Wrestling at the 1932 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle heavyweight

Men's freestyle heavyweight
at the Games of the X Olympiad
VenueGrand Olympic Auditorium
Dates1–3 August 1932
Competitors3 from 3 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Johan Richthoff  Sweden
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Jack Riley  United States
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Nickolaus Hirschl  Austria
Wrestling at the
1932 Summer Olympics
Greco-Roman
Bantammen
Feathermen
Lightmen
Weltermen
Middlemen
Light heavymen
Heavymen
Freestyle
Bantammen
Feathermen
Lightmen
Weltermen
Middlemen
Light heavymen
Heavy

The men's freestyle heavyweight competition at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles took place from 1 August to 3 August at the Grand Olympic Auditorium. Nations were limited to one competitor.[1][2] This weight class was not limited by maximum weight and was open to wrestlers above 87kg.[3]

This freestyle wrestling competition did not use the single-elimination bracket format previously used for Olympic freestyle wrestling but instead followed the format that was introduced at the 1928 Summer Olympics for Greco-Roman wrestling, using 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.[4]

Schedule

Date Event
1 August 1932 Round 1
2 August 1932 Round 2
3 August 1932 Final round

Results

Round 1

With only three wrestlers, there could only be three total bouts over three rounds. In the first, Hirschl had a bye while Richthoff defeated Riley by decision. This left Hirschl with 0 points, Richthoff with 1, and Riley with 3.[5]

Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
Johan Richthoff  Sweden Decision Jack Riley  United States
Nickolaus Hirschl  Austria Bye N/A N/A
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation Start Earned Total
1 Nickolaus Hirschl  Austria 0 0 0
2 Johan Richthoff  Sweden 0 1 1
3 Jack Riley  United States 0 3 3

Round 2

In the second bout, Richthoff won again, this time over Hirschl. As the victory was by decision, Richthoff moved to 2 points; the other wrestlers finished the round with 3. Richthoff was assured of the gold medal after beating both the other wrestlers.[5]

Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
Johan Richthoff  Sweden Decision Nickolaus Hirschl  Austria
Jack Riley  United States Bye N/A N/A
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation Start Earned Total
1st place, gold medalist(s) Johan Richthoff  Sweden 1 1 2
2 Nickolaus Hirschl  Austria 0 3 3
2 Jack Riley  United States 3 0 3

Final round

The final round, pitting the two wrestlers who had lost to Richthoff against each other, was in effect a silver/bronze match. Riley won to take the silver.[5]

Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
Jack Riley  United States Fall Nickolaus Hirschl  Austria
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation Start Earned Total
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Jack Riley  United States 3 0 3
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Nickolaus Hirschl  Austria 3 3 6

References

  1. ^ "Wrestling at the 1932 Los Angeles Summer Games: Men's Heavyweight, Freestyle". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
  2. ^ Official Olympic Report, la84.org. Retrieved 20 August 2018. Archived 2009-06-24 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Official Report, p. 550.
  4. ^ Official Report, pp. 547–48.
  5. ^ a b c Official Report, p. 562.
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