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Wrestling at the 1928 Summer Olympics – Men's Greco-Roman middleweight

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Men's middleweight Greco-Roman wrestling
at the Games of the IX Olympiad
VenueKrachtsportgebouw
DatesAugust 2–5
Competitors17 from 17 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Väinö Kokkinen  Finland
2nd place, silver medalist(s) László Papp  Hungary
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Albert Kusnets  Estonia
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The men's Greco-Roman middleweight was one of thirteen wrestling events held as part of the wrestling at the 1928 Summer Olympics programme.[1] The competition was held from August 2 to 5, and featured 17 wrestlers from 17 nations.[2] Middleweight was the third-heaviest category, including wrestlers weighing 67.5 to 75 kilograms (148.8 to 165.3 lb).[1]

Competition format

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This Greco-Roman wrestling competition introduced an elimination system based on the accumulation of points. 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.[2][3]

Results

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Round 1

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The first round produced 4 winners by fall (0 points), 1 bye (0 points), 4 winners by decision (1 point), and 8 losers (3 points).

Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
Ivar Johansson  Sweden Fall Émile Frantz  Luxembourg
László Papp  Hungary Decision František Hala  Czechoslovakia
Jean Saenen  Belgium Decision Émile Poilvé  France
Franjo Palković  Yugoslavia Fall Simon Balkema  Netherlands
Enrico Bonassin  Italy Fall Alfred Larsen  Norway
Albert Kusnets  Estonia Decision Hermann Simon  Germany
Johannes Jacobsen  Denmark Fall Nurettin Baytorun  Turkey
Otto Frei  Switzerland Decision Antonio Walzer  Argentina
Väinö Kokkinen  Finland Bye N/A N/A
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation R1
1 Enrico Bonassin  Italy 0
1 Johannes Jacobsen  Denmark 0
1 Ivar Johansson  Sweden 0
1 Väinö Kokkinen  Finland 0
1 Franjo Palković  Yugoslavia 0
6 Otto Frei  Switzerland 1
6 Albert Kusnets  Estonia 1
6 László Papp  Hungary 1
6 Jean Saenen  Belgium 1
10 Simon Balkema  Netherlands 3
10 Nurettin Baytorun  Turkey 3
10 Émile Frantz  Luxembourg 3
10 František Hala  Czechoslovakia 3
10 Alfred Larsen  Norway 3
10 Émile Poilvé  France 3
10 Hermann Simon  Germany 3
10 Antonio Walzer  Argentina 3

Round 2

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Jacobsen (second win by fall) and Kokkinen (bye, win by fall) stayed at 0 points. Four men finished the second round at 2–0 with one win by fall and one by decision for 1 point apiece. Five more were 1–1 with either 3 or 4 points depending on how the win was achieved. Walzer had 3 points after a loss and a bye. Five wrestlers were 0–2 and were eliminated.

Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
Väinö Kokkinen  Finland Fall Ivar Johansson  Sweden
František Hala  Czechoslovakia Fall Émile Frantz  Luxembourg
László Papp  Hungary Fall Émile Poilvé  France
Jean Saenen  Belgium Fall Simon Balkema  Netherlands
Enrico Bonassin  Italy Decision Franjo Palković  Yugoslavia
Albert Kusnets  Estonia Fall Alfred Larsen  Norway
Nurettin Baytorun  Turkey Decision Hermann Simon  Germany
Johannes Jacobsen  Denmark Fall Otto Frei  Switzerland
Antonio Walzer  Argentina Bye N/A N/A
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation R1 R2 Total
1 Johannes Jacobsen  Denmark 0 0 0
1 Väinö Kokkinen  Finland 0 0 0
3 Enrico Bonassin  Italy 0 1 1
3 Albert Kusnets  Estonia 1 0 1
3 László Papp  Hungary 1 0 1
3 Jean Saenen  Belgium 1 0 1
7 František Hala  Czechoslovakia 3 0 3
7 Ivar Johansson  Sweden 0 3 3
7 Franjo Palković  Yugoslavia 0 3 3
7 Antonio Walzer  Argentina 3 0 3
11 Nurettin Baytorun  Turkey 3 1 4
11 Otto Frei  Switzerland 1 3 4
13 Émile Frantz  Luxembourg 3 3 6
13 Émile Poilvé  France 3 3 6
13 Simon Balkema  Netherlands 3 3 6
13 Alfred Larsen  Norway 3 3 6
13 Hermann Simon  Germany 3 3 6

Round 3

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All 6 bouts in round 3 were won by fall, so the winners remained at the same point totals: Jacobsen and Kokkinen at 0, Kusnets and Papp at 1, Hala at 3, and Baytorun at 4. Two of the losers—Bonassin and Saenen—reached only 4 points and continued in competition. The other 4 losers were eliminated.

Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
Väinö Kokkinen  Finland Fall Antonio Walzer  Argentina
František Hala  Czechoslovakia Fall Ivar Johansson  Sweden
László Papp  Hungary Fall Jean Saenen  Belgium
Albert Kusnets  Estonia Fall Franjo Palković  Yugoslavia
Johannes Jacobsen  Denmark Fall Enrico Bonassin  Italy
Nurettin Baytorun  Turkey Fall Otto Frei  Switzerland
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation R1 R2 R3 Total
1 Johannes Jacobsen  Denmark 0 0 0 0
1 Väinö Kokkinen  Finland 0 0 0 0
3 Albert Kusnets  Estonia 1 0 0 1
3 László Papp  Hungary 1 0 0 1
5 František Hala  Czechoslovakia 3 0 0 3
6 Nurettin Baytorun  Turkey 3 1 0 4
6 Enrico Bonassin  Italy 0 1 3 4
6 Jean Saenen  Belgium 1 0 3 4
9 Ivar Johansson  Sweden 0 3 3 6
9 Franjo Palković  Yugoslavia 0 3 3 6
9 Antonio Walzer  Argentina 3 0 3 6
12 Otto Frei  Switzerland 1 3 3 7

Round 4

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Jacobsen had his first loss, but only went to 3 points and continued in competition. The other three losers were eliminated. Kokkinen was the only man left with 0 points. Each of the 5 remaining wrestlers had a different point total, 0 through 4.

Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
Väinö Kokkinen  Finland Fall František Hala  Czechoslovakia
László Papp  Hungary Fall Enrico Bonassin  Italy
Jean Saenen  Belgium Fall Nurettin Baytorun  Turkey
Albert Kusnets  Estonia Decision Johannes Jacobsen  Denmark
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation R1 R2 R3 R4 Total
1 Väinö Kokkinen  Finland 0 0 0 0 0
2 László Papp  Hungary 1 0 0 0 1
3 Albert Kusnets  Estonia 1 0 0 1 2
4 Johannes Jacobsen  Denmark 0 0 0 3 3
5 Jean Saenen  Belgium 1 0 3 0 4
6 František Hala  Czechoslovakia 3 0 0 3 6
7 Nurettin Baytorun  Turkey 3 1 0 3 6
8 Enrico Bonassin  Italy 0 1 3 3 7

Round 5

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With Jacobsen on a bye, and Kokkinen (at 0 points) and Papp (at 1 point) facing each other in a no-elimination-possible match, the only man that would be eliminated in round 5 was the loser of the Kusnets vs. Saenen bout. Kusnets won, so Saenen was eliminated.

Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
Väinö Kokkinen  Finland Fall László Papp  Hungary
Albert Kusnets  Estonia Fall Jean Saenen  Belgium
Johannes Jacobsen  Denmark Bye N/A N/A
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 Total
1 Väinö Kokkinen  Finland 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Albert Kusnets  Estonia 1 0 0 1 0 2
3 Johannes Jacobsen  Denmark 0 0 0 3 0 3
4 László Papp  Hungary 1 0 0 0 3 4
5 Jean Saenen  Belgium 1 0 3 0 3 7

Round 6

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In contrast to the previous round which eliminated only 1 of 5 wrestlers, round 6 eliminated 3 of the remaining 4. Kokkinen beat Jacobsen to eliminate the latter man, who finished in 4th place. The Papp vs. Kusnets match ended in mutual elimination because Papp won by decision; both men finished with 5 points, but Papp had the head-to-head tie-breaker because of this win and received the silver medal. Kokkinen, who never received a point in the tournament (a bye and 4 wins by fall), won the gold medal as the last man remaining.

Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
Väinö Kokkinen  Finland Fall Johannes Jacobsen  Denmark
László Papp  Hungary Decision Albert Kusnets  Estonia
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 Total
1st place, gold medalist(s) Väinö Kokkinen  Finland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2nd place, silver medalist(s) László Papp  Hungary 1 0 0 0 3 1 5
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Albert Kusnets  Estonia 1 0 0 1 0 3 5
4 Johannes Jacobsen  Denmark 0 0 0 3 0 3 6

References

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  1. ^ a b 1928 Summer Olympics - Official Report
  2. ^ a b "Wrestling at the 1928 Amsterdam Summer Games: Men's Middleweight, Greco-Roman". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
  3. ^ Official Report, p. 855.