Wrestling at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Men's Greco-Roman light heavyweight
| Men's Greco-Roman light heavyweight at the Games of the XV Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Messuhalli | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 24–27 July | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 10 from 10 nations | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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| 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 Greco-Roman light heavyweight competition at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki took place from 24 July to 27 July at Messuhalli. Nations were limited to one competitor.[1] 79 to 87 kilograms (174.2 to 191.8 lb).[2]
Competition format
[edit]This Greco-Roman 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
[edit]Round 1
[edit]- Bouts
| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michel Skaff |  Lebanon | Decision, 2–1 | Ovidiu Forai |  Romania |
| Karl-Erik Nilsson |  Sweden | Decision, 3–0 | Gyula Kovács |  Hungary |
| Umberto Silvestri |  Italy | Decision, 2–1 | İsmet Atlı |  Turkey |
| Kelpo Gröndahl |  Finland | Fall | Jos Schummer |  Luxembourg |
| Shalva Chikhladze |  Soviet Union | Fall | Max Leichter |  Germany |
- Points
| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shalva Chikhladze | Soviet Union | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Kelpo Gröndahl | Finland | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Karl-Erik Nilsson | Sweden | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | Umberto Silvestri | Italy | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | Michel Skaff | Lebanon | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | İsmet Atlı | Turkey | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 6 | Ovidiu Forai | Romania | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 6 | Gyula Kovács | Hungary | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 6 | Max Leichter | Germany | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 6 | Jos Schummer | Luxembourg | 0 | 3 | 3 |
Round 2
[edit]- Bouts
| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gyula Kovács | Hungary | Fall | Michel Skaff | Lebanon |
| Karl-Erik Nilsson | Sweden | Decision, 3–0 | Ovidiu Forai | Romania |
| İsmet Atlı | Turkey | Fall | Jos Schummer | Luxembourg |
| Shalva Chikhladze | Soviet Union | Decision, 3–0 | Umberto Silvestri | Italy |
| Kelpo Gröndahl | Finland | Decision, 3–0 | Max Leichter | Germany |
- Points
| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shalva Chikhladze | Soviet Union | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | Kelpo Gröndahl | Finland | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | Karl-Erik Nilsson | Sweden | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | İsmet Atlı | Turkey | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | Gyula Kovács | Hungary | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | Umberto Silvestri | Italy | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 6 | Michel Skaff | Lebanon | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 8 | Ovidiu Forai | Romania | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 8 | Max Leichter | Germany | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 8 | Jos Schummer | Luxembourg | 3 | 3 | 6 |
Round 3
[edit]- Bouts
| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karl-Erik Nilsson | Sweden | Fall | Michel Skaff | Lebanon |
| Gyula Kovács | Hungary | Decision, 3–0 | İsmet Atlı | Turkey |
| Kelpo Gröndahl | Finland | Fall | Umberto Silvestri | Italy |
| Shalva Chikhladze | Soviet Union | Bye | N/A | N/A |
- Points
| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shalva Chikhladze | Soviet Union | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | Kelpo Gröndahl | Finland | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Karl-Erik Nilsson | Sweden | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | Gyula Kovács | Hungary | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | İsmet Atlı | Turkey | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 6 | Umberto Silvestri | Italy | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 6 | Michel Skaff | Lebanon | 4 | 3 | 7 |
Round 4
[edit]Nilsson's victory over Kovács in round 1 was the tie-breaker for third place and entry into the medal rounds.
- Bouts
| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gyula Kovács | Hungary | Decision, 3–0 | Shalva Chikhladze | Soviet Union |
| Kelpo Gröndahl | Finland | Decision, 2–1 | Karl-Erik Nilsson | Sweden |
- Points
| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kelpo Gröndahl | Finland | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | Shalva Chikhladze | Soviet Union | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 3 | Karl-Erik Nilsson | Sweden | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 4 | Gyula Kovács | Hungary | 4 | 1 | 5 |
Medal rounds
[edit]Gröndahl's victory over Nilsson in round 4 was counted for the medal rounds.
- Bouts
| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shalva Chikhladze | Soviet Union | Decision, 3–0 | Karl-Erik Nilsson | Sweden |
| Kelpo Gröndahl | Finland | Decision, 2–1 | Shalva Chikhladze | Soviet Union |
- Points
| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Wins | Losses | Start | Earned | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Kelpo Gröndahl | Finland | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
 | Shalva Chikhladze | Soviet Union | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
 | Karl-Erik Nilsson | Sweden | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Wrestling at the 1952 Helsinki Summer Games: Men's Light Heavyweight, Greco-Roman". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
- ^ a b Official Report 1955, p. 378.
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. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
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