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Wrestling at the 1936 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle welterweight

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Men's freestyle welterweight
at the Games of the XI Olympiad
VenueDeutschlandhalle
Dates2–4 August
Competitors16 from 16 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Frank Lewis  United States
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Thure Andersson  Sweden
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Joe Schleimer  Canada
← 1932
1948 →

The men's freestyle welterweight competition at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin took place from 2 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 72kg.[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
2 August 1936 Round 1
4 August 1936 Round 2
Round 3
Round 4
Round 5
Round 6

Results

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Round 1

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Of the winners, five won by fall and advanced with 0 points while three won by decision and moved to the second round with 1 point. The losers featured two by split decision (2 points), 1 by unanimous decision (3 points), and five by fall (3 points).[4]

Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
Sepp Paar  Germany Decision, 2–1 John O'Hara  Australia
Thure Andersson  Sweden Fall Alois Samec  Czechoslovakia
Jaakko Pietilä  Finland Decision, 3–0 Kálmán Sóvári  Hungary
Willy Angst  Switzerland Fall August Kukk  Estonia
Frank Lewis  United States Fall Julien Beke  Belgium
Joe Schleimer  Canada Fall Rashid Anwar  India
Jean Jourlin  France Decision, 2–1 Hüseyin Erçetin  Turkey
William Fox  Great Britain Fall Shoichi Masutomi  Japan
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation Start Earned Total
1 Thure Andersson  Sweden 0 0 0
1 Willy Angst  Switzerland 0 0 0
1 Frank Lewis  United States 0 0 0
1 Joe Schleimer  Canada 0 0 0
1 William Fox  Great Britain 0 0 0
6 Sepp Paar  Germany 0 1 1
6 Jaakko Pietilä  Finland 0 1 1
6 Jean Jourlin  France 0 1 1
9 John O'Hara  Australia 0 2 2
9 Hüseyin Erçetin  Turkey 0 2 2
11 Alois Samec  Czechoslovakia 0 3 3
11 Kálmán Sóvári  Hungary 0 3 3
11 August Kukk  Estonia 0 3 3
11 Julien Beke  Belgium 0 3 3
11 Rashid Anwar  India 0 3 3
11 Shoichi Masutomi  Japan 0 3 3

Round 2

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Four men finished the second round with 2–0 records; Lewis was the only one to win both by fall and have 0 points, while the other three had one win by fall and one by decision. Eight wrestlers had a 1–1 record, with six of them ending the round with 3 points and two finishing with 4 points. The four contestants who were 0–2 were eliminated.[4]

Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
John O'Hara  Australia Decision, 3–0 Alois Samec  Czechoslovakia
Sepp Paar  Germany Fall Thure Andersson  Sweden
Willy Angst  Switzerland Decision, 3–0 Jaakko Pietilä  Finland
Kálmán Sóvári  Hungary Decision, 2–1 August Kukk  Estonia
Frank Lewis  United States Fall Joe Schleimer  Canada
Julien Beke  Belgium Fall Rashid Anwar  India
Hüseyin Erçetin  Turkey Decision, 3–0 William Fox  Great Britain
Jean Jourlin  France Fall Shoichi Masutomi  Japan
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation Start Earned Total
1 Frank Lewis  United States 0 0 0
2 Willy Angst  Switzerland 0 1 1
2 Jean Jourlin  France 1 0 1
2 Sepp Paar  Germany 1 0 1
5 Thure Andersson  Sweden 0 3 3
5 Julien Beke  Belgium 3 0 3
5 Hüseyin Erçetin  Turkey 2 1 3
5 William Fox  Great Britain 0 3 3
5 John O'Hara  Australia 2 1 3
5 Joe Schleimer  Canada 0 3 3
11 Kálmán Sóvári  Hungary 3 1 4
11 Jaakko Pietilä  Finland 1 3 4
13 August Kukk  Estonia 3 2 5
14 Rashid Anwar  India 3 3 6
14 Shoichi Masutomi  Japan 3 3 6
14 Alois Samec  Czechoslovakia 3 3 6

Round 3

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The four men who began the round undefeated stayed that way; none facing each other, they all won. Lewis remained in the lead with 0 points, Angst and Jourlin stayed at 1 point apiece, and Paar added a second point. Two men, Andersson and Schleimer, improved to 2–1 and stayed at 3 points with wins by fall. The six men who lost in this round all finished 1–2 and were eliminated.[4]

Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
Thure Andersson  Sweden Fall John O'Hara  Australia
Sepp Paar  Germany Decision, 3–0 Jaakko Pietilä  Finland
Willy Angst  Switzerland Fall Kálmán Sóvári  Hungary
Frank Lewis  United States Fall Hüseyin Erçetin  Turkey
Joe Schleimer  Canada Fall Julien Beke  Belgium
Jean Jourlin  France Default William Fox  Great Britain
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation Start Earned Total
1 Frank Lewis  United States 0 0 0
2 Willy Angst  Switzerland 1 0 1
2 Jean Jourlin  France 1 0 1
4 Sepp Paar  Germany 1 1 2
5 Thure Andersson  Sweden 3 0 3
5 Joe Schleimer  Canada 3 0 3
7 Julien Beke  Belgium 3 3 6
7 Hüseyin Erçetin  Turkey 3 3 6
7 William Fox  Great Britain 3 3 6
7 John O'Hara  Australia 3 3 6
11 Kálmán Sóvári  Hungary 4 3 7
11 Jaakko Pietilä  Finland 4 3 7

Round 4

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The first bout was the only one which resulted in elimination, as Paar's 3–1 record nevertheless gave him 5 bad points. Jourlin received his second point in the bout, but this was enough to take the lead as Lewis and Angst lost. Lewis, who entered the round at 0 points had the opportunity to eliminate Andersson but was thrown instead, both of the men in that bout finishing the round with 3 points. Schleimer also survived potential elimination by beating Angst; Schleimer stayed at 3 points while Angst moved to 4.[4]

Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
Jean Jourlin  France Decision, 3–0 Sepp Paar  Germany
Thure Andersson  Sweden Fall Frank Lewis  United States
Joe Schleimer  Canada Fall Willy Angst  Switzerland
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation Start Earned Total
1 Jean Jourlin  France 1 1 2
2 Thure Andersson  Sweden 3 0 3
2 Frank Lewis  United States 0 3 3
2 Joe Schleimer  Canada 3 0 3
5 Willy Angst  Switzerland 1 3 4
6 Sepp Paar  Germany 2 3 5

Round 5

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Schleimer had the advantage of a bye, staying at 3 points. Andersson picked up a fourth point in eliminating Jourlin by decision. Lewis captured the gold medal with his win by fall in this round, eliminating Angst and leaving only three men standing. Lewis, however, had already faced both other men (defeating Schleimer in round 2 and losing to Andersson in round 4), so could not face either again. No matter the result of the bout between Andersson and Schleimer in round 6, Lewis would be the victor. He was tied at 3 points with Schleimer, but even if Schleimer won by fall in round 6 (staying at 3), Lewis had the head-to-head win as tie-breaker. And with 3 points to Andersson's 4, Lewis would have a better score than Andersson after the final round even if Andersson won by fall–and Lewis would therefore take gold despite having lost to Andersson.[4]

Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
Thure Andersson  Sweden Decision, 3–0 Jean Jourlin  France
Frank Lewis  United States Fall Willy Angst  Switzerland
Joe Schleimer  Canada Bye N/A N/A
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation Start Earned Total
1st place, gold medalist(s) Frank Lewis  United States 3 0 3
2 Joe Schleimer  Canada 3 0 3
3 Thure Andersson  Sweden 3 1 4
4 Jean Jourlin  France 2 3 5
5 Willy Angst  Switzerland 4 3 7

Round 6

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Lewis had defeated Schleimer in round 2 and fallen to Andersson in round 4, so could not face either again and had guaranteed himself the gold medal. The only remaining bout possible was Schleimer against Andersson, with the winner to take silver and the loser bronze. Andersson defeated Schleimer.[4]

Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
Thure Andersson  Sweden Fall Joe Schleimer  Canada
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation Start Earned Total
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Thure Andersson  Sweden 4 0 4
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Joe Schleimer  Canada 3 3 6

References

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  1. ^ "Wrestling at the 1936 Berlin Summer Games: Men's Welterweight, 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 e f Official Report, p. 732.