Wrestling at the 1932 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle featherweight

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Men's freestyle featherweight
at the Games of the X Olympiad
Venue Grand Olympic Auditorium
Dates1–3 August
Competitors10 from 10 nations
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Hermanni Pihlajamäki Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
Silver medal icon.svg Edgar Nemir US flag 48 stars.svg  United States
Bronze medal icon.svg Einar Karlsson Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
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The men's freestyle featherweight competition at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles took place from 1 August to 3 August at the Grand Olympic Auditorium. Nations were limited to one competitor. [1] [2] This weight class was limited to wrestlers weighing up to 61kg. [3]

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This freestyle wrestling competition did not use the single-elimination bracket format previously used for Olympic freestyle wrestling but instead followed the format that was introduced at the 1928 Summer Olympics for Greco-Roman wrestling, 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
1 August 1932Round 1
2 August 1932Round 2
Round 3
3 August 1932Round 4
Final round

Results

Round 1

Of the five bouts, two were won by fall to give Chasson and Pihlajamäki 0 points while the other three winners each received 1 point for wins by decision. The five losers each received 3 points. [5]

Bouts
WinnerNationVictory TypeLoserNation
Hermanni Pihlajamäki Flag of Finland.svg  Finland Fall Herb Rowland Canadian Red Ensign (1921-1957).svg  Canada
Edgar Nemir US flag 48 stars.svg  United States Decision Christian Schack Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
Ioannis Farmakidis Flag of Greece (1828-1978).svg  Greece Decision Ichiro Hatta Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan
Jean Chasson Flag of France.svg  France Fall Fidel Arellano Flag of the United Mexican States (1916-1934).svg  Mexico
Einar Karlsson Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Decision Joseph Taylor Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Points
RankWrestlerNationStartEarnedTotal
1 Jean Chasson Flag of France.svg  France 000
1 Hermanni Pihlajamäki Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 000
3 John Farmakidis Flag of Greece (1828-1978).svg  Greece 011
3 Einar Karlsson Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 011
3 Edgar Nemir US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 011
6 Fidel Arellano Flag of the United Mexican States (1916-1934).svg  Mexico 033
6 Hatta Ichiro Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 033
6 Herb Rowland Canadian Red Ensign (1921-1957).svg  Canada 033
6 Christian Schack Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 033
6 Joseph William Taylor Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 033

Round 2

Pihlajamäki quickly became the only remaining 0-point wrestler, with a second win by fall. Farmakidis and Nemir also won by fall this round, staying at 1 point each. Karlsson's second win, like his first, was by decision; he had 2 points after the round. Chasson was the only first-round winner to lose in the second (his facing Farmakidis made it impossible that all five could win), dropping to 3 points. This total was matched by Taylor, the winner of the match-up between two first-round losers. The other four wrestlers who lost in the first round lost again in round 2, being eliminated. [5]

Bouts
WinnerNationVictory TypeLoserNation
Edgar Nemir US flag 48 stars.svg  United States Fall Herb Rowland Canadian Red Ensign (1921-1957).svg  Canada
Hermanni Pihlajamäki Flag of Finland.svg  Finland Fall Christian Schack Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
John Farmakidis Flag of Greece (1828-1978).svg  Greece Fall Jean Chasson Flag of France.svg  France
Einar Karlsson Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Decision Hatta Ichiro Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan
Joseph William Taylor Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain Fall Fidel Arellano Flag of the United Mexican States (1916-1934).svg  Mexico
Points
RankWrestlerNationStartEarnedTotal
1 Hermanni Pihlajamäki Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 000
2 John Farmakidis Flag of Greece (1828-1978).svg  Greece 101
2 Edgar Nemir US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 101
4 Einar Karlsson Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 112
5 Jean Chasson Flag of France.svg  France 033
5 Joseph William Taylor Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 303
7 Fidel Arellano Flag of the United Mexican States (1916-1934).svg  Mexico 336
7 Hatta Ichiro Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 336
7 Herb Rowland Canadian Red Ensign (1921-1957).svg  Canada 336
7 Christian Schack Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 336

Round 3

One bout this round was sure to result in elimination, pitting two 3-point wrestlers against each other. Chasson forfeited the bout, leaving Taylor at 3 points. Karlsson survived potential elimination by defeating Farmakidis; the former had 3 points after his third straight win by decision while the latter jumped to 4 points. Nemir also moved to 4 points after losing to Pihlajamäki [5]

Bouts
WinnerNationVictory TypeLoserNation
Hermanni Pihlajamäki Flag of Finland.svg  Finland Decision Edgar Nemir US flag 48 stars.svg  United States
Einar Karlsson Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Decision John Farmakidis Flag of Greece (1828-1978).svg  Greece
Joseph William Taylor Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain Forfeit Jean Chasson Flag of France.svg  France
Points
RankWrestlerNationStartEarnedTotal
1 Hermanni Pihlajamäki Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 011
2 Einar Karlsson Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 213
2 Joseph William Taylor Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 303
4 John Farmakidis Flag of Greece (1828-1978).svg  Greece 134
5 Edgar Nemir US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 134
6 Jean Chasson Flag of France.svg  France 336

Round 4

Pihlajamäki won his fourth bout, picking up a second point with the win by decision and eliminating Farmakidis. Nemir, who started with 4 points and therefore needed a win by fall to continue, won by fall, eliminating Taylor. Karlsson had a bye, staying at 3 points. [6]

Bouts
WinnerNationVictory TypeLoserNation
Hermanni Pihlajamäki Flag of Finland.svg  Finland Decision John Farmakidis Flag of Greece (1828-1978).svg  Greece
Edgar Nemir US flag 48 stars.svg  United States Fall Joseph William Taylor Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Einar Karlsson Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden ByeN/AN/A
Points
RankWrestlerNationStartEarnedTotal
1 Hermanni Pihlajamäki Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 112
2 Einar Karlsson Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 303
3 Edgar Nemir US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 404
4 Joseph William Taylor Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 336
5 John Farmakidis Flag of Greece (1828-1978).svg  Greece 437

Final round

Pihlajamäki finished with a win over Karlsson, ending 5–0 with a gold medal due to his previous win over Nemir. Karlsson's loss moved him to 6 points and the bronze medal. [6]

Bouts
WinnerNationVictory TypeLoserNation
Hermanni Pihlajamäki Flag of Finland.svg  Finland Fall Einar Karlsson Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Edgar Nemir US flag 48 stars.svg  United States ByeN/AN/A
Points
RankWrestlerNationStartEarnedTotal
Gold medal icon.svg Hermanni Pihlajamäki Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 202
Silver medal icon.svg Edgar Nemir US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 404
Bronze medal icon.svg Einar Karlsson Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 336

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References

  1. ↑ "Wrestling at the 1932 Los Angeles Summer Games: Men's Featherweight, Freestyle". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
  2. ↑ Official Olympic Report, la84.org. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
  3. ↑ Official Report, p. 550.
  4. ↑ Official Report, pp. 547–48.
  5. 1 2 3 Official Report, p. 554.
  6. 1 2 Official Report, p. 555.
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