Men's freestyle heavyweight
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Venue | Grand Olympic Auditorium |
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Dates | 1–3 August |
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Competitors | 3 from 3 nations |
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Medalists |
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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.[1][2] This weight class was not limited by maximum weight and was open to wrestlers above 87kg.[3]
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.[4]
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.[5]
- Bouts
Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
Johan Richthoff | Sweden | Decision | Jack Riley | United States |
Nickolaus Hirschl | Austria | Bye | N/A | N/A |
- Points
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.[5]
- Bouts
- Points
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.[5]
- Bouts
- Points
References
- ^ "Wrestling at the 1932 Los Angeles Summer Games: Men's Heavyweight, Freestyle". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
- ^ Official Olympic Report, la84.org. Retrieved 20 August 2018. Archived 2009-06-24 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Official Report, p. 550.
- ^ Official Report, pp. 547–48.
- ^ a b c Official Report, p. 562.
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- 1904: +71.67 kg
- 1908: +73 kg
- 1920: +82.5 kg
- 1924–1960: +87 kg
- 1964–1968: +97 kg
- 1972–1996: 100 kg
- 2000: 97 kg
- 2004–2012: 96 kg
- 2016–present: 97 kg
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