using 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. [4]

Schedule

DateEvent
4 August 1932Round 1
5 August 1932Round 2
6 August 1932Round 3
7 August 1932Final round

Results

Round 1

Hirschl had the first round bye and was the only wrestler to advance with 0 points. Both bouts were won by decision, with the winners Gehring and Westergren receiving 1 point and the losers Donati and Urban receiving 3. [5]

Bouts
WinnerNationVictory TypeLoserNation
George Gehring Flag of Germany (3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Germany Decision Aleardo Donati Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Italy
Carl Westergren Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Decision Josef Urban Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia
Nickolaus Hirschl Flag of Austria.svg  Austria ByeN/AN/A
Points
RankWrestlerNationStartEarnedTotal
1 Nickolaus Hirschl Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 000
2 George Gehring Flag of Germany (3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Germany 011
2 Carl Westergren Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 011
4 Aleardo Donati Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Italy 033
4 Josef Urban Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia 033

Round 2

Hirschl won by fall, maintaining his 0 points and eliminating Donati. In the match between the two first-round winners, Gehring won by decision to pick up a second point while pushing Westergren to 4 points. Urban's bye kept him at 3 points. [5]

Bouts
WinnerNationVictory TypeLoserNation
Nickolaus Hirschl Flag of Austria.svg  Austria Fall Aleardo Donati Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Italy
George Gehring Flag of Germany (3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Germany Decision Carl Westergren Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Josef Urban Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia ByeN/AN/A
Points
RankWrestlerNationStartEarnedTotal
1 Nickolaus Hirschl Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 000
2 George Gehring Flag of Germany (3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Germany 112
3 Josef Urban Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia 303
4 Carl Westergren Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 134
5 Aleardo Donati Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Italy 336

Round 3

Hirschl received his first points, 3 for a loss to Westergren. Westergren needed to win by fall rather than decision to stay in competition; he did, remaining at 4 points. Urban picked up a fourth point by winning by decision over Gehring, who was eliminated at 5 points. [5]

Bouts
WinnerNationVictory TypeLoserNation
Josef Urban Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia Decision George Gehring Flag of Germany (3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Germany
Carl Westergren Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Fall Nickolaus Hirschl Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
Points
RankWrestlerNationStartEarnedTotal
1 Nickolaus Hirschl Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 033
2 Josef Urban Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia 314
2 Carl Westergren Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 404
4 George Gehring Flag of Germany (3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Germany 235

Final round

Urban defeated Hirschl, eliminating the latter (who took the bronze medal). Westergren and Urban were the last two wrestlers; as Westergren had previously defeated Urban, the Swede took the gold medal. [5]

Bouts
WinnerNationVictory TypeLoserNation
Josef Urban Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia Fall Nickolaus Hirschl Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
Carl Westergren Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden ByeN/AN/A
Points
RankWrestlerNationStartEarnedTotal
Gold medal icon.svg Carl Westergren Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 404
Silver medal icon.svg Josef Urban Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia 404
Bronze medal icon.svg Nickolaus Hirschl Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 336

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References

  1. ↑ "Wrestling at the 1932 Los Angeles Summer Games: Men's Heavyweight, Greco-Roman". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
  2. ↑ Official Olympic Report, la84.org. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
  3. ↑ Official Report, p. 550.
  4. ↑ Official Report, pp. 547–48.
  5. 1 2 3 4 Official Report, p. 570.
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