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

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Men's freestyle heavyweight
at the Games of the X Olympiad
Venue Grand Olympic Auditorium
Dates1–3 August
Competitors3 from 3 nations
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Johan Richthoff Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Silver medal icon.svg Jack Riley US flag 48 stars.svg  United States
Bronze medal icon.svg Nickolaus Hirschl Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
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The men's freestyle heavyweight 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 not limited by maximum weight and was open to wrestlers above 87kg. [3]

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
3 August 1932Final round

Results

Round 1

With only three wrestlers, there could only be three total bouts over three rounds. In the first, Hirschl had a bye while Richthoff defeated Riley by decision. This left Hirschl with 0 points, Richthoff with 1, and Riley with 3. [5]

Bouts
WinnerNationVictory TypeLoserNation
Johan Richthoff Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Decision Jack Riley US flag 48 stars.svg  United States
Nickolaus Hirschl Flag of Austria.svg  Austria ByeN/AN/A
Points
RankWrestlerNationStartEarnedTotal
1 Nickolaus Hirschl Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 000
2 Johan Richthoff Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 011
3 Jack Riley US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 033

Round 2

In the second bout, Richthoff won again, this time over Hirschl. As the victory was by decision, Richthoff moved to 2 points; the other wrestlers finished the round with 3. Richthoff was assured of the gold medal after beating both the other wrestlers. [5]

Bouts
WinnerNationVictory TypeLoserNation
Johan Richthoff Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Decision Nickolaus Hirschl Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
Jack Riley US flag 48 stars.svg  United States ByeN/AN/A
Points
RankWrestlerNationStartEarnedTotal
Gold medal icon.svg Johan Richthoff Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 112
2 Nickolaus Hirschl Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 033
2 Jack Riley US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 303

Final round

The final round, pitting the two wrestlers who had lost to Richthoff against each other, was in effect a silver/bronze match. Riley won to take the silver. [5]

Bouts
WinnerNationVictory TypeLoserNation
Jack Riley US flag 48 stars.svg  United States Fall Nickolaus Hirschl Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
Points
RankWrestlerNationStartEarnedTotal
Silver medal icon.svg Jack Riley US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 303
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, 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. Archived 2009-06-24 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ↑ Official Report, p. 550.
  4. ↑ Official Report, pp. 547–48.
  5. 1 2 3 Official Report, p. 562.
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