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

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Men's Greco-Roman middleweight
at the Games of the XV Olympiad
Venue Messuhalli
Dates24–27 July
Competitors11 from 11 nations
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Axel Grönberg Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Silver medal icon.svg Kalervo Rauhala Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
Bronze medal icon.svg Nikolay Belov Flag of the Soviet Union (1936-1955).svg  Soviet Union
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The men's Greco-Roman middleweight 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]

1952 Summer Olympics Games of the XV Olympiad, held in Helsinki in 1952

The 1952 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Helsinki, Finland, from July 19 to August 3, 1952.

Helsinki Capital of Finland

Helsinki is the capital and most populous city of Finland. Located on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, it is the seat of the region of Uusimaa in southern Finland, and has a population of 650,058. The city's urban area has a population of 1,268,296, making it by far the most populous urban area in Finland as well as the country's most important center for politics, education, finance, culture, and research. Helsinki is located 80 kilometres (50 mi) north of Tallinn, Estonia, 400 km (250 mi) east of Stockholm, Sweden, and 300 km (190 mi) west of Saint Petersburg, Russia. It has close historical ties with these three cities.

Töölö Sports Hall Sports venue in Helsinki, Finland

Töölö Sports Hall is a sports venue located in the Töölö district of Helsinki, Finland. It was designed by Aarne Hytönen and Risto-Veikko Luukkonen and built in 1935 as Messuhalli. It is located near the Olympic Stadium, the Opera House, and the Sonera Stadium.

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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 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. This elimination continued until the medal rounds, which began when 3 wrestlers remained. These 3 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]

Greco-Roman wrestling style of amateur wrestling

Greco-Roman (US) or Graeco-Roman (UK) wrestling is a style of wrestling that is practiced worldwide. It was contested at the first modern Olympic Games in 1896 and has been included in every edition of the summer Olympics held since 1908. This style of wrestling forbids holds below the waist; this is the major difference from freestyle wrestling, the other form of wrestling at the Olympics. This restriction results in an emphasis on throws because a wrestler cannot use trips to take an opponent to the ground, or avoid throws by hooking or grabbing the opponent's leg.

1928 Summer Olympics games of the IX Olympiad, celebrated in Amsterdam in 1928

The 1928 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the IX Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event that was celebrated from 28 July to 12 August 1928 in Amsterdam, Netherlands. The city of Amsterdam had previously bid for the 1920 and 1924 Olympic Games, but was obliged to give way to war-torn Antwerp in Belgium for the 1920 Games and Pierre de Coubertin's Paris for the 1924 Games. The United States won the most gold and overall medals.

1932 Summer Olympics games of the X Olympiad, celebrated in Los Angeles in 1932

The 1932 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the X Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event that was held from July 30 to August 14, 1932, in Los Angeles, California, United States.

Results

Round 1

Bouts
WinnerNationVictory TypeLoserNation
Gustav Gocke Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Decision, 2–1 Ercole Gallegati Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Axel Grönberg Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Decision, 3–0 Kalervo Rauhala Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
Ali Özdemir Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey Decision, 2–1 Adel Ibrahim Moustafa Flag of Egypt (1922-1958).svg  Egypt
Gyula Németi Flag of Hungary (1949-1956).svg  Hungary Decision, 3–0 Lars Bilet Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
Nikolay Belov Flag of the Soviet Union (1936-1955).svg  Soviet Union Fall Jerzy Gryt Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland
Émile Courtois Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium ByeN/AN/A
Points
RankWrestlerNationStartEarnedTotal
1 Nikolay Belov Flag of the Soviet Union (1936-1955).svg  Soviet Union 000
1 Émile Courtois Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 000
3 Gustav Gocke Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 011
3 Axel Grönberg Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 011
3 Gyula Németi Flag of Hungary (1949-1956).svg  Hungary 011
3 Ali Özdemir Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 011
7 Lars Bilet Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 033
7 Ercole Gallegati Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 033
7 Jerzy Gryt Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland 033
7 Adel Ibrahim Moustafa Flag of Egypt (1922-1958).svg  Egypt 033
7 Kalervo Rauhala Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 033

Round 2

Bouts
WinnerNationVictory TypeLoserNation
Ercole Gallegati Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Fall Émile Courtois Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
Axel Grönberg Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Decision, 3–0 Gustav Gocke Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Kalervo Rauhala Flag of Finland.svg  Finland Decision, 3–0 Adel Ibrahim Moustafa Flag of Egypt (1922-1958).svg  Egypt
Ali Özdemir Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey Decision, 3–0 Lars Bilet Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
Gyula Németi Flag of Hungary (1949-1956).svg  Hungary Fall Jerzy Gryt Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland
Nikolay Belov Flag of the Soviet Union (1936-1955).svg  Soviet Union ByeN/AN/A
Points
RankWrestlerNationStartEarnedTotal
1 Nikolay Belov Flag of the Soviet Union (1936-1955).svg  Soviet Union 000
2 Gyula Németi Flag of Hungary (1949-1956).svg  Hungary 101
3 Axel Grönberg Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 112
3 Ali Özdemir Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 112
5 Émile Courtois Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 033
5 Ercole Gallegati Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 303
7 Gustav Gocke Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 134
7 Kalervo Rauhala Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 314
9 Lars Bilet Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 336
9 Jerzy Gryt Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland 336
9 Adel Ibrahim Moustafa Flag of Egypt (1922-1958).svg  Egypt 336

Round 3

Bouts
WinnerNationVictory TypeLoserNation
Nikolay Belov Flag of the Soviet Union (1936-1955).svg  Soviet Union Walkover Émile Courtois Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
Axel Grönberg Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Decision, 3–0 Ercole Gallegati Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Kalervo Rauhala Flag of Finland.svg  Finland Fall Gustav Gocke Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Gyula Németi Flag of Hungary (1949-1956).svg  Hungary Decision, 3–0 Ali Özdemir Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey
Points
RankWrestlerNationStartEarnedTotal
1 Nikolay Belov Flag of the Soviet Union (1936-1955).svg  Soviet Union 000
2 Gyula Németi Flag of Hungary (1949-1956).svg  Hungary 112
3 Axel Grönberg Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 213
4 Kalervo Rauhala Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 404
5 Ali Özdemir Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 235
6 Émile Courtois Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 336
6 Ercole Gallegati Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 336
8 Gustav Gocke Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 437

Round 4

The tie for third-place was broken by head-to-head results, with Rauhala advancing to the medal rounds due to his win over Németi in this round.

Bouts
WinnerNationVictory TypeLoserNation
Axel Grönberg Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Decision, 3–0 Nikolay Belov Flag of the Soviet Union (1936-1955).svg  Soviet Union
Kalervo Rauhala Flag of Finland.svg  Finland Decision, 3–0 Gyula Németi Flag of Hungary (1949-1956).svg  Hungary
Points
RankWrestlerNationStartEarnedTotal
1 Nikolay Belov Flag of the Soviet Union (1936-1955).svg  Soviet Union 033
2 Axel Grönberg Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 314
3 Kalervo Rauhala Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 415
4 Gyula Németi Flag of Hungary (1949-1956).svg  Hungary 235

Medal rounds

Grönberg's victorys over Rauhala (in round 1) and Belov (in round 2) counted for the medal round, giving him the gold medal. Rauhala and Belov faced off for the silver medal, which Rahuala won.

Bouts
WinnerNationVictory TypeLoserNation
Kalervo Rauhala Flag of Finland.svg  Finland Decision, 3–0 Nikolay Belov Flag of the Soviet Union (1936-1955).svg  Soviet Union
Points
RankWrestlerNationWinsLossesStartEarnedTotal
Gold medal icon.svg Axel Grönberg Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 20404
Silver medal icon.svg Kalervo Rauhala Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 11516
Bronze medal icon.svg Nikolay Belov Flag of the Soviet Union (1936-1955).svg  Soviet Union 02336

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References

  1. 1 2 "Wrestling at the 1952 Helsinki Summer Games: Men's Middleweight, Greco-Roman". Sports Reference. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
  2. ↑ Official Report, p. 377.
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