The men's Greco-Roman featherweight 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.Official Olympic Report , la84.org. Retrieved 17 August 2018. This weight class was limited to wrestlers weighing up to 61kg.Official Report, p. 550.
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.Official Report, pp. 547–48.
Schedule Date Event 4 August 1932 Round 1 5 August 1932 Round 2 6 August 1932 Round 3Round 4 7 August 1932 Final round
Results
Round 1
Gozzi had the first round's only win by fall, earning 0 points. The other three winners won by decision, with 1 point. The four wrestlers who lost had 3 points each, though Schack retired due to injury and did not continue to the second round.Official Report, p. 565.
Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation Kiyoshi Kase Decision Christian Schack Jindřich Maudr Decision Oscar Lindelöf Wolfgang Ehrl Decision Ödön Zombori Giovanni Gozzi Fall Lauri Koskela
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation Start Earned Total 1 Giovanni Gozzi 0 0 0 2 Wolfgang Ehrl 0 1 1 2 Kase Kiyoshi 0 1 1 2 Jindřich Maudr 0 1 1 5 Lauri Koskela 0 3 3 5 Oscar Lindelöf 0 3 3 5 Ödön Zombori 0 3 3 8 Christian Schack 0 3 3
Round 2
Gozzi had a bye due to Schack's retirement, staying as the only wrestler with 0 points. Maudr's second win came by fall, as he stayed at 1 point. Koskela also won by fall, staying at 3 points after his first-round loss. Ehrl won his second consecutive decision, picking up a second point. Kiyoshi, starting with 1 point, lost to go to 4 points. Lindelöf and Zombori, the latter forfeiting due to injury, each fell to 0–2 and were eliminated.Official Report, p. 566.
Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation Jindřich Maudr Fall Kase Kiyoshi Wolfgang Ehrl Decision Oscar Lindelöf Lauri Koskela Fall Ödön Zombori Giovanni Gozzi Bye N/A N/A
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation Start Earned Total 1 Giovanni Gozzi 0 0 0 2 Jindřich Maudr 1 0 1 3 Wolfgang Ehrl 1 1 2 4 Lauri Koskela 3 0 3 5 Kase Kiyoshi 1 3 4 6 Oscar Lindelöf 3 3 6 6 Ödön Zombori 3 3 6
Round 3
Koskela had the bye this round, staying at 3 points. Gozzi continued his pointless streak, winning by fall over Kase, who was eliminated. Ehrl won a third consecutive bout by decision, moving to 3 points. Maudr's loss brought him to 4 points and the brink of elimination.
Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation Giovanni Gozzi Fall Kase Kiyoshi Wolfgang Ehrl Decision Jindřich Maudr Lauri Koskela Bye N/A N/A
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation Start Earned Total 1 Giovanni Gozzi 0 0 0 2 Wolfgang Ehrl 2 1 3 2 Lauri Koskela 3 0 3 4 Jindřich Maudr 1 3 4 5 Kase Kiyoshi 4 3 7
Round 4
Ehrl continued his streak of winning by decision, stretching it to 4 bouts. He also gave Gozzi his first loss and first points, as Gozzi fell into a tie with Koskela at 3 points. Koskela, who had lost to Gozzi in the first round, stayed at 3 points by eliminating Maudr with a win by fall.
Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation Lauri Koskela Fall Jindřich Maudr Wolfgang Ehrl Decision Giovanni Gozzi
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation Start Earned Total 1 Giovanni Gozzi 0 3 3 1 Lauri Koskela 3 0 3 3 Wolfgang Ehrl 3 1 4 4 Jindřich Maudr 4 3 7
Final round
Highlighting the oddness of the competition system, Ehrl finished 5–0 and with the silver medal while Gozzi finished 2–1 and with the gold medal—despite losing to Ehrl. Gozzi's two byes and two wins by fall resulted in the loss to Ehrl resulting in the only points he received, so he finished with 3 points. Each of Ehrl's wins, however, was by decision, giving him 5 points and resulting in his elimination. Koskela finished 2–2, with two wins by fall and losses to both Gozzi and Ehrl.
Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation Wolfgang Ehrl Fall Lauri Koskela Giovanni Gozzi Bye N/A N/A
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation Start Earned Total Giovanni Gozzi 3 0 3 Wolfgang Ehrl 4 1 5 Lauri Koskela 3 3 6
References