The men's freestyle welterweight competition at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles took place from 1 August to 3 August at the Grand Olympic Auditorium. Nations were limited to one competitor.Official Olympic Report , la84.org. Retrieved 23 August 2018. This weight class was limited to wrestlers weighing up to 72kg.Official Report, p. 550.
This freestyle wrestling competition did not use the single-elimination bracket format previously used for Olympic freestyle wrestling but instead followed the format that was introduced at the 1928 Summer Olympics for Greco-Roman wrestling, 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 1 August 1932 Round 1 2 August 1932 Round 2Round 3 3 August 1932 Round 4Final round
Results
Round 1
Of the four bouts, three were won by fall to give the victors 0 points, along with Zombori who had a bye. Földeak had the only win by decision, starting with 1 point. The four losers each received 3 points. Lopez withdrew after his loss.Official Report, p. 557.
Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation Daniel MacDonald Fall Yoshio Kono Eino Leino Fall Ludvig Lindblom Jack van Bebber Fall Raúl López Jean Földeak Decision Børge Jensen Julius Zombori Bye N/A N/A
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation Start Earned Total 1 Jack van Bebber 0 0 0 1 Eino Leino 0 0 0 1 Daniel MacDonald 0 0 0 1 Julius Zombori 0 0 0 5 Jean Földeak 0 1 1 6 Børge Jensen 0 3 3 6 Kohno Yoshio 0 3 3 6 Ludvig Lindblom 0 3 3 9 Raul Lopez 0 3 3
Round 2
All three of the remaining first-round losers lost again and were eliminated. In the bout between two 0-point wrestlers, MacDonald won by fall to stay at 0 points.
Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation Daniel MacDonald Fall Julius Zombori Eino Leino Decision Kohno Yoshio Jean Földeak Decision Ludvig Lindblom Jack van Bebber Decision Børge Jensen
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation Start Earned Total 1 Daniel MacDonald 0 0 0 2 Jack van Bebber 0 1 1 2 Eino Leino 0 1 1 4 Jean Földeak 1 1 2 5 Julius Zombori 0 3 3 6 Børge Jensen 3 3 6 6 Kohno Yoshio 3 3 6 6 Ludvig Lindblom 3 3 6
Round 3
Leino won by default (Zombori defaulting and being eliminated) and Földeak had a bye, staying at 1 and 2 points, respectively. The only contested bout featured van Bebber and MacDonald, with the American beating the Canadian by decision.
Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation Jack van Bebber Decision Daniel MacDonald Eino Leino Default Julius Zombori Jean Földeak Bye N/A N/A
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation Start Earned Total 1 Eino Leino 1 0 1 2 Jack van Bebber 1 1 2 2 Jean Földeak 2 0 2 4 Daniel MacDonald 0 3 3 5 Julius Zombori 3 3 6
Round 4
MacDonald eliminated Földeak in this round, leaving three wrestlers. The bout between Leino and van Bebber therefore became the final and was considered part of the final round.Official Report, p. 558.
Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation Daniel MacDonald Decision Jean Földeak Eino Leino Bye N/A N/A Jack van Bebber Bye N/A N/A
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation Start Earned Total 1 Eino Leino 1 0 1 2 Jack van Bebber 2 0 2 3 Daniel MacDonald 3 1 4 4 Jean Földeak 2 3 5
Final round
Van Bebber defeated Leino to win the gold medal. Leino then faced MacDonald for the silver and bronze; the Canadian prevailed.
Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation Jack van Bebber Decision Eino Leino Daniel MacDonald Fall Eino Leino
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation Start Earned Total Jack van Bebber 2 1 3 Daniel MacDonald 4 0 4 Eino Leino 1 6 7
References