The men's freestyle heavyweight 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 20 August 2018. This weight class was not limited by maximum weight and was open to wrestlers above 87kg.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 2 3 August 1932 Final round

Results

Round 1

With only three wrestlers, there could only be three total bouts over three rounds. In the first, Hirschl had a bye while Richthoff defeated Riley by decision. This left Hirschl with 0 points, Richthoff with 1, and Riley with 3.Official Report, p. 562.

Bouts

Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation Johan Richthoff Decision Jack Riley Nickolaus Hirschl Bye N/A N/A

Points

Rank Wrestler Nation Start Earned Total 1 Nickolaus Hirschl 0 0 0 2 Johan Richthoff 0 1 1 3 Jack Riley 0 3 3

Round 2

In the second bout, Richthoff won again, this time over Hirschl. As the victory was by decision, Richthoff moved to 2 points; the other wrestlers finished the round with 3. Richthoff was assured of the gold medal after beating both the other wrestlers.

Bouts

Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation Johan Richthoff Decision Nickolaus Hirschl Jack Riley Bye N/A N/A

Points

Rank Wrestler Nation Start Earned Total Johan Richthoff 1 1 2 2 Nickolaus Hirschl 0 3 3 2 Jack Riley 3 0 3

Final round

The final round, pitting the two wrestlers who had lost to Richthoff against each other, was in effect a silver/bronze match. Riley won to take the silver.

Bouts

Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation Jack Riley Fall Nickolaus Hirschl

Points

Rank Wrestler Nation Start Earned Total Jack Riley 3 0 3 Nickolaus Hirschl 3 3 6

References