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

The men's freestyle bantamweight 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 limited to wrestlers weighing up to 56kg.[3]

Men's freestyle bantamweight
at the Games of the X Olympiad
VenueGrand Olympic Auditorium
Dates1–3 August
Competitors8 from 8 nations
Medalists
Robert Pearce  United States
Ödön Zombori  Hungary
Aatos Jaskari  Finland

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][5][6]

Schedule

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

Results

Round 1

Two wrestlers won by fall, advancing with 0 points. Two won by decision, moving to the second round with 1 point. Four lost, receiving 3 points.[7]

Bouts
WinnerNationVictory TypeLoserNation
Robert Pearce United StatesDecisionÖdön Zombori Hungary
Julien Depuychaffray FranceDecisionBror Vingren Sweden
Aatos Jaskari FinlandFallJoseph Reid Great Britain
Georges Zervinis GreeceFallJames Trifunov Canada
Points
RankWrestlerNationStartEarnedTotal
1Aatos Jaskari Finland000
1Georges Zervinis Greece000
3Julien Depuichaffray France011
3Robert Pearce United States011
5Joseph Reid Great Britain033
5James Trifunov Canada033
5Bror Wingren Sweden033
5Ödön Zombori Hungary033

Round 2

Jaskari won his second bout by fall, remaining at 0 points. Zervinis, the other wrestler with 0 points after one round, lost to move to 3 points. Pearce had a second consecutive win by decision, adding a second point, while Depuichaffray's loss added 3 points to his previous 1. Of the first-round losers, Zombori and Reid survived; the former won by fall to stay at 3 points while the latter earned a 4th point by winning by decision. Trifunov and Wingren each lost their second bout and were eliminated.[7]

Bouts
WinnerNationVictory TypeLoserNation
Robert Pearce United StatesDecisionJulien Depuichaffray France
Ödön Zombori HungaryFallBror Wingren Sweden
Joseph Reid Great BritainDecisionGeorges Zervinis Greece
Aatos Jaskari FinlandFallJames Trifunov Canada
Points
RankWrestlerNationStartEarnedTotal
1Aatos Jaskari Finland000
2Robert Pearce United States112
3Georges Zervinis Greece033
3Ödön Zombori Hungary303
5Julien Depuichaffray France134
5Joseph Reid Great Britain314
7James Trifunov Canada336
7Bror Wingren Sweden336

Round 3

All three bouts were won by decision in this round. All three winners earned medals, as the three losers were eliminated.[7]

Bouts
WinnerNationVictory TypeLoserNation
Robert Pearce United StatesDecisionJoseph Reid Great Britain
Ödön Zombori HungaryDecisionJulien Depuichaffray France
Aatos Jaskari FinlandDecisionGeorges Zervinis Greece
Points
RankWrestlerNationStartEarnedTotal
1Aatos Jaskari Finland011
2Robert Pearce United States213
3Ödön Zombori Hungary314
4Georges Zervinis Greece336
5Julien Depuichaffray France437
5Joseph Reid Great Britain437

Final round

Pearce's win over Jaskari put all four wrestlers at 4 points. Zombori and Jaskari had not yet faced each other, while Pearce had wrestled both men and won. The bout between Zombori and Jaskari was therefore effectively a silver/bronze bout. Zombori won by decision to take the silver medal.[8][9]

Bouts
WinnerNationVictory TypeLoserNation
Robert Pearce United StatesDecisionAatos Jaskari Finland
Ödön Zombori HungaryDecisionAatos Jaskari Finland
Points
RankWrestlerNationStartEarnedTotal
Robert Pearce United States314
Ödön Zombori Hungary415
Aatos Jaskari Finland167

References

  1. "Wrestling at the 1932 Los Angeles Summer Games: Men's Bantamweight, 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.
  3. Official Report, p. 550.
  4. Official Report, pp. 547–48.
  5. https://www.infoplease.com/sports/1932-olympics/freestyle-wrestling
  6. https://unitedworldwrestling.org/organisation/history-wrestling-uww
  7. Official Report, p. 552.
  8. Official Report, p. 553.
  9. http://www.olympiandatabase.com/index.php?id=6490&L=1
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