1936 Summer Olympics / Wrestling - Freestyle Middleweight (Men)
sport | Wrestling | ||||||||
discipline | Free style middleweight | ||||||||
gender | Men | ||||||||
Attendees | 15 athletes from 15 countries | ||||||||
Competition location | Germany Hall | ||||||||
Competition phase | August 2-4, 1936 | ||||||||
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Wrestling competitions at the 1936 Olympic Games |
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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 middleweight 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 weight class was limited to up to 79 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 |
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August 2, 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 |
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János Riheczky | Hungary | Point decision, 3–0 | Karam Rasul | British India |
Richard Voliva | United States | Victory over the shoulders | Jan van der Merwe | South African Union |
Ercole Gallegati | Italy | Point decision, 2–1 | Ludvig Lindblom | Sweden |
Ahmet Kireççi | Turkey | Point decision, 3–0 | Hans Schedler | German Empire |
Kyösti Luukko | Finland | Victory over the shoulders | Frans Van Hoorebeke | Belgium |
Émile Poilvé | France | Victory over the shoulders | Terry Evans | Canada |
Jaroslav Sysel | Czechoslovakia | Point decision, 2–1 | Leslie Jeffers | Great Britain |
Serious cancer | Switzerland | bye |
rank | athlete | nation | Minus points |
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1 | Serious cancer | Switzerland | 0 |
1 | Kyösti Luukko | Finland | 0 |
1 | Émile Poilvé | France | 0 |
1 | Richard Voliva | United States | 0 |
5 | Ercole Gallegati | Italy | 1 |
5 | Ahmet Kireççi | Turkey | 1 |
5 | János Riheczky | Hungary | 1 |
5 | Jaroslav Sysel | Czechoslovakia | 1 |
9 | Leslie Jeffers | Great Britain | 2 |
9 | Ludvig Lindblom | Sweden | 2 |
11 | Terry Evans | Canada | 3 |
11 | Frans Van Hoorebeke | Belgium | 3 |
11 | Jan van der Merwe | South African Union | 3 |
11 | Karam Rasul | British India | 3 |
11 | Hans Schedler | German Empire | 3 |
round 2
winner | nation | Type of victory | loser | nation |
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Serious cancer | Switzerland | Victory over the shoulders | János Riheczky | Hungary |
Richard Voliva | United States | Point decision, 3–0 | Karam Rasul | British India |
Ahmet Kireççi | Turkey | Point decision, 2–1 | Ludvig Lindblom | Sweden |
Ercole Gallegati | Italy | Point decision, 3–0 | Hans Schedler | German Empire |
Émile Poilvé | France | Point decision, 3–0 | Kyösti Luukko | Finland |
Jaroslav Sysel | Czechoslovakia | Victory over the shoulders | Frans Van Hoorebeke | Belgium |
Leslie Jeffers | Great Britain | Point decision, 2–1 | Terry Evans | Canada |
withdrawn | Jan van der Merwe | South African Union |
rank | athlete | nation | Minus points |
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1 | Serious cancer | Switzerland | 0 |
2 | Émile Poilvé | France | 1 |
2 | Jaroslav Sysel | Czechoslovakia | 1 |
2 | Richard Voliva | United States | 1 |
5 | Ercole Gallegati | Italy | 2 |
5 | Ahmet Kireççi | Turkey | 2 |
7th | Leslie Jeffers | Great Britain | 3 |
7th | Kyösti Luukko | Finland | 3 |
9 | Ludvig Lindblom | Sweden | 4th |
9 | János Riheczky | Hungary | 4th |
11 | Terry Evans | Canada | 5 |
12 | Frans Van Hoorebeke | Belgium | 6th |
12 | Jan van der Merwe | South African Union | 6th |
12 | Karam Rasul | British India | 6th |
12 | Hans Schedler | German Empire | 6th |
Round 3
winner | nation | Type of victory | loser | nation |
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Richard Voliva | United States | Point decision, 2–1 | Serious cancer | Switzerland |
János Riheczky | Hungary | Point decision, 3–0 | Ludvig Lindblom | Sweden |
Ahmet Kireççi | Turkey | Point decision, 3–0 | Ercole Gallegati | Italy |
Kyösti Luukko | Finland | Point decision, 3–0 | Jaroslav Sysel | Czechoslovakia |
Émile Poilvé | France | Victory over the shoulders | Leslie Jeffers | Great Britain |
rank | athlete | nation | Minus points |
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1 | Émile Poilvé | France | 1 |
2 | Serious cancer | Switzerland | 2 |
2 | Richard Voliva | United States | 2 |
4th | Ahmet Kireççi | Turkey | 3 |
5 | Kyösti Luukko | Finland | 4th |
5 | Jaroslav Sysel | Czechoslovakia | 4th |
7th | Ercole Gallegati | Italy | 5 |
7th | János Riheczky | Hungary | 5 |
9 | Leslie Jeffers | Great Britain | 6th |
10 | Ludvig Lindblom | Sweden | 7th |
Round 4
winner | nation | Type of victory | loser | nation |
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Ahmet Kireççi | Turkey | Point decision, 2–1 | Serious cancer | Switzerland |
Richard Voliva | United States | Withdrew | Kyösti Luukko | Finland |
Émile Poilvé | France | Victory over the shoulders | Jaroslav Sysel | Czechoslovakia |
rank | athlete | nation | Minus points |
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1 | Émile Poilvé | France | 1 |
2 | Richard Voliva | United States | 2 |
3 | Ahmet Kireççi | Turkey | 4th |
3 | Serious cancer | Switzerland | 4th |
5 | Jaroslav Sysel | Czechoslovakia | 7th |
6th | Kyösti Luukko | Finland | 7th |
Round 5
winner | nation | Type of victory | loser | nation |
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Émile Poilvé | France | Victory over the shoulders | Serious cancer | Switzerland |
Richard Voliva | United States | Point decision, 2–1 | Ahmet Kireççi | Turkey |
rank | athlete | nation | Minus points |
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1 | Émile Poilvé | France | 1 |
2 | Richard Voliva | United States | 3 |
bronze | Ahmet Kireççi | Turkey | 6th |
4th | Serious cancer | Switzerland | 7th |
Round 6
winner | nation | Type of victory | loser | nation |
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Émile Poilvé | France | Victory over the shoulders | Richard Voliva | United States |
rank | athlete | nation | Minus points |
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gold | Émile Poilvé | France | 1 |
silver | Richard Voliva | United States | 6th |