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Wrestling at the 1932 Summer Olympics – Men's Greco-Roman welterweight

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Men's Greco-Roman welterweight
at the Games of the X Olympiad
VenueGrand Olympic Auditorium
Dates4–7 August
Competitors8 from 8 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Ivar Johansson  Sweden
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Väinö Kajander  Finland
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Ercole Gallegati  Italy
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The men's Greco-Roman welterweight competition at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles took place from 4 August to 7 August at the Grand Olympic Auditorium. Nations were limited to one competitor.[1][2] It was the first appearance of the event; at the previous two Olympics, the welterweight class had been exclusive to freestyle wrestling. This weight class was limited to wrestlers weighing up to 72 kg.[3]

This Greco-Roman wrestling competition followed the same format that was introduced at the 1928 Summer Olympics, using an elimination system based on the accumulation of points. Each round featured all wrestlers pairing off and wrestling one bout (with one wrestler having a bye if there were an odd number). The loser received 3 points. The winner received 1 point if the win was by decision and 0 points if the win was by fall. At the end of each round, any wrestler with at least 5 points was eliminated.[4]

Schedule

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Date Event
4 August 1932 Round 1
5 August 1932 Round 2
6 August 1932 Round 3
Round 4
7 August 1932 Final round

Results

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Round 1

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Johansson and Kajander won by fall, earning 0 points in the first round. Jensen and Käpp won by decision, earning 1 point. Dahl, Gallegati, and Yoshida's losses put them at 3 points each, while Zombori was injured in his loss and abandoned the competition.[5]

Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
Børge Jensen  Denmark Decision Arild Dahl  Norway
Ivar Johansson  Sweden Fall Gyula Zombori  Hungary
Osvald Käpp  Estonia Decision Ercole Gallegati  Italy
Väinö Kajander  Finland Fall Shuichi Yoshida  Japan
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation Start Earned Total
1 Ivar Johansson  Sweden 0 0 0
1 Väinö Kajander  Finland 0 0 0
3 Børge Jensen  Denmark 0 1 1
3 Osvald Käpp  Estonia 0 1 1
5 Arild Dahl  Norway 0 3 3
5 Ercole Gallegati  Italy 0 3 3
5 Yoshida Shiichi  Japan 0 3 3
8 Julius Zombori  Hungary 0 3 3r

Round 2

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Johansson and Kajander both stayed at 0 points, the former with a second win by fall and the latter with a bye. Kapp won a second consecutive bout by decision, earning a second point; the other decision-winner from the first round, Jensen, lost to move to 4 points. Gallegati stayed at 3 points by following his initial loss with a win by fall. Dahl and Yoshida were both eliminated at 0–2.[5]

Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
Ivar Johansson  Sweden Fall Arild Dahl  Norway
Osvald Käpp  Estonia Decision Børge Jensen  Denmark
Ercole Gallegati  Italy Fall Yoshida Shiichi  Japan
Väinö Kajander  Finland Bye N/A N/A
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation Start Earned Total
1 Ivar Johansson  Sweden 0 0 0
1 Väinö Kajander  Finland 0 0 0
3 Osvald Käpp  Estonia 1 1 2
4 Ercole Gallegati  Italy 3 0 3
5 Børge Jensen  Denmark 1 3 4
6 Arild Dahl  Norway 3 3 6
6 Yoshida Shiichi  Japan 3 3 6

Round 3

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Johansson (3–0) and Kajander (2–0 with a bye) both stayed perfect, with all wins by fall. Their opponents in this round, Käpp and Jensen, both were eliminated. Gallegati moved on with 3 points still after a bye in this round.[5]

Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
Ivar Johansson  Sweden Fall Osvald Käpp  Estonia
Väinö Kajander  Finland Fall Børge Jensen  Denmark
Ercole Gallegati  Italy Bye N/A N/A
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation Start Earned Total
1 Ivar Johansson  Sweden 0 0 0
1 Väinö Kajander  Finland 0 0 0
3 Ercole Gallegati  Italy 3 0 3
4 Osvald Käpp  Estonia 2 3 5
5 Børge Jensen  Denmark 4 3 7

Round 4

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Johansson and Kajander still had all of their wins by fall, with Kajander eliminating Gallegati and Johansson having a bye.[6]

Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
Väinö Kajander  Finland Fall Ercole Gallegati  Italy
Ivar Johansson  Sweden Bye N/A N/A
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation Start Earned Total
1 Ivar Johansson  Sweden 0 0 0
1 Väinö Kajander  Finland 0 0 0
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Ercole Gallegati  Italy 3 3 6

Final round

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In the bout between the last two wrestlers, each of whom had won all previous bouts by fall, Johansson won by decision.[6]

Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
Ivar Johansson  Sweden Decision Väinö Kajander  Finland
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation Start Earned Total
1st place, gold medalist(s) Ivar Johansson  Sweden 0 1 1
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Väinö Kajander  Finland 0 3 3

References

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  1. ^ "Wrestling at the 1932 Los Angeles Summer Games: Men's Welterweight, Greco-Roman". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
  2. ^ Official Olympic Report, la84.org. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
  3. ^ Official Report, p. 550.
  4. ^ Official Report, pp. 547–48.
  5. ^ a b c Official Report, p. 568.
  6. ^ a b Official Report, p. 569.
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