Wrestling at the 1936 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle light heavyweight
The men's freestyle light heavyweight competition at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin took place from 3 August to 4 August at the Deutschlandhalle. Nations were limited to one competitor.[1][2] This weight class was limited to wrestlers weighing up to 87kg.[3]
Men's freestyle light heavyweight at the Games of the XI Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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Venue | Deutschlandhalle | ||||||||||||
Dates | 3–4 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 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 |
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3 August 1936 | Round 1 |
4 August 1936 | Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Round 5 |
Results
Round 1
Of the winners, two won by fall and advanced with 0 points while four won by decision and moved to the second round with 1 point. All six losers received 3 points for defeats by fall or unanimous decision.[4]
- Bouts
Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
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Knut Fridell | Decision, 3–0 | August Neo | ||
Ede Virág-Ébner | Decision, 3–0 | Matti Lahti | ||
Mustafa Avcioglu | Decision, 3–0 | Thomas Ward | ||
Ray Clemons | Fall | Paul Dätwyler | ||
Eddie Scarf | Fall | Maurice Beke | ||
Erich Siebert | Decision, 3–0 | Hubert Prokop |
- Points
Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total |
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1 | Ray Clemons | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1 | Eddie Scarf | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
3 | Mustafa Avcioglu | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
3 | Knut Fridell | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
3 | Erich Siebert | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
3 | Ede Virág-Ébner | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
7 | Maurice Beke | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
7 | Paul Dätwyler | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
7 | Matti Lahti | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
7 | August Neo | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
7 | Hubert Prokop | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
7 | Thomas Ward | 0 | 3 | 3 |
Round 2
Clemons and Siebert were the best wrestlers through the first two rounds, each with 1 point for a win by decision and a win by fall. Fridell was also 2–0, but both wins were by decision and he had 2 points. Scarf finished the round at 2 points as well, with a 1–1 record (win by fall, loss by split decision). Six other wrestlers had a 1–1 record and finished the round with 3 or 4 points. Three had lost both the first two rounds and were eliminated.[4]
- Bouts
Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
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August Neo | Fall | Ede Virág-Ébner | ||
Knut Fridell | Decision, 3–0 | Matti Lahti | ||
Ray Clemons | Decision, 3–0 | Thomas Ward | ||
Paul Dätwyler | Fall | Mustafa Avcioglu | ||
Erich Siebert | Fall | Maurice Beke | ||
Hubert Prokop | Decision, 2–1 | Eddie Scarf |
- Points
Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total |
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1 | Ray Clemons | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
1 | Erich Siebert | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
3 | Knut Fridell | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
4 | Eddie Scarf | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
5 | Paul Dätwyler | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
5 | August Neo | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
7 | Mustafa Avcioglu | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
7 | Hubert Prokop | 3 | 1 | 4 | |
7 | Ede Virág-Ébner | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
10 | Maurice Beke | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
10 | Matti Lahti | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
10 | Thomas Ward | 3 | 3 | 6 |
Round 3
Clemons fell from first to fifth with a loss to Neo. Siebert picked up a second point but stayed in the lead along with Fridell. Dätwyler and Neo had 3 points apiece after the third round. The three losers other than Clemons were eliminated, as was Avcioglu, who withdrew.[4]
- Bouts
Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
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August Neo | Fall | Ray Clemons | ||
Knut Fridell | Fall | Ede Virág-Ébner | ||
Paul Dätwyler | Fall | Hubert Prokop | ||
Erich Siebert | Decision, 3–0 | Eddie Scarf | ||
N/A | N/A | Withdrew | Mustafa Avcioglu |
- Points
Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total |
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1 | Knut Fridell | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
1 | Erich Siebert | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
3 | Paul Dätwyler | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
3 | August Neo | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
5 | Ray Clemons | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
6 | Eddie Scarf | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
7 | Mustafa Avcioglu | 4 | 3 | 7 | |
7 | Hubert Prokop | 4 | 3 | 7 | |
7 | Ede Virág-Ébner | 4 | 3 | 7 |
Round 4
Dätwyler and Clemons were eliminated with losses, leaving three wrestlers in competition. Fridell and Siebert each stayed at 2 points, winning by fall and having a bye, respectively. Neo received his fourth point in the win by decision.[4]
- Bouts
Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
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August Neo | Decision, 3–0 | Paul Dätwyler | ||
Knut Fridell | Fall | Ray Clemons | ||
Erich Siebert | Bye | N/A | N/A |
- Points
Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total |
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1 | Knut Fridell | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
1 | Erich Siebert | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
3 | August Neo | 3 | 1 | 4 | |
4 | Paul Dätwyler | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
5 | Ray Clemons | 4 | 3 | 7 |
Round 5
Fridell had previously defeated Neo, but Siebert had not faced either other wrestler. Fridell received the bye in this round, with Neo and Siebert wrestling. Had Siebert earned fewer than 3 points in the round, another bout would have been contested with Fridell and Siebert facing off. However, Neo defeated Siebert by unanimous decision. This put both wrestlers at 5 points—Neo adding 1 point to his starting 4 and Siebert adding 3 to his 2. Neo earned silver based on the head-to-head result in this round breaking the tie. Fridell won the gold medal.
- Bouts
Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
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August Neo | Decision, 3–0 | Erich Siebert | ||
Knut Fridell | Bye | N/A | N/A |
- Points
Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total |
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Knut Fridell | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||
August Neo | 4 | 1 | 5 | ||
Erich Siebert | 2 | 3 | 5 |
References
- "Wrestling at the 1936 Berlin Summer Games: Men's Light-Heavyweight, Freestyle". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 24 February 2019.
- Official Olympic Report, la84.org. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
- Official Report, p. 716.
- Official Report, p. 734.