Wrestling at the 1928 Summer Olympics – Men's Greco-Roman light heavyweight

Men's light heavyweight Greco-Roman wrestling
at the Games of the IX Olympiad
VenueKrachtsportgebouw
DatesAugust 2–5, 1928
Competitors17 from 17 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Ibrahim Moustafa  Egypt
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Adolf Rieger  Germany
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Onni Pellinen  Finland
Wrestling at the
1928 Summer Olympics
Greco-Roman
Bantammen
Feathermen
Lightmen
Middlemen
Light heavy
Heavymen
Freestyle
Bantammen
Feathermen
Lightmen
Weltermen
Middlemen
Light heavymen
Heavymen

The men's Greco-Roman light heavyweight was one of thirteen wrestling events held as part of the wrestling at the 1928 Summer Olympics programme.[1] The competition was held from August 2 to 5, and featured 17 wrestlers from 17 nations.[2] Light heavyweight was the second heaviest category, including wrestlers weighing 75 to 82.5 kilograms (165.3 to 181.9 lb).[1]

Competition format

This Greco-Roman wrestling competition introduced an elimination system based on the accumulation of points. 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.[2][3]

Results

Round 1

The first round produced 4 winners by fall (0 points), 1 bye (0 points), 4 winners by decision (1 point), and 8 losers (3 points). Westergren withdrew after his bout.

Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
Adolf Rieger  Germany Decision Ejnar Hansen  Denmark
Robert Gaupset  Norway Fall Johan Heijm  Netherlands
Otto Pohla  Estonia Fall Max Studer  Switzerland
Onni Pellinen  Finland Decision Carl Westergren  Sweden
Imre Szalay  Hungary Fall Kārlis Pētersons  Latvia
Josef Vávra  Czechoslovakia Decision Bela Juhasz  Yugoslavia
Émile Clody  France Decision A. Şefik  Turkey
Ibrahim Moustafa  Egypt Fall Nicolas Appels  Belgium
Jan Gałuszka  Poland Bye N/A N/A
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation R1
1 Jan Gałuszka  Poland 0
1 Robert Gaupset  Norway 0
1 Ibrahim Moustafa  Egypt 0
1 Otto Pohla  Estonia 0
1 Imre Szalay  Hungary 0
6 Émile Clody  France 1
6 Onni Pellinen  Finland 1
6 Adolf Rieger  Germany 1
6 Josef Vávra  Czechoslovakia 1
10 Nicolas Appels  Belgium 3
10 Ejnar Hansen  Denmark 3
10 Johan Heijm  Netherlands 3
10 Bela Juhasz  Yugoslavia 3
10 Kārlis Pētersons  Latvia 3
10 A. Şefik  Turkey 3
10 Max Studer  Switzerland 3
17 Carl Westergren  Sweden 3*

Round 2

None of the men who started the round with 0 points finished it that sway; Szalay and Moustafa received 1 point after winning by decision, while the other 3 lost. They were the only 2 to have a point total low enough to withstand a loss after this round. Pellinen and Rieger each had 2 points after winning both of their bouts by decision. The other 9 remaining wrestlers each had a loss. Only three men were eliminated with their second loss in round 2.

Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
Ejnar Hansen  Denmark Fall Jan Gałuszka  Poland
Adolf Rieger  Germany Decision Robert Gaupset  Norway
Johan Heijm  Netherlands Fall Max Studer  Switzerland
Onni Pellinen  Finland Decision Otto Pohla  Estonia
Imre Szalay  Hungary Decision Josef Vávra  Czechoslovakia
Kārlis Pētersons  Latvia Fall Bela Juhasz  Yugoslavia
Nicolas Appels  Belgium Fall Émile Clody  France
Ibrahim Moustafa  Egypt Decision A. Şefik  Turkey
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation R1 R2 Total
1 Ibrahim Moustafa  Egypt 0 1 1
1 Imre Szalay  Hungary 0 1 1
3 Onni Pellinen  Finland 1 1 2
3 Adolf Rieger  Germany 1 1 2
5 Nicolas Appels  Belgium 3 0 3
5 Jan Gałuszka  Poland 0 3 3
5 Robert Gaupset  Norway 0 3 3
5 Ejnar Hansen  Denmark 3 0 3
5 Johan Heijm  Netherlands 3 0 3
5 Kārlis Pētersons  Latvia 3 0 3
5 Otto Pohla  Estonia 0 3 3
5 Josef Vávra  Czechoslovakia 1 3 4
13 Émile Clody  France 1 3 4
14 Bela Juhasz  Yugoslavia 3 3 6
14 A. Şefik  Turkey 3 3 6
14 Max Studer  Switzerland 3 3 6

Round 3

The third round featured 4 out of 6 bouts where the winner was guaranteed to advance and the loser guaranteed elimination. Vávra needed to win by fall to avoid elimination; he did. The sixth bout was between Szalay (1 point) and Clody (4 points); the former would advance even if he lost while the latter could be eliminated even with a win, it was by decision. That is exactly what happened; Clody's decision eliminated him but left Szalay at 4 points and still in contention. Moustafa had the bye and stayed at 1 point, now in sole possession of the lead.

Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
Adolf Rieger  Germany Fall Jan Gałuszka  Poland
Ejnar Hansen  Denmark Fall Robert Gaupset  Norway
Otto Pohla  Estonia Fall Johan Heijm  Netherlands
Onni Pellinen  Finland Fall Kārlis Pētersons  Latvia
Émile Clody  France Decision Imre Szalay  Hungary
Nicolas Appels  Belgium Fall Josef Vávra  Czechoslovakia
Ibrahim Moustafa  Egypt Bye N/A N/A
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation R1 R2 R3 Total
1 Ibrahim Moustafa  Egypt 0 1 0 1
2 Onni Pellinen  Finland 1 1 0 2
2 Adolf Rieger  Germany 1 1 0 2
4 Nicolas Appels  Belgium 3 0 0 3
4 Ejnar Hansen  Denmark 3 0 0 3
4 Otto Pohla  Estonia 0 3 0 3
7 Imre Szalay  Hungary 0 1 3 4
8 Émile Clody  France 1 3 1 5
9 Jan Gałuszka  Poland 0 3 3 6
9 Robert Gaupset  Norway 0 3 3 6
9 Johan Heijm  Netherlands 3 0 3 6
9 Kārlis Pētersons  Latvia 3 0 3 6
9 Josef Vávra  Czechoslovakia 1 3 3 7

Round 4

The three losers were eliminated. The three winners, and Appels on a bye, continued on.

Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
Ibrahim Moustafa  Egypt Fall Ejnar Hansen  Denmark
Adolf Rieger  Germany Decision Otto Pohla  Estonia
Onni Pellinen  Finland Fall Imre Szalay  Hungary
Nicolas Appels  Belgium Bye N/A N/A
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation R1 R2 R3 R4 Total
1 Ibrahim Moustafa  Egypt 0 1 0 0 1
2 Onni Pellinen  Finland 1 1 0 0 2
3 Nicolas Appels  Belgium 3 0 0 0 3
3 Adolf Rieger  Germany 1 1 0 1 3
5 Ejnar Hansen  Denmark 3 0 0 3 6
6 Imre Szalay  Hungary 0 1 3 3 6
7 Otto Pohla  Estonia 0 3 0 3 6

Round 5

Pellinen and Appels were eliminated, with the bronze medal and 4th place, respectively. Rieger and Moustafa, both undefeated, advanced to face each other in a de facto gold medal bout.

Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
Adolf Rieger  Germany Fall Nicolas Appels  Belgium
Ibrahim Moustafa  Egypt Decision Onni Pellinen  Finland
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 Total
1 Ibrahim Moustafa  Egypt 0 1 0 0 1 2
2 Adolf Rieger  Germany 1 1 0 1 0 3
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Onni Pellinen  Finland 1 1 0 0 3 5
4 Nicolas Appels  Belgium 3 0 0 0 3 6

Round 6

Moustafa defeated Rieger to take the gold medal.

Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
Ibrahim Moustafa  Egypt Decision Adolf Rieger  Germany
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 Total
1st place, gold medalist(s) Ibrahim Moustafa  Egypt 0 1 0 0 1 1 3
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Adolf Rieger  Germany 1 1 0 1 0 3 6

References

  1. ^ a b 1928 Summer Olympics - Official Report
  2. ^ a b "Wrestling at the 1928 Amsterdam Summer Games: Men's Light-Heavyweight, Greco-Roman". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
  3. ^ Official Report, p. 857.
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