Wrestling at the 1928 Summer Olympics – Men's Greco-Roman heavyweight
January 11, 2023
The men's Greco-Roman heavyweight was one of thirteen wrestling events held as part of the wrestling at the 1928 Summer Olympics programme.[1] The competition was held from August 2 to 5, and featured 15 wrestlers from 15 nations.[2]
This Greco-Roman wrestling competition introduced 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.[2][3]
Results
Round 1
The first round produced 4 winners by fall (0 points), 1 bye (0 points), 3 winners by decision (1 point), and 7 losers (3 points).
All 7 bouts were won by fall, with none of the winners gaining any points. Donati, Gehring, and Urban stayed at 0; Çoban, Svensson (with a bye), and Weisberger stayed at 1; Nyström and Zvejnieks stayed at 3. Also with 3 points were Badó and Simonis, after their first loss each. The other 5 round 2 losers had also lost in round 1; they were eliminated.
The Urban–Donati and Gehring–Çoban bouts each featured 2 wrestlers with fewer than 2 points and therefore no elimination possible for either wrestler in the bout. The Nyström–Wiesberger bout also ended in no eliminations, as Nyström won by decision to leave both wrestlers at 4 points. Zvejnieks and Simonis were eliminated. Urban was the only man left with 0 points; Gehring and Svensson also remained below 2 points and thus safe from elimination in the next round.
All 4 bouts this round were won by fall; Nyström and Wiesberger needed to win that way to continue, as they started (and ended) with 4 points. Svensson and Gehring each stayed at 1 point, now in the lead as Urban took his first loss and moved to 3 points. The other three losers, Badó, Çoban, and Donati, were eliminated.
The two leaders faced off (neither could be eliminated, however), with Svensson prevailing (ultimately securing himself the gold medal). Urban, who had 0 points after 3 rounds, now had 6 points after two consecutive losses and was eliminated in 5th place. Wiesberger was also eliminated in his victory over Urban, as he needed a win by fall to continue but won by decision instead. Nyström had a bye.
The only bout possible was Nyström against Gehring, as Svensson had already faced each of the other wrestlers. Svensson thus ended up with his second bye of the tournament and the gold medal.
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The men s Greco Roman heavyweight was one of thirteen wrestling events held as part of the wrestling at the 1928 Summer Olympics programme 1 The competition was held from August 2 to 5 and featured 15 wrestlers from 15 nations 2 Men s heavyweight Greco Roman wrestlingat the Games of the IX OlympiadVenueKrachtsportgebouwDatesAugust 2 5Competitors15 from 15 nationsMedalistsRudolf Svensson SwedenHjalmar Nystrom FinlandGeorg Gehring Germany 19241932 Contents 1 Competition format 2 Results 2 1 Round 1 2 2 Round 2 2 3 Round 3 2 4 Round 4 2 5 Round 5 2 6 Round 6 3 ReferencesCompetition format EditThis Greco Roman wrestling competition introduced 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 2 3 Results EditRound 1 Edit The first round produced 4 winners by fall 0 points 1 bye 0 points 3 winners by decision 1 point and 7 losers 3 points BoutsWinner Nation Victory Type Loser NationJosef Urban Czechoslovakia Fall Gustave Colpaert BelgiumAleardo Donati Italy Fall Simon de Lanfranchi FranceGeorg Gehring Germany Fall Emil Larsen DenmarkMehmet Coban Turkey Decision Jorge Briola ArgentinaEugen Wiesberger Sr Austria Decision Alberts Zvejnieks LatviaRajmund Bado Hungary Fall Ibrahim Sobh EgyptRudolf Svensson Sweden Decision Hjalmar Nystrom FinlandJacob Simonis Netherlands Bye N A N APointsRank Wrestler Nation R11 Rajmund Bado Hungary 01 Aleardo Donati Italy 01 Georg Gehring Germany 01 Jacob Simonis Netherlands 01 Josef Urban Czechoslovakia 06 Mehmet Coban Turkey 16 Rudolf Svensson Sweden 16 Eugen Wiesberger Sr Austria 19 Jorge Briola Argentina 39 Gustave Colpaert Belgium 39 Simon de Lanfranchi France 39 Emil Larsen Denmark 39 Hjalmar Nystrom Finland 39 Ibrahim Sobh Egypt 39 Alberts Zvejnieks Latvia 3Round 2 Edit All 7 bouts were won by fall with none of the winners gaining any points Donati Gehring and Urban stayed at 0 Coban Svensson with a bye and Weisberger stayed at 1 Nystrom and Zvejnieks stayed at 3 Also with 3 points were Bado and Simonis after their first loss each The other 5 round 2 losers had also lost in round 1 they were eliminated BoutsWinner Nation Victory Type Loser NationJosef Urban Czechoslovakia Fall Jacob Simonis NetherlandsAleardo Donati Italy Fall Gustave Colpaert BelgiumGeorg Gehring Germany Fall Simon de Lanfranchi FranceMehmet Coban Turkey Fall Emil Larsen DenmarkAlberts Zvejnieks Latvia Fall Jorge Briola ArgentinaEugen Wiesberger Sr Austria Fall Ibrahim Sobh EgyptHjalmar Nystrom Finland Fall Rajmund Bado HungaryRudolf Svensson Sweden Bye N A N APointsRank Wrestler Nation R1 R2 Total1 Aleardo Donati Italy 0 0 01 Josef Urban Czechoslovakia 0 0 01 Georg Gehring Germany 0 0 04 Mehmet Coban Turkey 1 0 14 Rudolf Svensson Sweden 1 0 14 Eugen Wiesberger Sr Austria 1 0 17 Rajmund Bado Hungary 0 3 37 Hjalmar Nystrom Finland 3 0 37 Jacob Simonis Netherlands 0 3 37 Alberts Zvejnieks Latvia 3 0 311 Jorge Briola Argentina 3 3 611 Gustave Colpaert Belgium 3 3 611 Simon de Lanfranchi France 3 3 611 Emil Larsen Denmark 3 3 611 Ibrahim Sobh Egypt 3 3 6Round 3 Edit The Urban Donati and Gehring Coban bouts each featured 2 wrestlers with fewer than 2 points and therefore no elimination possible for either wrestler in the bout The Nystrom Wiesberger bout also ended in no eliminations as Nystrom won by decision to leave both wrestlers at 4 points Zvejnieks and Simonis were eliminated Urban was the only man left with 0 points Gehring and Svensson also remained below 2 points and thus safe from elimination in the next round BoutsWinner Nation Victory Type Loser NationRudolf Svensson Sweden Fall Jacob Simonis NetherlandsJosef Urban Czechoslovakia Fall Aleardo Donati ItalyGeorg Gehring Germany Decision Mehmet Coban TurkeyRajmund Bado Hungary Fall Alberts Zvejnieks LatviaHjalmar Nystrom Finland Decision Eugen Wiesberger Sr AustriaPointsRank Wrestler Nation R1 R2 R3 Total1 Josef Urban Czechoslovakia 0 0 0 02 Georg Gehring Germany 0 0 1 12 Rudolf Svensson Sweden 1 0 0 14 Rajmund Bado Hungary 0 3 0 34 Aleardo Donati Italy 0 0 3 36 Mehmet Coban Turkey 1 0 3 46 Hjalmar Nystrom Finland 3 0 1 46 Eugen Wiesberger Sr Austria 1 0 3 49 Jacob Simonis Netherlands 0 3 3 69 Alberts Zvejnieks Latvia 3 0 3 6Round 4 Edit All 4 bouts this round were won by fall Nystrom and Wiesberger needed to win that way to continue as they started and ended with 4 points Svensson and Gehring each stayed at 1 point now in the lead as Urban took his first loss and moved to 3 points The other three losers Bado Coban and Donati were eliminated BoutsWinner Nation Victory Type Loser NationRudolf Svensson Sweden Fall Josef Urban CzechoslovakiaGeorg Gehring Germany Fall Aleardo Donati ItalyHjalmar Nystrom Finland Fall Mehmet Coban TurkeyEugen Wiesberger Sr Austria Fall Rajmund Bado HungaryPointsRank Wrestler Nation R1 R2 R3 R4 Total1 Georg Gehring Germany 0 0 1 0 11 Rudolf Svensson Sweden 1 0 0 0 13 Josef Urban Czechoslovakia 0 0 0 3 34 Hjalmar Nystrom Finland 3 0 1 0 44 Eugen Wiesberger Sr Austria 1 0 3 0 46 Rajmund Bado Hungary 0 3 0 3 67 Aleardo Donati Italy 0 0 3 3 68 Mehmet Coban Turkey 1 0 3 3 7Round 5 Edit The two leaders faced off neither could be eliminated however with Svensson prevailing ultimately securing himself the gold medal Urban who had 0 points after 3 rounds now had 6 points after two consecutive losses and was eliminated in 5th place Wiesberger was also eliminated in his victory over Urban as he needed a win by fall to continue but won by decision instead Nystrom had a bye BoutsWinner Nation Victory Type Loser NationRudolf Svensson Sweden Fall Georg Gehring GermanyEugen Wiesberger Sr Austria Decision Josef Urban CzechoslovakiaHjalmar Nystrom Finland Bye N A N APointsRank Wrestler Nation R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 Total1 Rudolf Svensson Sweden 1 0 0 0 0 12 Georg Gehring Germany 0 0 1 0 3 42 Hjalmar Nystrom Finland 3 0 1 0 0 44 Eugen Wiesberger Sr Austria 1 0 3 0 1 55 Josef Urban Czechoslovakia 0 0 0 3 3 6Round 6 Edit The only bout possible was Nystrom against Gehring as Svensson had already faced each of the other wrestlers Svensson thus ended up with his second bye of the tournament and the gold medal BoutsWinner Nation Victory Type Loser NationHjalmar Nystrom Finland Decision Georg Gehring GermanyRudolf Svensson Sweden Bye N A N APointsRank Wrestler Nation R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 Total Rudolf Svensson Sweden 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 Hjalmar Nystrom Finland 3 0 1 0 0 1 5 Georg Gehring Germany 0 0 1 0 3 3 7References Edit 1928 Summer Olympics Official Report a b Wrestling at the 1928 Amsterdam Summer Games Men s Heavyweight Greco Roman Sports Reference Archived from the original on 17 April 2020 Retrieved 17 February 2019 Official Report p 859 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 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