The men's Greco-Roman lightweight 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 66kg.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 3 7 August 1932 Final round
Results
Round 1
Reini and Kurland won by fall, earning 0 points in the first round. Malmberg won by decision, earning 1 point. Sperling and Miyazaki's losses put them at 3 points each, while Tozzi was injured in his loss and abandoned the competition.Official Report, p. 567.
Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation Erik Malmberg Decision Eduard Sperling Aarne Reini Fall Silvio Tozzi Abraham Kurland Fall Yoneichi Miyazaki
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation Start Earned Total 1 Abraham Kurland 0 0 0 1 Aarne Reini 0 0 0 3 Erik Malmberg 0 1 1 4 Miyazaki Yoneichi 0 3 3 4 Eduard Sperling 0 3 3 6 Silvio Tozzi 0 3 3
Round 2
Miyazaki had a bye to the Tozzi's retirement. Both of the winners by fall in the first round lost in the second, joining Miyazaki at 3 points. Malmberg won his second bout by decision, arriving at 2 points. Sperling was the other winner in this round, also by decision, moving to 4 points. Nobody was eliminated.
Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation Erik Malmberg Decision Aarne Reini Eduard Sperling Decision Abraham Kurland Miyazaki Yoneichi Bye N/A N/A
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation Start Earned Total 1 Erik Malmberg 1 1 2 2 Abraham Kurland 0 3 3 2 Aarne Reini 0 3 3 2 Miyazaki Yoneichi 3 0 3 5 Eduard Sperling 3 1 4
Round 3
Kurland had the bye this round, staying at 3 points. Three of the four wrestlers who actually had bouts this round were eliminated: Reini and Miyazaki each suffered their second loss, while Sperling's win by decision gave him a fifth point and left him with the bronze medal. Malmberg's third win came by fall this time, leaving him at 2 points.
Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation Erik Malmberg Fall Miyazaki Yoneichi Eduard Sperling Decision Aarne Reini Abraham Kurland Bye N/A N/A
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation Start Earned Total 1 Erik Malmberg 2 0 2 2 Abraham Kurland 3 0 3 Eduard Sperling 4 1 5 4 Aarne Reini 3 3 6 4 Miyazaki Yoneichi 3 3 6
Final round
Malmberg won his fourth bout in a decision over Kurland to win the gold medal. In a quirk of the competition system, Kurland took silver with a 1–2 record, having lost to both of the other medalists and despite the bronze medalist, Sperling, having a 2–1 record (having lost only to Malmberg and having defeated Kurland).
Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation Erik Malmberg Decision Abraham Kurland
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation Start Earned Total Erik Malmberg 2 1 3 Abraham Kurland 3 3 6
References