1936 Summer Olympics / Wrestling - Freestyle Featherweight (Men)

sport	Wrestling
discipline	Free style featherweight
gender	Men
Attendees	15 athletes from 15 countries
Competition location	Germany Hall
Competition phase	August 2-4, 1936
Medalist Kustaa Pihlajamäki ( FIN ) Francis Millard ( USA ) Gösta Frändfors ( SWE )
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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 featherweight 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 61 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
Nevil Hall	South African Union	Point decision, 3–0	Karel Kváček	Czechoslovakia
Gösta Frändfors	Sweden	Victory over the shoulders	Marco Gavelli	Italy
Norman Morrell	Great Britain	Point decision, 3–0	Josef Böck	German Empire
Francis Millard	United States	Victory over the shoulders	Jean Chasson	France
Ferenc Tóth	Hungary	Victory over the shoulders	Yasar Erkan	Turkey
Kustaa Pihlajamäki	Finland	Victory over the shoulders	Hector Riské	Belgium
Mitsuo Mizutani	Japan	Point decision, 3–0	Werner Spycher	Switzerland
Vern Pettigrew	Canada	bye

rank	athlete	nation	Minus points
1	Gösta Frändfors	Sweden	0
1	Francis Millard	United States	0
1	Vern Pettigrew	Canada	0
1	Kustaa Pihlajamäki	Finland	0
1	Ferenc Tóth	Hungary	0
6th	Nevil Hall	South African Union	1
6th	Mitsuo Mizutani	Japan	1
6th	Norman Morrell	Great Britain	1
9	Josef Böck	German Empire	3
9	Jean Chasson	France	3
9	Yasar Erkan	Turkey	3
9	Marco Gavelli	Italy	3
9	Karel Kvaček	Czechoslovakia	3
9	Hector Riské	Belgium	3
9	Werner Spycher	Switzerland	3

round 2

winner	nation	Type of victory	loser	nation
Vern Pettigrew	Canada	Point decision, 3–0	Karel Kvaček	Czechoslovakia
Marco Gavelli	Italy	Point decision, 3–0	Nevil Hall	South African Union
Gösta Frändfors	Sweden	Point decision, 3–0	Josef Böck	German Empire
Francis Millard	United States	Victory over the shoulders	Norman Morrell	Great Britain
Ferenc Tóth	Hungary	Victory over the shoulders	Jean Chasson	France
Yasar Erkan	Turkey	Point decision, 3–0	Hector Riské	Belgium
Kustaa Pihlajamäki	Finland	Victory over the shoulders	Werner Spycher	Switzerland
Mitsuo Mizutani	Japan	bye

rank	athlete	nation	Minus points
1	Francis Millard	United States	0
1	Kustaa Pihlajamäki	Finland	0
1	Ferenc Tóth	Hungary	0
4th	Gösta Frändfors	Sweden	1
4th	Mitsuo Mizutani	Japan	1
4th	Vern Pettigrew	Canada	1
7th	Yasar Erkan	Turkey	4th
7th	Marco Gavelli	Italy	4th
7th	Nevil Hall	South African Union	4th
7th	Norman Morrell	Great Britain	4th
11	Josef Böck	German Empire	6th
11	Jean Chasson	France	6th
11	Karel Kvaček	Czechoslovakia	6th
11	Hector Riské	Belgium	6th
11	Werner Spycher	Switzerland	6th

Round 3

winner	nation	Type of victory	loser	nation
Vern Pettigrew	Canada	Victory over the shoulders	Mitsuo Mizutani	Japan
Gösta Frändfors	Sweden	Victory over the shoulders	Nevil Hall	South African Union
Marco Gavelli	Italy	Point decision, 3–0	Norman Morrell	Great Britain
Francis Millard	United States	Point decision, 3–0	Ferenc Tóth	Hungary
Kustaa Pihlajamäki	Finland	Victory over the shoulders	Yasar Erkan	Turkey

rank	athlete	nation	Minus points
1	Kustaa Pihlajamäki	Finland	0
2	Gösta Frändfors	Sweden	1
2	Francis Millard	United States	1
2	Vern Pettigrew	Canada	1
5	Ferenc Tóth	Hungary	3
6th	Mitsuo Mizutani	Japan	4th
7th	Marco Gavelli	Italy	5
8th	Yasar Erkan	Turkey	7th
8th	Nevil Hall	South African Union	7th
8th	Norman Morrell	Great Britain	7th

Round 4

winner	nation	Type of victory	loser	nation
Gösta Frändfors	Sweden	Point decision, 3–0	Mitsuo Mizutani	Japan
Francis Millard	United States	Victory over the shoulders	Vern Pettigrew	Canada
Kustaa Pihlajamäki	Finland	Victory over the shoulders	Ferenc Tóth	Hungary

rank	athlete	nation	Minus points
1	Kustaa Pihlajamäki	Finland	0
2	Francis Millard	United States	1
3	Gösta Frändfors	Sweden	2
4th	Vern Pettigrew	Canada	4th
5	Ferenc Tóth	Hungary	6th
6th	Mitsuo Mizutani	Japan	7th

Round 5

winner	nation	Type of victory	loser	nation
Gösta Frändfors	Sweden	Point decision, 3–0	Vern Pettigrew	Canada
Kustaa Pihlajamäki	Finland	Point decision, 3–0	Francis Millard	United States

rank	athlete	nation	Minus points
1	Kustaa Pihlajamäki	Finland	1
2	Francis Millard	United States	4th
3	Gösta Frändfors	Sweden	3
4th	Vern Pettigrew	Canada	7th

Round 6

winner	nation	Type of victory	loser	nation
Francis Millard	United States	Point decision, 2–1	Gösta Frändfors	Sweden
Kustaa Pihlajamäki	Finland	bye

rank	athlete	nation	Minus points
1	Kustaa Pihlajamäki	Finland	1
2	Francis Millard	United States	5
3	Gösta Frändfors	Sweden	5

Web links

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