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

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Men's freestyle welterweight
at the Games of the X Olympiad
Venue Grand Olympic Auditorium
Dates1–3 August
Competitors9 from 9 nations
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Jack van Bebber US flag 48 stars.svg  United States
Silver medal icon.svg Daniel MacDonald Canadian Red Ensign (1921-1957).svg  Canada
Bronze medal icon.svg Eino Leino Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
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The men's freestyle welterweight 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 72kg. [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 four bouts, three were won by fall to give the victors 0 points, along with Zombori who had a bye. Földeak had the only win by decision, starting with 1 point. The four losers each received 3 points. Lopez withdrew after his loss. [5]

Bouts
WinnerNationVictory TypeLoserNation
Daniel MacDonald Canadian Red Ensign (1921-1957).svg  Canada Fall Yoshio Kono Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan
Eino Leino Flag of Finland.svg  Finland Fall Ludvig Lindblom Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Jack van Bebber US flag 48 stars.svg  United States Fall Raúl López Flag of the United Mexican States (1916-1934).svg  Mexico
Jean Földeak Flag of Germany (3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Germany Decision Børge Jensen Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
Julius Zombori Flag of Hungary (1915-1918, 1919-1946; 3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Hungary ByeN/AN/A
Points
RankWrestlerNationStartEarnedTotal
1 Jack van Bebber US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 000
1 Eino Leino Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 000
1 Daniel MacDonald Canadian Red Ensign (1921-1957).svg  Canada 000
1 Julius Zombori Flag of Hungary (1915-1918, 1919-1946; 3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Hungary 000
5 Jean Földeak Flag of Germany (3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Germany 011
6 Børge Jensen Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 033
6 Kohno Yoshio Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 033
6 Ludvig Lindblom Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 033
9 Raul Lopez Flag of the United Mexican States (1916-1934).svg  Mexico 033r

Round 2

All three of the remaining first-round losers lost again and were eliminated. In the bout between two 0-point wrestlers, MacDonald won by fall to stay at 0 points. [5]

Bouts
WinnerNationVictory TypeLoserNation
Daniel MacDonald Canadian Red Ensign (1921-1957).svg  Canada Fall Julius Zombori Flag of Hungary (1915-1918, 1919-1946; 3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Hungary
Eino Leino Flag of Finland.svg  Finland Decision Kohno Yoshio Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan
Jean Földeak Flag of Germany (3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Germany Decision Ludvig Lindblom Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Jack van Bebber US flag 48 stars.svg  United States Decision Børge Jensen Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
Points
RankWrestlerNationStartEarnedTotal
1 Daniel MacDonald Canadian Red Ensign (1921-1957).svg  Canada 000
2 Jack van Bebber US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 011
2 Eino Leino Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 011
4 Jean Földeak Flag of Germany (3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Germany 112
5 Julius Zombori Flag of Hungary (1915-1918, 1919-1946; 3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Hungary 033
6 Børge Jensen Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 336
6 Kohno Yoshio Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 336
6 Ludvig Lindblom Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 336

Round 3

Leino won by default (Zombori defaulting and being eliminated) and Földeak had a bye, staying at 1 and 2 points, respectively. The only contested bout featured van Bebber and MacDonald, with the American beating the Canadian by decision. [5]

Bouts
WinnerNationVictory TypeLoserNation
Jack van Bebber US flag 48 stars.svg  United States Decision Daniel MacDonald Canadian Red Ensign (1921-1957).svg  Canada
Eino Leino Flag of Finland.svg  Finland Default Julius Zombori Flag of Hungary (1915-1918, 1919-1946; 3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Hungary
Jean Földeak Flag of Germany (3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Germany ByeN/AN/A
Points
RankWrestlerNationStartEarnedTotal
1 Eino Leino Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 101
2 Jack van Bebber US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 112
2 Jean Földeak Flag of Germany (3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Germany 202
4 Daniel MacDonald Canadian Red Ensign (1921-1957).svg  Canada 033
5 Julius Zombori Flag of Hungary (1915-1918, 1919-1946; 3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Hungary 336

Round 4

MacDonald eliminated Földeak in this round, leaving three wrestlers. The bout between Leino and van Bebber therefore became the final and was considered part of the final round. [6]

Bouts
WinnerNationVictory TypeLoserNation
Daniel MacDonald Canadian Red Ensign (1921-1957).svg  Canada Decision Jean Földeak Flag of Germany (3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Germany
Eino Leino Flag of Finland.svg  Finland ByeN/AN/A
Jack van Bebber US flag 48 stars.svg  United States ByeN/AN/A
Points
RankWrestlerNationStartEarnedTotal
1 Eino Leino Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 101
2 Jack van Bebber US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 202
3 Daniel MacDonald Canadian Red Ensign (1921-1957).svg  Canada 314
4 Jean Földeak Flag of Germany (3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Germany 235

Final round

Van Bebber defeated Leino to win the gold medal. Leino then faced MacDonald for the silver and bronze; the Canadian prevailed. [6]

Bouts
WinnerNationVictory TypeLoserNation
Jack van Bebber US flag 48 stars.svg  United States Decision Eino Leino Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
Daniel MacDonald Canadian Red Ensign (1921-1957).svg  Canada Fall Eino Leino Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
Points
RankWrestlerNationStartEarnedTotal
Gold medal icon.svg Jack van Bebber US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 213
Silver medal icon.svg Daniel MacDonald Canadian Red Ensign (1921-1957).svg  Canada 404
Bronze medal icon.svg Eino Leino Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 167

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References

  1. ↑ "Wrestling at the 1932 Los Angeles Summer Games: Men's Welterweight, Freestyle". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
  2. ↑ Official Olympic Report, la84.org. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
  3. ↑ Official Report, p. 550.
  4. ↑ Official Report, pp. 547–48.
  5. 1 2 3 Official Report, p. 557.
  6. 1 2 Official Report, p. 558.
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