The men's Greco-Roman heavyweight 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 19 August 2018. This weight class was not limited by maximum weight and was open to wrestlers above 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 4 August 1932 Round 1 5 August 1932 Round 2 6 August 1932 Round 3 7 August 1932 Final round
Results
Round 1
Hirschl had the first round bye and was the only wrestler to advance with 0 points. Both bouts were won by decision, with the winners Gehring and Westergren receiving 1 point and the losers Donati and Urban receiving 3.Official Report, p. 570.
Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation George Gehring Decision Aleardo Donati Carl Westergren Decision Josef Urban Nickolaus Hirschl Bye N/A N/A
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation Start Earned Total 1 Nickolaus Hirschl 0 0 0 2 George Gehring 0 1 1 2 Carl Westergren 0 1 1 4 Aleardo Donati 0 3 3 4 Josef Urban 0 3 3
Round 2
Hirschl won by fall, maintaining his 0 points and eliminating Donati. In the match between the two first-round winners, Gehring won by decision to pick up a second point while pushing Westergren to 4 points. Urban's bye kept him at 3 points.
Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation Nickolaus Hirschl Fall Aleardo Donati George Gehring Decision Carl Westergren Josef Urban Bye N/A N/A
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation Start Earned Total 1 Nickolaus Hirschl 0 0 0 2 George Gehring 1 1 2 3 Josef Urban 3 0 3 4 Carl Westergren 1 3 4 5 Aleardo Donati 3 3 6
Round 3
Hirschl received his first points, 3 for a loss to Westergren. Westergren needed to win by fall rather than decision to stay in competition; he did, remaining at 4 points. Urban picked up a fourth point by winning by decision over Gehring, who was eliminated at 5 points.
Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation Josef Urban Decision George Gehring Carl Westergren Fall Nickolaus Hirschl
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation Start Earned Total 1 Nickolaus Hirschl 0 3 3 2 Josef Urban 3 1 4 2 Carl Westergren 4 0 4 4 George Gehring 2 3 5
Final round
Urban defeated Hirschl, eliminating the latter (who took the bronze medal). Westergren and Urban were the last two wrestlers; as Westergren had previously defeated Urban, the Swede took the gold medal.
Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation Josef Urban Fall Nickolaus Hirschl Carl Westergren Bye N/A N/A
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation Start Earned Total Carl Westergren 4 0 4 Josef Urban 4 0 4 Nickolaus Hirschl 3 3 6
References