Wrestling at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Men's Greco-Roman heavyweight

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Men's Greco-Roman heavyweight
at the Games of the XV Olympiad
Venue Messuhalli
Dates24–27 July
Competitors10 from 10 nations
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Johannes Kotkas Flag of the Soviet Union (1936-1955).svg  Soviet Union
Silver medal icon.svg Josef Růžička Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia
Bronze medal icon.svg Tauno Kovanen Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
  1948
1956  

The men's Greco-Roman heavyweight competition at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki took place from 24 July to 27 July at Messuhalli. Nations were limited to one competitor. [1] Heavyweight was the heaviest category, including wrestlers weighing over 87 kilograms (191.8 lb). [2]

Competition format

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, removing the slight modification introduced in 1936 and used until 1948 (which had a reduced penalty for a loss by 2–1 decision). 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. 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. This elimination continued until the medal rounds, which began when three wrestlers remained. These three wrestlers each faced each other in a round-robin medal round (with earlier results counting, if any had wrestled another before); record within the medal round determined medals, with bad points breaking ties. [2] [1]

Results

Round 1

Bouts
WinnerNationVictory TypeLoserNation
Willi Waltner Flag of Germany.svg  Germany WalkoverK. Richmond [note 1] Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain
Antonios Georgoulis Flag of Greece (1828-1978).svg  Greece Fall Adolfo Ramírez Flag of Argentina (1861-2010).svg  Argentina
Tauno Kovanen Flag of Finland.svg  Finland Decision, 3–0 Alexandru Şuli Flag of Romania (1948-1952).svg  Romania
Josef Růžička Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia Fall József Kovács Flag of Hungary (1949-1956).svg  Hungary
Johannes Kotkas Flag of the Soviet Union (1936-1955).svg  Soviet Union WalkoverA. Baarendse [note 1] Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
Bengt Fahlkvist Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Fall Guido Fantoni Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Points
RankWrestlerNationStartEarnedTotal
1 Bengt Fahlkvist Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 000
1 Antonios Georgoulis Flag of Greece (1828-1978).svg  Greece 000
1 Johannes Kotkas Flag of the Soviet Union (1936-1955).svg  Soviet Union 000
1 Josef Růžička Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia 000
1 Willi Waltner Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 000
6 Tauno Kovanen Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 011
7 Guido Fantoni Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 033
7 József Kovács Flag of Hungary (1949-1956).svg  Hungary 033
7 Adolfo Ramírez Flag of Argentina (1861-2010).svg  Argentina 033
7 Alexandru Şuli Flag of Romania (1948-1952).svg  Romania 033

Round 2

Bouts
WinnerNationVictory TypeLoserNation
Willi Waltner Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Decision, 3–0 Antonios Georgoulis Flag of Greece (1828-1978).svg  Greece
Tauno Kovanen Flag of Finland.svg  Finland Decision, 3–0 Adolfo Ramírez Flag of Argentina (1861-2010).svg  Argentina
Alexandru Şuli Flag of Romania (1948-1952).svg  Romania Decision, 2–1 József Kovács Flag of Hungary (1949-1956).svg  Hungary
Guido Fantoni Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Decision, 2–1 Josef Růžička Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia
Johannes Kotkas Flag of the Soviet Union (1936-1955).svg  Soviet Union Fall Bengt Fahlkvist Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Points
RankWrestlerNationStartEarnedTotal
1 Johannes Kotkas Flag of the Soviet Union (1936-1955).svg  Soviet Union 000
2 Willi Waltner Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 011
3 Tauno Kovanen Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 112
4 Bengt Fahlkvist Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 033
4 Antonios Georgoulis Flag of Greece (1828-1978).svg  Greece 033
4 Josef Růžička Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia 033
7 Guido Fantoni Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 314
7 Alexandru Şuli Flag of Romania (1948-1952).svg  Romania 314
9 József Kovács Flag of Hungary (1949-1956).svg  Hungary 336
9 Adolfo Ramírez Flag of Argentina (1861-2010).svg  Argentina 336

Round 3

Bouts
WinnerNationVictory TypeLoserNation
Decision, 3–0
Tauno Kovanen Flag of Finland.svg  Finland Decision, 3–0 Willi Waltner Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Alexandru Şuli Flag of Romania (1948-1952).svg  Romania Decision, 3–0 Antonios Georgoulis Flag of Greece (1828-1978).svg  Greece
Josef Růžička Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia Fall Bengt Fahlkvist Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Johannes Kotkas Flag of the Soviet Union (1936-1955).svg  Soviet Union Fall Guido Fantoni Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Points
RankWrestlerNationStartEarnedTotal
1 Johannes Kotkas Flag of the Soviet Union (1936-1955).svg  Soviet Union 000
2 Tauno Kovanen Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 213
2 Josef Růžička Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia 303
4 Willi Waltner Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 134
5 Alexandru Şuli Flag of Romania (1948-1952).svg  Romania 415
6 Bengt Fahlkvist Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 336
6 Antonios Georgoulis Flag of Greece (1828-1978).svg  Greece 336
8 Guido Fantoni Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 437

Round 4

Bouts
WinnerNationVictory TypeLoserNation
Josef Růžička Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia Fall Willi Waltner Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Johannes Kotkas Flag of the Soviet Union (1936-1955).svg  Soviet Union Fall Tauno Kovanen Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
Points
RankWrestlerNationStartEarnedTotal
1 Johannes Kotkas Flag of the Soviet Union (1936-1955).svg  Soviet Union 000
2 Josef Růžička Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia 303
3 Tauno Kovanen Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 336
4 Willi Waltner Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 437

Medal rounds

Kotkas's victory over Kovanen in round 4 counted for the medal rounds.

Bouts
WinnerNationVictory TypeLoserNation
Josef Růžička Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia Fall Tauno Kovanen Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
Johannes Kotkas Flag of the Soviet Union (1936-1955).svg  Soviet Union Fall Josef Růžička Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia
Points
RankWrestlerNationWinsLossesStartEarnedTotal
Gold medal icon.svg Johannes Kotkas Flag of the Soviet Union (1936-1955).svg  Soviet Union 20000
Silver medal icon.svg Josef Růžička Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia 11336
Bronze medal icon.svg Tauno Kovanen Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 02639

Notes

  1. 1 2 Richmond of Great Britain and Baarendse of Belgium are listed as participating by the Official Report, but neither wrestler actually competed—both losing their first-round matches by walkover and not competing thereafter.

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References

  1. 1 2 "Wrestling at the 1952 Helsinki Summer Games: Men's Heavyweight, Greco-Roman". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
  2. 1 2 Official Report 1955, p. 381.

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