The men's Greco-Roman featherweight competition at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles took place from 5 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 87kg.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 5 August 1932 Round 1 6 August 1932 Round 2 7 August 1932 Final round
Results
Round 1
With only three wrestlers, Gruppioni had a bye and only one bout was contested in the first round. Svensson won by decision.Official Report, p. 569.
Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation Rudolf Svensson Decision Onni Pellinen Mario Gruppioni Bye N/A N/A
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation Start Earned Total 1 Mario Gruppioni 0 0 0 2 Rudolf Svensson 0 1 1 3 Onni Pellinen 0 3 3
Round 2
Svensson had the bye this round, staying at 1 point. Gruppioni lost to Pellinen by fall, resulting in both having a total of 3 points.
Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation Onni Pellinen Fall Mario Gruppioni Rudolf Svensson Bye N/A N/A
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation Start Earned Total 1 Rudolf Svensson 1 0 1 2 Mario Gruppioni 0 3 3 2 Onni Pellinen 3 0 3
Final round
Svensson won his second bout, giving Gruppioni his second loss. Svensson took the gold, having beat Pellinen previously.
Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation Rudolf Svensson Fall Mario Gruppioni Onni Pellinen Bye N/A N/A
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation Start Earned Total Rudolf Svensson 1 0 1 Onni Pellinen 3 0 3 Mario Gruppioni 3 3 6
References