Wrestling at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle welterweight
The men's freestyle welterweight competition at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki took place from 20 July to 23 July at Messuhalli. Nations were limited to one competitor.[1]
| Men's freestyle welterweight at the Games of the XV Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Messuhalli | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 20–23 July | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 20 from 20 nations | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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| Wrestling at the 1952 Summer Olympics | |
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| Greco-Roman | |
| Fly | men |
| Bantam | men |
| Feather | men |
| Light | men |
| Welter | men |
| Middle | men |
| Light heavy | men |
| Heavy | men |
| Freestyle | |
| Fly | men |
| Bantam | men |
| Feather | men |
| Light | men |
| Welter | men |
| Middle | men |
| Light heavy | men |
| Heavy | men |
Competition format
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, removing the slight modification introduced in 1936 and used until 1948 (which had a reduced penalty for a loss by 2–1 decision). 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. This elimination continued until the medal rounds, which began when 3 wrestlers remained. These 3 wrestlers each faced each other in a round-robin medal round (with earlier results counting, if any had wrestled another before); record within the medal round determined medals, with bad points breaking ties.[2][1]
Results
Round 1
- Bouts
| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Per Berlin |  | Decision, 3–0 | Daniel Hauser |  |
| Anton Mackowiak |  | Decision, 3–0 | Arvedo Cecchini |  |
| Alberto Longarella |  | Decision, 2–1 | Nick Mohammed | .svg.png){kind=small} |
| William Smith | .svg.png){kind=small} | Fall | Antonio Rosado | .svg.png){kind=small} |
| Cyril Martin | .svg.png){kind=small} | Decision, 3–0 | Vladislav Sekal |  |
| Mohamed Hassan Moussa | .svg.png){kind=small} | Fall | Jos De Jong | .svg.png){kind=small} |
| Tsugio Yamazaki | .svg.png){kind=small} | Decision, 2–1 | Jean-Baptiste Leclerc |  |
| Bev Scott |  | Decision, 3–0 | Don Irvine |  |
| Mehmet Ali Islioğlu |  | Decision, 2–1 | Vasyl Rybalko | .svg.png){kind=small} |
| Abdollah Mojtabavi | .svg.png){kind=small} | Decision, 2–1 | Aleksanteri Keisala |  |
- Points
| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mohamed Hassan Moussa | | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | William Smith | | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Per Berlin | | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | Mehmet Ali Islioğlu | | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | Alberto Longarella | | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | Anton Mackowiak | | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | Cyril Martin | | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | Abdollah Mojtabavi | | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | Bev Scott | | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | Tsugio Yamazaki | | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | Arvedo Cecchini | | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 11 | Jos De Jong | | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 11 | Daniel Hauser | | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 11 | Don Irvine | | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 11 | Aleksanteri Keisala | | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 11 | Jean-Baptiste Leclerc | | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 11 | Nick Mohammed | | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 11 | Antonio Rosado | | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 11 | Vasyl Rybalko | | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 11 | Vladislav Sekal | | 0 | 3 | 3 |
Round 2
It is unclear why Leclerc was not eliminated but instead continued on to round 3.
- Bouts
| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anton Mackowiak | | Decision, 3–0 | Daniel Hauser | |
| Per Berlin | | Fall | Arvedo Cecchini | |
| William Smith | | Decision, 2–0 | Nick Mohammed | |
| Alberto Longarella | | Fall | Antonio Rosado | |
| Vladislav Sekal | | Fall | Jos De Jong | |
| Mohamed Hassan Moussa | | Fall | Cyril Martin | |
| Tsugio Yamazaki | | Decision, 3–0 | Don Irvine | |
| Bev Scott | | Decision, 2–1 | Jean-Baptiste Leclerc | |
| Abdollah Mojtabavi | | Decision, 2–1 | Vasyl Rybalko | |
| Aleksanteri Keisala | | Decision, 2–1 | Mehmet Ali Islioğlu | |
- Points
| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mohamed Hassan Moussa | | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Per Berlin | | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | Alberto Longarella | | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | William Smith | | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Anton Mackowiak | | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | Abdollah Mojtabavi | | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | Bev Scott | | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | Tsugio Yamazaki | | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | Vladislav Sekal | | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 10 | Mehmet Ali Islioğlu | | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 10 | Aleksanteri Keisala | | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 10 | Cyril Martin | | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 13 | Jean-Baptiste Leclerc | | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 14 | Arvedo Cecchini | | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 14 | Jos De Jong | | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 14 | Daniel Hauser | | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 14 | Don Irvine | | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 14 | Nick Mohammed | | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 14 | Antonio Rosado | | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 14 | Vasyl Rybalko | | 3 | 3 | 6 |
Round 3
- Bouts
| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Per Berlin | | Decision, 3–0 | Anton Mackowiak | |
| William Smith | | Decision, 3–0 | Alberto Longarella | |
| Vladislav Sekal | | Fall | Mohamed Hassan Moussa | |
| Tsugio Yamazaki | | Decision, 2–1 | Cyril Martin | |
| Mehmet Ali Islioğlu | | Decision, 3–0 | Jean-Baptiste Leclerc | |
| Abdollah Mojtabavi | | Decision, 3–0 | Bev Scott | |
| Aleksanteri Keisala | | Bye | N/A | N/A |
- Points
| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Per Berlin | | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1 | William Smith | | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | Abdollah Mojtabavi | | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | Mohamed Hassan Moussa | | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 3 | Vladislav Sekal | | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | Tsugio Yamazaki | | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | Aleksanteri Keisala | | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 7 | Alberto Longarella | | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 9 | Mehmet Ali Islioğlu | | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 9 | Anton Mackowiak | | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 9 | Bev Scott | | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 12 | Cyril Martin | | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 13 | Jean-Baptiste Leclerc | | 6 | 3 | 9 |
Round 4
- Bouts
| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Per Berlin | | Decision, 3–0 | Aleksanteri Keisala | |
| Alberto Longarella | | Decision, 2–1 | Vladislav Sekal | |
| William Smith | | Fall | Mohamed Hassan Moussa | |
| Abdollah Mojtabavi | | Decision, 3–0 | Tsugio Yamazaki | |
- Points
| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | William Smith | | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | Per Berlin | | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | Abdollah Mojtabavi | | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | Alberto Longarella | | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 5 | Mohamed Hassan Moussa | | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 5 | Vladislav Sekal | | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 5 | Tsugio Yamazaki | | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 8 | Aleksanteri Keisala | | 4 | 3 | 7 |
Medal rounds
None of the medalists had faced each other, so each wrestled the other two. Each won a bout and lost a bout, so bad points were used to break the three-way 1–1 tie. Smith had won two bouts by fall and two by decision coming into the medal round, leading at 2 points. Berlin had taken only one bout by fall and three by decision before the medal round, coming in at second place with 3 points. All four of Mojtabavi's pre-medal round wins had been by decision, so he had 4 points and came in at third place. Each wrestler earned 4 points in the medal rounds (1 win by decision, 1 loss), so their rank order did not change. Smith took gold, Berlin silver, and Mojtabavi bronze.
- Bouts
| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Per Berlin | | Decision, 3–0 | William Smith | |
| Abdollah Mojtabavi | | Decision, 3–0 | Per Berlin | |
| William Smith | | Decision, 3–0 | Abdollah Mojtabavi | |
- Points
| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | William Smith | | 2 | 4 | 6 |
 | Per Berlin | | 3 | 4 | 7 |
 | Abdollah Mojtabavi | | 4 | 4 | 8 |
References
- "Wrestling at the 1952 Helsinki Summer Games: Men's freestyle welterweight". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
- Official Report, p. 358.
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