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

sport	Wrestling
discipline	Greco-Roman style welterweight
gender	Men
Attendees	14 athletes from 14 countries
Competition location	Germany Hall
Competition phase	August 6-9, 1936
Medalist Rudolf Svedberg ( SWE ) Fritz Schäfer ( GER ) Eino Virtanen ( FIN )
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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 Greterweight 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 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 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
Silvio Tozzi	Italy	Victory over the shoulders	Dimitrios Zakharias	Greece
Karel Zvonař	Czechoslovakia	Point decision, 3–0	Nurettin Baytorun	Turkey
Adolf Rieder	Switzerland	Victory over the shoulders	Maxim Lubat	France
Rudolf Svedberg	Sweden	Victory over the shoulders	Antun Fischer	Yugoslavia
Fritz Schäfer	German Empire	Point decision, 3–0	Edgar Puusepp	Estonia
Jean de Feu	Belgium	Victory over the shoulders	Franz Hametner	Austria
Eino Virtanen	Finland	Victory over the shoulders	Gyula Vincze	Hungary

rank	athlete	nation	Minus points
1	Jean de Feu	Belgium	0
1	Adolf Rieder	Switzerland	0
1	Rudolf Svedberg	Sweden	0
1	Silvio Tozzi	Italy	0
1	Eino Virtanen	Finland	0
6th	Fritz Schäfer	German Empire	1
6th	Karel Zvonał	Czechoslovakia	1
8th	Nurettin Baytorun	Turkey	3
8th	Antun Fischer	Yugoslavia	3
8th	Maxim Lubat	France	3
8th	Edgar Puusepp	Estonia	3
8th	Gyula Vincze	Hungary	3
8th	Dimitrios Zakharias	Greece	3
14th	Franz Hametner	Austria	3 ( WD )

round 2

winner	nation	Type of victory	loser	nation
Nurettin Baytorun	Turkey	Point decision, 3–0	Dimitrios Zakharias	Greece
Silvio Tozzi	Italy	Point decision, 3–0	Karel Zvonał	Czechoslovakia
Rudolf Svedberg	Sweden	Victory over the shoulders	Maxim Lubat	France
Antun Fischer	Yugoslavia	Point decision, 3–0	Adolf Rieder	Switzerland
Fritz Schäfer	German Empire	Victory over the shoulders	Jean de Feu	Belgium
Edgar Puusepp	Estonia	Victory over the shoulders	Gyula Vincze	Hungary
Eino Virtanen	Finland	bye

rank	athlete	nation	Minus points
1	Rudolf Svedberg	Sweden	0
1	Eino Virtanen	Finland	0
3	Fritz Schäfer	German Empire	1
3	Silvio Tozzi	Italy	1
5	Jean de Feu	Belgium	3
5	Edgar Puusepp	Estonia	3
5	Adolf Rieder	Switzerland	3
8th	Nurettin Baytorun	Turkey	4th
8th	Antun Fischer	Yugoslavia	4th
8th	Karel Zvonał	Czechoslovakia	4th
11	Maxim Lubat	France	6th
11	Gyula Vincze	Hungary	6th
11	Dimitrios Zakharias	Greece	6th

Round 3

winner	nation	Type of victory	loser	nation
Eino Virtanen	Finland	Victory over the shoulders	Silvio Tozzi	Italy
Nurettin Baytorun	Turkey	Victory over the shoulders	Adolf Rieder	Switzerland
Rudolf Svedberg	Sweden	Victory over the shoulders	Karel Zvonał	Czechoslovakia
Fritz Schäfer	German Empire	Victory over the shoulders	Antun Fischer	Yugoslavia
Edgar Puusepp	Estonia	Victory over the shoulders	Jean de Feu	Belgium

rank	athlete	nation	Minus points
1	Rudolf Svedberg	Sweden	0
1	Eino Virtanen	Finland	0
3	Fritz Schäfer	German Empire	1
4th	Edgar Puusepp	Estonia	3
5	Nurettin Baytorun	Turkey	4th
5	Silvio Tozzi	Italy	4th
7th	Jean de Feu	Belgium	6th
7th	Adolf Rieder	Switzerland	6th
9	Antun Fischer	Yugoslavia	7th
9	Karel Zvonał	Czechoslovakia	7th

Round 4

winner	nation	Type of victory	loser	nation
Eino Virtanen	Finland	Point decision, 3–0	Nurettin Baytorun	Turkey
Fritz Schäfer	German Empire	Victory over the shoulders	Silvio Tozzi	Italy
Rudolf Svedberg	Sweden	Point decision, 3–0	Edgar Puusepp	Estonia

rank	athlete	nation	Minus points
1	Fritz Schäfer	German Empire	1
1	Rudolf Svedberg	Sweden	1
1	Eino Virtanen	Finland	1
4th	Edgar Puusepp	Estonia	6th
5	Nurettin Baytorun	Turkey	7th
6th	Silvio Tozzi	Italy	7th

Round 5

winner	nation	Type of victory	loser	nation
Rudolf Svedberg	Sweden	Point decision, 3–0	Eino Virtanen	Finland
Fritz Schäfer	German Empire	bye

rank	athlete	nation	Minus points
1	Fritz Schäfer	German Empire	1
2	Rudolf Svedberg	Sweden	2
3	Eino Virtanen	Finland	4th

Round 6

winner	nation	Type of victory	loser	nation
Fritz Schäfer	German Empire	Victory over the shoulders	Eino Virtanen	Finland
Rudolf Svedberg	Sweden	bye

rank	athlete	nation	Minus points
1	Fritz Schäfer	German Empire	1
2	Rudolf Svedberg	Sweden	2
	Eino Virtanen	Finland	7th

Round 7

winner	nation	Type of victory	loser	nation
Rudolf Svedberg	Sweden	Point decision, 2–1	Fritz Schäfer	German Empire

rank	athlete	nation	Minus points
	Rudolf Svedberg	Sweden	3
	Fritz Schäfer	German Empire	3

Web links

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