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

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Men's Greco-Roman light heavyweight
at the Games of the XIV Olympiad
Venue Empress Hall, Earls Court Exhibition Centre
Dates3–6 August
Competitors14 from 14 nations
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Karl-Erik Nilsson Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Silver medal icon.svg Kelpo Gröndahl Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
Bronze medal icon.svg Ibrahim Orabi Flag of Egypt (1922-1953).svg  Egypt
  1936
1952  

The men's Greco-Roman light heavyweight competition at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London took place from 3 August to 6 August at the Empress Hall, Earls Court Exhibition Centre. Nations were limited to one competitor. [1] Light heavyweight was the second-heaviest category, including wrestlers weighing 79 to 87 kilograms (174.2 to 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 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]

Results

Round 1

Bouts
WinnerNationVictory TypeLoserNation
Mustafa Avcioğlu-Çakmak Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey Decision, 3–0 Adolfo Ramírez Flag of Argentina (1861-2010).svg  Argentina
Karl-Erik Nilsson Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Fall Gyula Kovács Flag of Hungary (1946-1949, 1956-1957).svg  Hungary
Umberto Silvestri Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Decision, 3–0 Athanasios Kambaflis Flag of Greece (1828-1978).svg  Greece
Kelpo Gröndahl Flag of Finland.svg  Finland Fall Karel Istaz Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
Erling Stuer Lauridsen Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark Decision, 3–0 Ibrahim Mahgoub Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon
Peter Enzinger Flag of Austria.svg  Austria Fall Albin Dannacher Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland
Ibrahim Orabi Flag of Egypt (1922-1953).svg  Egypt Fall Ken Richmond Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain
Points
RankWrestlerNationStartEarnedTotal
1 Peter Enzinger Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 000
1 Kelpo Gröndahl Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 000
1 Karl-Erik Nilsson Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 000
1 Ibrahim Orabi Flag of Egypt (1922-1953).svg  Egypt 000
5 Mustafa Avcioğlu-Çakmak Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 011
5 Erling Stuer Lauridsen Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 011
5 Umberto Silvestri Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 011
8 Albin Dannacher Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland 033
8 Karel Istaz Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 033
8 Athanasios Kambaflis Flag of Greece (1828-1978).svg  Greece 033
8 Gyula Kovács Flag of Hungary (1946-1949, 1956-1957).svg  Hungary 033
8 Ibrahim Mahgoub Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon 033
8 Adolfo Ramírez Flag of Argentina (1861-2010).svg  Argentina 033
8 Ken Richmond Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 033

Round 2

Bouts
WinnerNationVictory TypeLoserNation
Gyula Kovács Flag of Hungary (1946-1949, 1956-1957).svg  Hungary Decision, 3–0 Adolfo Ramírez Flag of Argentina (1861-2010).svg  Argentina
Karl-Erik Nilsson Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Decision, 3–0 Mustafa Avcioğlu-Çakmak Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey
Karel Istaz Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Decision, 3–0 Athanasios Kambaflis Flag of Greece (1828-1978).svg  Greece
Kelpo Gröndahl Flag of Finland.svg  Finland Retired Umberto Silvestri Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Erling Stuer Lauridsen Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark Fall Peter Enzinger Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
Ibrahim Orabi Flag of Egypt (1922-1953).svg  Egypt Fall Albin Dannacher Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland
Ken Richmond Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain ByeN/AN/A
N/AN/AOver weight Ibrahim Mahgoub Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon
Points
RankWrestlerNationStartEarnedTotal
1 Kelpo Gröndahl Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 000
1 Ibrahim Orabi Flag of Egypt (1922-1953).svg  Egypt 000
3 Erling Stuer Lauridsen Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 101
3 Karl-Erik Nilsson Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 011
5 Peter Enzinger Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 033
5 Ken Richmond Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 303
7 Mustafa Avcioğlu-Çakmak Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 134
7 Karel Istaz Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 314
7 Gyula Kovács Flag of Hungary (1946-1949, 1956-1957).svg  Hungary 314
10 Umberto Silvestri Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 134*
11 Albin Dannacher Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland 336
11 Athanasios Kambaflis Flag of Greece (1828-1978).svg  Greece 336
11 Ibrahim Mahgoub Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon 336
11 Adolfo Ramírez Flag of Argentina (1861-2010).svg  Argentina 336

Round 3

Bouts
WinnerNationVictory TypeLoserNation
Ken Richmond Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain Fall Mustafa Avcioğlu-Çakmak Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey
Gyula Kovács Flag of Hungary (1946-1949, 1956-1957).svg  Hungary Fall Karel Istaz Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
Karl-Erik Nilsson Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Decision, 3–0 Erling Stuer Lauridsen Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
Kelpo Gröndahl Flag of Finland.svg  Finland Decision, 3–0 Peter Enzinger Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
Ibrahim Orabi Flag of Egypt (1922-1953).svg  Egypt ByeN/AN/A
Points
RankWrestlerNationStartEarnedTotal
1 Ibrahim Orabi Flag of Egypt (1922-1953).svg  Egypt 000
2 Kelpo Gröndahl Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 011
3 Karl-Erik Nilsson Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 112
4 Ken Richmond Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 303
5 Gyula Kovács Flag of Hungary (1946-1949, 1956-1957).svg  Hungary 404
5 Erling Stuer Lauridsen Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 134
7 Peter Enzinger Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 336
8 Mustafa Avcioğlu-Çakmak Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 437
8 Karel Istaz Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 437

Round 4

Bouts
WinnerNationVictory TypeLoserNation
Gyula Kovács Flag of Hungary (1946-1949, 1956-1957).svg  Hungary Decision, 3–0 Ibrahim Orabi Flag of Egypt (1922-1953).svg  Egypt
Karl-Erik Nilsson Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Fall Ken Richmond Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain
Kelpo Gröndahl Flag of Finland.svg  Finland Fall Erling Stuer Lauridsen Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
Points
RankWrestlerNationStartEarnedTotal
1 Kelpo Gröndahl Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 101
2 Karl-Erik Nilsson Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 202
3 Ibrahim Orabi Flag of Egypt (1922-1953).svg  Egypt 033
4 Gyula Kovács Flag of Hungary (1946-1949, 1956-1957).svg  Hungary 415
5 Ken Richmond Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 336
6 Erling Stuer Lauridsen Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 437

Round 5

Bouts
WinnerNationVictory TypeLoserNation
Karl-Erik Nilsson Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Fall Ibrahim Orabi Flag of Egypt (1922-1953).svg  Egypt
Kelpo Gröndahl Flag of Finland.svg  Finland ByeN/AN/A
Points
RankWrestlerNationStartEarnedTotal
1 Kelpo Gröndahl Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 101
2 Karl-Erik Nilsson Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 202
Bronze medal icon.svg Ibrahim Orabi Flag of Egypt (1922-1953).svg  Egypt 336

Round 6

Bouts
WinnerNationVictory TypeLoserNation
Karl-Erik Nilsson Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Decision, 3–0 Kelpo Gröndahl Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
Points
RankWrestlerNationStartEarnedTotal
Gold medal icon.svg Karl-Erik Nilsson Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 213
Silver medal icon.svg Kelpo Gröndahl Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 134

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References

  1. "Wrestling at the 1948 London Summer Games: Men's Light Heavyweight, Greco-Roman". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
  2. Official Report 1951, p. 503.
  3. Official Report 1951, p. 496.

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