Wrestling at the 1936 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle featherweight
May 02, 2024
The men's freestyle featherweight competition at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin took place from 2 August to 4 August at the Deutschlandhalle. Nations were limited to one competitor.[1][2] This weight class was limited to wrestlers weighing up to 61kg.[3]
This freestyle wrestling competition continued to use the "bad points" elimination system introduced at the 1928 Summer Olympics for Greco-Roman and at the 1932 Summer Olympics for freestyle wrestling, 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.[3]
The four wrestlers who won by fall and the one with the bye took the lead, with 0 bad points. The three other winners by decision each received 1 point. All of the losers were defeated by either fall or unanimous decision, so each received 3 points.[4]
Three men maintained 0-point scores through the first two rounds, with three more scoring 1 point total. The five wrestlers who lost in both the first two rounds were eliminated. No wrestlers finished the round with 2 or 3 points; four finished with 4 points.[4]
Three losers and one winner were eliminated this round; Gavelli was out with a 5th point after winning by decision. Pihlajamäki was the only wrestler to maintain a 0-point score through the third round, though three men had only 1 point apiece.[4]
Of the three losers, Tóth and Mizutani were eliminated. Pettigrew had started with 1 point, so remained in contention with 4 after losing. Pihlajamäki won by fall again, keeping his 0 point run intact. Millard had 1 point, Frändfors had 2.[4]
The first bout pitted Frändfors against Pettigrew; each was threatened with elimination with a loss (though Frändfors would remain if he lost by split decision). Frändfors came out the victor by decision, eliminating Pettigrew. The second bout featured Pihlajamäki and Millard, neither of whom could be eliminated in the round. Millard's loss by unanimous decision took him from 1 point to 4 points, while Pihlajamäki received his first point. This left three men to contest the medals.[4]
Frändfors had not faced with of the two other remaining wrestlers, but Millard and Pihlajamäki had faced each other. Pihlajamäki had the bye in round 6. If Frändfors had won this round, he would have faced Pihlajamäki in a final round. However, Millard proved the better by split decision, giving both wrestlers 5 points and ending the competition with Pihlajamäki the only man left to take gold. The tie between Millard and Frändfors at 5 points was broken by the results of this round itself, with Millard's head-to-head win earning him silver and placing Frändfors in third for the bronze.[4]
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The men s freestyle featherweight competition at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin took place from 2 August to 4 August at the Deutschlandhalle Nations were limited to one competitor 1 2 This weight class was limited to wrestlers weighing up to 61kg 3 Men s freestyle featherweightat the Games of the XI OlympiadVenueDeutschlandhalleDates2 4 AugustCompetitors15 from 15 nationsMedalistsKustaa Pihlajamaki FinlandFrancis Millard United StatesGosta Frandfors Sweden 19321948 This freestyle wrestling competition continued to use the bad points elimination system introduced at the 1928 Summer Olympics for Greco Roman and at the 1932 Summer Olympics for freestyle wrestling 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 3 Contents 1 Schedule 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 ReferencesSchedule editDate Event 2 August 1936 Round 1 3 August 1936 Round 2 4 August 1936 Round 3Round 4Round 5Round 6Results editRound 1 edit The four wrestlers who won by fall and the one with the bye took the lead with 0 bad points The three other winners by decision each received 1 point All of the losers were defeated by either fall or unanimous decision so each received 3 points 4 Bouts Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation Nevil Hall nbsp South Africa Decision 3 0 Karel Kvacek nbsp Czechoslovakia Gosta Frandfors nbsp Sweden Fall Marco Gavelli nbsp Italy Norman Morrell nbsp Great Britain Decision 3 0 Josef Bock nbsp Germany Francis Millard nbsp United States Fall Jean Chasson nbsp France Ferenc Toth nbsp Hungary Fall Yasar Erkan nbsp Turkey Kustaa Pihlajamaki nbsp Finland Fall Hector Riske nbsp Belgium Mitsuo Mizutani nbsp Japan Decision 3 0 Werner Spycher nbsp Switzerland Vern Pettigrew nbsp Canada Bye N A N A Points Rank Wrestler Nation Start Earned Total 1 Gosta Frandfors nbsp Sweden 0 0 0 1 Francis Millard nbsp United States 0 0 0 1 Vern Pettigrew nbsp Canada 0 0 0 1 Kustaa Pihlajamaki nbsp Finland 0 0 0 1 Ferenc Toth nbsp Hungary 0 0 0 6 Nevil Hall nbsp South Africa 0 1 1 6 Mitsuo Mizutani nbsp Japan 0 1 1 6 Norman Morrell nbsp Great Britain 0 1 1 9 Josef Bock nbsp Germany 0 3 3 9 Jean Chasson nbsp France 0 3 3 9 Yasar Erkan nbsp Turkey 0 3 3 9 Marco Gavelli nbsp Italy 0 3 3 9 Karel Kvacek nbsp Czechoslovakia 0 3 3 9 Hector Riske nbsp Belgium 0 3 3 9 Werner Spycher nbsp Switzerland 0 3 3 Round 2 edit Three men maintained 0 point scores through the first two rounds with three more scoring 1 point total The five wrestlers who lost in both the first two rounds were eliminated No wrestlers finished the round with 2 or 3 points four finished with 4 points 4 Bouts Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation Vern Pettigrew nbsp Canada Decision 3 0 Karel Kvacek nbsp Czechoslovakia Marco Gavelli nbsp Italy Decision 3 0 Nevil Hall nbsp South Africa Gosta Frandfors nbsp Sweden Decision 3 0 Josef Bock nbsp Germany Francis Millard nbsp United States Fall Norman Morrell nbsp Great Britain Ferenc Toth nbsp Hungary Fall Jean Chasson nbsp France Yasar Erkan nbsp Turkey Decision 3 0 Hector Riske nbsp Belgium Kustaa Pihlajamaki nbsp Finland Fall Werner Spycher nbsp Switzerland Mitsuo Mizutani nbsp Japan Bye N A N A Points Rank Wrestler Nation Start Earned Total 1 Francis Millard nbsp United States 0 0 0 1 Kustaa Pihlajamaki nbsp Finland 0 0 0 1 Ferenc Toth nbsp Hungary 0 0 0 4 Gosta Frandfors nbsp Sweden 0 1 1 4 Mitsuo Mizutani nbsp Japan 1 0 1 4 Vern Pettigrew nbsp Canada 0 1 1 7 Yasar Erkan nbsp Turkey 3 1 4 7 Marco Gavelli nbsp Italy 3 1 4 7 Nevil Hall nbsp South Africa 1 3 4 7 Norman Morrell nbsp Great Britain 1 3 4 11 Josef Bock nbsp Germany 3 3 6 11 Jean Chasson nbsp France 3 3 6 11 Karel Kvacek nbsp Czechoslovakia 3 3 6 11 Hector Riske nbsp Belgium 3 3 6 11 Werner Spycher nbsp Switzerland 3 3 6 Round 3 edit Three losers and one winner were eliminated this round Gavelli was out with a 5th point after winning by decision Pihlajamaki was the only wrestler to maintain a 0 point score through the third round though three men had only 1 point apiece 4 Bouts Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation Vern Pettigrew nbsp Canada Fall Mitsuo Mizutani nbsp Japan Gosta Frandfors nbsp Sweden Fall Nevil Hall nbsp South Africa Marco Gavelli nbsp Italy Decision 3 0 Norman Morrell nbsp Great Britain Francis Millard nbsp United States Decision 3 0 Ferenc Toth nbsp Hungary Kustaa Pihlajamaki nbsp Finland Fall Yasar Erkan nbsp Turkey Points Rank Wrestler Nation Start Earned Total 1 Kustaa Pihlajamaki nbsp Finland 0 0 0 2 Gosta Frandfors nbsp Sweden 1 0 1 2 Francis Millard nbsp United States 0 1 1 2 Vern Pettigrew nbsp Canada 1 0 1 5 Ferenc Toth nbsp Hungary 0 3 3 6 Mitsuo Mizutani nbsp Japan 1 3 4 7 Marco Gavelli nbsp Italy 4 1 5 8 Yasar Erkan nbsp Turkey 4 3 7 8 Nevil Hall nbsp South Africa 4 3 7 8 Norman Morrell nbsp Great Britain 4 3 7 Round 4 edit Of the three losers Toth and Mizutani were eliminated Pettigrew had started with 1 point so remained in contention with 4 after losing Pihlajamaki won by fall again keeping his 0 point run intact Millard had 1 point Frandfors had 2 4 Bouts Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation Gosta Frandfors nbsp Sweden Decision 3 0 Mitsuo Mizutani nbsp Japan Francis Millard nbsp United States Fall Vern Pettigrew nbsp Canada Kustaa Pihlajamaki nbsp Finland Fall Ferenc Toth nbsp Hungary Points Rank Wrestler Nation Start Earned Total 1 Kustaa Pihlajamaki nbsp Finland 0 0 0 2 Francis Millard nbsp United States 1 0 1 3 Gosta Frandfors nbsp Sweden 1 1 2 4 Vern Pettigrew nbsp Canada 1 3 4 5 Ferenc Toth nbsp Hungary 3 3 6 6 Mitsuo Mizutani nbsp Japan 4 3 7 Round 5 edit The first bout pitted Frandfors against Pettigrew each was threatened with elimination with a loss though Frandfors would remain if he lost by split decision Frandfors came out the victor by decision eliminating Pettigrew The second bout featured Pihlajamaki and Millard neither of whom could be eliminated in the round Millard s loss by unanimous decision took him from 1 point to 4 points while Pihlajamaki received his first point This left three men to contest the medals 4 Bouts Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation Gosta Frandfors nbsp Sweden Decision 3 0 Vern Pettigrew nbsp Canada Kustaa Pihlajamaki nbsp Finland Decision 3 0 Francis Millard nbsp United States Points Rank Wrestler Nation Start Earned Total 1 Kustaa Pihlajamaki nbsp Finland 0 1 1 2 Francis Millard nbsp United States 1 3 4 3 Gosta Frandfors nbsp Sweden 2 1 3 4 Vern Pettigrew nbsp Canada 4 3 7 Round 6 edit Frandfors had not faced with of the two other remaining wrestlers but Millard and Pihlajamaki had faced each other Pihlajamaki had the bye in round 6 If Frandfors had won this round he would have faced Pihlajamaki in a final round However Millard proved the better by split decision giving both wrestlers 5 points and ending the competition with Pihlajamaki the only man left to take gold The tie between Millard and Frandfors at 5 points was broken by the results of this round itself with Millard s head to head win earning him silver and placing Frandfors in third for the bronze 4 Bouts Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation Francis Millard nbsp United States Decision 2 1 Gosta Frandfors nbsp Sweden Kustaa Pihlajamaki nbsp Finland Bye N A N A Points Rank Wrestler Nation Start Earned Total nbsp Kustaa Pihlajamaki nbsp Finland 1 0 1 nbsp Francis Millard nbsp United States 4 1 5 nbsp Gosta Frandfors nbsp Sweden 3 2 5References edit Wrestling at the 1936 Berlin Summer Games Men s Featherweight Freestyle Sports Reference Archived from the original on 18 April 2020 Retrieved 23 February 2019 Official Olympic Report la84 org Retrieved 25 August 2018 a b Official Report p 716 a b c d e f Official Report p 728 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Wrestling at the 1936 Summer Olympics Men 27s freestyle featherweight amp oldid 958157992, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
