Wrestling at the 1936 Summer Olympics – Men's Greco-Roman heavyweight

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Men's Greco-Roman heavyweight
at the Games of the XI Olympiad
Venue Deutschlandhalle
Dates6–9 August
Competitors12 from 12 nations
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Kristjan Palusalu Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia
Silver medal icon.svg John Nyman Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Bronze medal icon.svg Kurt Hornfischer Flag of the German Reich (1935-1945).svg  Germany
  1932
1948  

The men's Greco-Roman heavyweight competition at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin took place from 6 August to 9 August at the Deutschlandhalle. Nations were limited to one competitor. [1] [2] This weight class allowed wrestlers weighing over 87kg. [3]

Contents

This Greco-Roman wrestling competition continued to use the "bad points" elimination system introduced at the 1928 Summer Olympics, with a slight modification. 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 if the loss was by fall or unanimous decision and 2 points if the decision was 2-1 (this was the modification from prior years, where all losses were 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. [3]

Schedule

DateEvent
6 August 1936Round 1
7 August 1936Round 2
8 August 1936Round 3
9 August 1936Round 4
Round 5

Results

Round 1

Of the six bouts, five were won by fall giving the winners 0 points and the losers 3 points. The remaining bout was a split decision, giving Donati 1 point for winning and Çoban 2 points for losing. [4]

Bouts
WinnerNationVictory TypeLoserNation
Josef Klapuch Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia Fall Alberts Zvejnieks Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia
Kurt Hornfischer Flag of the German Reich (1935-1945).svg  Germany Fall Stevan Nagy Flag of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia.svg  Yugoslavia
Aleardo Donati Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Italy Decision, 2–1 Mehmet Çoban Flag of the Ottoman Empire.svg  Turkey
Hjalmar Nyström Flag of Finland.svg  Finland Fall Peter Larsen Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
Kristjan Palusalu Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia Fall Eduard Schöll Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
John Nyman Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Fall Zoltan Kondorossy Flag of Romania.svg  Romania
Points
RankWrestlerNationStartEarnedTotal
1 Kurt Hornfischer Flag of the German Reich (1935-1945).svg  Germany 000
1 Josef Klapuch Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia 000
1 John Nyman Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 000
1 Hjalmar Nyström Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 000
1 Kristjan Palusalu Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia 000
6 Aleardo Donati Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Italy 011
7 Mehmet Çoban Flag of the Ottoman Empire.svg  Turkey 022
8 Zoltan Kondorossy Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 033
8 Peter Larsen Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 033
8 Stevan Nagy Flag of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia.svg  Yugoslavia 033
8 Eduard Schöll Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 033
8 Alberts Zvejnieks Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 033

Round 2

Four of the first round winners won again, with two finishing the second round at 0 points and two finishing the round at 1 point. Four of the first round losers lost again and were eliminated. Çoban, the loser of the split decision in the first round, won by fall to stay at 2 points. Donati, the winner of that first-round decision, fell to 4 points after losing in the second round. The remaining two men had 3 points after the round. [4]

Bouts
WinnerNationVictory TypeLoserNation
Alberts Zvejnieks Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia Fall Stevan Nagy Flag of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia.svg  Yugoslavia
Kurt Hornfischer Flag of the German Reich (1935-1945).svg  Germany Decision, 3–0 Josef Klapuch Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia
Hjalmar Nyström Flag of Finland.svg  Finland Decision, 3–0 Aleardo Donati Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Italy
Mehmet Çoban Flag of the Ottoman Empire.svg  Turkey Fall Peter Larsen Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
Kristjan Palusalu Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia Fall Zoltan Kondorossy Flag of Romania.svg  Romania
John Nyman Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Fall Eduard Schöll Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
Points
RankWrestlerNationStartEarnedTotal
1 John Nyman Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 000
1 Kristjan Palusalu Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia 000
3 Kurt Hornfischer Flag of the German Reich (1935-1945).svg  Germany 011
3 Hjalmar Nyström Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 011
5 Mehmet Çoban Flag of the Ottoman Empire.svg  Turkey 202
6 Josef Klapuch Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia 033
6 Alberts Zvejnieks Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 303
8 Aleardo Donati Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Italy 134
9 Zoltan Kondorossy Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 336
9 Peter Larsen Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 336
9 Stevan Nagy Flag of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia.svg  Yugoslavia 336
9 Eduard Schöll Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 336

Round 3

The two 0-point wrestlers faced each other; Palusalu won by decision, so both received their first points (1 for Palusalu, 3 for Nyman). Çoban beat Nyström in a split decision, which resulted in both finishing the round at 3 points. Hornfischer received his second point in a win by decision over Zvejnieks, who was eliminated with the second loss. Klapuch arrived late, being eliminated by losing by default to Donati (who, at 4 points going into the round, needed the 0 to stay in contention). [4]

Bouts
WinnerNationVictory TypeLoserNation
Kurt Hornfischer Flag of the German Reich (1935-1945).svg  Germany Decision, 3–0 Alberts Zvejnieks Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia
Aleardo Donati Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Italy Default Josef Klapuch Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia
Mehmet Çoban Flag of the Ottoman Empire.svg  Turkey Decision, 2–1 Hjalmar Nyström Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
Kristjan Palusalu Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia Decision, 3–0 John Nyman Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Points
RankWrestlerNationStartEarnedTotal
1 Kristjan Palusalu Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia 011
2 Kurt Hornfischer Flag of the German Reich (1935-1945).svg  Germany 112
3 Mehmet Çoban Flag of the Ottoman Empire.svg  Turkey 213
3 John Nyman Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 033
3 Hjalmar Nyström Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 123
6 Aleardo Donati Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Italy 404
7 Josef Klapuch Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia 336
7 Alberts Zvejnieks Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 336

Round 4

This round eliminated half of the remaining wrestlers, with each bout's loser going over 5 points. Palusalu and Hornfischer ended the round with 2 points, Nyman with 3. The official report lists Çoban as 4th and Nyström as 5th. [4]

Bouts
WinnerNationVictory TypeLoserNation
Kurt Hornfischer Flag of the German Reich (1935-1945).svg  Germany Fall Aleardo Donati Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Italy
Kristjan Palusalu Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia Decision, 3–0 Mehmet Çoban Flag of the Ottoman Empire.svg  Turkey
John Nyman Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Fall Hjalmar Nyström Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
Points
RankWrestlerNationStartEarnedTotal
1 Kristjan Palusalu Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia 112
1 Kurt Hornfischer Flag of the German Reich (1935-1945).svg  Germany 202
3 John Nyman Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 303
4 Mehmet Çoban Flag of the Ottoman Empire.svg  Turkey 336
5 Hjalmar Nyström Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 336
6 Aleardo Donati Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Italy 437

Round 5

Palusalu's win ended the competition, eliminating Hornfischer. Palusalu had previously defeated Nyman, so any win for Palusalu in this round would secure the gold. Hornfischer had not faced Nyman, so a Hornfischer win here would have set up that match as a final round (with Palusalu still eligible for silver or even gold if the loss to Hornfischer had been by split decision). [4]

Bouts
WinnerNationVictory TypeLoserNation
Kristjan Palusalu Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia Decision, 3–0 Kurt Hornfischer Flag of the German Reich (1935-1945).svg  Germany
John Nyman Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden ByeN/AN/A
Points
RankWrestlerNationStartEarnedTotal
Gold medal icon.svg Kristjan Palusalu Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia 213
Silver medal icon.svg John Nyman Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 303
Bronze medal icon.svg Kurt Hornfischer Flag of the German Reich (1935-1945).svg  Germany 235

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References

  1. "Wrestling at the 1936 Berlin Summer Games: Men's Heavyweight, Greco-Roman". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
  2. Official Olympic Report, la84.org. Retrieved 24 August 2018.
  3. 1 2 Official Report, p. 716.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 Official Report, p. 726.