Wrestling at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's Greco-Roman heavyweight

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Men's Greco-Roman heavyweight
at the Games of the XIV Olympiad
Venue Empress Hall, Earls Court Exhibition Centre
Dates3–6 August
Competitors9 from 9 nations
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Ahmet Kireççi Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey
Silver medal icon.svg Tor Nilsson Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Bronze medal icon.svg Guido Fantoni Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
  1936
1952  

The men's Greco-Roman heavyweight competition at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London took place from 3 to 6 August at the Empress Hall, Earls Court Exhibition Centre. Nations were limited to one competitor. [1] Heavyweight was the heaviest category, including wrestlers weighing over 87 kilograms (191.8 lb). [2]

This Greco-Roman wrestling competition continued to use the "bad points" elimination system introduced at the 1928 Summer Olympics for Greco-Roman and at the 1932 Summer Olympics for freestyle wrestling, with the slight modification introduced in 1936. 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 three points if the loss was by fall or unanimous decision and two points if the decision was 2–1 (this was the modification from prior years, where all losses were three points). The winner received one point if the win was by decision and zero points if the win was by fall. At the end of each round, any wrestler with at least five points was eliminated. [3]

Results

Round 1

Bouts
WinnerNationVictory TypeLoserNation
Josef Růžička Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia Fall József Tarányi Flag of Hungary (1946-1949, 1956-1957).svg  Hungary
Taisto Kangasniemi Flag of Finland.svg  Finland Fall Ernesto Noya Flag of Argentina (1861-2010).svg  Argentina
Tor Nilsson Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Fall Len Pidduck Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain
Ahmet Kireççi Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey Fall Moritz Inderbitzin Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland
Guido Fantoni Flag of Italy.svg  Italy ByeN/AN/A
Points
RankWrestlerNationStartEarnedTotal
1 Guido Fantoni Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 000
1 Taisto Kangasniemi Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 000
1 Ahmet Kireççi Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 000
1 Tor Nilsson Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 000
1 Josef Růžička Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia 000
6 Moritz Inderbitzin Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland 033
6 Ernesto Noya Flag of Argentina (1861-2010).svg  Argentina 033
6 Len Pidduck Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 033
6 József Tarányi Flag of Hungary (1946-1949, 1956-1957).svg  Hungary 033

Round 2

Bouts
WinnerNationVictory TypeLoserNation
Guido Fantoni Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Decision, 2–1 Taisto Kangasniemi Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
József Tarányi Flag of Hungary (1946-1949, 1956-1957).svg  Hungary Fall Ernesto Noya Flag of Argentina (1861-2010).svg  Argentina
Moritz Inderbitzin Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland Decision, 3–0 Len Pidduck Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain
Ahmet Kireççi Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey Fall Tor Nilsson Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
N/AN/ARetired Josef Růžička Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia
Points
RankWrestlerNationStartEarnedTotal
1 Ahmet Kireççi Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 000
2 Guido Fantoni Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 011
3 Taisto Kangasniemi Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 022
4 Tor Nilsson Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 033
4 József Tarányi Flag of Hungary (1946-1949, 1956-1957).svg  Hungary 303
6 Moritz Inderbitzin Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland 314
7 Ernesto Noya Flag of Argentina (1861-2010).svg  Argentina 336
7 Len Pidduck Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 336
9 Josef Růžička Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia 033*

Round 3

Bouts
WinnerNationVictory TypeLoserNation
Guido Fantoni Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Fall József Tarányi Flag of Hungary (1946-1949, 1956-1957).svg  Hungary
Ahmet Kireççi Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey Decision, 3–0 Taisto Kangasniemi Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
Tor Nilsson Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Fall Moritz Inderbitzin Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland
Points
RankWrestlerNationStartEarnedTotal
1 Guido Fantoni Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 101
1 Ahmet Kireççi Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 011
3 Tor Nilsson Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 303
4 Taisto Kangasniemi Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 235
5 József Tarányi Flag of Hungary (1946-1949, 1956-1957).svg  Hungary 336
6 Moritz Inderbitzin Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland 437

Round 4

After three rounds, the three medalists were decided and they wrestled to determine who received which medal. Kireççi had beaten Nilsson previously (in round 2), so the two would not wrestle each other again. The draw resulted in Fantoni facing Nilsson in round 4 and Kireççi in round 5. Nilsson would have taken bronze with a loss, but guaranteed himself at least silver by winning by fall.

Bouts
WinnerNationVictory TypeLoserNation
Tor Nilsson Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Fall Guido Fantoni Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Ahmet Kireççi Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey ByeN/AN/A
Points
RankWrestlerNationStartEarnedTotal
1 Ahmet Kireççi Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 101
2 Tor Nilsson Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 303
3 Guido Fantoni Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 134

Round 5

Kirecci won the final match to take the gold medal; Fantoni's loss put him in third place.

Bouts
WinnerNationVictory TypeLoserNation
Ahmet Kireççi Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey Decision, 3–0 Guido Fantoni Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Tor Nilsson Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden ByeN/AN/A
Points
RankWrestlerNationStartEarnedTotal
Gold medal icon.svg Ahmet Kireççi Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 112
Silver medal icon.svg Tor Nilsson Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 303
Bronze medal icon.svg Guido Fantoni Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 437

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References

  1. "Wrestling at the 1948 London Summer Games: Men's Heavyweight, Greco-Roman". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
  2. Official Report 1951, p. 504.
  3. Official Report 1951, p. 496.

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