1932 Summer Olympics / wrestling
| Wrestling at the X Summer Olympics | |
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| venue |  los Angeles | 
| Competition venue | Grand Olympic Auditorium | 
| Nations | 18th | 
| Athletes | 79 (79 men) | 
| date | 1-7 August 1932 | 
| decisions | 14th | 
| ← Amsterdam 1928 | |
At the 10th Summer Olympics in Los Angeles in 1932 , 14 wrestling competitions were held, seven each in freestyle and seven in Greco-Roman style. The venue was the Grand Olympic Auditorium in Downtown Los Angeles .
Balance sheet
Medal table
| space | country |   |   |   | total | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Sweden | 6th | 1 | 3 | 10 | 
| 2 |  United States | 3 | 2 | - | 5 | 
| 3 |  Finland | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8th | 
| 4th |  German Empire | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4th | 
| 5 |  Italy | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4th | 
| 6th |  France | 1 | - | 1 | 2 | 
| 7th |  Hungary | - | 2 | 1 | 3 | 
| 8th |  Denmark | - | 1 | - | 1 | 
|  Canada | - | 1 | - | 1 | |
|  Czechoslovakia | - | 1 | - | 1 | |
| 11 |  Austria | - | - | 2 | 2 | 
| 12 |  Australia | - | - | 1 | 1 | 
Medalist
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Results freestyle
Bantam weight (up to 56 kg)
| space | country | athlete | 
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  United States | Robert E. Pearce | 
| 2 |  HUN | Ödön Zombori | 
| 3 |  FIN | Aatos Jaskari | 
| 4th |  GRE | Georgios Zervinis | 
| 5 |  GBR | Joseph Reid | 
|  FRA | Julien Depuichaffray | |
| 7th |  CAN | James Trifunov | 
|  SWE | Bror Wingren | 
Date: 1st to 3rd August 1932 
8 participants from 8 countries
Feather weight (up to 61 kg)
| space | country | athlete | 
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  FIN | Hermanni Pihlajamäki | 
| 2 |  United States | Edgar Nemir | 
| 3 |  SWE | Einar Karlsson | 
| 4th |  GBR | Joseph Taylor | 
| 5 |  GRE | Ioannis Farmakidis | 
| 6th |  FRA | Jean Chasson | 
| 7th |  MEX | Fidel Arellano | 
|  JPN | Ichirō Hatta | |
|  CAN | Herb Rowland | |
|  THE | Christian Schack | 
Date: 1st to 3rd August 1932 
10 participants from 10 countries
Lightweight (up to 66 kg)
| space | country | athlete | 
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  FRA | Charles Pacôme | 
| 2 |  HUN | Károly Kárpáti | 
| 3 |  SWE | Gustaf Klarén | 
| 4th |  FIN | Kustaa Pihlajamäki | 
|  United States | Melvin Clodfelter | |
| 6th |  EST | Osvald Käpp | 
|  JPN | Eitaro Suzuki | |
|  CAN | Howard Thomas | 
Date: 1st to 3rd August 1932 
8 participants from 8 countries
Welter weight (up to 72 kg)
| space | country | athlete | 
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  United States | Jack van Bebber | 
| 2 |  CAN | Daniel MacDonald | 
| 3 |  FIN | Eino Aukusti Leino | 
| 4th |  GER | Jean Földeák | 
| 5 |  HUN | Gyula Zombori | 
| 6th |  THE | Børge Jensen | 
|  JPN | Yoshio Kono | |
|  SWE | Ludvig Lindblom | |
| 9 |  MEX | Raúl López | 
Date: 1st to 3rd August 1932 
9 participants from 9 countries
Middle weight (up to 79 kg)
| space | country | athlete | 
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  SWE | Ivar Johansson | 
| 2 |  FIN | Kyösti Luukko | 
| 3 |  HUN | József Tunyogi | 
| 4th |  United States | Robert Hess | 
| 5 |  JPN | Sumiyuki Kotani | 
|  FRA | Émile Poilvé | |
| 7th |  CAN | Donald Stockton | 
Date: 1st to 3rd August 1932 
7 participants from 7 countries
Light heavyweight (up to 87 kg)
| space | country | athlete | 
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  United States | Peter Mehringer | 
| 2 |  SWE | Thure Sjöstedt | 
| 3 |  OUT | Edward Scarf | 
| 4th |  CAN | Harry Madison | 
Date: 1st to 3rd August 1932 
4 participants from 4 countries
Heavy weight (over 87 kg)
| space | country | athlete | 
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  SWE | Johan Richthoff | 
| 2 |  United States | Jack Riley | 
| 3 |  AUT | Nikolaus Hirschl | 
Date: 1st to 3rd August 1932 
3 participants from 3 countries
Results Greco-Roman style
Bantam weight (up to 56 kg)
| space | country | athlete | 
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  GER | Jakob Brendel | 
| 2 |  ITA | Marcello Nizzola | 
| 3 |  FRA | Louis François | 
| 4th |  SWE | Herman Thuvesson | 
| 5 |  GRE | Georgios Zervinis | 
| 6th |  FIN | Aatos Jaskari | 
|  HUN | László Szekfű | 
Date: 4th to 7th August 1932 
7 participants from 7 countries
Feather weight (up to 61 kg)
| space | country | athlete | 
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  ITA | Giovanni Gozzi | 
| 2 |  GER | Wolfgang Ehrl | 
| 3 |  FIN | Lauri Koskela | 
| 4th |  TCH | Jindřich Maudr | 
| 5 |  JPN | Kiyoshi cheese | 
| 6th |  SWE | Oscar Lindelof | 
|  HUN | Ödön Zombori | |
| 8th |  THE | Christian Schack | 
Date: 4th to 7th August 1932 
8 participants from 8 countries
Lightweight (up to 66 kg)
| space | country | athlete | 
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  SWE | Erik Malmberg | 
| 2 |  THE | Abraham Courland | 
| 3 |  GER | Eduard Sperling | 
| 4th |  JPN | Yoneichi Miyazaki | 
|  FIN | Aarne Reini | |
| 6th |  ITA | Silvio Tozzi | 
Date: 4th to 7th August 1932 
6 participants from 6 countries
Welter weight (up to 72 kg)
| space | country | athlete | 
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  SWE | Ivar Johansson | 
| 2 |  FIN | Väinö Kajander | 
| 3 |  ITA | Ercole Gallegati | 
| 4th |  EST | Osvald Käpp | 
| 5 |  THE | Børge Jensen | 
| 6th |  NOR | Arild Dahl | 
|  JPN | Shuichi Yoshida | |
| 8th |  HUN | Gyula Zombori | 
Date: 4th to 7th August 1932 
8 participants from 8 countries
Middle weight (up to 79 kg)
| space | country | athlete | 
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  FIN | Väinö Kokkinen | 
| 2 |  GER | Jean Földeák | 
| 3 |  SWE | Axel Cadier | 
| 4th |  FRA | Émile Poilvé | 
Date: 4th to 7th August 1932 
4 participants from 4 countries
Light heavyweight (up to 87 kg)
| space | country | athlete | 
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  SWE | Rudolf Svensson | 
| 2 |  FIN | Onni Pellinen | 
| 3 |  ITA | Mario Gruppioni | 
Date: 5th to 7th August 1932 
3 participants from 3 countries
Heavy weight (over 87 kg)
| space | country | athlete | 
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  SWE | Carl Westergren | 
| 2 |  TCH | Josef Urban | 
| 3 |  AUT | Nikolaus Hirschl | 
| 4th |  GER | Georg Gehring | 
| 5 |  ITA | Aleardo Donati | 
Date: 4th to 7th August 1932 
5 participants from 5 countries
Web links
- Wrestling at the 1932 Summer Olympics in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
- Official report of the 1932 Summer Olympics (PDF, 73.4 MB)



