Wrestling at the 1932 Summer Olympics – Men's Greco-Roman welterweight

The men's Greco-Roman welterweight competition at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles took place from 4 August to 7 August at the Grand Olympic Auditorium. Nations were limited to one competitor.[1][2] It was the first appearance of the event; at the previous two Olympics, the welterweight class had been exclusive to freestyle wrestling. This weight class was limited to wrestlers weighing up to 72 kg.[3]

Men's Greco-Roman welterweight
at the Games of the X Olympiad
VenueGrand Olympic Auditorium
Dates4–7 August
Competitors8 from 8 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Ivar Johansson  Sweden
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Väinö Kajander  Finland
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Ercole Gallegati  Italy
1936 →

This Greco-Roman wrestling competition followed the same format that was introduced at the 1928 Summer Olympics, using 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.[4]

Schedule

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Date Event
4 August 1932 Round 1
5 August 1932 Round 2
6 August 1932 Round 3
Round 4
7 August 1932 Final round

Results

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Round 1

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Johansson and Kajander won by fall, earning 0 points in the first round. Jensen and Käpp won by decision, earning 1 point. Dahl, Gallegati, and Yoshida's losses put them at 3 points each, while Zombori was injured in his loss and abandoned the competition.[5]

Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
Børge Jensen   Denmark Decision Arild Dahl   Norway
Ivar Johansson   Sweden Fall Gyula Zombori   Hungary
Osvald Käpp   Estonia Decision Ercole Gallegati   Italy
Väinö Kajander   Finland Fall Shuichi Yoshida   Japan
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation Start Earned Total
1 Ivar Johansson   Sweden 0 0 0
1 Väinö Kajander   Finland 0 0 0
3 Børge Jensen   Denmark 0 1 1
3 Osvald Käpp   Estonia 0 1 1
5 Arild Dahl   Norway 0 3 3
5 Ercole Gallegati   Italy 0 3 3
5 Yoshida Shiichi   Japan 0 3 3
8 Julius Zombori   Hungary 0 3 3r

Round 2

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Johansson and Kajander both stayed at 0 points, the former with a second win by fall and the latter with a bye. Kapp won a second consecutive bout by decision, earning a second point; the other decision-winner from the first round, Jensen, lost to move to 4 points. Gallegati stayed at 3 points by following his initial loss with a win by fall. Dahl and Yoshida were both eliminated at 0–2.[5]

Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
Ivar Johansson   Sweden Fall Arild Dahl   Norway
Osvald Käpp   Estonia Decision Børge Jensen   Denmark
Ercole Gallegati   Italy Fall Yoshida Shiichi   Japan
Väinö Kajander   Finland Bye N/A N/A
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation Start Earned Total
1 Ivar Johansson   Sweden 0 0 0
1 Väinö Kajander   Finland 0 0 0
3 Osvald Käpp   Estonia 1 1 2
4 Ercole Gallegati   Italy 3 0 3
5 Børge Jensen   Denmark 1 3 4
6 Arild Dahl   Norway 3 3 6
6 Yoshida Shiichi   Japan 3 3 6

Round 3

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Johansson (3–0) and Kajander (2–0 with a bye) both stayed perfect, with all wins by fall. Their opponents in this round, Käpp and Jensen, both were eliminated. Gallegati moved on with 3 points still after a bye in this round.[5]

Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
Ivar Johansson   Sweden Fall Osvald Käpp   Estonia
Väinö Kajander   Finland Fall Børge Jensen   Denmark
Ercole Gallegati   Italy Bye N/A N/A
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation Start Earned Total
1 Ivar Johansson   Sweden 0 0 0
1 Väinö Kajander   Finland 0 0 0
3 Ercole Gallegati   Italy 3 0 3
4 Osvald Käpp   Estonia 2 3 5
5 Børge Jensen   Denmark 4 3 7

Round 4

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Johansson and Kajander still had all of their wins by fall, with Kajander eliminating Gallegati and Johansson having a bye.[6]

Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
Väinö Kajander   Finland Fall Ercole Gallegati   Italy
Ivar Johansson   Sweden Bye N/A N/A
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation Start Earned Total
1 Ivar Johansson   Sweden 0 0 0
1 Väinö Kajander   Finland 0 0 0
  Ercole Gallegati   Italy 3 3 6

Final round

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In the bout between the last two wrestlers, each of whom had won all previous bouts by fall, Johansson won by decision.[6]

Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
Ivar Johansson   Sweden Decision Väinö Kajander   Finland
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation Start Earned Total
  Ivar Johansson   Sweden 0 1 1
  Väinö Kajander   Finland 0 3 3

References

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  1. ^ "Wrestling at the 1932 Los Angeles Summer Games: Men's Welterweight, Greco-Roman". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
  2. ^ Official Olympic Report, la84.org. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
  3. ^ Official Report, p. 550.
  4. ^ Official Report, pp. 547–48.
  5. ^ a b c Official Report, p. 568.
  6. ^ a b Official Report, p. 569.