1936 Summer Olympics / Wrestling - Freestyle Lightweight (Men)

sport	Wrestling
discipline	Free style lightweight
gender	Men
Attendees	17 athletes from 17 countries
Competition location	Germany Hall
Competition phase	August 2-5, 1936
Medalist Károly Kárpáti ( HUN ) Wolfgang Ehrl ( GER ) Hermanni Pihlajamäki ( FIN )
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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 lightweight freestyle wrestling at the 1936 Summer Olympics was held from August 2nd to 4th in the Deutschlandhalle . A maximum of one athlete per nation was allowed to compete. The permissible body weight of an athlete was up to 66 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 Round 5 Round 6

Results

Round 1

winner	nation	Type of victory	loser	nation
Eiichi Kazama	Japan	Victory over the shoulders	Václav Brdek	Czechoslovakia
Wolfgang Ehrl	German Empire	Point decision, 3–0	Gottfried Arn	Switzerland
Harley de Witt Strong	United States	Point decision, 2–1	Sadık Soğancı	Turkey
God Melin	Sweden	Victory over the shoulders	Arthur Thompson	Great Britain
Hermanni Pihlajamäki	Finland	Victory over the shoulders	Jean Lalemand	Belgium
Paride Romagnoli	Italy	Point decision, 3–0	Richard Garrard	Australia
Károly Kárpáti	Hungary	Point decision, 3–0	Charles Delporte	France
Aage Meyer	Denmark	Victory over the shoulders	Howie Thomas	Canada
Adalbert Toots	Estonia	bye

rank	athlete	nation	Minus points
1	Eiichi Kazama	Japan	0
1	God Melin	Sweden	0
1	Aage Meyer	Denmark	0
1	Hermanni Pihlajamäki	Finland	0
1	Adalbert Toots	Estonia	0
6th	Wolfgang Ehrl	German Empire	1
6th	Károly Kárpáti	Hungary	1
6th	Paride Romagnoli	Italy	1
6th	Harley de Witt Strong	United States	1
10	Sadik Soğanli	Turkey	2
11	Gottfried Arn	Switzerland	3
11	Václav Brdek	Czechoslovakia	3
11	Charles Delporte	France	3
11	Richard Garrard	Australia	3
11	Jean Lalemand	Belgium	3
11	Howie Thomas	Canada	3
11	Arthur Thompson	Great Britain	3

round 2

winner	nation	Type of victory	loser	nation
Eiichi Kazama	Japan	Point decision, 3–0	Adalbert Toots	Estonia
Wolfgang Ehrl	German Empire	Victory over the shoulders	Václav Brdek	Czechoslovakia
Harley de Witt Strong	United States	Point decision, 3–0	Gottfried Arn	Switzerland
Sadik Soğanli	Turkey	Point decision, 3–0	God Melin	Sweden
Hermanni Pihlajamäki	Finland	Point decision, 3–0	Arthur Thompson	Great Britain
Paride Romagnoli	Italy	Victory over the shoulders	Jean Lalemand	Belgium
Károly Kárpáti	Hungary	Victory over the shoulders	Richard Garrard	Australia
Charles Delporte	France	Victory over the shoulders	Aage Meyer	Denmark
Howie Thomas	Canada	bye

rank	athlete	nation	Minus points
1	Wolfgang Ehrl	German Empire	1
1	Károly Kárpáti	Hungary	1
1	Eiichi Kazama	Japan	1
1	Hermanni Pihlajamäki	Finland	1
1	Paride Romagnoli	Italy	1
6th	Harley de Witt Strong	United States	2
7th	Charles Delporte	France	3
7th	God Melin	Sweden	3
7th	Aage Meyer	Denmark	3
7th	Sadik Soğanli	Turkey	3
7th	Howie Thomas	Canada	3
7th	Adalbert Toots	Estonia	3
13	Gottfried Arn	Switzerland	6th
13	Václav Brdek	Czechoslovakia	6th
13	Richard Garrard	Australia	6th
13	Jean Lalemand	Belgium	6th
13	Arthur Thompson	Great Britain	6th

Round 3

winner	nation	Type of victory	loser	nation
Adalbert Toots	Estonia	Point decision, 3–0	Howie Thomas	Canada
Wolfgang Ehrl	German Empire	Victory over the shoulders	Eiichi Kazama	Japan
Harley de Witt Strong	United States	Point decision, 3–0	God Melin	Sweden
Hermanni Pihlajamäki	Finland	Victory over the shoulders	Sadik Soğanli	Turkey
Károly Kárpáti	Hungary	Point decision, 3–0	Paride Romagnoli	Italy
Charles Delporte	France	default	Aage Meyer	Denmark

rank	athlete	nation	Minus points
1	Wolfgang Ehrl	German Empire	1
1	Hermanni Pihlajamäki	Finland	1
3	Károly Kárpáti	Hungary	2
4th	Charles Delporte	France	3
4th	Harley de Witt Strong	United States	3
6th	Eiichi Kazama	Japan	4th
6th	Paride Romagnoli	Italy	4th
6th	Adalbert Toots	Estonia	4th
9	God Melin	Sweden	6th
9	Aage Meyer	Denmark	6th
9	Sadik Soğanli	Turkey	6th
9	Howie Thomas	Canada	6th

Round 4

winner	nation	Type of victory	loser	nation
Charles Delporte	France	Withdrew	Adalbert Toots	Estonia
Eiichi Kazama	Japan	Point decision, 2–1	Harley de Witt Strong	United States
Wolfgang Ehrl	German Empire	Point decision, 3–0	Paride Romagnoli	Italy
Károly Kárpáti	Hungary	Victory over the shoulders	Hermanni Pihlajamäki	Finland

rank	athlete	nation	Minus points
1	Wolfgang Ehrl	German Empire	2
1	Károly Kárpáti	Hungary	2
3	Charles Delporte	France	3
4th	Hermanni Pihlajamäki	Finland	4th
5	Eiichi Kazama	Japan	5
6th	Harley de Witt Strong	United States	5
7th	Paride Romagnoli	Italy	7th
7th	Adalbert Toots	Estonia	7th

Round 5

winner	nation	Type of victory	loser	nation
Hermanni Pihlajamäki	Finland	Victory over the shoulders	Charles Delporte	France
Károly Kárpáti	Hungary	Point decision, 2–1	Wolfgang Ehrl	German Empire

rank	athlete	nation	Minus points
gold	Károly Kárpáti	Hungary	3
2	Wolfgang Ehrl	German Empire	4th
2	Hermanni Pihlajamäki	Finland	4th
4th	Charles Delporte	France	6th

Round 6

winner	nation	Type of victory	loser	nation
Wolfgang Ehrl	German Empire	Victory over the shoulders	Hermanni Pihlajamäki	Finland

rank	athlete	nation	Minus points
silver	Wolfgang Ehrl	German Empire	4th
bronze	Hermanni Pihlajamäki	Finland	7th

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