Wrestling at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Men's Greco-Roman lightweight
Men's Greco-Roman lightweight at the Games of the XV Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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Venue | Messuhalli | ||||||||||||
Dates | 24–27 July 1952 | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 19 from 19 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 |
The men's Greco-Roman lightweight competition at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki took place from 24 July to 27 July at Messuhalli. Nations were limited to one competitor.[1] Lightweight was the fourth-lightest category, including wrestlers weighing 62 to 67 kilograms (136.7 to 147.7 lb).[2]
Competition format
[edit]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, 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
[edit]Round 1
[edit]Akbulut withdrew after his bout.
- Bouts
Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
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Jan Cools | ![]() |
Decision, 3–0 | Metty Scheitler | ![]() |
Kamal Hussain | ![]() |
Decision, 3–0 | Erich Schmidt | ![]() |
Mikuláš Athanasov | ![]() |
Decision, 3–0 | Georgios Petmezas | ![]() |
André Verdaine | ![]() |
Decision, 3–0 | Zbigniew Szajewski | ![]() |
Franco Benedetti | ![]() |
Fall | Arístides Pérez | ![]() |
Dumitru Cuc | ![]() |
Fall | Aage Eriksen | ![]() |
Shazam Safin | ![]() |
Decision, 3–0 | Raif Akbulut | ![]() |
Gustav Freij | ![]() |
Fall | Jack Rasmussen | ![]() |
Kalle Haapasalmi | ![]() |
Decision, 3–0 | Heini Nettesheim | ![]() |
Gyula Tarr | ![]() |
Bye | N/A | N/A |
- Points
Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total |
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1 | Franco Benedetti | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 |
1 | Dumitru Cuc | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 |
1 | Gustav Freij | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 |
1 | Gyula Tarr | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 |
5 | Mikuláš Athanasov | ![]() |
0 | 1 | 1 |
5 | Jan Cools | ![]() |
0 | 1 | 1 |
5 | Kalle Haapasalmi | ![]() |
0 | 1 | 1 |
5 | Kamal Hussain | ![]() |
0 | 1 | 1 |
5 | Shazam Safin | ![]() |
0 | 1 | 1 |
5 | André Verdaine | ![]() |
0 | 1 | 1 |
11 | Aage Eriksen | ![]() |
0 | 3 | 3 |
11 | Heini Nettesheim | ![]() |
0 | 3 | 3 |
11 | Arístides Pérez | ![]() |
0 | 3 | 3 |
11 | Georgios Petmezas | ![]() |
0 | 3 | 3 |
11 | Jack Rasmussen | ![]() |
0 | 3 | 3 |
11 | Metty Scheitler | ![]() |
0 | 3 | 3 |
11 | Erich Schmidt | ![]() |
0 | 3 | 3 |
11 | Zbigniew Szajewski | ![]() |
0 | 3 | 3 |
19 | Raif Akbulut | ![]() |
0 | 3 | 3* |
Round 2
[edit]- Bouts
Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
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Gyula Tarr | ![]() |
Decision, 3–0 | Jan Cools | ![]() |
Kamal Hussain | ![]() |
Decision, 3–0 | Metty Scheitler | ![]() |
Erich Schmidt | ![]() |
Decision, 2–1 | Georgios Petmezas | ![]() |
Mikuláš Athanasov | ![]() |
Decision, 2–1 | André Verdaine | ![]() |
Zbigniew Szajewski | ![]() |
Fall | Arístides Pérez | ![]() |
Dumitru Cuc | ![]() |
Decision, 3–0 | Franco Benedetti | ![]() |
Shazam Safin | ![]() |
Fall | Aage Eriksen | ![]() |
Gustav Freij | ![]() |
Decision, 3–0 | Kalle Haapasalmi | ![]() |
Jack Rasmussen | ![]() |
Fall | Heini Nettesheim | ![]() |
- Points
Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total |
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1 | Dumitru Cuc | ![]() |
0 | 1 | 1 |
1 | Gustav Freij | ![]() |
0 | 1 | 1 |
1 | Shazam Safin | ![]() |
1 | 0 | 1 |
1 | Gyula Tarr | ![]() |
0 | 1 | 1 |
5 | Mikuláš Athanasov | ![]() |
1 | 1 | 2 |
5 | Kamal Hussain | ![]() |
1 | 1 | 2 |
7 | Franco Benedetti | ![]() |
0 | 3 | 3 |
7 | Jack Rasmussen | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 3 |
7 | Zbigniew Szajewski | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 3 |
10 | Jan Cools | ![]() |
1 | 3 | 4 |
10 | Kalle Haapasalmi | ![]() |
1 | 3 | 4 |
10 | Erich Schmidt | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 4 |
10 | André Verdaine | ![]() |
1 | 3 | 4 |
14 | Aage Eriksen | ![]() |
3 | 3 | 6 |
14 | Heini Nettesheim | ![]() |
3 | 3 | 6 |
14 | Arístides Pérez | ![]() |
3 | 3 | 6 |
14 | Georgios Petmezas | ![]() |
3 | 3 | 6 |
14 | Metty Scheitler | ![]() |
3 | 3 | 6 |
Round 3
[edit]- Bouts
Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
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Gyula Tarr | ![]() |
Decision, 3–0 | Kamal Hussain | ![]() |
Erich Schmidt | ![]() |
Decision, 3–0 | Jan Cools | ![]() |
Mikuláš Athanasov | ![]() |
Walkover | Zbigniew Szajewski | ![]() |
Franco Benedetti | ![]() |
Decision, 2–1 | André Verdaine | ![]() |
Gustav Freij | ![]() |
Decision, 3–0 | Dumitru Cuc | ![]() |
Shazam Safin | ![]() |
Fall | Jack Rasmussen | ![]() |
Kalle Haapasalmi | ![]() |
Bye | N/A | N/A |
- Points
Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total |
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1 | Shazam Safin | ![]() |
1 | 0 | 1 |
2 | Mikuláš Athanasov | ![]() |
2 | 0 | 2 |
2 | Gustav Freij | ![]() |
1 | 1 | 2 |
2 | Gyula Tarr | ![]() |
1 | 1 | 2 |
5 | Franco Benedetti | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 4 |
5 | Dumitru Cuc | ![]() |
1 | 3 | 4 |
5 | Kalle Haapasalmi | ![]() |
4 | 0 | 4 |
8 | Kamal Hussain | ![]() |
2 | 3 | 5 |
8 | Erich Schmidt | ![]() |
4 | 1 | 5 |
10 | Jack Rasmussen | ![]() |
3 | 3 | 6 |
10 | Zbigniew Szajewski | ![]() |
3 | 3 | 6 |
12 | Jan Cools | ![]() |
4 | 3 | 7 |
12 | André Verdaine | ![]() |
4 | 3 | 7 |
Round 4
[edit]- Bouts
Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
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Gyula Tarr | ![]() |
Decision, 3–0 | Kalle Haapasalmi | ![]() |
Mikuláš Athanasov | ![]() |
Fall | Franco Benedetti | ![]() |
Shazam Safin | ![]() |
Decision, 3–0 | Dumitru Cuc | ![]() |
Gustav Freij | ![]() |
Bye | N/A | N/A |
- Points
Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total |
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1 | Mikuláš Athanasov | ![]() |
2 | 0 | 2 |
1 | Gustav Freij | ![]() |
2 | 0 | 2 |
1 | Shazam Safin | ![]() |
1 | 1 | 2 |
4 | Gyula Tarr | ![]() |
2 | 1 | 3 |
5 | Franco Benedetti | ![]() |
4 | 3 | 7 |
5 | Dumitru Cuc | ![]() |
4 | 3 | 7 |
5 | Kalle Haapasalmi | ![]() |
4 | 3 | 7 |
Round 5
[edit]- Bouts
Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
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Gustav Freij | ![]() |
Decision, 3–0 | Gyula Tarr | ![]() |
Shazam Safin | ![]() |
Fall | Mikuláš Athanasov | ![]() |
- Points
Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total |
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1 | Shazam Safin | ![]() |
2 | 0 | 2 |
2 | Gustav Freij | ![]() |
2 | 1 | 3 |
3 | Mikuláš Athanasov | ![]() |
2 | 3 | 5 |
4 | Gyula Tarr | ![]() |
3 | 3 | 6 |
Medal rounds
[edit]Safin's victory over Athanasov in round 5 counted for the medal rounds.
- Bouts
Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
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Gustav Freij | ![]() |
Decision, 3–0 | Mikuláš Athanasov | ![]() |
Shazam Safin | ![]() |
Fall | Gustav Freij | ![]() |
- Points
Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Wins | Losses | Start | Earned | Total |
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Shazam Safin | ![]() |
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Gustav Freij | ![]() |
1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
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Mikuláš Athanasov | ![]() |
0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Wrestling at the 1952 Helsinki Summer Games: Men's Lightweight, Greco-Roman". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
- ^ a b Official Report 1955, p. 372.
General
- Kolkka, Sulo, ed. (1955). The Official Report of the Organising Committee for the Games of the XV Olympiad Helsinki 1952. Translated by Matson, Alex. Porvoo, Finland: Werner Söderström Osakeyhtiö. Retrieved 20 August 2024.