Wrestling at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle bantamweight

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Men's freestyle bantamweight
at the Games of the XIV Olympiad
Venue Empress Hall, Earls Court Exhibition Centre
Dates29–31 July
Competitors15 from 15 nations
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Nasuh Akar Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey
Silver medal icon.svg Gerald Leeman US flag 48 stars.svg  United States
Bronze medal icon.svg Charles Kouyos Flag of France.svg  France
  1936
1952  

The men's freestyle bantamweight competition at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London took place from 29 July to 31 July at the Empress Hall, Earls Court Exhibition Centre. Nations were limited to one competitor. [1] Bantamweight was the second-lightest category, including wrestlers weighing 52 to 57 kilograms (114.6 to 125.7 lb). [2]

This freestyle 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
Lajos Bencze Flag of Hungary (1946-1949, 1956-1957).svg  Hungary Decision, 2–1 Erkki Johansson Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
Erik Persson Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Decision, 3–0 Walter Wenger Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland
Charles Kouyos Flag of France.svg  France Decision, 3–0 Sayed Hafez Shehata Flag of Egypt (1922-1953).svg  Egypt
Joseph Trimpont Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Fall Fabio Santamaria Flag of Cuba (3-2).svg  Cuba
Nasuh Akar Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey Fall Norman May Flag of Canada (1921-1957).svg  Canada
Ray Cazaux Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain Decision, 3–0 Francisco Vicera Flag of the Philippines (1936-1985, 1986-1998).svg  Philippines
Gerald Leeman US flag 48 stars.svg  United States Fall Nirmal Bhose Flag of India.svg  India
Han Sang-ryong Flag of South Korea (1945-1948).svg  South Korea ByeN/AN/A
Points
RankWrestlerNationStartEarnedTotal
1 Nasuh Akar Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 000
1 Han Sang-ryong Flag of South Korea (1945-1948).svg  South Korea 000
1 Gerald Leeman US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 000
1 Joseph Trimpont Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 000
5 Lajos Bencze Flag of Hungary (1946-1949, 1956-1957).svg  Hungary 011
5 Ray Cazaux Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 011
5 Charles Kouyos Flag of France.svg  France 011
5 Erik Persson Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 011
9 Erkki Johansson Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 022
10 Nirmal Bhose Flag of India.svg  India 033
10 Sayed Hafez Shehata Flag of Egypt (1922-1953).svg  Egypt 033
10 Norman May Flag of Canada (1921-1957).svg  Canada 033
10 Fabio Santamaria Flag of Cuba (3-2).svg  Cuba 033
10 Francisco Vicera Flag of the Philippines (1936-1985, 1986-1998).svg  Philippines 033
10 Walter Wenger Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland 033

Round 2

Bouts
WinnerNationVictory TypeLoserNation
Erik Persson Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Decision, 3–0 Han Sang-ryong Flag of South Korea (1945-1948).svg  South Korea
Nasuh Akar Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey Decision, 3–0 Walter Wenger Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland
Lajos Bencze Flag of Hungary (1946-1949, 1956-1957).svg  Hungary Decision, 3–0 Norman May Flag of Canada (1921-1957).svg  Canada
Erkki Johansson Flag of Finland.svg  Finland Decision, 2–1 Nirmal Bhose Flag of India.svg  India
Gerald Leeman US flag 48 stars.svg  United States Fall Ray Cazaux Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain
Charles Kouyos Flag of France.svg  France Fall Francisco Vicera Flag of the Philippines (1936-1985, 1986-1998).svg  Philippines
Sayed Hafez Shehata Flag of Egypt (1922-1953).svg  Egypt Fall Fabio Santamaria Flag of Cuba (3-2).svg  Cuba
Joseph Trimpont Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium ByeN/AN/A
Points
RankWrestlerNationStartEarnedTotal
1 Gerald Leeman US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 000
1 Joseph Trimpont Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 000
3 Nasuh Akar Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 011
3 Charles Kouyos Flag of France.svg  France 101
5 Lajos Bencze Flag of Hungary (1946-1949, 1956-1957).svg  Hungary 112
6 Erik Persson Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 112
7 Sayed Hafez Shehata Flag of Egypt (1922-1953).svg  Egypt 303
7 Han Sang-ryong Flag of South Korea (1945-1948).svg  South Korea 033
7 Erkki Johansson Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 213
10 Ray Cazaux Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 134
11 Nirmal Bhose Flag of India.svg  India 325
12 Norman May Flag of Canada (1921-1957).svg  Canada 336
12 Fabio Santamaria Flag of Cuba (3-2).svg  Cuba 336
12 Francisco Vicera Flag of the Philippines (1936-1985, 1986-1998).svg  Philippines 336
12 Walter Wenger Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland 336

Round 3

Hafez Shehata is officially listed as part of the tie for 5th place despite having 6 points to the other 5th place finishers' 5 points. [2]

Bouts
WinnerNationVictory TypeLoserNation
Joseph Trimpont Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Decision, 3–0 Han Sang-ryong Flag of South Korea (1945-1948).svg  South Korea
Nasuh Akar Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey Decision, 3–0 Erik Persson Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Gerald Leeman US flag 48 stars.svg  United States Decision, 3–0 Lajos Bencze Flag of Hungary (1946-1949, 1956-1957).svg  Hungary
Charles Kouyos Flag of France.svg  France Fall Erkki Johansson Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
Ray Cazaux Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain Decision, 3–0 Sayed Hafez Shehata Flag of Egypt (1922-1953).svg  Egypt
Points
RankWrestlerNationStartEarnedTotal
1 Charles Kouyos Flag of France.svg  France 101
1 Gerald Leeman US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 011
1 Joseph Trimpont Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 011
4 Nasuh Akar Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 112
5 Lajos Bencze Flag of Hungary (1946-1949, 1956-1957).svg  Hungary 235
5 Ray Cazaux Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 415
5 Erik Persson Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 235
5 Sayed Hafez Shehata Flag of Egypt (1922-1953).svg  Egypt 336
9 Han Sang-ryong Flag of South Korea (1945-1948).svg  South Korea 336
9 Erkki Johansson Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 336

Round 4

Bouts
WinnerNationVictory TypeLoserNation
Nasuh Akar Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey Fall Joseph Trimpont Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
Gerald Leeman US flag 48 stars.svg  United States Decision, 3–0 Charles Kouyos Flag of France.svg  France
Points
RankWrestlerNationStartEarnedTotal
1 Nasuh Akar Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 202
1 Gerald Leeman US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 112
3 Charles Kouyos Flag of France.svg  France 134
3 Joseph Trimpont Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 134

Round 5

Kouyos took the bronze over Trimpont "based on more wins." [1] Both finished with 7 points and had not faced each other. Kouyos was 3–2 while Trimpont was only 2–2 after receiving a second-round bye.

Bouts
WinnerNationVictory TypeLoserNation
Gerald Leeman US flag 48 stars.svg  United States Decision, 3–0 Joseph Trimpont Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
Nasuh Akar Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey Fall Charles Kouyos Flag of France.svg  France
Points
RankWrestlerNationStartEarnedTotal
1 Nasuh Akar Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 202
2 Gerald Leeman US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 213
Bronze medal icon.svg Charles Kouyos Flag of France.svg  France 437
4 Joseph Trimpont Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 437

Round 6

Bouts
WinnerNationVictory TypeLoserNation
Nasuh Akar Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey Fall Gerald Leeman US flag 48 stars.svg  United States
Points
RankWrestlerNationStartEarnedTotal
Gold medal icon.svg Nasuh Akar Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 202
Silver medal icon.svg Gerald Leeman US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 235

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References

  1. 1 2 "Wrestling at the 1948 London Summer Games: Men's Bantamweight, Freestyle". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
  2. 1 2 Official Report 1951, p. 506.
  3. Official Report 1951, p. 496.

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