1932 Summer Olympics / wrestling
| Wrestling at the X Summer Olympics |
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| venue |
 los Angeles
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| 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
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Medal table
| space | country |
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total |
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| 1 |
 Sweden
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6th | 1 | 3 | 10 |
| 2 |
United States
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3 | 2 | - | 5 |
| 3 |
 Finland
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2 | 3 | 3 | 8th |
| 4th |
.svg){kind=small} German Empire
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1 | 2 | 1 | 4th |
| 5 |
 Italy
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1 | 1 | 2 | 4th |
| 6th |
 France
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1 | - | 1 | 2 |
| 7th |
.svg){kind=small} Hungary
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- | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 8th |
 Denmark
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- | 1 | - | 1 |
.svg){kind=small} Canada
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- | 1 | - | 1 | |
 Czechoslovakia
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- | 1 | - | 1 | |
| 11 |
 Austria
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- | - | 2 | 2 |
| 12 |
 Australia
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- | - | 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
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Ödön Zombori |
| 3 |
FIN
|
Aatos Jaskari |
| 4th |
.svg){kind=small} GRE
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Georgios Zervinis |
| 5 |
 GBR
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Joseph Reid |
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FRA
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Julien Depuichaffray | |
| 7th |
CAN
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James Trifunov |
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SWE
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Bror Wingren |
Date: 1st to 3rd August 1932
8 participants from 8 countries
Feather weight (up to 61 kg)
| space | country | athlete |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
FIN
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Hermanni Pihlajamäki |
| 2 |
United States
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Edgar Nemir |
| 3 |
SWE
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Einar Karlsson |
| 4th |
GBR
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Joseph Taylor |
| 5 |
GRE
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Ioannis Farmakidis |
| 6th |
FRA
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Jean Chasson |
| 7th |
.svg){kind=small} MEX
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Fidel Arellano |
.svg){kind=small} JPN
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Ichirō Hatta | |
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CAN
|
Herb Rowland | |
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THE
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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
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Károly Kárpáti |
| 3 |
SWE
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Gustaf Klarén |
| 4th |
FIN
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Kustaa Pihlajamäki |
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United States
|
Melvin Clodfelter | |
| 6th |
 EST
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Osvald Käpp |
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JPN
|
Eitaro Suzuki | |
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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
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Jack van Bebber |
| 2 |
CAN
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Daniel MacDonald |
| 3 |
FIN
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Eino Aukusti Leino |
| 4th |
GER
|
Jean Földeák |
| 5 |
HUN
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Gyula Zombori |
| 6th |
THE
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Børge Jensen |
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JPN
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Yoshio Kono | |
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SWE
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Ludvig Lindblom | |
| 9 |
MEX
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Raúl López |
Date: 1st to 3rd August 1932
9 participants from 9 countries
Middle weight (up to 79 kg)
| space | country | athlete |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
SWE
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Ivar Johansson |
| 2 |
FIN
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Kyösti Luukko |
| 3 |
HUN
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József Tunyogi |
| 4th |
United States
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Robert Hess |
| 5 |
JPN
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Sumiyuki Kotani |
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FRA
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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
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Thure Sjöstedt |
| 3 |
OUT
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Edward Scarf |
| 4th |
CAN
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Harry Madison |
Date: 1st to 3rd August 1932
4 participants from 4 countries
Heavy weight (over 87 kg)
| space | country | athlete |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
SWE
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Johan Richthoff |
| 2 |
United States
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Jack Riley |
| 3 |
AUT
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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
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Jakob Brendel |
| 2 |
ITA
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Marcello Nizzola |
| 3 |
FRA
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Louis François |
| 4th |
SWE
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Herman Thuvesson |
| 5 |
GRE
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Georgios Zervinis |
| 6th |
FIN
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Aatos Jaskari |
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HUN
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László Szekfű |
Date: 4th to 7th August 1932
7 participants from 7 countries
Feather weight (up to 61 kg)
| space | country | athlete |
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| 1 |
ITA
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Giovanni Gozzi |
| 2 |
GER
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Wolfgang Ehrl |
| 3 |
FIN
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Lauri Koskela |
| 4th |
TCH
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Jindřich Maudr |
| 5 |
JPN
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Kiyoshi cheese |
| 6th |
SWE
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Oscar Lindelof |
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HUN
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Ödön Zombori | |
| 8th |
THE
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Christian Schack |
Date: 4th to 7th August 1932
8 participants from 8 countries
Lightweight (up to 66 kg)
| space | country | athlete |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
SWE
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Erik Malmberg |
| 2 |
THE
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Abraham Courland |
| 3 |
GER
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Eduard Sperling |
| 4th |
JPN
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Yoneichi Miyazaki |
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FIN
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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 |
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| 1 |
SWE
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Ivar Johansson |
| 2 |
FIN
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Väinö Kajander |
| 3 |
ITA
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Ercole Gallegati |
| 4th |
EST
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Osvald Käpp |
| 5 |
THE
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Børge Jensen |
| 6th |
 NOR
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Arild Dahl |
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JPN
|
Shuichi Yoshida | |
| 8th |
HUN
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Gyula Zombori |
Date: 4th to 7th August 1932
8 participants from 8 countries
Middle weight (up to 79 kg)
| space | country | athlete |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
FIN
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Väinö Kokkinen |
| 2 |
GER
|
Jean Földeák |
| 3 |
SWE
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Axel Cadier |
| 4th |
FRA
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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
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Carl Westergren |
| 2 |
TCH
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Josef Urban |
| 3 |
AUT
|
Nikolaus Hirschl |
| 4th |
GER
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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)
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