| Men's Greco-Roman featherweight at the Games of the XV Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Messuhalli | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 24–27 July | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 17 from 17 nations | ||||||||||||
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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 featherweight competition at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki took place from 24 July to 27 July at Messuhalli. Nations were limited to one competitor. Featherweight was the third-lightest category, including wrestlers weighing 57 to 62 kilograms (125.7 to 136.7 lb).
Competition format
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.
Results
Round 1
- Bouts
| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Imre Polyák |  Hungary |
Fall | Marco Antonio Girón |  Guatemala
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| Gunnar Håkansson |  Sweden |
Decision, 3–0 | Francisc Horvath |  Romania
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| Ernest Gondzik |  Poland |
Decision, 2–1 | Bela Torma |  Yugoslavia
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| Bartl Brötzner |  Austria |
Decision, 3–0 | Lucien Claes |  Belgium
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| Abdel Aaal Rashed |  Egypt |
Fall | Rolf Ellerbrock |  Germany
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| Umberto Trippa |  Italy |
Decision, 2–1 | Dagfin Huseby |  Norway
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| Erkki Talosela |  Finland |
Decision, 3–0 | Hasan Bozbey |  Turkey
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| Yakiv Punkin |  Soviet Union |
Fall | Antoine Merle |  France
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| Safi Taha |  Lebanon |
Bye | N/A | N/A |
- Points
| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Imre Polyák | Hungary |
0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Yakiv Punkin | Soviet Union |
0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Abdel Aaal Rashed | Egypt |
0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Safi Taha | Lebanon |
0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Bartl Brötzner | Austria |
0 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Ernest Gondzik | Poland |
0 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Gunnar Håkansson | Sweden |
0 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Erkki Talosela | Finland |
0 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Umberto Trippa | Italy |
0 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | Hasan Bozbey | Turkey |
0 | 3 | 3 |
| 10 | Lucien Claes | Belgium |
0 | 3 | 3 |
| 10 | Rolf Ellerbrock | Germany |
0 | 3 | 3 |
| 10 | Marco Antonio Girón | Guatemala |
0 | 3 | 3 |
| 10 | Francisc Horvath | Romania |
0 | 3 | 3 |
| 10 | Dagfin Huseby | Norway |
0 | 3 | 3 |
| 10 | Antoine Merle | France |
0 | 3 | 3 |
| 10 | Bela Torma | Yugoslavia |
0 | 3 | 3 |
Round 2
- Bouts
| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Safi Taha | Lebanon |
Fall | Marco Antonio Girón | Guatemala
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| Imre Polyák | Hungary |
Decision, 3–0 | Gunnar Håkansson | Sweden
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| Ernest Gondzik | Poland |
Decision, 2–1 | Francisc Horvath | Romania
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| Bartl Brötzner | Austria |
Decision, 2–1 | Bela Torma | Yugoslavia
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| Rolf Ellerbrock | Germany |
Decision, 3–0 | Lucien Claes | Belgium
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| Abdel Aaal Rashed | Egypt |
Decision, 2–1 | Umberto Trippa | Italy
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| Erkki Talosela | Finland |
Decision, 3–0 | Dagfin Huseby | Norway
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| Hasan Bozbey | Turkey |
Decision, 3–0 | Antoine Merle | France
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| Yakiv Punkin | Soviet Union |
Bye | N/A | N/A |
- Points
| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yakiv Punkin | Soviet Union |
0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Safi Taha | Lebanon |
0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Imre Polyák | Hungary |
0 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | Abdel Aaal Rashed | Egypt |
0 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Bartl Brötzner | Austria |
1 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | Ernest Gondzik | Poland |
1 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | Erkki Talosela | Finland |
1 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | Hasan Bozbey | Turkey |
3 | 1 | 4 |
| 8 | Rolf Ellerbrock | Germany |
3 | 1 | 4 |
| 8 | Gunnar Håkansson | Sweden |
1 | 3 | 4 |
| 8 | Umberto Trippa | Italy |
1 | 3 | 4 |
| 12 | Lucien Claes | Belgium |
3 | 3 | 6 |
| 12 | Marco Antonio Girón | Guatemala |
3 | 3 | 6 |
| 12 | Francisc Horvath | Romania |
3 | 3 | 6 |
| 12 | Dagfin Huseby | Norway |
3 | 3 | 6 |
| 12 | Antoine Merle | France |
3 | 3 | 6 |
| 12 | Bela Torma | Yugoslavia |
3 | 3 | 6 |
Round 3
Taha withdrew after his bout.
- Bouts
| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yakiv Punkin | Soviet Union |
Decision, 3–0 | Safi Taha | Lebanon
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| Imre Polyák | Hungary |
Decision, 3–0 | Ernest Gondzik | Poland
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| Bartl Brötzner | Austria |
Decision, 3–0 | Gunnar Håkansson | Sweden
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| Umberto Trippa | Italy |
Fall | Rolf Ellerbrock | Germany
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| Abdel Aaal Rashed | Egypt |
Decision, 3–0 | Erkki Talosela | Finland
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| Hasan Bozbey | Turkey |
Bye | N/A | N/A |
- Points
| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yakiv Punkin | Soviet Union |
0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Imre Polyák | Hungary |
1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | Abdel Aaal Rashed | Egypt |
1 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | Bartl Brötzner | Austria |
2 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | Hasan Bozbey | Turkey |
4 | 0 | 4 |
| 5 | Umberto Trippa | Italy |
4 | 0 | 4 |
| 7 | Safi Taha | Lebanon |
0 | 3 | 3* |
| 8 | Ernest Gondzik | Poland |
2 | 3 | 5 |
| 8 | Erkki Talosela | Finland |
2 | 3 | 5 |
| 10 | Rolf Ellerbrock | Germany |
4 | 3 | 7 |
| 10 | Gunnar Håkansson | Sweden |
4 | 3 | 7 |
Round 4
The tie for third place (and the final spot in the medal rounds) was broken by Rashed's head-to-head victory over Trippa in round 1.
- Bouts
| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yakiv Punkin | Soviet Union |
Decision, 3–0 | Hasan Bozbey | Turkey
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| Imre Polyák | Hungary |
Decision, 2–1 | Abdel Aaal Rashed | Egypt
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| Umberto Trippa | Italy |
Decision, 3–0 | Bartl Brötzner | Austria
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- Points
| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yakiv Punkin | Soviet Union |
1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | Imre Polyák | Hungary |
2 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | Abdel Aaal Rashed | Egypt |
2 | 3 | 5 |
| 4 | Umberto Trippa | Italy |
4 | 1 | 5 |
| 5 | Bartl Brötzner | Austria |
3 | 3 | 6 |
| 6 | Hasan Bozbey | Turkey |
4 | 3 | 7 |
Medal rounds
Polyák's victory over Rashed in round 4 counted for the medal round.
- Bouts
| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yakiv Punkin | Soviet Union |
Fall | Imre Polyák | Hungary
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| Yakiv Punkin | Soviet Union |
Fall | Abdel Aaal Rashed | Egypt
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- Points
| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Wins | Losses | Start | Earned | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Yakiv Punkin | Soviet Union |
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Imre Polyák | Hungary |
1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
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Abdel Aaal Rashed | Egypt |
0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
References
- ^ "Wrestling at the 1952 Helsinki Summer Games: Men's Featherweight, Greco-Roman". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
- ^ Official Report 1955, p. 370.
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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