Wrestling at the 1936 Summer Olympics – Men's Greco-Roman heavyweight

Men's Greco-Roman heavyweight
at the Games of the XI Olympiad
VenueDeutschlandhalle
Dates6–9 August 1936
Competitors12 from 12 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Kristjan Palusalu  Estonia
2nd place, silver medalist(s) John Nyman  Sweden
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Kurt Hornfischer  Germany
Wrestling at the
1936 Summer Olympics
Greco-Roman
Bantammen
Feathermen
Lightmen
Weltermen
Middlemen
Light heavymen
Heavy
Freestyle
Bantammen
Feathermen
Lightmen
Weltermen
Middlemen
Light heavymen
Heavymen

The men's Greco-Roman heavyweight competition at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin took place from 6 August to 9 August at the Deutschlandhalle. Nations were limited to one competitor.[1][2] This weight class allowed wrestlers weighing over 87kg.[3]

This Greco-Roman wrestling competition continued to use the "bad points" elimination system introduced at the 1928 Summer Olympics, with a slight modification. 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]

Schedule

Date Event
6 August 1936 Round 1
7 August 1936 Round 2
8 August 1936 Round 3
9 August 1936 Round 4
Round 5

Results

Round 1

Of the six bouts, five were won by fall giving the winners 0 points and the losers 3 points. The remaining bout was a split decision, giving Donati 1 point for winning and Çoban 2 points for losing.[4]

Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
Josef Klapuch  Czechoslovakia Fall Alberts Zvejnieks  Latvia
Kurt Hornfischer  Germany Fall Stevan Nagy  Yugoslavia
Aleardo Donati  Italy Decision, 2–1 Mehmet Çoban  Turkey
Hjalmar Nyström  Finland Fall Peter Larsen  Denmark
Kristjan Palusalu  Estonia Fall Eduard Schöll  Austria
John Nyman  Sweden Fall Zoltan Kondorossy  Romania
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation Start Earned Total
1 Kurt Hornfischer  Germany 0 0 0
1 Josef Klapuch  Czechoslovakia 0 0 0
1 John Nyman  Sweden 0 0 0
1 Hjalmar Nyström  Finland 0 0 0
1 Kristjan Palusalu  Estonia 0 0 0
6 Aleardo Donati  Italy 0 1 1
7 Mehmet Çoban  Turkey 0 2 2
8 Zoltan Kondorossy  Romania 0 3 3
8 Peter Larsen  Denmark 0 3 3
8 Stevan Nagy  Yugoslavia 0 3 3
8 Eduard Schöll  Austria 0 3 3
8 Alberts Zvejnieks  Latvia 0 3 3

Round 2

Four of the first round winners won again, with two finishing the second round at 0 points and two finishing the round at 1 point. Four of the first round losers lost again and were eliminated. Çoban, the loser of the split decision in the first round, won by fall to stay at 2 points. Donati, the winner of that first-round decision, fell to 4 points after losing in the second round. The remaining two men had 3 points after the round.[4]

Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
Alberts Zvejnieks  Latvia Fall Stevan Nagy  Yugoslavia
Kurt Hornfischer  Germany Decision, 3–0 Josef Klapuch  Czechoslovakia
Hjalmar Nyström  Finland Decision, 3–0 Aleardo Donati  Italy
Mehmet Çoban  Turkey Fall Peter Larsen  Denmark
Kristjan Palusalu  Estonia Fall Zoltan Kondorossy  Romania
John Nyman  Sweden Fall Eduard Schöll  Austria
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation Start Earned Total
1 John Nyman  Sweden 0 0 0
1 Kristjan Palusalu  Estonia 0 0 0
3 Kurt Hornfischer  Germany 0 1 1
3 Hjalmar Nyström  Finland 0 1 1
5 Mehmet Çoban  Turkey 2 0 2
6 Josef Klapuch  Czechoslovakia 0 3 3
6 Alberts Zvejnieks  Latvia 3 0 3
8 Aleardo Donati  Italy 1 3 4
9 Zoltan Kondorossy  Romania 3 3 6
9 Peter Larsen  Denmark 3 3 6
9 Stevan Nagy  Yugoslavia 3 3 6
9 Eduard Schöll  Austria 3 3 6

Round 3

The two 0-point wrestlers faced each other; Palusalu won by decision, so both received their first points (1 for Palusalu, 3 for Nyman). Çoban beat Nyström in a split decision, which resulted in both finishing the round at 3 points. Hornfischer received his second point in a win by decision over Zvejnieks, who was eliminated with the second loss. Klapuch arrived late, being eliminated by losing by default to Donati (who, at 4 points going into the round, needed the 0 to stay in contention).[4]

Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
Kurt Hornfischer  Germany Decision, 3–0 Alberts Zvejnieks  Latvia
Aleardo Donati  Italy Default Josef Klapuch  Czechoslovakia
Mehmet Çoban  Turkey Decision, 2–1 Hjalmar Nyström  Finland
Kristjan Palusalu  Estonia Decision, 3–0 John Nyman  Sweden
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation Start Earned Total
1 Kristjan Palusalu  Estonia 0 1 1
2 Kurt Hornfischer  Germany 1 1 2
3 Mehmet Çoban  Turkey 2 1 3
3 John Nyman  Sweden 0 3 3
3 Hjalmar Nyström  Finland 1 2 3
6 Aleardo Donati  Italy 4 0 4
7 Josef Klapuch  Czechoslovakia 3 3 6
7 Alberts Zvejnieks  Latvia 3 3 6

Round 4

This round eliminated half of the remaining wrestlers, with each bout's loser going over 5 points. Palusalu and Hornfischer ended the round with 2 points, Nyman with 3. The official report lists Çoban as 4th and Nyström as 5th.[4]

Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
Kurt Hornfischer  Germany Fall Aleardo Donati  Italy
Kristjan Palusalu  Estonia Decision, 3–0 Mehmet Çoban  Turkey
John Nyman  Sweden Fall Hjalmar Nyström  Finland
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation Start Earned Total
1 Kristjan Palusalu  Estonia 1 1 2
1 Kurt Hornfischer  Germany 2 0 2
3 John Nyman  Sweden 3 0 3
4 Mehmet Çoban  Turkey 3 3 6
5 Hjalmar Nyström  Finland 3 3 6
6 Aleardo Donati  Italy 4 3 7

Round 5

Palusalu's win ended the competition, eliminating Hornfischer. Palusalu had previously defeated Nyman, so any win for Palusalu in this round would secure the gold. Hornfischer had not faced Nyman, so a Hornfischer win here would have set up that match as a final round (with Palusalu still eligible for silver or even gold if the loss to Hornfischer had been by split decision).[4]

Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
Kristjan Palusalu  Estonia Decision, 3–0 Kurt Hornfischer  Germany
John Nyman  Sweden Bye N/A N/A
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation Start Earned Total
1st place, gold medalist(s) Kristjan Palusalu  Estonia 2 1 3
2nd place, silver medalist(s) John Nyman  Sweden 3 0 3
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Kurt Hornfischer  Germany 2 3 5

References

  1. ^ "Wrestling at the 1936 Berlin Summer Games: Men's Heavyweight, Greco-Roman". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
  2. ^ Official Olympic Report, la84.org. Retrieved 24 August 2018.
  3. ^ a b Official Report, p. 716.
  4. ^ a b c d e Official Report, p. 726.
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