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Wrestling at the 1936 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle light heavyweight

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Men's freestyle light heavyweight
at the Games of the XI Olympiad
VenueDeutschlandhalle
Dates3–4 August
Competitors12 from 12 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Knut Fridell  Sweden
2nd place, silver medalist(s) August Neo  Estonia
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Erich Siebert  Germany
← 1932
1948 →

The men's freestyle light heavyweight competition at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin took place from 3 August to 4 August at the Deutschlandhalle. Nations were limited to one competitor.[1][2] This weight class was limited to wrestlers weighing up to 87kg.[3]

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, 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

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Date Event
3 August 1936 Round 1
4 August 1936 Round 2
Round 3
Round 4
Round 5

Results

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Round 1

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Of the winners, two won by fall and advanced with 0 points while four won by decision and moved to the second round with 1 point. All six losers received 3 points for defeats by fall or unanimous decision.[4]

Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
Knut Fridell  Sweden Decision, 3–0 August Neo  Estonia
Ede Virág-Ébner  Hungary Decision, 3–0 Matti Lahti  Finland
Mustafa Avcioglu  Turkey Decision, 3–0 Thomas Ward  Great Britain
Ray Clemons  United States Fall Paul Dätwyler  Switzerland
Eddie Scarf  Australia Fall Maurice Beke  Belgium
Erich Siebert  Germany Decision, 3–0 Hubert Prokop  Czechoslovakia
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation Start Earned Total
1 Ray Clemons  United States 0 0 0
1 Eddie Scarf  Australia 0 0 0
3 Mustafa Avcioglu  Turkey 0 1 1
3 Knut Fridell  Sweden 0 1 1
3 Erich Siebert  Germany 0 1 1
3 Ede Virág-Ébner  Hungary 0 1 1
7 Maurice Beke  Belgium 0 3 3
7 Paul Dätwyler  Switzerland 0 3 3
7 Matti Lahti  Finland 0 3 3
7 August Neo  Estonia 0 3 3
7 Hubert Prokop  Czechoslovakia 0 3 3
7 Thomas Ward  Great Britain 0 3 3

Round 2

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Clemons and Siebert were the best wrestlers through the first two rounds, each with 1 point for a win by decision and a win by fall. Fridell was also 2–0, but both wins were by decision and he had 2 points. Scarf finished the round at 2 points as well, with a 1–1 record (win by fall, loss by split decision). Six other wrestlers had a 1–1 record and finished the round with 3 or 4 points. Three had lost both the first two rounds and were eliminated.[4]

Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
August Neo  Estonia Fall Ede Virág-Ébner  Hungary
Knut Fridell  Sweden Decision, 3–0 Matti Lahti  Finland
Ray Clemons  United States Decision, 3–0 Thomas Ward  Great Britain
Paul Dätwyler  Switzerland Fall Mustafa Avcioglu  Turkey
Erich Siebert  Germany Fall Maurice Beke  Belgium
Hubert Prokop  Czechoslovakia Decision, 2–1 Eddie Scarf  Australia
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation Start Earned Total
1 Ray Clemons  United States 0 1 1
1 Erich Siebert  Germany 1 0 1
3 Knut Fridell  Sweden 1 1 2
4 Eddie Scarf  Australia 0 2 2
5 Paul Dätwyler  Switzerland 3 0 3
5 August Neo  Estonia 3 0 3
7 Mustafa Avcioglu  Turkey 1 3 4
7 Hubert Prokop  Czechoslovakia 3 1 4
7 Ede Virág-Ébner  Hungary 1 3 4
10 Maurice Beke  Belgium 3 3 6
10 Matti Lahti  Finland 3 3 6
10 Thomas Ward  Great Britain 3 3 6

Round 3

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Clemons fell from first to fifth with a loss to Neo. Siebert picked up a second point but stayed in the lead along with Fridell. Dätwyler and Neo had 3 points apiece after the third round. The three losers other than Clemons were eliminated, as was Avcioglu, who withdrew.[4]

Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
August Neo  Estonia Fall Ray Clemons  United States
Knut Fridell  Sweden Fall Ede Virág-Ébner  Hungary
Paul Dätwyler  Switzerland Fall Hubert Prokop  Czechoslovakia
Erich Siebert  Germany Decision, 3–0 Eddie Scarf  Australia
N/A N/A Withdrew Mustafa Avcioglu  Turkey
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation Start Earned Total
1 Knut Fridell  Sweden 2 0 2
1 Erich Siebert  Germany 1 1 2
3 Paul Dätwyler  Switzerland 3 0 3
3 August Neo  Estonia 3 0 3
5 Ray Clemons  United States 1 3 4
6 Eddie Scarf  Australia 2 3 5
7 Mustafa Avcioglu  Turkey 4 3 7
7 Hubert Prokop  Czechoslovakia 4 3 7
7 Ede Virág-Ébner  Hungary 4 3 7

Round 4

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Dätwyler and Clemons were eliminated with losses, leaving three wrestlers in competition. Fridell and Siebert each stayed at 2 points, winning by fall and having a bye, respectively. Neo received his fourth point in the win by decision.[4]

Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
August Neo  Estonia Decision, 3–0 Paul Dätwyler  Switzerland
Knut Fridell  Sweden Fall Ray Clemons  United States
Erich Siebert  Germany Bye N/A N/A
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation Start Earned Total
1 Knut Fridell  Sweden 2 0 2
1 Erich Siebert  Germany 2 0 2
3 August Neo  Estonia 3 1 4
4 Paul Dätwyler  Switzerland 3 3 6
5 Ray Clemons  United States 4 3 7

Round 5

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Fridell had previously defeated Neo, but Siebert had not faced either other wrestler. Fridell received the bye in this round, with Neo and Siebert wrestling. Had Siebert earned fewer than 3 points in the round, another bout would have been contested with Fridell and Siebert facing off. However, Neo defeated Siebert by unanimous decision. This put both wrestlers at 5 points—Neo adding 1 point to his starting 4 and Siebert adding 3 to his 2. Neo earned silver based on the head-to-head result in this round breaking the tie. Fridell won the gold medal.

Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
August Neo  Estonia Decision, 3–0 Erich Siebert  Germany
Knut Fridell  Sweden Bye N/A N/A
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation Start Earned Total
1st place, gold medalist(s) Knut Fridell  Sweden 2 0 2
2nd place, silver medalist(s) August Neo  Estonia 4 1 5
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Erich Siebert  Germany 2 3 5

References

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  1. ^ "Wrestling at the 1936 Berlin Summer Games: Men's Light-Heavyweight, Freestyle". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 24 February 2019.
  2. ^ Official Olympic Report, la84.org. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
  3. ^ a b Official Report, p. 716.
  4. ^ a b c d Official Report, p. 734.