1936 Summer Olympics / Wrestling - Freestyle Light Heavyweight (Men)

sport	Wrestling
discipline	Free style light heavyweight
gender	Men
Attendees	12 athletes from 12 countries
Competition location	Germany Hall
Competition phase	3rd to 4th August 1936
Medalist Knut Fridell ( SWE ) August Neo ( EST ) Erich Siebert ( 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 light heavyweight freestyle wrestling at the 1936 Summer Olympics was held from August 3rd to 4th in the Deutschlandhalle . A maximum of one athlete per nation was allowed to compete. The maximum permissible body weight of an athlete was 87 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 3, 1936	Round 1
4th August 1936	Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Round 5 Round 6

Results

Round 1

winner	nation	Type of victory	loser	nation
Knut Fridell	Sweden	Point decision, 3–0	August Neo	Estonia
Ede Virág-Ébner	Hungary	Point decision, 3–0	Matti Lahti	Finland
Mustafa Avcıoğlu	Turkey	Point decision, 3–0	Thomas Ward	Great Britain
Ray Clemons	United States	Victory over the shoulders	Paul Datwyler	Switzerland
Edward Scarf	Australia	Victory over the shoulders	Maurice Beke	Belgium
Erich Siebert	German Empire	Point decision, 3–0	Hubert Prokop	Czechoslovakia

rank	athlete	nation	Minus points
1	Ray Clemons	United States	0
1	Edward Scarf	Australia	0
3	Mustafa Avcıoğlu	Turkey	1
3	Knut Fridell	Sweden	1
3	Erich Siebert	German Empire	1
3	Ede Virág-Ébner	Hungary	1
7th	Maurice Beke	Belgium	3
7th	Paul Datwyler	Switzerland	3
7th	Matti Lahti	Finland	3
7th	August Neo	Estonia	3
7th	Hubert Prokop	Czechoslovakia	3
7th	Thomas Ward	Great Britain	3

round 2

winner	nation	Type of victory	loser	nation
August Neo	Estonia	Victory over the shoulders	Ede Virág-Ébner	Hungary
Knut Fridell	Sweden	Point decision, 3–0	Matti Lahti	Finland
Ray Clemons	United States	Point decision, 3–0	Thomas Ward	Great Britain
Paul Datwyler	Switzerland	Victory over the shoulders	Mustafa Avcıoğlu	Turkey
Erich Siebert	German Empire	Victory over the shoulders	Maurice Beke	Belgium
Hubert Prokop	Czechoslovakia	Point decision, 2–1	Edward Scarf	Australia

rank	athlete	nation	Minus points
1	Ray Clemons	United States	1
1	Erich Siebert	German Empire	1
3	Knut Fridell	Sweden	2
4th	Edward Scarf	Australia	2
5	Paul Datwyler	Switzerland	3
5	August Neo	Estonia	3
7th	Mustafa Avcıoğlu	Turkey	4th
7th	Hubert Prokop	Czechoslovakia	4th
7th	Ede Virág-Ébner	Hungary	4th
10	Maurice Beke	Belgium	6th
10	Matti Lahti	Finland	6th
10	Thomas Ward	Great Britain	6th

Round 3

winner	nation	Type of victory	loser	nation
August Neo	Estonia	Victory over the shoulders	Ray Clemons	United States
Knut Fridell	Sweden	Victory over the shoulders	Ede Virág-Ébner	Hungary
Paul Datwyler	Switzerland	Victory over the shoulders	Hubert Prokop	Czechoslovakia
Erich Siebert	German Empire	Point decision, 3–0	Edward Scarf	Australia
		withdrawn	Mustafa Avcıoğlu	Turkey

rank	athlete	nation	Minus points
1	Knut Fridell	Sweden	2
1	Erich Siebert	German Empire	2
3	Paul Datwyler	Switzerland	3
3	August Neo	Estonia	3
5	Ray Clemons	United States	4th
6th	Edward Scarf	Australia	5
7th	Mustafa Avcıoğlu	Turkey	7th
7th	Hubert Prokop	Czechoslovakia	7th
7th	Ede Virág-Ébner	Hungary	7th

Round 4

winner	nation	Type of victory	loser	nation
August Neo	Estonia	Point decision, 3–0	Paul Datwyler	Switzerland
Knut Fridell	Sweden	Victory over the shoulders	Ray Clemons	United States
Erich Siebert	German Empire	bye

rank	athlete	nation	Minus points
1	Knut Fridell	Sweden	2
1	Erich Siebert	German Empire	2
3	August Neo	Estonia	4th
4th	Paul Datwyler	Switzerland	6th
5	Ray Clemons	United States	7th

Round 5

winner	nation	Type of victory	loser	nation
August Neo	Estonia	Point decision, 3–0	Erich Siebert	German Empire
Knut Fridell	Sweden	bye

rank	athlete	nation	Minus points
1	Knut Fridell	Sweden	2
2	August Neo	Estonia	5
3	Erich Siebert	German Empire	5

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