Wrestling at the 1936 Summer Olympics – Men's Greco-Roman featherweight

The men's Greco-Roman featherweight competition at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin took place from 6 August to 9 August at the Deutschlandhalle. Nations were limited to one competitor.[1][2] This weight class was limited to wrestlers weighing up to 61kg.[3]

Men's Greco-Roman featherweight
at the Games of the XI Olympiad
VenueDeutschlandhalle
Dates6–9 August
Competitors19 from 19 nations
Medalists
Yaşar Erkan  Turkey
Aarne Reini  Finland
Einar Karlsson  Sweden

This Greco-Roman wrestling competition continued to use the "bad points" elimination system introduced at the 1928 Summer Olympics, 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
6 August 1936Round 1
7 August 1936Round 2
Round 3
8 August 1936Round 4
9 August 1936Round 5
Round 6
Round 7

Results

Round 1

Six wrestlers made it through the first round with 0 bad points, 5 by wins via fall (or opponent withdrawal) and 1 through a bye. The four other winners by decision each received 1 point. Sestak lost by a split decision and received 2 points. Seven of the eight remaining losers were defeated by fall or unanimous decision and received 3 points. Nielsen was unable to finish his bout due to injury and withdrew. Scherpenisse also withdrew after his bout.[4]

Bouts
WinnerNationVictory TypeLoserNation
Einar Karlsson SwedenFallErnst Lehmann Switzerland
Henryk Szlązak PolandFallGyula Móri Hungary
František Janda CzechoslovakiaDecision, 2–1Tomo Šestak Yugoslavia
Sebastian Hering GermanyFallIon Horvath Romania
Eugéne Kracher FranceDecision, 3–0Norman Morrell Great Britain
Aarne Reini FinlandDecision, 3–0Erich Fincsus Austria
Krisjānis Kundziņš LatviaFallAugust Scherpenisse Belgium
Valentino Borgia ItalyDecision, 3–0Nikolaos Biris Greece
Yaşar Erkan TurkeyWithdrawalRobert Nielsen Denmark
Hideichi Yoshioka JapanByeN/AN/A
Points
RankWrestlerNationStartEarnedTotal
1Yaşar Erkan Turkey000
1Sebastian Hering Germany000
1Einar Karlsson Sweden000
1Krisjánis Kundsinsch Latvia000
1Henryk Slazak Poland000
1Hideichi Yoshioka Japan000
7Valentino Borgia Italy011
7František Janda Czechoslovakia011
7Eugéne Kracher France011
7Aarne Reini Finland011
11Tomo Sestak Yugoslavia022
12Nikolaos Biris Greece033
12Erich Fincsus Austria033
12Ion Horvath Romania033
12Ernst Lehmann Switzerland033
12Gyula Móri Hungary033
12Norman Morrell Great Britain033
18August Scherpenisse Belgium033r
18Robert Nielsen Denmark033r

Round 2

The lead group of six was cut to three, with Erkan having a bye and Hering and Slazak each winning their second decision by fall to stay at 0 points. Two wrestlers finished the second round with 1 point (one win by fall and one win by decision, in either order). Borgia earned his second point with a second win by decision. Four wrestlers moved to 3 points (win by fall or bye and loss by unanimous decision or fall). Three stayed barely alive with 4 points (win by decision and loss by unanimous decision or fall). Four were eliminated with two losses; of these, Sestak had the best record with 5 points rather than 6 for the others due to his first loss coming via split decision.[4]

Bouts
WinnerNationVictory TypeLoserNation
Einar Karlsson SwedenDecision, 3–0Hideichi Yoshioka Japan
Henryk Slazak PolandFallErnst Lehmann Switzerland
Gyula Móri HungaryFallTomo Sestak Yugoslavia
Ion Horvath RomaniaDecision, 3–0František Janda Czechoslovakia
Sebastian Hering GermanyFallNorman Morrell Great Britain
Aarne Reini FinlandFallEugéne Kracher France
Nikolaos Biris GreeceFallErich Fincsus Austria
Valentino Borgia ItalyDecision, 3–0Krisjánis Kundsinsch Latvia
Yaşar Erkan TurkeyByeN/AN/A
Points
RankWrestlerNationStartEarnedTotal
1Yaşar Erkan Turkey000
1Sebastian Hering Germany000
1Henryk Slazak Poland000
4Einar Karlsson Sweden011
4Aarne Reini Finland101
6Valentino Borgia Italy112
7Nikolaos Biris Greece303
7Krisjánis Kundsinsch Latvia033
7Gyula Móri Hungary303
7Hideichi Yoshioka Japan033
11Ion Horvath Romania314
11František Janda Czechoslovakia134
11Eugéne Kracher France134
14Tomo Sestak Yugoslavia235
15Erich Fincsus Austria336
15Ernst Lehmann Switzerland336
15Norman Morrell Great Britain336

Round 3

Erkan finished the round in sole possession of the lead, winning a second bout by fall (along with an earlier bye) to stay at 0 points. Hering's third win was his first by decision, moving him to 1 point. Borgia and Karlsson also each ended the round at 3–0, but they had two wins by decision and one by fall to sit at 2 points. Slazak picked up his first points in the round, earning 3 with the loss. Móri and Kundsinsch also stayed at 3 points with wins by fall in the round. Horvath avoided elimination with a win by fall to stay at 4 points; Reini joined him at 4 points by earning 3 in a loss. Four men were eliminated with their second loss this round, finishing at either 6 or 7 points depending on the quality of their wins.[4]

Bouts
WinnerNationVictory TypeLoserNation
Yaşar Erkan TurkeyFallHideichi Yoshioka Japan
Einar Karlsson SwedenDecision, 3–0Henryk Slazak Poland
Gyula Móri HungaryFallFrantišek Janda Czechoslovakia
Ion Horvath RomaniaFallEugéne Kracher France
Sebastian Hering GermanyDecision, 3–0Aarne Reini Finland
Krisjánis Kundsinsch LatviaFallNikolaos Biris Greece
Valentino Borgia ItalyByeN/AN/A
Points
RankWrestlerNationStartEarnedTotal
1Yaşar Erkan Turkey000
2Sebastian Hering Germany011
3Valentino Borgia Italy202
3Einar Karlsson Sweden112
5Krisjánis Kundsinsch Latvia303
5Gyula Móri Hungary303
5Henryk Slazak Poland033
8Ion Horvath Romania404
8Aarne Reini Finland134
10Nikolaos Biris Greece336
10Hideichi Yoshioka Japan336
12František Janda Czechoslovakia437
12Eugéne Kracher France437

Round 4

Erkan won by fall again, maintaining his 0 point record; the loss eliminated Borgia, despite it being his first, because he had earned 2 points previously by wins via decision. Hering earned a second point in giving Slazak his second loss, eliminating the latter. Karlsson also finished the round at 2 points, staying there by defeating Móri by fall (Móri was also eliminated). Kundsinsch's bye kept him at 3 points. Reini and Horvath faced off in a potential double-elimination bout as both had 4 points and a decision would push both out, but Reini won by fall to remain in competition. Thus, all four losers in the round were eliminated while all four winners (plus the man with the bye) remained alive.[4]

Bouts
WinnerNationVictory TypeLoserNation
Yaşar Erkan TurkeyFallValentino Borgia Italy
Einar Karlsson SwedenFallGyula Móri Hungary
Sebastian Hering GermanyDecision, 3–0Henryk Slazak Poland
Aarne Reini FinlandFallIon Horvath Romania
Krisjánis Kundsinsch LatviaByeN/AN/A
Points
RankWrestlerNationStartEarnedTotal
1Yaşar Erkan Turkey000
2Sebastian Hering Germany112
2Einar Karlsson Sweden202
4Krisjánis Kundsinsch Latvia303
5Aarne Reini Finland404
6Valentino Borgia Italy235
7Gyula Móri Hungary336
7Henryk Slazak Poland336
9Ion Horvath Romania437

Round 5

Again, and somewhat unusually for the format, the losers were eliminated but the winners continued. Erkan received his first point, a single for beating Kundsinsch by decision. Karlsson also won by decision over Hering, receiving his third point. Reini avoided any chance of elimination with a bye in the round.[4]

Bouts
WinnerNationVictory TypeLoserNation
Yaşar Erkan TurkeyDecision, 3–0Krisjánis Kundsinsch Latvia
Einar Karlsson SwedenDecision, 3–0Sebastian Hering Germany
Aarne Reini FinlandByeN/AN/A
Points
RankWrestlerNationStartEarnedTotal
1Yaşar Erkan Turkey011
2Einar Karlsson Sweden213
3Aarne Reini Finland404
4Sebastian Hering Germany235
5Krisjánis Kundsinsch Latvia336

Round 6

In the sixth round, Reini gave Erkan the latter's first loss, putting both men at 4 points. Karlsson had a bye, staying at 3 points.[4]

Bouts
WinnerNationVictory TypeLoserNation
Aarne Reini FinlandFallYaşar Erkan Turkey
Einar Karlsson SwedenByeN/AN/A
Points
RankWrestlerNationStartEarnedTotal
1Einar Karlsson Sweden303
2Yaşar Erkan Turkey134
3Aarne Reini Finland404

Round 7

Erkan secured the gold medal while idle in the seventh and final round. The loser of the match between Reini and Karlsson was guaranteed the bronze. A Reini win by fall would have put Reini and Erkan even at 4 points, with Reini winning by virtue of the head-to-head tie-breaker from round 6. A Karlsson win would have set up a final match between Karlsson and Erkan, who had not yet faced each other. The actual result, however was a Reini win by decision—which eliminated both Reini and Karlsson with 5 points (Karlsson would have had 6 if the decision were unanimous rather than split, but Reini would take silver and Karlsson bronze either way). Erkan was thus left as the lone remaining contestant at 4 points and therefore the victor.[4]

Bouts
WinnerNationVictory TypeLoserNation
Aarne Reini FinlandDecision, 2–1Einar Karlsson Sweden
Yaşar Erkan TurkeyByeN/AN/A
Points
RankWrestlerNationStartEarnedTotal
Yaşar Erkan Turkey434
Aarne Reini Finland415
Einar Karlsson Sweden325

References

  1. "Wrestling at the 1936 Berlin Summer Games: Men's Featherweight, Greco-Roman". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 20 February 2019.
  2. Official Olympic Report, la84.org. Retrieved 24 August 2018.
  3. Official Report, p. 716.
  4. Official Report, p. 718.
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