Wrestling at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle lightweight
Men's freestyle lightweight at the Games of the XV Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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Venue | Messuhalli | ||||||||||||
Dates | 20–23 July | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 23 from 23 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 freestyle lightweight 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] Lightweight was the fourth-lightest category, including wrestlers weighing 62 to 67 kilograms (136.7 to 147.7 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
Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
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Tevfik Yüce | ![]() |
Decision, 3–0 | Ray Myland | ![]() |
Tofigh Jahanbakht | ![]() |
Decision, 3–0 | József Gál | ![]() |
Heini Nettesheim | ![]() |
Fall | O Tae-geun | ![]() |
Osvaldo Blasi | ![]() |
Fall | Arístides Pérez | ![]() |
Dick Garrard | ![]() |
Decision, 3–0 | Jack Vard | ![]() |
Tommy Evans | ![]() |
Decision, 3–0 | Mohamed Badr | ![]() |
Takeo Shimotori | ![]() |
Decision, 3–0 | Bjørn Larsson | ![]() |
Jan Cools | ![]() |
Decision, 3–0 | Mario Tovar | ![]() |
Garibaldo Nizzola | ![]() |
Decision, 3–0 | Erik Østrand | ![]() |
Olle Anderberg | ![]() |
Fall | Armenak Yaltyryan | ![]() |
Risto Talosela | ![]() |
Fall | Paul Besson | ![]() |
Blondie Pienaar | ![]() |
Bye | N/A | N/A |
- Points
Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total |
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1 | Olle Anderberg | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 |
1 | Osvaldo Blasi | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 |
1 | Heini Nettesheim | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 |
1 | Blondie Pienaar | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 |
1 | Risto Talosela | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 |
6 | Jan Cools | ![]() |
0 | 1 | 1 |
6 | Tommy Evans | ![]() |
0 | 1 | 1 |
6 | Dick Garrard | ![]() |
0 | 1 | 1 |
6 | Garibaldo Nizzola | ![]() |
0 | 1 | 1 |
6 | Takeo Shimotori | ![]() |
0 | 1 | 1 |
6 | Tofigh Jahanbakht | ![]() |
0 | 1 | 1 |
6 | Tevfik Yüce | ![]() |
0 | 1 | 1 |
13 | Mohamed Badr | ![]() |
0 | 3 | 3 |
13 | Paul Besson | ![]() |
0 | 3 | 3 |
13 | József Gál | ![]() |
0 | 3 | 3 |
13 | Bjørn Larsson | ![]() |
0 | 3 | 3 |
13 | Ray Myland | ![]() |
0 | 3 | 3 |
13 | O Tae-geun | ![]() |
0 | 3 | 3 |
13 | Erik Østrand | ![]() |
0 | 3 | 3 |
13 | Arístides Pérez | ![]() |
0 | 3 | 3 |
13 | Mario Tovar | ![]() |
0 | 3 | 3 |
13 | Jack Vard | ![]() |
0 | 3 | 3 |
13 | Armenak Yaltyryan | ![]() |
0 | 3 | 3 |
Round 2
Nizzola withdrew after his bout.
- Bouts
Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
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Tevfik Yüce | ![]() |
Decision, 3–0 | Blondie Pienaar | ![]() |
Tofigh Jahanbakht | ![]() |
Fall | Ray Myland | ![]() |
József Gál | ![]() |
Decision, 3–0 | O Tae-geun | ![]() |
Heini Nettesheim | ![]() |
Fall | Arístides Pérez | ![]() |
Dick Garrard | ![]() |
Decision, 3–0 | Osvaldo Blasi | ![]() |
Tommy Evans | ![]() |
Fall | Jack Vard | ![]() |
Takeo Shimotori | ![]() |
Decision, 3–0 | Mohamed Badr | ![]() |
Jan Cools | ![]() |
Fall | Bjørn Larsson | ![]() |
Erik Østrand | ![]() |
Decision, 3–0 | Mario Tovar | ![]() |
Olle Anderberg | ![]() |
Decision, 3–0 | Garibaldo Nizzola | ![]() |
Armenak Yaltyryan | ![]() |
Fall | Risto Talosela | ![]() |
Paul Besson | ![]() |
Bye | N/A | N/A |
- Points
Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total |
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1 | Heini Nettesheim | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 |
2 | Olle Anderberg | ![]() |
0 | 1 | 1 |
2 | Jan Cools | ![]() |
1 | 0 | 1 |
2 | Tommy Evans | ![]() |
1 | 0 | 1 |
2 | Tofigh Jahanbakht | ![]() |
1 | 0 | 1 |
6 | Dick Garrard | ![]() |
1 | 1 | 2 |
6 | Takeo Shimotori | ![]() |
1 | 1 | 2 |
6 | Tevfik Yüce | ![]() |
1 | 1 | 2 |
9 | Paul Besson | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 3 |
9 | Osvaldo Blasi | ![]() |
0 | 3 | 3 |
9 | Blondie Pienaar | ![]() |
0 | 3 | 3 |
9 | Risto Talosela | ![]() |
0 | 3 | 3 |
9 | Armenak Yaltyryan | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 3 |
14 | József Gál | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 4 |
14 | Erik Østrand | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 4 |
16 | Garibaldo Nizzola | ![]() |
1 | 3 | 4* |
17 | Mohamed Badr | ![]() |
3 | 3 | 6 |
17 | Bjørn Larsson | ![]() |
3 | 3 | 6 |
17 | Ray Myland | ![]() |
3 | 3 | 6 |
17 | O Tae-geun | ![]() |
3 | 3 | 6 |
17 | Arístides Pérez | ![]() |
3 | 3 | 6 |
17 | Mario Tovar | ![]() |
3 | 3 | 6 |
17 | Jack Vard | ![]() |
3 | 3 | 6 |
Round 3
- Bouts
Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
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Blondie Pienaar | ![]() |
Decision, 3–0 | Paul Besson | ![]() |
Tofigh Jahanbakht | ![]() |
Decision, 2–1 | Tevfik Yüce | ![]() |
József Gál | ![]() |
Decision, 2–1 | Heini Nettesheim | ![]() |
Tommy Evans | ![]() |
Decision, 3–0 | Osvaldo Blasi | ![]() |
Takeo Shimotori | ![]() |
Decision, 3–0 | Dick Garrard | ![]() |
Olle Anderberg | ![]() |
Fall | Jan Cools | ![]() |
Armenak Yaltyryan | ![]() |
Decision, 3–0 | Erik Østrand | ![]() |
Risto Talosela | ![]() |
Bye | N/A | N/A |
- Points
Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total |
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1 | Olle Anderberg | ![]() |
1 | 0 | 1 |
2 | Tommy Evans | ![]() |
1 | 1 | 2 |
2 | Tofigh Jahanbakht | ![]() |
1 | 1 | 2 |
4 | Heini Nettesheim | ![]() |
0 | 3 | 3 |
4 | Takeo Shimotori | ![]() |
2 | 1 | 3 |
4 | Risto Talosela | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 3 |
7 | Jan Cools | ![]() |
1 | 3 | 4 |
7 | Blondie Pienaar | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 4 |
7 | Armenak Yaltyryan | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 4 |
10 | József Gál | ![]() |
4 | 1 | 5 |
10 | Dick Garrard | ![]() |
2 | 3 | 5 |
10 | Tevfik Yüce | ![]() |
2 | 3 | 5 |
13 | Paul Besson | ![]() |
3 | 3 | 6 |
13 | Osvaldo Blasi | ![]() |
3 | 3 | 6 |
15 | Erik Østrand | ![]() |
4 | 3 | 7 |
Round 4
- Bouts
Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
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Risto Talosela | ![]() |
Decision, 3–0 | Blondie Pienaar | ![]() |
Tofigh Jahanbakht | ![]() |
Decision, 2–1 | Heini Nettesheim | ![]() |
Tommy Evans | ![]() |
Fall | Jan Cools | ![]() |
Olle Anderberg | ![]() |
Fall | Takeo Shimotori | ![]() |
Armenak Yaltyryan | ![]() |
Bye | N/A | N/A |
- Points
Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total |
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1 | Olle Anderberg | ![]() |
1 | 0 | 1 |
2 | Tommy Evans | ![]() |
2 | 0 | 2 |
3 | Tofigh Jahanbakht | ![]() |
2 | 1 | 3 |
4 | Risto Talosela | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 4 |
4 | Armenak Yaltyryan | ![]() |
4 | 0 | 4 |
6 | Heini Nettesheim | ![]() |
3 | 3 | 6 |
6 | Takeo Shimotori | ![]() |
3 | 3 | 6 |
8 | Jan Cools | ![]() |
4 | 3 | 7 |
8 | Blondie Pienaar | ![]() |
4 | 3 | 7 |
Round 5
Yaltyryan finished 4th over Talosela due to their head-to-head match in round 2.
- Bouts
Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
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Tofigh Jahanbakht | ![]() |
Decision, 3–0 | Armenak Yaltyryan | ![]() |
Tommy Evans | ![]() |
Fall | Risto Talosela | ![]() |
Olle Anderberg | ![]() |
Bye | N/A | N/A |
- Points
Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Olle Anderberg | ![]() |
1 | 0 | 1 |
2 | Tommy Evans | ![]() |
2 | 0 | 2 |
3 | Tofigh Jahanbakht | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 4 |
4 | Armenak Yaltyryan | ![]() |
4 | 3 | 7 |
5 | Risto Talosela | ![]() |
4 | 3 | 7 |
Medal rounds
None of the three medalists had faced other, so each wrestled both of the others. Anderberg won both of his matches, taking gold. Evans, having lost to Anderberg, beat Jahanbakht to take silver. Jahanbakht finished with the bronze at 0–2 against the other medalists.
- Bouts
Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
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Olle Anderberg | ![]() |
Decision, 3–0 | Tofigh Jahanbakht | ![]() |
Olle Anderberg | ![]() |
Decision, 2–1 | Tommy Evans | ![]() |
Tommy Evans | ![]() |
Decision, 3–0 | Tofigh Jahanbakht | ![]() |
- Points
Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Wins | Losses | Start | Earned | Total |
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Olle Anderberg | ![]() |
2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
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Tommy Evans | ![]() |
1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
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Tofigh Jahanbakht | ![]() |
0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 |
References
- ^ a b "Wrestling at the 1952 Helsinki Summer Games: Men's freestyle lightweight". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
- ^ a b Official Report 1955, p. 356.
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.