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

sport	Wrestling
discipline	Greco-Roman style middleweight
gender	Men
Attendees	16 athletes from 16 countries
Competition location	Germany Hall
Competition phase	August 6-9, 1936
Medalist Ivar Johansson ( SWE ) Ludwig Schweickert ( GER ) József Palotás ( HUN )
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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 middleweight 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 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
August 6, 1936	Round 1
August 7, 1936	round 2
August 8, 1936	Round 3 Round 4
August 9, 1936	Round 5 Round 6

Results

Round 1

winner	nation	Type of victory	loser	nation
Väinö Kokkinen	Finland	Point decision, 2–1	Voldemar Mägi	Estonia
Ercole Gallegati	Italy	Point decision, 3–0	Hans Frederiksen	Denmark
Francisc Cocoş	Romania	Victory over the shoulders	Ernest Gogel	Switzerland
Ludwig Schweickert	German Empire	Victory over the shoulders	Hans Pointner	Austria
Ivar Johansson	Sweden	Victory over the shoulders	Georgios Lefakis	Greece
Ibrahim Orabi	Egypt	Point decision, 3–0	Adnan Yurdaer	Turkey
József Palotás	Hungary	Victory over the shoulders	Edouard Pigeot	France
Kalman Kiš	Yugoslavia	Victory over the shoulders	Josef Přibyl	Czechoslovakia

rank	athlete	nation	Minus points
1	Francisc Cocos	Romania	0
1	Ivar Johansson	Sweden	0
1	Kalman Kis	Yugoslavia	0
1	József Palotás	Hungary	0
1	Ludwig Schweickert	German Empire	0
6th	Ercole Gallegati	Italy	1
6th	Väinö Kokkinen	Finland	1
6th	Ibrahim Orabi	Egypt	1
9	Voldemar Mägi	Estonia	2
10	Hans Frederiksen	Denmark	3
10	Ernest Gogel	Switzerland	3
10	Georgios Lefakis	Greece	3
10	Edouard Pigeot	France	3
10	Hans Pointner	Austria	3
10	Josef Přibyl	Czechoslovakia	3
10	Adnan Yurdaer	Turkey	3

round 2

winner	nation	Type of victory	loser	nation
Ercole Gallegati	Italy	Point decision, 3–0	Voldemar Mägi	Estonia
Väinö Kokkinen	Finland	Victory over the shoulders	Hans Frederiksen	Denmark
Ludwig Schweickert	German Empire	Victory over the shoulders	Francisc Cocos	Romania
Hans Pointner	Austria	Victory over the shoulders	Ernest Gogel	Switzerland
Ivar Johansson	Sweden	Victory over the shoulders	Adnan Yurdaer	Turkey
Ibrahim Orabi	Egypt	Point decision, 3–0	Georgios Lefakis	Greece
Josef Přibyl	Czechoslovakia	Victory over the shoulders	Edouard Pigeot	France
József Palotás	Hungary	Point decision, 3–0	Kalman Kis	Yugoslavia

rank	athlete	nation	Minus points
1	Ivar Johansson	Sweden	0
1	Ludwig Schweickert	German Empire	0
3	Väinö Kokkinen	Finland	1
3	József Palotás	Hungary	1
5	Ercole Gallegati	Italy	2
5	Ibrahim Orabi	Egypt	2
7th	Francisc Cocos	Romania	3
7th	Kalman Kis	Yugoslavia	3
7th	Hans Pointner	Austria	3
7th	Josef Přibyl	Czechoslovakia	3
11	Voldemar Mägi	Estonia	5
12	Hans Frederiksen	Denmark	6th
12	Ernest Gogel	Switzerland	6th
12	Georgios Lefakis	Greece	6th
12	Edouard Pigeot	France	6th
12	Adnan Yurdaer	Turkey	6th

Round 3

winner	nation	Type of victory	loser	nation
Ercole Gallegati	Italy	Point decision, 2–1	Väinö Kokkinen	Finland
Francisc Cocos	Romania	Victory over the shoulders	Hans Pointner	Austria
Ivar Johansson	Sweden	Point decision, 2–1	Ludwig Schweickert	German Empire
Ibrahim Orabi	Egypt	Point decision, 3–0	Kalman Kis	Yugoslavia
József Palotás	Hungary	Victory over the shoulders	Josef Přibyl	Czechoslovakia

rank	athlete	nation	Minus points
1	Ivar Johansson	Sweden	1
1	József Palotás	Hungary	1
3	Ludwig Schweickert	German Empire	2
4th	Francisc Cocos	Romania	3
4th	Ercole Gallegati	Italy	3
4th	Väinö Kokkinen	Finland	3
4th	Ibrahim Orabi	Egypt	3
8th	Kalman Kis	Yugoslavia	6th
8th	Hans Pointner	Austria	6th
8th	Josef Přibyl	Czechoslovakia	6th

Round 4

winner	nation	Type of victory	loser	nation
Väinö Kokkinen	Finland	Victory over the shoulders	Francisc Cocos	Romania
Ludwig Schweickert	German Empire	Point decision, 3–0	Ercole Gallegati	Italy
Ivar Johansson	Sweden	Victory over the shoulders	Ibrahim Orabi	Egypt
József Palotás	Hungary	bye

rank	athlete	nation	Minus points
1	Ivar Johansson	Sweden	1
1	József Palotás	Hungary	1
3	Väinö Kokkinen	Finland	3
3	Ludwig Schweickert	German Empire	3
5	Francisc Cocos	Romania	6th
6th	Ercole Gallegati	Italy	6th
7th	Ibrahim Orabi	Egypt	6th

Round 5

winner	nation	Type of victory	loser	nation
Ludwig Schweickert	German Empire	Victory over the shoulders	József Palotás	Hungary
Ivar Johansson	Sweden	Point decision, 3–0	Väinö Kokkinen	Finland

rank	athlete	nation	Minus points
1	Ivar Johansson	Sweden	2
2	Ludwig Schweickert	German Empire	3
3	József Palotás	Hungary	4th
4th	Väinö Kokkinen	Finland	6th

Round 6

winner	nation	Type of victory	loser	nation
Ivar Johansson	Sweden	Victory over the shoulders	József Palotás	Hungary
Ludwig Schweickert	German Empire	bye

rank	athlete	nation	Minus points
	Ivar Johansson	Sweden	2
	Ludwig Schweickert	German Empire	3
	József Palotás	Hungary	7th

Web links

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