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

sport	Wrestling
discipline	Greco-Roman style heavyweight
gender	Men
Attendees	12 athletes from 12 countries
Competition location	Germany Hall
Competition phase	August 6-9, 1936
Medalist Kristjan Palusalu ( EST ) John Nyman ( SWE ) Kurt Hornfischer ( GER )
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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 wrestling in the heavyweight division 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 permissible body weight of an athlete had to be over 87 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
August 9, 1936	Round 4 Round 5

Results

Round 1

winner	nation	Type of victory	loser	nation
Josef Klapuch	Czechoslovakia	Victory over the shoulders	Alberts Zvejnieks	Latvia
Kurt Hornfischer	German Empire	Victory over the shoulders	Stevan Nagy	Yugoslavia
Aleardo Donati	Italy	Point decision, 2–1	Mehmet Çoban	Turkey
Hjalmar Nyström	Finland	Victory over the shoulders	Peter Larsen	Denmark
Kristjan Palusalu	Estonia	Victory over the shoulders	Eduard Schöll	Austria
John Nyman	Sweden	Victory over the shoulders	Zoltan Kondorossy	Romania

rank	athlete	nation	Minus points
1	Kurt Hornfischer	German Empire	0
1	Josef Klapuch	Czechoslovakia	0
1	John Nyman	Sweden	0
1	Hjalmar Nyström	Finland	0
1	Kristjan Palusalu	Estonia	0
6th	Aleardo Donati	Italy	1
7th	Mehmet Çoban	Turkey	2
8th	Zoltan Kondorossy	Romania	3
8th	Peter Larsen	Denmark	3
8th	Stevan Nagy	Yugoslavia	3
8th	Eduard Schöll	Austria	3
8th	Alberts Zvejnieks	Latvia	3

round 2

winner	nation	Type of victory	loser	nation
Alberts Zvejnieks	Latvia	Victory over the shoulders	Stevan Nagy	Yugoslavia
Kurt Hornfischer	German Empire	Point decision, 3–0	Josef Klapuch	Czechoslovakia
Hjalmar Nyström	Finland	Point decision, 3–0	Aleardo Donati	Italy
Mehmet Çoban	Turkey	Victory over the shoulders	Peter Larsen	Denmark
Kristjan Palusalu	Estonia	Victory over the shoulders	Zoltan Kondorossy	Romania
John Nyman	Sweden	Victory over the shoulders	Eduard Schöll	Austria

rank	athlete	nation	Minus points
1	John Nyman	Sweden	0
1	Kristjan Palusalu	Estonia	0
3	Kurt Hornfischer	German Empire	1
3	Hjalmar Nyström	Finland	1
5	Mehmet Çoban	Turkey	2
6th	Josef Klapuch	Czechoslovakia	3
6th	Alberts Zvejnieks	Latvia	3
8th	Aleardo Donati	Italy	4th
9	Zoltan Kondorossy	Romania	6th
9	Peter Larsen	Denmark	6th
9	Stevan Nagy	Yugoslavia	6th
9	Eduard Schöll	Austria	6th

Round 3

winner	nation	Type of victory	loser	nation
Kurt Hornfischer	German Empire	Point decision, 3–0	Alberts Zvejnieks	Latvia
Aleardo Donati	Italy	default	Josef Klapuch	Czechoslovakia
Mehmet Çoban	Turkey	Point decision, 2–1	Hjalmar Nyström	Finland
Kristjan Palusalu	Estonia	Point decision, 3–0	John Nyman	Sweden

rank	athlete	nation	Minus points
1	Kristjan Palusalu	Estonia	1
2	Kurt Hornfischer	German Empire	2
3	Mehmet Çoban	Turkey	3
3	John Nyman	Sweden	3
3	Hjalmar Nyström	Finland	3
6th	Aleardo Donati	Italy	4th
7th	Josef Klapuch	Czechoslovakia	6th
7th	Alberts Zvejnieks	Latvia	6th

Round 4

winner	nation	Type of victory	loser	nation
Kurt Hornfischer	German Empire	Victory over the shoulders	Aleardo Donati	Italy
Kristjan Palusalu	Estonia	Point decision, 3–0	Mehmet Çoban	Turkey
John Nyman	Sweden	Victory over the shoulders	Hjalmar Nyström	Finland

rank	athlete	nation	Minus points
1	Kristjan Palusalu	Estonia	2
1	Kurt Hornfischer	German Empire	2
3	John Nyman	Sweden	3
4th	Mehmet Çoban	Turkey	6th
5	Hjalmar Nyström	Finland	6th
6th	Aleardo Donati	Italy	7th

Round 5

winner	nation	Type of victory	loser	nation
Kristjan Palusalu	Estonia	Point decision, 3–0	Kurt Hornfischer	German Empire
John Nyman	Sweden	bye

rank	athlete	nation	Minus points
1	Kristjan Palusalu	Estonia	3
2	John Nyman	Sweden	3
3	Kurt Hornfischer	German Empire	5

Web links

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