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

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Men's freestyle welterweight
at the Games of the XIV Olympiad
Venue Empress Hall, Earls Court Exhibition Centre
Dates29–31 July
Competitors16 from 16 nations
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Yaşar Doğu Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey
Silver medal icon.svg Dick Garrard Flag of Australia.svg  Australia
Bronze medal icon.svg Leland Merrill US flag 48 stars.svg  United States
  1936
1952  

The men's freestyle welterweight 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] Welterweight was the fourth-heaviest category, including wrestlers weighing 67 to 73 kilograms (147.7 to 160.9 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
Kálmán Sóvári Flag of Hungary (1946-1949, 1956-1957).svg  Hungary Decision, 3–0 Aleksanteri Keisala Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
Dick Garrard Flag of Australia.svg  Australia Decision, 3–0 Willy Angst Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland
Yaşar Doğu Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey Fall Anant Bhargava Flag of India.svg  India
Abbas Zandi State Flag of Iran (1933-1964).svg  Iran Fall Eduardo Estrada Flag of Mexico (1934-1968).svg  Mexico
Jean-Baptiste Leclerc Flag of France.svg  France Decision, 3–0 Adel Ibrahim Moustafa Flag of Egypt (1922-1953).svg  Egypt
Hwang Byeong-gwan Flag of South Korea (1945-1948).svg  South Korea Decision, 3–0 Louis Culot Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
Leland Merrill US flag 48 stars.svg  United States Decision, 3–0 Harry Peace Flag of Canada (1921-1957).svg  Canada
Frans Westergren Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Decision, 2–1 Don Irvine Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain
Points
RankWrestlerNationStartEarnedTotal
1 Yaşar Doğu Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 000
1 Abbas Zandi State Flag of Iran (1933-1964).svg  Iran 000
3 Dick Garrard Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 011
3 Hwang Byeong-gwan Flag of South Korea (1945-1948).svg  South Korea 011
3 Jean-Baptiste Leclerc Flag of France.svg  France 011
3 Leland Merrill US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 011
3 Kálmán Sóvári Flag of Hungary (1946-1949, 1956-1957).svg  Hungary 011
3 Frans Westergren Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 011
9 Don Irvine Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 022
10 Willy Angst Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland 033
10 Anant Bhargava Flag of India.svg  India 033
10 Louis Culot Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 033
10 Eduardo Estrada Flag of Mexico (1934-1968).svg  Mexico 033
10 Aleksanteri Keisala Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 033
10 Adel Ibrahim Moustafa Flag of Egypt (1922-1953).svg  Egypt 033
10 Harry Peace Flag of Canada (1921-1957).svg  Canada 033

Round 2

Bouts
WinnerNationVictory TypeLoserNation
Dick Garrard Flag of Australia.svg  Australia Decision, 2–1 Kálmán Sóvári Flag of Hungary (1946-1949, 1956-1957).svg  Hungary
Willy Angst Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland Decision, 3–0 Aleksanteri Keisala Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
Anant Bhargava Flag of India.svg  India Decision, 2–1 Eduardo Estrada Flag of Mexico (1934-1968).svg  Mexico
Yaşar Doğu Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey Fall Abbas Zandi State Flag of Iran (1933-1964).svg  Iran
Adel Ibrahim Moustafa Flag of Egypt (1922-1953).svg  Egypt Decision, 2–1 Hwang Byeong-gwan Flag of South Korea (1945-1948).svg  South Korea
Jean-Baptiste Leclerc Flag of France.svg  France Decision, 3–0 Louis Culot Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
Leland Merrill US flag 48 stars.svg  United States Decision, 3–0 Frans Westergren Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Harry Peace Flag of Canada (1921-1957).svg  Canada Fall Don Irvine Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain
Points
RankWrestlerNationStartEarnedTotal
1 Yaşar Doğu Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 000
2 Dick Garrard Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 112
2 Jean-Baptiste Leclerc Flag of France.svg  France 112
2 Leland Merrill US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 112
5 Hwang Byeong-gwan Flag of South Korea (1945-1948).svg  South Korea 123
5 Harry Peace Flag of Canada (1921-1957).svg  Canada 303
5 Kálmán Sóvári Flag of Hungary (1946-1949, 1956-1957).svg  Hungary 123
5 Abbas Zandi State Flag of Iran (1933-1964).svg  Iran 033
9 Willy Angst Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland 314
9 Anant Bhargava Flag of India.svg  India 314
9 Adel Ibrahim Moustafa Flag of Egypt (1922-1953).svg  Egypt 314
9 Frans Westergren Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 134
13 Eduardo Estrada Flag of Mexico (1934-1968).svg  Mexico 325
13 Don Irvine Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 235
15 Louis Culot Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 336
15 Aleksanteri Keisala Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 336

Round 3

Bouts
WinnerNationVictory TypeLoserNation
Kálmán Sóvári Flag of Hungary (1946-1949, 1956-1957).svg  Hungary Decision, 2–1 Willy Angst Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland
Dick Garrard Flag of Australia.svg  Australia Fall Anant Bhargava Flag of India.svg  India
Yaşar Doğu Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey Fall Adel Ibrahim Moustafa Flag of Egypt (1922-1953).svg  Egypt
Frans Westergren Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Decision, 3–0 Harry Peace Flag of Canada (1921-1957).svg  Canada
Jean-Baptiste Leclerc Flag of France.svg  France Decision, 3–0 Abbas Zandi State Flag of Iran (1933-1964).svg  Iran
Leland Merrill US flag 48 stars.svg  United States Decision, 3–0 Hwang Byeong-gwan Flag of South Korea (1945-1948).svg  South Korea
Points
RankWrestlerNationStartEarnedTotal
1 Yaşar Doğu Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 000
2 Dick Garrard Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 202
3 Jean-Baptiste Leclerc Flag of France.svg  France 213
3 Leland Merrill US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 213
5 Kálmán Sóvári Flag of Hungary (1946-1949, 1956-1957).svg  Hungary 314
6 Frans Westergren Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 415
7 Willy Angst Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland 426
7 Hwang Byeong-gwan Flag of South Korea (1945-1948).svg  South Korea 336
7 Harry Peace Flag of Canada (1921-1957).svg  Canada 336
7 Abbas Zandi State Flag of Iran (1933-1964).svg  Iran 336
11 Anant Bhargava Flag of India.svg  India 437
11 Adel Ibrahim Moustafa Flag of Egypt (1922-1953).svg  Egypt 437

Round 4

Bouts
WinnerNationVictory TypeLoserNation
Dick Garrard Flag of Australia.svg  Australia Fall Jean-Baptiste Leclerc Flag of France.svg  France
Yaşar Doğu Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey Fall Kálmán Sóvári Flag of Hungary (1946-1949, 1956-1957).svg  Hungary
Leland Merrill US flag 48 stars.svg  United States ByeN/AN/A
Points
RankWrestlerNationStartEarnedTotal
1 Yaşar Doğu Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 000
2 Dick Garrard Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 202
3 Leland Merrill US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 303
4 Jean-Baptiste Leclerc Flag of France.svg  France 336
5 Kálmán Sóvári Flag of Hungary (1946-1949, 1956-1957).svg  Hungary 437

Round 5

Bouts
WinnerNationVictory TypeLoserNation
Leland Merrill US flag 48 stars.svg  United States Decision, 2–1 Dick Garrard Flag of Australia.svg  Australia
Yaşar Doğu Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey ByeN/AN/A
Points
RankWrestlerNationStartEarnedTotal
1 Yaşar Doğu Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 000
2 Dick Garrard Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 224
2 Leland Merrill US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 314

Round 6

Bouts
WinnerNationVictory TypeLoserNation
Yaşar Doğu Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey Decision, 3–0 Leland Merrill US flag 48 stars.svg  United States
Dick Garrard Flag of Australia.svg  Australia ByeN/AN/A
Points
RankWrestlerNationStartEarnedTotal
1 Yaşar Doğu Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 011
2 Dick Garrard Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 404
Bronze medal icon.svg Leland Merrill US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 437

Round 7

Bouts
WinnerNationVictory TypeLoserNation
Yaşar Doğu Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey Fall Dick Garrard Flag of Australia.svg  Australia
Points
RankWrestlerNationStartEarnedTotal
Gold medal icon.svg Yaşar Doğu Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 101
Silver medal icon.svg Dick Garrard Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 437

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References

  1. "Wrestling at the 1948 London Summer Games: Men's Welterweight, Freestyle". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
  2. Official Report 1951, p. 509.
  3. Official Report 1951, p. 496.

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