The men's Greco-Roman welterweight competition at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin took place from 6 August to 9 August at the Deutschlandhalle. Nations were limited to one competitor.Official Olympic Report, la84.org. Retrieved 24 August 2018. This weight class was limited to wrestlers weighing up to 72kg.Official Report, p. 716.
This Greco-Roman wrestling competition continued to use the "bad points" elimination system introduced at the 1928 Summer Olympics, with a slight modification. 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 if the loss was by fall or unanimous decision and 2 points if the decision was 2-1 (this was the modification from prior years, where all losses were 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, p. 716.
Schedule Date Event 6 August 1936 Round 1 7 August 1936 Round 2 8 August 1936 Round 3Round 4 9 August 1936 Round 5Round 6Round 7
Results
Round 1
Of the seven bouts, five were won by fall giving the winners 0 points. The two other bouts were by unanimous decision, giving the winners 1 point apiece. All 7 losers received 3 points, as none of the losses was by split decision. Hametner withdrew after the first round.Official Report, p. 721.
Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation Silvio Tozzi Fall Dimitrios Zakharias Karel Zvonař Decision, 3–0 Nurettin Baytorun Adolf Rieder Fall Maxime Lubat Rudolf Svedberg Fall Antun Fischer Fritz Schäfer Decision, 3–0 Edgar Puusepp Jean de Feu Fall Franz Hametner Eino Virtanen Fall Gyula Vincze
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation Start Earned Total 1 Jean de Feu 0 0 0 1 Adolf Rieder 0 0 0 1 Rudolf Svedberg 0 0 0 1 Silvio Tozzi 0 0 0 1 Eino Virtanen 0 0 0 6 Fritz Schäfer 0 1 1 6 Karel Zvonał 0 1 1 8 Nurettin Baytorun 0 3 3 8 Antun Fischer 0 3 3 8 Maxime Lubat 0 3 3 8 Edgar Puusepp 0 3 3 8 Gyula Vincze 0 3 3 8 Dimitrios Zakharias 0 3 3 14 Franz Hametner 0 3 3
Round 2
The number of wrestlers with 0 points dropped from five to two; Virtanen had a bye and Svedberg won by fall again. Tozzi's second win was by decision, giving him 1 point. Schäfer also stayed at 1 point, winning by fal in this round. Three wrestlers ended the round with 3 points (win by fall and loss, in either order). Similarly, three continued to the next round with 4 points (win by decision and loss, in either order). There were three wrestlers who had lost twice in the first two rounds; these men were eliminated.
Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation Nurettin Baytorun Decision, 3–0 Dimitrios Zakharias Silvio Tozzi Decision, 3–0 Karel Zvonał Rudolf Svedberg Fall Maxime Lubat Antun Fischer Decision, 3–0 Adolf Rieder Fritz Schäfer Fall Jean de Feu Edgar Puusepp Fall Gyula Vincze Eino Virtanen Bye N/A N/A
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation Start Earned Total 1 Rudolf Svedberg 0 0 0 1 Eino Virtanen 0 0 0 3 Fritz Schäfer 1 0 1 3 Silvio Tozzi 0 1 1 5 Jean de Feu 0 3 3 5 Edgar Puusepp 3 0 3 5 Adolf Rieder 0 3 3 8 Nurettin Baytorun 3 1 4 8 Antun Fischer 3 1 4 8 Karel Zvonał 1 3 4 11 Maxime Lubat 3 3 6 11 Gyula Vincze 3 3 6 11 Dimitrios Zakharias 3 3 6
Round 3
All five bouts were won by fall in this round. The winners stayed on the same score as before (two at 0, one each at 1, 3, and 4 points). Tozzi was the only loser in the round to avoid elimination, as the 3 points of the loss moved him only to a total of 4. The other four losers in the round were eliminated.
Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation Eino Virtanen Fall Silvio Tozzi Nurettin Baytorun Fall Adolf Rieder Rudolf Svedberg Fall Karel Zvonał Fritz Schäfer Fall Antun Fischer Edgar Puusepp Fall Jean de Feu
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation Start Earned Total 1 Rudolf Svedberg 0 0 0 1 Eino Virtanen 0 0 0 3 Fritz Schäfer 1 0 1 4 Edgar Puusepp 3 0 3 5 Nurettin Baytorun 4 0 4 5 Silvio Tozzi 1 3 4 7 Jean de Feu 3 3 6 7 Adolf Rieder 3 3 6 9 Antun Fischer 4 3 7 9 Karel Zvonał 4 3 7
Round 4
Svedberg and Virtanen each picked up their first point, winning by decision. Schäfer stayed at 1 point, winning by fall. The three losers in the round were each eliminated. This left three remaining wrestlers, none of whom had faced each other and each of whom had 1 point. This effectively turned the remaining competition into a round-robin. The official report places Baytorun 5th and Tozzi 6th.
Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation Eino Virtanen Decision, 3–0 Nurettin Baytorun Fritz Schäfer Fall Silvio Tozzi Rudolf Svedberg Decision, 3–0 Edgar Puusepp
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation Start Earned Total 1 Fritz Schäfer 1 0 1 1 Rudolf Svedberg 0 1 1 1 Eino Virtanen 0 1 1 4 Edgar Puusepp 3 3 6 5 Nurettin Baytorun 4 3 7 6 Silvio Tozzi 4 3 7
Round 5
Svedberg and Virtanen were the first pair to compete, with Svedberg winning by decision.
Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation Rudolf Svedberg Decision, 3–0 Eino Virtanen Fritz Schäfer Bye N/A N/A
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation Start Earned Total 1 Fritz Schäfer 1 0 1 2 Rudolf Svedberg 1 1 2 3 Eino Virtanen 1 3 4
Round 6
Round 6 was the second pairing among the group of medalists. Virtanen again was up, this time against Schäfer. Virtanen again lost, finishing with the bronze medal.
Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation Fritz Schäfer Fall Eino Virtanen Rudolf Svedberg Bye N/A N/A
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation Start Earned Total 1 Fritz Schäfer 1 0 1 2 Rudolf Svedberg 2 0 2 Eino Virtanen 4 3 7
Round 7
In the de facto gold medal final, Svedberg defeated Schäfer by split decision to take the Olympic victory. Each man had 3 points, but the result of this round was itself the head-to-head tie-breaker that gave Svedberg the gold.
Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation Rudolf Svedberg Decision, 2–1 Fritz Schäfer
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation Start Earned Total Rudolf Svedberg 2 1 3 Fritz Schäfer 1 2 3
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