Wrestling at the 1932 Summer Olympics – Men's Greco-Roman middleweight

Men's Greco-Roman middleweight
at the Games of the X Olympiad
VenueGrand Olympic Auditorium
Dates4–7 August
Competitors4 from 4 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Väinö Kokkinen  Finland
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Jean Földeák  Germany
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Axel Cadier  Sweden
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The men's Greco-Roman middleweight 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.[1][2] This weight class was limited to wrestlers weighing up to 79kg.[3]

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.[4]

Schedule

Date Event
4 August 1932 Round 1
6 August 1932 Round 2
7 August 1932 Final round

Results

Round 1

Both bouts were won by decision. The winners each had 1 point, the losers each had 3. Poilvé, however, retired due to injury.[5]

Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
Väinö Kokkinen  Finland Decision Emile Poilvé  France
Jean Földeák  Germany Decision Axel Cadier  Sweden
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation Start Earned Total
1 Jean Földeák  Germany 0 1 1
1 Väinö Kokkinen  Finland 0 1 1
3 Axel Cadier  Sweden 0 3 3
4 Emile Poilvé  France 0 3 3r

Round 2

Cadier had a bye due to Poilvé's retirement. The two first-round winners faced off, with Kokkinen winning by a decision to move to 2 points while Földeák had 4 points after the loss.[5]

Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
Väinö Kokkinen  Finland Decision Jean Földeák  Germany
Axel Cadier  Sweden Bye N/A N/A
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation Start Earned Total
1 Väinö Kokkinen  Finland 1 1 2
2 Axel Cadier  Sweden 3 0 3
3 Jean Földeák  Germany 1 3 4

Final round

Kokkinen beat Cadier to finish 3–0 and with 2 points. Földeák had a bye, and finished with the silver medal at points after having beating Cadier earlier by decision and lost to Kokkinen. Cadier finished 0–2 but with the bronze medal.[5]

Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
Väinö Kokkinen  Finland Fall Axel Cadier  Sweden
Jean Földeák  Germany Bye N/A N/A
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation Start Earned Total
1st place, gold medalist(s) Väinö Kokkinen  Finland 2 0 2
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Jean Földeák  Germany 4 0 4
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Axel Cadier  Sweden 3 3 6

References

  1. ^ "Wrestling at the 1932 Los Angeles Summer Games: Men's Middleweight, Greco-Roman". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
  2. ^ Official Olympic Report, la84.org. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
  3. ^ Official Report, p. 550.
  4. ^ Official Report, pp. 547–48.
  5. ^ a b c Official Report, p. 569.
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