Wrestling at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle light heavyweight
| Men's freestyle light heavyweight at the Games of the XV Olympiad | |
|---|---|
| Venue | Messuhalli |
| Dates | 20–23 July |
| Competitors | 13 from 13 nations |
| Medalists | |
| Wrestling at the 1952 Summer Olympics | |
|---|---|
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| Greco-Roman | |
| Fly | men |
| Bantam | men |
| Feather | men |
| Light | men |
| Welter | men |
| Middle | men |
| Light heavy | men |
| Heavy | men |
| Freestyle | |
| Fly | men |
| Bantam | men |
| Feather | men |
| Light | men |
| Welter | men |
| Middle | men |
| Light heavy | men |
| Heavy | men |
The men's freestyle light heavyweight competition at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki took place from 20 July to 23 July at Messuhalli. Nations were limited to one competitor.[1] Light heavyweight was the second-heaviest category, including wrestlers weighing 79 to 87 kilograms (174.2 to 191.8 lb).[2]
Competition format
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, removing the slight modification introduced in 1936 and used until 1948 (which had a reduced penalty for a loss by 2–1 decision). 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. This elimination continued until the medal rounds, which began when 3 wrestlers remained. These 3 wrestlers each faced each other in a round-robin medal round (with earlier results counting, if any had wrestled another before); record within the medal round determined medals, with bad points breaking ties.[2][1]
Results
Round 1
- Bouts
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- Points
| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Willy Lardon | File:Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Switzerland | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Henry Wittenberg | File:US flag 48 stars.svg United States | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Abbas Zandi | File:State Flag of Iran (1933-1964).svg Iran | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | August Englas | File:Flag of the Soviet Union (1936–1955).svg Soviet Union | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | Max Leichter | File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | Viking Palm | File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | Jan Theron | File:Flag of South Africa (1928–1982).svg South Africa | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | Adil Atan | File:Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 8 | Kevin Coote | File:Flag of Australia.svg Australia | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 8 | Shrirang Jadhav | File:Flag of India.svg India | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 8 | Rodolfo Padron | File:Flag of Venezuela (1930–1954).svg Venezuela | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 8 | Paavo Sepponen | File:Flag of Finland.svg Finland | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 8 | Bob Steckle | File:Flag of Canada (1921–1957).svg Canada | 0 | 3 | 3 |
Round 2
Lardon withdrew after his bout.
- Bouts
- Points
| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Henry Wittenberg | File:US flag 48 stars.svg United States | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | August Englas | File:Flag of the Soviet Union (1936–1955).svg Soviet Union | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | Viking Palm | File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | Abbas Zandi | File:State Flag of Iran (1933-1964).svg Iran | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Jan Theron | File:Flag of South Africa (1928–1982).svg South Africa | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | Adil Atan | File:Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | Paavo Sepponen | File:Flag of Finland.svg Finland | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 8 | Max Leichter | File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 9 | Willy Lardon | File:Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Switzerland | 0 | 3 | 3* |
| 10 | Kevin Coote | File:Flag of Australia.svg Australia | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 10 | Shrirang Jadhav | File:Flag of India.svg India | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 10 | Rodolfo Padron | File:Flag of Venezuela (1930–1954).svg Venezuela | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 10 | Bob Steckle | File:Flag of Canada (1921–1957).svg Canada | 3 | 3 | 6 |
Round 3
- Bouts
- Points
| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | August Englas | File:Flag of the Soviet Union (1936–1955).svg Soviet Union | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | Viking Palm | File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | Abbas Zandi | File:State Flag of Iran (1933-1964).svg Iran | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | Adil Atan | File:Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | Henry Wittenberg | File:US flag 48 stars.svg United States | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 6 | Jan Theron | File:Flag of South Africa (1928–1982).svg South Africa | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 7 | Paavo Sepponen | File:Flag of Finland.svg Finland | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 8 | Max Leichter | File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany | 4 | 3 | 7 |
Round 4
- Bouts
| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Viking Palm | File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden | Decision, 2–1 | Abbas Zandi | File:State Flag of Iran (1933-1964).svg Iran |
| Henry Wittenberg | File:US flag 48 stars.svg United States | Decision, 3–0 | August Englas | File:Flag of the Soviet Union (1936–1955).svg Soviet Union |
| Adil Atan | File:Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey | Bye | N/A | N/A |
- Points
| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adil Atan | File:Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 1 | Viking Palm | File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | August Englas | File:Flag of the Soviet Union (1936–1955).svg Soviet Union | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 4 | Henry Wittenberg | File:US flag 48 stars.svg United States | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | Abbas Zandi | File:State Flag of Iran (1933-1964).svg Iran | 2 | 3 | 5 |
Round 5
- Bouts
| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henry Wittenberg | File:US flag 48 stars.svg United States | Fall | Adil Atan | File:Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey |
| Viking Palm | File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden | Decision, 2–1 | August Englas | File:Flag of the Soviet Union (1936–1955).svg Soviet Union |
- Points
| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Viking Palm | File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 1 | Henry Wittenberg | File:US flag 48 stars.svg United States | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | Adil Atan | File:Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 4 | August Englas | File:Flag of the Soviet Union (1936–1955).svg Soviet Union | 4 | 3 | 7 |
Medal rounds
Palm's victory over Wittenberg in round 3 and Wittenberg's victory over Atan in round 5 counted for the medal round. The only bout left for the round therefore was Palm against Atan, with Wittenberg a spectator—who had to hope for an Atan victory to create a three-way tie at 1–1 which Wittenberg would win on bad points to take gold. Palm was able to defeat Atan in a split decision, however, and the Swede thereby won the gold medal, having beaten both of the other medalists.
- Bouts
| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Viking Palm | File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden | Decision, 2–1 | Adil Atan | File:Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey |
- Points
| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Wins | Losses | Start | Earned | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st place, gold medalist(s) | Viking Palm | File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2nd place, silver medalist(s) | Henry Wittenberg | File:US flag 48 stars.svg United States | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) | Adil Atan | File:Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 9 |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Wrestling at the 1952 Helsinki Summer Games: Men's freestyle light heavyweight". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Official Report 1955, p. 362.
General
- Kolkka, Sulo, ed. (1955). The Official Report of the Organising Committee for the Games of the XV Olympiad Helsinki 1952. Translated by Matson, Alex. Porvoo, Finland: Werner Söderström Osakeyhtiö.
