Wrestling at the 1932 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle welterweight

The men's freestyle welterweight competition at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles took place from 1 August to 3 August at the Grand Olympic Auditorium. Nations were limited to one competitor.[1][2] This weight class was limited to wrestlers weighing up to 72kg.[3]

Men's freestyle welterweight
at the Games of the X Olympiad
VenueGrand Olympic Auditorium
Dates1–3 August
Competitors9 from 9 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Jack van Bebber  United States
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Daniel MacDonald  Canada
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Eino Leino  Finland
← 1928
1936 →

This freestyle wrestling competition did not use the single-elimination bracket format previously used for Olympic freestyle wrestling but instead followed the format that was introduced at the 1928 Summer Olympics for Greco-Roman wrestling, 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
1 August 1932 Round 1
2 August 1932 Round 2
Round 3
3 August 1932 Round 4
Final round

Results

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Round 1

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Of the four bouts, three were won by fall to give the victors 0 points, along with Zombori who had a bye. Földeak had the only win by decision, starting with 1 point. The four losers each received 3 points. Lopez withdrew after his loss.[5]

Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
Daniel MacDonald   Canada Fall Yoshio Kono   Japan
Eino Leino   Finland Fall Ludvig Lindblom   Sweden
Jack van Bebber   United States Fall Raúl López   Mexico
Jean Földeak   Germany Decision Børge Jensen   Denmark
Julius Zombori   Hungary Bye N/A N/A
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation Start Earned Total
1 Jack van Bebber   United States 0 0 0
1 Eino Leino   Finland 0 0 0
1 Daniel MacDonald   Canada 0 0 0
1 Julius Zombori   Hungary 0 0 0
5 Jean Földeak   Germany 0 1 1
6 Børge Jensen   Denmark 0 3 3
6 Kohno Yoshio   Japan 0 3 3
6 Ludvig Lindblom   Sweden 0 3 3
9 Raul Lopez   Mexico 0 3 3r

Round 2

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All three of the remaining first-round losers lost again and were eliminated. In the bout between two 0-point wrestlers, MacDonald won by fall to stay at 0 points.[5]

Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
Daniel MacDonald   Canada Fall Julius Zombori   Hungary
Eino Leino   Finland Decision Kohno Yoshio   Japan
Jean Földeak   Germany Decision Ludvig Lindblom   Sweden
Jack van Bebber   United States Decision Børge Jensen   Denmark
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation Start Earned Total
1 Daniel MacDonald   Canada 0 0 0
2 Jack van Bebber   United States 0 1 1
2 Eino Leino   Finland 0 1 1
4 Jean Földeak   Germany 1 1 2
5 Julius Zombori   Hungary 0 3 3
6 Børge Jensen   Denmark 3 3 6
6 Kohno Yoshio   Japan 3 3 6
6 Ludvig Lindblom   Sweden 3 3 6

Round 3

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Leino won by default (Zombori defaulting and being eliminated) and Földeak had a bye, staying at 1 and 2 points, respectively. The only contested bout featured van Bebber and MacDonald, with the American beating the Canadian by decision.[5]

Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
Jack van Bebber   United States Decision Daniel MacDonald   Canada
Eino Leino   Finland Default Julius Zombori   Hungary
Jean Földeak   Germany Bye N/A N/A
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation Start Earned Total
1 Eino Leino   Finland 1 0 1
2 Jack van Bebber   United States 1 1 2
2 Jean Földeak   Germany 2 0 2
4 Daniel MacDonald   Canada 0 3 3
5 Julius Zombori   Hungary 3 3 6

Round 4

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MacDonald eliminated Földeak in this round, leaving three wrestlers. The bout between Leino and van Bebber therefore became the final and was considered part of the final round.[6]

Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
Daniel MacDonald   Canada Decision Jean Földeak   Germany
Eino Leino   Finland Bye N/A N/A
Jack van Bebber   United States Bye N/A N/A
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation Start Earned Total
1 Eino Leino   Finland 1 0 1
2 Jack van Bebber   United States 2 0 2
3 Daniel MacDonald   Canada 3 1 4
4 Jean Földeak   Germany 2 3 5

Final round

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Van Bebber defeated Leino to win the gold medal. Leino then faced MacDonald for the silver and bronze; the Canadian prevailed.[6]

Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
Jack van Bebber   United States Decision Eino Leino   Finland
Daniel MacDonald   Canada Fall Eino Leino   Finland
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation Start Earned Total
  Jack van Bebber   United States 2 1 3
  Daniel MacDonald   Canada 4 0 4
  Eino Leino   Finland 1 6 7

References

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  1. ^ "Wrestling at the 1932 Los Angeles Summer Games: Men's Welterweight, Freestyle". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
  2. ^ Official Olympic Report, la84.org. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
  3. ^ Official Report, p. 550.
  4. ^ Official Report, pp. 547–48.
  5. ^ a b c Official Report, p. 557.
  6. ^ a b Official Report, p. 558.