Wrestling at the 1936 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle bantamweight

The men's freestyle bantamweight competition at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin took place from 2 August to 5 August at the Deutschlandhalle. 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 XI Olympiad
VenueDeutschlandhalle
Dates2–5 August
Competitors14 from 14 nations
Medalists
Ödön Zombori  Hungary
Ross Flood  United States
Johannes Herbert  Germany

This freestyle wrestling competition continued to use the "bad points" elimination system introduced at the 1928 Summer Olympics for Greco-Roman and at the 1932 Summer Olympics for freestyle wrestling, 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
2 August 1936Round 1
3 August 1936Round 2
4 August 1936Round 3
Round 4
5 August 1936Round 5
Round 6

Results

Round 1

The four wrestlers who won by fall took the lead, with 0 bad points. The three other winners by decision each received 1 point. All of the losers were defeated by either fall or unanimous decision, so each received 3 points.[4]

Bouts
WinnerNationVictory TypeLoserNation
Ray Cazaux Great BritainDecision, 3–0Kojiro Tamba Japan
Johannes Herbert GermanyFallAhmet Çakıryıldız Turkey
Ödön Zombori HungaryFallGustave Laporte Belgium
Marcello Nizzola ItalyFallAnton Nič Czechoslovakia
Herman Tuvesson SwedenDecision, 3–0Aatos Jaskari Finland
Cesar Gaudard SwitzerlandFallShankarrao Thorat India
Ross Flood United StatesDecision, 3–0Enrique Jurado Philippines
Points
RankWrestlerNationStartEarnedTotal
1Cesar Gaudard Switzerland000
1Johannes Herbert Germany000
1Marcello Nizzola Italy000
1Ödön Zombori Hungary000
5Ray Cazaux Great Britain011
5Ross Flood United States011
5Herman Tuvesson Sweden011
8Ahmet Çakiryildiz Turkey033
8Aatos Jaskari Finland033
8Enrique Jurado Philippines033
8Gustave Laporte Belgium033
8Anton Nič Czechoslovakia033
8Kojiro Tamba Japan033
8Shankarrao Thorat India033

Round 2

Herbert was the only wrestlers to win a second time by fall, staying at 0 points. Flood, Tuvesson, and Zombori all finished the round with 1 point, having won once by decision and once by fall. Nizzola's first points were a pair of points received for his loss by split decision to Zombori. Three men ended the round with 3 points, and two wrestlers had 4. The four competitors who lost in each of the first two rounds were eliminated.[4]

Bouts
WinnerNationVictory TypeLoserNation
Ahmet Çakiryildiz TurkeyDecision, 2–1Kojiro Tamba Japan
Johannes Herbert GermanyFallRay Cazaux Great Britain
Gustave Laporte BelgiumFallAnton Nič Czechoslovakia
Ödön Zombori HungaryDecision, 2–1Marcello Nizzola Italy
Herman Tuvesson SwedenFallCesar Gaudard Switzerland
Aatos Jaskari FinlandFallEnrique Jurado Philippines
Ross Flood United StatesFallShankarrao Thorat India
Points
RankWrestlerNationStartEarnedTotal
1Johannes Herbert Germany000
2Ross Flood United States101
2Herman Tuvesson Sweden101
2Ödön Zombori Hungary011
5Marcello Nizzola Italy022
6Cesar Gaudard Switzerland033
6Aatos Jaskari Finland303
6Gustave Laporte Belgium303
9Ahmet Çakiryildiz Turkey314
9Ray Cazaux Great Britain134
11Kojiro Tamba Japan325
12Enrique Jurado Philippines336
12Anton Nič Czechoslovakia336
12Shankarrao Thorat India336

Round 3

Four more men suffered their second losses in this round and were eliminated with 5 points or more. Herbert continued to be the only wrestler with 0 points, winning a third bout by fall. Flood stayed at 1 point, but Tuvesson picked up a second. The three other wrestlers who remained in contention each had 4 points.[4]

Bouts
WinnerNationVictory TypeLoserNation
Ahmet Çakiryildiz TurkeyFallRay Cazaux Great Britain
Johannes Herbert GermanyFallGustave Laporte Belgium
Herman Tuvesson SwedenDecision, 3–0Ödön Zombori Hungary
Aatos Jaskari FinlandDecision, 3–0Marcello Nizzola Italy
Ross Flood United StatesFallCesar Gaudard Switzerland
Points
RankWrestlerNationStartEarnedTotal
1Johannes Herbert Germany000
2Ross Flood United States101
2Herman Tuvesson Sweden112
9Ahmet Çakiryildiz Turkey404
6Aatos Jaskari Finland314
2Ödön Zombori Hungary134
5Marcello Nizzola Italy235
6Cesar Gaudard Switzerland336
6Gustave Laporte Belgium336
9Ray Cazaux Great Britain437

Round 4

Herbert received his first points, 2 for a split-decision loss to Tuvesson. This moved Tuvesson from 2 points to 3, leaving Flood (who won by fall in the round) in the lead at 1 point. Jaskari and Çakiryildiz were eliminated with their losses. The official report placed Jaskari 5th and Çakiryildiz 6th.[4]

Bouts
WinnerNationVictory TypeLoserNation
Ödön Zombori HungaryFallAhmet Çakiryildiz Turkey
Herman Tuvesson SwedenDecision, 2–1Johannes Herbert Germany
Ross Flood United StatesFallAatos Jaskari Finland
Points
RankWrestlerNationStartEarnedTotal
1Ross Flood United States101
2Johannes Herbert Germany022
3Herman Tuvesson Sweden213
4Ödön Zombori Hungary404
5Aatos Jaskari Finland437
6Ahmet Çakiryildiz Turkey437

Round 5

After keeping a perfect record through three rounds, Herbert's consecutive losses in rounds 4 and 5 resulted in his elimination. As he finished with fewer bad points than Tuvesson who was also eliminated in this round, however, Herbert earned the bronze medal. Tuvesson finished fourth despite losing only once; his previous three wins by decision gave him too many points to continue after a single defeat. Zombori hung on for the second straight round after reaching 4 points in round 3. Flood picked up a second point in the win by decision over Tuvesson.[4]

Bouts
WinnerNationVictory TypeLoserNation
Ödön Zombori HungaryFallJohannes Herbert Germany
Ross Flood United StatesDecision, 3–0Herman Tuvesson Sweden
Points
RankWrestlerNationStartEarnedTotal
1Ross Flood United States112
2Ödön Zombori Hungary404
Johannes Herbert Germany235
4Herman Tuvesson Sweden336

Round 6

Zombori won his third consecutive match by fall, winning the gold medal after being pushed to the brink of elimination in the third round. Flood finished with the silver medal.[4]

Bouts
WinnerNationVictory TypeLoserNation
Ödön Zombori HungaryFallRoss Flood United States
Points
RankWrestlerNationStartEarnedTotal
Ödön Zombori Hungary404
Ross Flood United States235

References

  1. "Wrestling at the 1936 Berlin Summer Games: Men's Bantamweight, Freestyle". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
  2. Official Olympic Report, la84.org. Retrieved 25 August 2018.
  3. Official Report, p. 716.
  4. Official Report, p. 729.
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