1936 Summer Olympics / Wrestling - Greco-Roman Style Lightweight (Men)

sport	Wrestling
discipline	Greco-Roman style lightweight
gender	Men
Attendees	18 athletes from 18 countries
Competition location	Germany Hall
Competition phase	August 6-9, 1936
Medalist Lauri Koskela ( FIN ) Josef Herda ( TCH ) Voldemar Väli ( EST )
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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 Greco-Roman lightweight wrestling at the 1936 Summer Olympics was held from August 6th to 9th in the Deutschlandhalle . A maximum of one athlete per nation was allowed to compete. The weight class was limited 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 6, 1936	Round 1
August 7, 1936	round 2
August 8, 1936	Round 3 Round 4
August 9, 1936	Round 5 Round 6 Round 7

Results

Round 1

winner	nation	Type of victory	loser	nation
Alberto Molfino	Italy	Victory over the shoulders	Sotirios Vatanidis	Greece
Herbert Olofsson	Sweden	Point decision, 3–0	Josef Grahsl	Austria
Zbigniew Szajewski	Poland	Point decision, 2–1	Imam Hassan Ali	Egypt
Aage Meyer	Denmark	Victory over the shoulders	Mathias Scheitler	Luxembourg
Voldemar Väli	Estonia	Victory over the shoulders	Arild Dahl	Norway
Lauri Koskela	Finland	Point decision, 2–1	Heinrich Nettesheim	German Empire
Saim Arikan	Turkey	Point decision, 3–0	Adolphe Osselaer	Belgium
Filip Borlovan	Romania	Point decision, 2–1	József Kálmán	Hungary
Josef Herda	Czechoslovakia	Victory over the shoulders	Oskar Holinger	Switzerland

rank	athlete	nation	Minus points
1	Josef Herda	Czechoslovakia	0
1	Aage Meyer	Denmark	0
1	Alberto Molfino	Italy	0
1	Voldemar Väli	Estonia	0
5	Saim Arikan	Turkey	1
5	Filip Borlovan	Romania	1
5	Lauri Koskela	Finland	1
5	Herbert Olofsson	Sweden	1
5	Zbigniew Szajewski	Poland	1
10	Imam Hassan Ali	Egypt	2
10	József Kálmán	Hungary	2
10	Heinrich Nettesheim	German Empire	2
13	Arild Dahl	Norway	3
13	Josef Grahsl	Austria	3
13	Oskar Holinger	Switzerland	3
13	Adolphe Osselaer	Belgium	3
13	Sotirios Vatanidis	Greece	3
18th	Mathias Scheitler	Luxembourg	3 ( WD )

round 2

winner	nation	Type of victory	loser	nation
Herbert Olofsson	Sweden	Victory over the shoulders	Alberto Molfino	Italy
Josef Grahsl	Austria	Point decision, 2–1	Sotirios Vatanidis	Greece
Imam Hassan Ali	Egypt	Point decision, 3–0	Aage Meyer	Denmark
Arild Dahl	Norway	Point decision, 3–0	Zbigniew Szajewski	Poland
Voldemar Väli	Estonia	Point decision, 3–0	Heinrich Nettesheim	German Empire
Lauri Koskela	Finland	Victory over the shoulders	Adolphe Osselaer	Belgium
Filip Borlovan	Romania	Point decision, 2–1	Saim Arikan	Turkey
Josef Herda	Czechoslovakia	Point decision, 3–0	József Kálmán	Hungary
Oskar Holinger	Switzerland	bye

rank	athlete	nation	Minus points
1	Josef Herda	Czechoslovakia	1
1	Lauri Koskela	Finland	1
1	Herbert Olofsson	Sweden	1
1	Voldemar Väli	Estonia	1
5	Filip Borlovan	Romania	2
6th	Imam Hassan Ali	Egypt	3
6th	Saim Arikan	Turkey	3
6th	Oskar Holinger	Switzerland	3
6th	Aage Meyer	Denmark	3
6th	Alberto Molfino	Italy	3
11	Arild Dahl	Norway	4th
11	Josef Grahsl	Austria	4th
11	Zbigniew Szajewski	Poland	4th
14th	József Kálmán	Hungary	5
14th	Heinrich Nettesheim	German Empire	5
14th	Sotirios Vatanidis	Greece	5
17th	Adolphe Osselaer	Belgium	6th

Round 3

winner	nation	Type of victory	loser	nation
Alberto Molfino	Italy	Victory over the shoulders	Oskar Holinger	Switzerland
Herbert Olofsson	Sweden	Point decision, 3–0	Imam Hassan Ali	Egypt
Zbigniew Szajewski	Poland	Victory over the shoulders	Josef Grahsl	Austria
Arild Dahl	Norway	Victory over the shoulders	Aage Meyer	Denmark
Voldemar Väli	Estonia	Point decision, 3–0	Saim Arikan	Turkey
Lauri Koskela	Finland	Victory over the shoulders	Filip Borlovan	Romania
Josef Herda	Czechoslovakia	bye

rank	athlete	nation	Minus points
1	Josef Herda	Czechoslovakia	1
1	Lauri Koskela	Finland	1
3	Herbert Olofsson	Sweden	2
3	Voldemar Väli	Estonia	2
5	Alberto Molfino	Italy	3
6th	Arild Dahl	Norway	4th
6th	Zbigniew Szajewski	Poland	4th
8th	Filip Borlovan	Romania	5
9	Imam Hassan Ali	Egypt	6th
9	Saim Arikan	Turkey	6th
9	Oskar Holinger	Switzerland	6th
9	Aage Meyer	Denmark	6th
13	Josef Grahsl	Austria	7th

Round 4

Winner	nation	Victory Type	Loser	nation
Josef Herda	Czechoslovakia	Victory over the shoulders	Alberto Molfino	Italy
Herbert Olofsson	Sweden	Victory over the shoulders	Arild Dahl	Norway
Voldemar Väli	Estonia	Victory over the shoulders	Zbigniew Szajewski	Poland
Lauri Koskela	Finland	bye

rank	athlete	nation	Minus points
1	Josef Herda	Czechoslovakia	1
1	Lauri Koskela	Finland	1
3	Herbert Olofsson	Sweden	2
3	Voldemar Väli	Estonia	2
5	Alberto Molfino	Italy	6th
6th	Arild Dahl	Norway	7th
7th	Zbigniew Szajewski	Poland	7th

Round 5

winner	nation	Type of victory	loser	nation
Lauri Koskela	Finland	Point decision, 2–1	Josef Herda	Czechoslovakia
Voldemar Väli	Estonia	Victory over the shoulders	Herbert Olofsson	Sweden

rank	athlete	nation	Minus points
1	Lauri Koskela	Finland	2
1	Voldemar Väli	Estonia	2
3	Josef Herda	Czechoslovakia	3
4th	Herbert Olofsson	Sweden	5

Round 6

winner	nation	Type of victory	loser	nation
Lauri Koskela	Finland	Point decision, 2–1	Voldemar Väli	Estonia
Josef Herda	Czechoslovakia	bye

rank	athlete	nation	Minus points
	Lauri Koskela	Finland	3
2	Josef Herda	Czechoslovakia	3
3	Voldemar Väli	Estonia	4th

Round 7

winner	nation	Type of victory	loser	nation
Josef Herda	Czechoslovakia	Point decision, 3–0	Voldemar Väli	Estonia

rank	athlete	nation	Minus points
	Josef Herda	Czechoslovakia	4th
	Voldemar Väli	Estonia	7th

Web links

• Results ( Memento from November 13, 2012 in the Internet Archive )