Wrestling at the 1936 Summer Olympics – Men's Greco-Roman heavyweight
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]
Men's Greco-Roman heavyweight at the Games of the XI Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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Venue | Deutschlandhalle | ||||||||||||
Dates | 6–9 August | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 12 from 12 nations | ||||||||||||
Medalists | |||||||||||||
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Wrestling at the 1936 Summer Olympics | |
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Greco-Roman | |
Bantam | men |
Feather | men |
Light | men |
Welter | men |
Middle | men |
Light heavy | men |
Heavy | men |
Freestyle | |
Bantam | men |
Feather | men |
Light | men |
Welter | men |
Middle | men |
Light heavy | men |
Heavy | men |
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 |
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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 |
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Josef Klapuch | Fall | Alberts Zvejnieks | ||
Kurt Hornfischer | Fall | Stevan Nagy | ||
Aleardo Donati | Decision, 2–1 | Mehmet Çoban | ||
Hjalmar Nyström | Fall | Peter Larsen | ||
Kristjan Palusalu | Fall | Eduard Schöll | ||
John Nyman | Fall | Zoltan Kondorossy |
- Points
Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total |
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1 | Kurt Hornfischer | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1 | Josef Klapuch | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1 | John Nyman | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1 | Hjalmar Nyström | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1 | Kristjan Palusalu | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
6 | Aleardo Donati | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
7 | Mehmet Çoban | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
8 | Zoltan Kondorossy | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
8 | Peter Larsen | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
8 | Stevan Nagy | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
8 | Eduard Schöll | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
8 | Alberts Zvejnieks | 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 |
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Alberts Zvejnieks | Fall | Stevan Nagy | ||
Kurt Hornfischer | Decision, 3–0 | Josef Klapuch | ||
Hjalmar Nyström | Decision, 3–0 | Aleardo Donati | ||
Mehmet Çoban | Fall | Peter Larsen | ||
Kristjan Palusalu | Fall | Zoltan Kondorossy | ||
John Nyman | Fall | Eduard Schöll |
- Points
Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total |
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1 | John Nyman | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1 | Kristjan Palusalu | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
3 | Kurt Hornfischer | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
3 | Hjalmar Nyström | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
5 | Mehmet Çoban | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
6 | Josef Klapuch | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
6 | Alberts Zvejnieks | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
8 | Aleardo Donati | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
9 | Zoltan Kondorossy | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
9 | Peter Larsen | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
9 | Stevan Nagy | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
9 | Eduard Schöll | 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 |
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Kurt Hornfischer | Decision, 3–0 | Alberts Zvejnieks | ||
Aleardo Donati | Default | Josef Klapuch | ||
Mehmet Çoban | Decision, 2–1 | Hjalmar Nyström | ||
Kristjan Palusalu | Decision, 3–0 | John Nyman |
- Points
Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total |
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1 | Kristjan Palusalu | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
2 | Kurt Hornfischer | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
3 | Mehmet Çoban | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
3 | John Nyman | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
3 | Hjalmar Nyström | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
6 | Aleardo Donati | 4 | 0 | 4 | |
7 | Josef Klapuch | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
7 | Alberts Zvejnieks | 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 |
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Kurt Hornfischer | Fall | Aleardo Donati | ||
Kristjan Palusalu | Decision, 3–0 | Mehmet Çoban | ||
John Nyman | Fall | Hjalmar Nyström |
- Points
Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total |
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1 | Kristjan Palusalu | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
1 | Kurt Hornfischer | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
3 | John Nyman | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
4 | Mehmet Çoban | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
5 | Hjalmar Nyström | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
6 | Aleardo Donati | 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 |
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Kristjan Palusalu | Decision, 3–0 | Kurt Hornfischer | ||
John Nyman | Bye | N/A | N/A |
- Points
Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total |
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Kristjan Palusalu | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||
John Nyman | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||
Kurt Hornfischer | 2 | 3 | 5 |
References
- "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.
- Official Olympic Report, la84.org. Retrieved 24 August 2018.
- Official Report, p. 716.
- Official Report, p. 726.