1936 Summer Olympics / Wrestling - Freestyle Welterweight (Men)

sport	Wrestling
discipline	Free style welterweight
gender	Men
Attendees	16 athletes from 16 countries
Competition location	Germany Hall
Competition phase	August 2-4, 1936
Medalist Frank Lewis ( USA ) Thure Andersson ( SWE ) Joseph Schleimer ( CAN )
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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 welterweight 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 72 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
4th August 1936	Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Round 5 Round 6

Results

Round 1

winner	nation	Type of victory	loser	nation
Josef couple	German Empire	Point decision, 2–1	John O'Hara	Australia
Thure Andersson	Sweden	Victory over the shoulders	Alois Samec	Czechoslovakia
Jaakko Pietila	Finland	Point decision, 3–0	Kálmán Sóvári	Hungary
Willy scared	Switzerland	Victory over the shoulders	August Kukk	Estonia
Frank Lewis	United States	Victory over the shoulders	Julien Beke	Belgium
Joseph Schleimer	Canada	Victory over the shoulders	Rashid Anwar	British India
Jean Jourlin	France	Point decision, 2–1	Hüseyin Erçetin	Turkey
William Fox	Great Britain	Victory over the shoulders	Shōichi Masutomi	Japan

rank	athlete	nation	Minus points
1	Thure Andersson	Sweden	0
1	Willy scared	Switzerland	0
1	Frank Lewis	United States	0
1	Joseph Schleimer	Canada	0
1	William Fox	Great Britain	0
6th	Josef couple	German Empire	1
6th	Jaakko Pietila	Finland	1
6th	Jean Jourlin	France	1
9	John O'Hara	Australia	2
9	Hüseyin Erçetin	Turkey	2
11	Alois Samec	Czechoslovakia	3
11	Kálmán Sóvári	Hungary	3
11	August Kukk	Estonia	3
11	Julien Beke	Belgium	3
11	Rashid Anwar	British India	3
11	Shōichi Masutomi	Japan	3

round 2

winner	nation	Type of victory	loser	nation
John O'Hara	Australia	Point decision, 3–0	Alois Samec	Czechoslovakia
Josef couple	German Empire	Victory over the shoulders	Thure Andersson	Sweden
Willy scared	Switzerland	Point decision, 3–0	Jaakko Pietila	Finland
Kálmán Sóvári	Hungary	Point decision, 2–1	August Kukk	Estonia
Frank Lewis	United States	Victory over the shoulders	Joseph Schleimer	Canada
Julien Beke	Belgium	Victory over the shoulders	Rashid Anwar	British India
Hüseyin Erçetin	Turkey	Point decision, 3–0	William Fox	Great Britain
Jean Jourlin	France	Victory over the shoulders	Shōichi Masutomi	Japan

rank	athlete	nation	Minus points
1	Frank Lewis	United States	0
2	Willy scared	Switzerland	1
2	Jean Jourlin	France	1
2	Josef couple	German Empire	1
5	Thure Andersson	Sweden	3
5	Julien Beke	Belgium	3
5	Hüseyin Erçetin	Turkey	3
5	William Fox	Great Britain	3
5	John O'Hara	Australia	3
5	Joseph Schleimer	Canada	3
11	Kálmán Sóvári	Hungary	4th
11	Jaakko Pietila	Finland	4th
13	August Kukk	Estonia	5
14th	Rashid Anwar	British India	6th
14th	Shōichi Masutomi	Japan	6th
14th	Alois Samec	Czechoslovakia	6th

Round 3

winner	nation	Type of victory	loser	nation
Thure Andersson	Sweden	Victory over the shoulders	John O'Hara	Australia
Josef couple	German Empire	Point decision, 3–0	Jaakko Pietila	Finland
Willy scared	Switzerland	Victory over the shoulders	Kálmán Sóvári	Hungary
Frank Lewis	United States	Victory over the shoulders	Hüseyin Erçetin	Turkey
Joseph Schleimer	Canada	Victory over the shoulders	Julien Beke	Belgium
Jean Jourlin	France	default	William Fox	Great Britain

rank	athlete	nation	Minus points
1	Frank Lewis	United States	0
2	Willy scared	Switzerland	1
2	Jean Jourlin	France	1
4th	Josef couple	German Empire	2
5	Thure Andersson	Sweden	3
5	Joseph Schleimer	Canada	3
7th	Julien Beke	Belgium	6th
7th	Hüseyin Erçetin	Turkey	6th
7th	William Fox	Great Britain	6th
7th	John O'Hara	Australia	6th
11	Kálmán Sóvári	Hungary	7th
11	Jaakko Pietila	Finland	7th

Round 4

winner	nation	Type of victory	loser	nation
Jean Jourlin	France	Point decision, 3–0	Josef couple	German Empire
Thure Andersson	Sweden	Victory over the shoulders	Frank Lewis	United States
Joseph Schleimer	Canada	Victory over the shoulders	Willy scared	Switzerland

rank	athlete	nation	Minus points
1	Jean Jourlin	France	2
2	Thure Andersson	Sweden	3
2	Frank Lewis	United States	3
2	Joseph Schleimer	Canada	3
5	Willy scared	Switzerland	4th
6th	Josef couple	German Empire	5

Round 5

winner	nation	Type of victory	loser	nation
Thure Andersson	Sweden	Point decision, 3–0	Jean Jourlin	France
Frank Lewis	United States	Victory over the shoulders	Willy scared	Switzerland
Joseph Schleimer	Canada	Bye	N / A	N / A

rank	athlete	nation	Minus points
gold	Frank Lewis	United States	3
2	Joseph Schleimer	Canada	3
3	Thure Andersson	Sweden	4th
4th	Jean Jourlin	France	5
5	Willy scared	Switzerland	7th

Round 6

winner	nation	Type of victory	loser	nation
Thure Andersson	Sweden	Victory over the shoulders	Joseph Schleimer	Canada

rank	athlete	nation	Minus points
silver	Thure Andersson	Sweden	4th
bronze	Joseph Schleimer	Canada	6th

Web links

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