1936 Summer Olympics / Wrestling - Freestyle Bantamweight (Men)

sport	Wrestling
discipline	Free style bantamweight
gender	Men
Attendees	14 athletes from 14 countries
Competition location	Germany Hall
Competition phase	August 2-5, 1936
Medalist Ödön Zombori ( HUN ) Ross Flood ( USA ) Johannes Herbert ( GER )
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Wrestling competitions at the 1936 Olympic Games
Weight class	Freestyle	gr.-roman
Bantamweight	Men	Men
Featherweight	Men	Men
lightweight	Men	Men
Welterweight	Men	Men
medium weight	Men	Men
Light heavyweight	Men	Men
Heavyweight	Men	Men

The bantamweight freestyle wrestling at the 1936 Summer Olympics was held from August 2nd to 5th in the Deutschlandhalle . A maximum of one athlete per nation was allowed to compete. The athlete was not allowed to exceed the permitted body weight of up to 56 kg.

The competition was held according to an elimination system with minus points. In every round, every athlete had a fight. If there was an odd number of athletes, one athlete had a bye. The loser of a battle won three penalty points as it passes through a shoulder victory defeated his opponent or with 0: Lost the Battle 3 points. The athlete received two minus points with a defeat of 1: 2 points. The winner received one minus point if he won on points and 0 minus points if he won on shoulders. At the end of each round, each athlete with more than 4 minus points was eliminated.

Time schedule

date	round
August 2, 1936	Round 1
August 3, 1936	round 2
4th August 1936	Round 3 Round 4
August 5, 1936	Round 5 Round 6

Results

Round 1

winner	nation	Type of victory	loser	nation
Raymond Cazaux	Great Britain	Point decision, 3–0	Kojiro Tamba	Japan
Johannes Herbert	German Empire	Victory over the shoulders	Ahmet Çakıryıldız	Turkey
Ödön Zombori	Hungary	Victory over the shoulders	Gustave Laporte	Belgium
Marcello Nizzola	Italy	Victory over the shoulders	Anton Nič	Czechoslovakia
Herman Tuvesson	Sweden	Point decision, 3–0	Aatos Jaskari	Finland
Cesar Gaudard	Switzerland	Victory over the shoulders	Shankarrao Thorat	British India
Ross Flood	United States	Point decision, 3–0	Enrique Jurado	Philippines

rank	athlete	nation	Minus points
1	Cesar Gaudard	Switzerland	0
1	Johannes Herbert	German Empire	0
1	Marcello Nizzola	Italy	0
1	Ödön Zombori	Hungary	0
5	Raymond Cazaux	Great Britain	1
5	Ross Flood	United States	1
5	Herman Tuvesson	Sweden	1
8th	Ahmet Çakiryildiz	Turkey	3
8th	Aatos Jaskari	Finland	3
8th	Enrique Jurado	Philippines	3
8th	Gustave Laporte	Belgium	3
8th	Anton Nič	Czechoslovakia	3
8th	Kojiro Tamba	Japan	3
8th	Shankarrao Thorat	British India	3

round 2

winner	nation	Type of victory	loser	nation
Ahmet Çakiryildiz	Turkey	Point decision, 2–1	Kojiro Tamba	Japan
Johannes Herbert	German Empire	Victory over the shoulders	Raymond Cazaux	Great Britain
Gustave Laporte	Belgium	Victory over the shoulders	Anton Nič	Czechoslovakia
Ödön Zombori	Hungary	Point decision, 2–1	Marcello Nizzola	Italy
Herman Tuvesson	Sweden	Victory over the shoulders	Cesar Gaudard	Switzerland
Aatos Jaskari	Finland	Victory over the shoulders	Enrique Jurado	Philippines
Ross Flood	United States	Victory over the shoulders	Shankarrao Thorat	British India

rank	athlete	nation	Minus points
1	Johannes Herbert	German Empire	0
2	Ross Flood	United States	1
2	Herman Tuvesson	Sweden	1
2	Ödön Zombori	Hungary	1
5	Marcello Nizzola	Italy	2
6th	Cesar Gaudard	Switzerland	3
6th	Aatos Jaskari	Finland	3
6th	Gustave Laporte	Belgium	3
9	Ahmet Çakiryildiz	Turkey	4th
9	Raymond Cazaux	Great Britain	4th
11	Kojiro Tamba	Japan	5
12	Enrique Jurado	Philippines	6th
12	Anton Nič	Czechoslovakia	6th
12	Shankarrao Thorat	British India	6th

Round 3

winner	nation	Type of victory	loser	nation
Ahmet Çakiryildiz	Turkey	Victory over the shoulders	Raymond Cazaux	Great Britain
Johannes Herbert	German Empire	Victory over the shoulders	Gustave Laporte	Belgium
Herman Tuvesson	Sweden	Point decision, 3–0	Ödön Zombori	Hungary
Aatos Jaskari	Finland	Point decision, 3–0	Marcello Nizzola	Italy
Ross Flood	United States	Victory over the shoulders	Cesar Gaudard	Switzerland

rank	athlete	nation	Minus points
1	Johannes Herbert	German Empire	0
2	Ross Flood	United States	1
2	Herman Tuvesson	Sweden	2
4th	Ahmet Çakiryildiz	Turkey	4th
4th	Aatos Jaskari	Finland	4th
4th	Ödön Zombori	Hungary	4th
7th	Marcello Nizzola	Italy	5
8th	Cesar Gaudard	Switzerland	6th
8th	Gustave Laporte	Belgium	6th
10	Raymond Cazaux	Great Britain	7th

Round 4

winner	nation	Type of victory	loser	nation
Ödön Zombori	Hungary	Victory over the shoulders	Ahmet Çakiryildiz	Turkey
Herman Tuvesson	Sweden	Point decision, 2–1	Johannes Herbert	German Empire
Ross Flood	United States	Victory over the shoulders	Aatos Jaskari	Finland

rank	athlete	nation	Minus points
1	Ross Flood	United States	1
2	Johannes Herbert	German Empire	2
3	Herman Tuvesson	Sweden	3
4th	Ödön Zombori	Hungary	4th
5	Aatos Jaskari	Finland	7th
6th	Ahmet Çakiryildiz	Turkey	7th

Round 5

winner	nation	Type of victory	loser	nation
Ödön Zombori	Hungary	Victory over the shoulders	Johannes Herbert	German Empire
Ross Flood	United States	Point decision, 3–0	Herman Tuvesson	Sweden

rank	athlete	nation	Minus points
1	Ross Flood	United States	2
2	Ödön Zombori	Hungary	4th
bronze	Johannes Herbert	German Empire	5
4th	Herman Tuvesson	Sweden	6th

Round 6

winner	nation	Type of victory	loser	nation
Ödön Zombori	Hungary	Victory over the shoulders	Ross Flood	United States

rank	athlete	nation	Minus points
gold	Ödön Zombori	Hungary	4th
silver	Ross Flood	United States	5

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