Wrestling at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's Greco-Roman light heavyweight

The men's Greco-Roman light heavyweight competition at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London took place from 3 August to 6 August at the Empress Hall, Earls Court Exhibition Centre. Nations were limited to one competitor.[1]

Men's Greco-Roman light heavyweight
at the Games of the XIV Olympiad
VenueEmpress Hall, Earls Court Exhibition Centre
Dates3–6 August
Competitors14 from 14 nations
Medalists
Karl-Erik Nilsson  Sweden
Kelpo Gröndahl  Finland
Ibrahim Orabi  Egypt

This Greco-Roman 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 the slight modification introduced in 1936. 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.[2]

Results

Round 1

Bouts
WinnerNationVictory TypeLoserNation
Mustafa Avcioğlu-Çakmak TurkeyDecision, 3–0Adolfo Ramírez Argentina
Karl-Erik Nilsson SwedenFallGyula Kovács Hungary
Umberto Silvestri ItalyDecision, 3–0Athanasios Kambaflis Greece
Kelpo Gröndahl FinlandFallKarel Istaz Belgium
Erling Stuer Lauridsen DenmarkDecision, 3–0Ibrahim Mahgoub Lebanon
Peter Enzinger AustriaFallAlbin Dannacher Switzerland
Ibrahim Orabi EgyptFallKen Richmond Great Britain
Points
RankWrestlerNationStartEarnedTotal
1Peter Enzinger Austria000
1Kelpo Gröndahl Finland000
1Karl-Erik Nilsson Sweden000
1Ibrahim Orabi Egypt000
5Mustafa Avcioğlu-Çakmak Turkey011
5Erling Stuer Lauridsen Denmark011
5Umberto Silvestri Italy011
8Albin Dannacher Switzerland033
8Karel Istaz Belgium033
8Athanasios Kambaflis Greece033
8Gyula Kovács Hungary033
8Ibrahim Mahgoub Lebanon033
8Adolfo Ramírez Argentina033
8Ken Richmond Great Britain033

Round 2

Bouts
WinnerNationVictory TypeLoserNation
Gyula Kovács HungaryDecision, 3–0Adolfo Ramírez Argentina
Karl-Erik Nilsson SwedenDecision, 3–0Mustafa Avcioğlu-Çakmak Turkey
Karel Istaz BelgiumDecision, 3–0Athanasios Kambaflis Greece
Kelpo Gröndahl FinlandRetiredUmberto Silvestri Italy
Erling Stuer Lauridsen DenmarkFallPeter Enzinger Austria
Ibrahim Orabi EgyptFallAlbin Dannacher Switzerland
Ken Richmond Great BritainByeN/AN/A
N/AN/AOver weightIbrahim Mahgoub Lebanon
Points
RankWrestlerNationStartEarnedTotal
1Kelpo Gröndahl Finland000
1Ibrahim Orabi Egypt000
3Erling Stuer Lauridsen Denmark101
3Karl-Erik Nilsson Sweden011
5Peter Enzinger Austria033
5Ken Richmond Great Britain303
7Mustafa Avcioğlu-Çakmak Turkey134
7Karel Istaz Belgium314
7Gyula Kovács Hungary314
10Umberto Silvestri Italy134*
11Albin Dannacher Switzerland336
11Athanasios Kambaflis Greece336
11Ibrahim Mahgoub Lebanon336
11Adolfo Ramírez Argentina336

Round 3

Bouts
WinnerNationVictory TypeLoserNation
Ken Richmond Great BritainFallMustafa Avcioğlu-Çakmak Turkey
Gyula Kovács HungaryFallKarel Istaz Belgium
Karl-Erik Nilsson SwedenDecision, 3–0Erling Stuer Lauridsen Denmark
Kelpo Gröndahl FinlandDecision, 3–0Peter Enzinger Austria
Ibrahim Orabi EgyptByeN/AN/A
Points
RankWrestlerNationStartEarnedTotal
1Ibrahim Orabi Egypt000
2Kelpo Gröndahl Finland011
3Karl-Erik Nilsson Sweden112
4Ken Richmond Great Britain303
5Gyula Kovács Hungary404
5Erling Stuer Lauridsen Denmark134
7Peter Enzinger Austria336
8Mustafa Avcioğlu-Çakmak Turkey437
8Karel Istaz Belgium437

Round 4

Bouts
WinnerNationVictory TypeLoserNation
Gyula Kovács HungaryDecision, 3–0Ibrahim Orabi Egypt
Karl-Erik Nilsson SwedenFallKen Richmond Great Britain
Kelpo Gröndahl FinlandFallErling Stuer Lauridsen Denmark
Points
RankWrestlerNationStartEarnedTotal
1Kelpo Gröndahl Finland101
2Karl-Erik Nilsson Sweden202
3Ibrahim Orabi Egypt033
4Gyula Kovács Hungary415
5Ken Richmond Great Britain336
6Erling Stuer Lauridsen Denmark437

Round 5

Bouts
WinnerNationVictory TypeLoserNation
Karl-Erik Nilsson SwedenFallIbrahim Orabi Egypt
Kelpo Gröndahl FinlandByeN/AN/A
Points
RankWrestlerNationStartEarnedTotal
1Kelpo Gröndahl Finland101
2Karl-Erik Nilsson Sweden202
Ibrahim Orabi Egypt336

Round 6

Bouts
WinnerNationVictory TypeLoserNation
Karl-Erik Nilsson SwedenDecision, 3–0Kelpo Gröndahl Finland
Points
RankWrestlerNationStartEarnedTotal
Karl-Erik Nilsson Sweden213
Kelpo Gröndahl Finland134

References

  1. "Wrestling at the 1948 London Summer Games: Men's Light Heavyweight, Greco-Roman". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
  2. Official Report, p. 496.
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