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

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Men's Greco-Roman lightweight
at the Games of the XIV Olympiad
Venue Empress Hall, Earls Court Exhibition Centre
Dates3–6 August
Competitors17 from 17 nations
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Gustav Freij Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Silver medal icon.svg Aage Eriksen Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
Bronze medal icon.svg Károly Ferencz Flag of Hungary (1946-1949, 1956-1957).svg  Hungary
  1936
1952  

The men's Greco-Roman lightweight 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]

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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. [2]

Results

Round 1

Jauch withdrew during his match. Tuhý withdrew after his victory.

Bouts
WinnerNationVictory TypeLoserNation
Giacomo Gesino Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Decision, 3–0 Frans Rombaut Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
Károly Ferencz Flag of Hungary (1946-1949, 1956-1957).svg  Hungary Decision, 3–0 Aage Eriksen Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
Georgios Petmezas Flag of Greece (1828-1978).svg  Greece Decision, 3–0 Mohamed Ahmed Osman Flag of Egypt (1922-1958).svg  Egypt
Charif Damage Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon Fall Luis Rosado Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
Abraham Kurland Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark Retired Alfred Jauch Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland
Ahmet Şenol Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey Decision, 2–1 Albert Falaux Flag of France.svg  France
Gustav Freij Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Fall Ray Myland Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Václav Tuhý Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia Decision, 3–0 Eero Virtanen Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
Johannes Munnikes Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands ByeN/AN/A
Points
RankWrestlerNationStartEarnedTotal
1 Charif Damage Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon 000
1 Gustav Freij Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 000
1 Abraham Kurland Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 000
1 Johannes Munnikes Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 000
5 Károly Ferencz Flag of Hungary (1946-1949, 1956-1957).svg  Hungary 011
5 Giacomo Gesino Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 011
5 Georgios Petmezas Flag of Greece (1828-1978).svg  Greece 011
5 Ahmet Şenol Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 011
9 Albert Falaux Flag of France.svg  France 022
10 Aage Eriksen Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 033
10 Ray Myland Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 033
10 Mohamed Ahmed Osman Flag of Egypt (1922-1958).svg  Egypt 033
10 Frans Rombaut Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 033
10 Luis Rosado Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 033
10 Eero Virtanen Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 033
16 Václav Tuhý Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia 011*
17 Alfred Jauch Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland 033*

Round 2

Bouts
WinnerNationVictory TypeLoserNation
Johannes Munnikes Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Fall Frans Rombaut Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
Aage Eriksen Flag of Norway.svg  Norway Decision, 2–1 Giacomo Gesino Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Károly Ferencz Flag of Hungary (1946-1949, 1956-1957).svg  Hungary Decision, 2–1 Mohamed Ahmed Osman Flag of Egypt (1922-1958).svg  Egypt
Georgios Petmezas Flag of Greece (1828-1978).svg  Greece Fall Luis Rosado Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
Charif Damage Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon Decision, 3–0 Abraham Kurland Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
Gustav Freij Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Fall Albert Falaux Flag of France.svg  France
Ahmet Şenol Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey Fall Ray Myland Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Eero Virtanen Flag of Finland.svg  Finland ByeN/AN/A
Points
RankWrestlerNationStartEarnedTotal
1 Gustav Freij Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 000
1 Johannes Munnikes Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 000
3 Charif Damage Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon 011
3 Georgios Petmezas Flag of Greece (1828-1978).svg  Greece 101
3 Ahmet Şenol Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 101
6 Károly Ferencz Flag of Hungary (1946-1949, 1956-1957).svg  Hungary 112
7 Giacomo Gesino Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 123
7 Abraham Kurland Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 033
7 Eero Virtanen Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 303
10 Aage Eriksen Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 314
11 Albert Falaux Flag of France.svg  France 235
11 Mohamed Ahmed Osman Flag of Egypt (1922-1958).svg  Egypt 325
13 Ray Myland Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 336
13 Frans Rombaut Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 336
13 Luis Rosado Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 336

Round 3

Bouts
WinnerNationVictory TypeLoserNation
Eero Virtanen Flag of Finland.svg  Finland Decision, 3–0 Johannes Munnikes Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Károly Ferencz Flag of Hungary (1946-1949, 1956-1957).svg  Hungary Decision, 2–1 Giacomo Gesino Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Aage Eriksen Flag of Norway.svg  Norway Declared Georgios Petmezas Flag of Greece (1828-1978).svg  Greece
Charif Damage Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon Decision, 3–0 Ahmet Şenol Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey
Gustav Freij Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Decision, 2–1 Abraham Kurland Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
Points
RankWrestlerNationStartEarnedTotal
1 Gustav Freij Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 011
2 Charif Damage Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon 112
3 Károly Ferencz Flag of Hungary (1946-1949, 1956-1957).svg  Hungary 213
3 Johannes Munnikes Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 033
5 Aage Eriksen Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 404
5 Georgios Petmezas Flag of Greece (1828-1978).svg  Greece 134
5 Ahmet Şenol Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 134
5 Eero Virtanen Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 314
9 Giacomo Gesino Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 325
9 Abraham Kurland Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 325

Round 4

Bouts
WinnerNationVictory TypeLoserNation
Aage Eriksen Flag of Norway.svg  Norway Retired Eero Virtanen Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
Károly Ferencz Flag of Hungary (1946-1949, 1956-1957).svg  Hungary Fall Johannes Munnikes Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Charif Damage Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon Decision, 3–0 Georgios Petmezas Flag of Greece (1828-1978).svg  Greece
Gustav Freij Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Fall Ahmet Şenol Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey
Points
RankWrestlerNationStartEarnedTotal
1 Gustav Freij Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 101
2 Charif Damage Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon 213
2 Károly Ferencz Flag of Hungary (1946-1949, 1956-1957).svg  Hungary 303
4 Aage Eriksen Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 404
5 Johannes Munnikes Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 336
6 Georgios Petmezas Flag of Greece (1828-1978).svg  Greece 437
6 Ahmet Şenol Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 437
6 Eero Virtanen Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 437

Round 5

Eriksen was eliminated despite winning, as the victory by decision gave him his fifth point. Freij was the only remaining wrestler with fewer than five, winning gold. Eriksen took silver. Ferencz and Damage each had six points, and had not previously faced each other, so a bronze medal match was staged.

Bouts
WinnerNationVictory TypeLoserNation
Gustav Freij Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Decision, 3–0 Károly Ferencz Flag of Hungary (1946-1949, 1956-1957).svg  Hungary
Aage Eriksen Flag of Norway.svg  Norway Decision, 3–0 Charif Damage Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon
Points
RankWrestlerNationStartEarnedTotal
Gold medal icon.svg Gustav Freij Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 112
Silver medal icon.svg Aage Eriksen Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 415
3 Charif Damage Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon 336
3 Károly Ferencz Flag of Hungary (1946-1949, 1956-1957).svg  Hungary 336

Bronze medal match

Ferencz took the bronze medal in a split decision.

Bouts
WinnerNationVictory TypeLoserNation
Károly Ferencz Flag of Hungary (1946-1949, 1956-1957).svg  Hungary Decision, 2–1 Charif Damage Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon
Points
RankWrestlerNationStartEarnedTotal
Bronze medal icon.svg Károly Ferencz Flag of Hungary (1946-1949, 1956-1957).svg  Hungary 617
4 Charif Damage Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon 628

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References

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