Wrestling at the 1932 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle heavyweight
August 24, 2023
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]
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]
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]
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]
wrestling, 1932, summer, olympics, freestyle, heavyweight, freestyle, heavyweight, competition, 1932, summer, olympics, angeles, took, place, from, august, august, grand, olympic, auditorium, nations, were, limited, competitor, this, weight, class, limited, ma. 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 Men s freestyle heavyweightat the Games of the X OlympiadVenueGrand Olympic AuditoriumDates1 3 AugustCompetitors3 from 3 nationsMedalistsJohan Richthoff SwedenJack Riley United StatesNickolaus Hirschl Austria 19281936 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 Contents 1 Schedule 2 Results 2 1 Round 1 2 2 Round 2 2 3 Final round 3 ReferencesSchedule EditDate Event1 August 1932 Round 12 August 1932 Round 23 August 1932 Final roundResults EditRound 1 Edit 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 BoutsWinner Nation Victory Type Loser NationJohan Richthoff Sweden Decision Jack Riley United StatesNickolaus Hirschl Austria Bye N A N APointsRank Wrestler Nation Start Earned Total1 Nickolaus Hirschl Austria 0 0 02 Johan Richthoff Sweden 0 1 13 Jack Riley United States 0 3 3Round 2 Edit 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 BoutsWinner Nation Victory Type Loser NationJohan Richthoff Sweden Decision Nickolaus Hirschl AustriaJack Riley United States Bye N A N APointsRank Wrestler Nation Start Earned Total Johan Richthoff Sweden 1 1 22 Nickolaus Hirschl Austria 0 3 32 Jack Riley United States 3 0 3Final round Edit 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 BoutsWinner Nation Victory Type Loser NationJack Riley United States Fall Nickolaus Hirschl AustriaPointsRank Wrestler Nation Start Earned Total Jack Riley United States 3 0 3 Nickolaus Hirschl Austria 3 3 6References Edit 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 Official Report p 550 Official Report pp 547 48 a b c Official Report p 562 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Wrestling at the 1932 Summer Olympics Men 27s freestyle heavyweight amp oldid 958151719, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
