Wrestling at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's Greco-Roman lightweight

The men's Greco-Roman lightweight competition at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London took place from 3 August to 6 August at the Empress Hall, Earls Court Exhibition Centre. Nations were limited to one competitor.[1]

Men's Greco-Roman lightweight
at the Games of the XIV Olympiad
VenueEmpress Hall, Earls Court Exhibition Centre
Dates3–6 August
Competitors17 from 17 nations
Medalists
Gustav Freij  Sweden
Aage Eriksen  Norway
Károly Ferencz  Hungary
Wrestling at the
1948 Summer Olympics
Greco-Roman
Flymen
Bantammen
Feathermen
Lightmen
Weltermen
Middlemen
Light heavymen
Heavymen
Freestyle
Flymen
Bantammen
Feathermen
Lightmen
Weltermen
Middlemen
Light heavymen
Heavymen

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, with the slight modification introduced in 1936. 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.[2]

Results

Round 1

Jauch withdrew during his match. Tuhý withdrew after his victory.

Bouts
WinnerNationVictory TypeLoserNation
Giacomo Gesino ItalyDecision, 3–0Frans Rombaut Belgium
Károly Ferencz HungaryDecision, 3–0Aage Eriksen Norway
Georgios Petmezas GreeceDecision, 3–0Mohamed Ahmed Osman Egypt
Charif Damage LebanonFallLuis Rosado Argentina
Abraham Kurland DenmarkRetiredAlfred Jauch Switzerland
Ahmet Şenol TurkeyDecision, 2–1Albert Falaux France
Gustav Freij SwedenFallRay Myland Great Britain
Václav Tuhý CzechoslovakiaDecision, 3–0Eero Virtanen Finland
Johannes Munnikes NetherlandsByeN/AN/A
Points
RankWrestlerNationStartEarnedTotal
1Charif Damage Lebanon000
1Gustav Freij Sweden000
1Abraham Kurland Denmark000
1Johannes Munnikes Netherlands000
5Károly Ferencz Hungary011
5Giacomo Gesino Italy011
5Georgios Petmezas Greece011
5Ahmet Şenol Turkey011
9Albert Falaux France022
10Aage Eriksen Norway033
10Ray Myland Great Britain033
10Mohamed Ahmed Osman Egypt033
10Frans Rombaut Belgium033
10Luis Rosado Argentina033
10Eero Virtanen Finland033
16Václav Tuhý Czechoslovakia011*
17Alfred Jauch Switzerland033*

Round 2
Bouts
WinnerNationVictory TypeLoserNation
Johannes Munnikes NetherlandsFallFrans Rombaut Belgium
Aage Eriksen NorwayDecision, 2–1Giacomo Gesino Italy
Károly Ferencz HungaryDecision, 2–1Mohamed Ahmed Osman Egypt
Georgios Petmezas GreeceFallLuis Rosado Argentina
Charif Damage LebanonDecision, 3–0Abraham Kurland Denmark
Gustav Freij SwedenFallAlbert Falaux France
Ahmet Şenol TurkeyFallRay Myland Great Britain
Eero Virtanen FinlandByeN/AN/A
Points
RankWrestlerNationStartEarnedTotal
1Gustav Freij Sweden000
1Johannes Munnikes Netherlands000
3Charif Damage Lebanon011
3Georgios Petmezas Greece101
3Ahmet Şenol Turkey101
6Károly Ferencz Hungary112
7Giacomo Gesino Italy123
7Abraham Kurland Denmark033
7Eero Virtanen Finland303
10Aage Eriksen Norway314
11Albert Falaux France235
11Mohamed Ahmed Osman Egypt325
13Ray Myland Great Britain336
13Frans Rombaut Belgium336
13Luis Rosado Argentina336

Round 3
Bouts
WinnerNationVictory TypeLoserNation
Eero Virtanen FinlandDecision, 3–0Johannes Munnikes Netherlands
Károly Ferencz HungaryDecision, 2–1Giacomo Gesino Italy
Aage Eriksen NorwayDeclaredGeorgios Petmezas Greece
Charif Damage LebanonDecision, 3–0Ahmet Şenol Turkey
Gustav Freij SwedenDecision, 2–1Abraham Kurland Denmark
Points
RankWrestlerNationStartEarnedTotal
1Gustav Freij Sweden011
2Charif Damage Lebanon112
3Károly Ferencz Hungary213
3Johannes Munnikes Netherlands033
5Aage Eriksen Norway404
5Georgios Petmezas Greece134
5Ahmet Şenol Turkey134
5Eero Virtanen Finland314
9Giacomo Gesino Italy325
9Abraham Kurland Denmark325

Round 4
Bouts
WinnerNationVictory TypeLoserNation
Aage Eriksen NorwayRetiredEero Virtanen Finland
Károly Ferencz HungaryFallJohannes Munnikes Netherlands
Charif Damage LebanonDecision, 3–0Georgios Petmezas Greece
Gustav Freij SwedenFallAhmet Şenol Turkey
Points
RankWrestlerNationStartEarnedTotal
1Gustav Freij Sweden101
2Charif Damage Lebanon213
2Károly Ferencz Hungary303
4Aage Eriksen Norway404
5Johannes Munnikes Netherlands336
6Georgios Petmezas Greece437
6Ahmet Şenol Turkey437
6Eero Virtanen Finland437

Round 5

Eriksen was eliminated despite winning, as the victory by decision gave him his fifth point. Freij was the only remaining wrestler with fewer than five, winning gold. Eriksen took silver. Ferencz and Damage each had six points, and had not previously faced each other, so a bronze medal match was staged.

Bouts
WinnerNationVictory TypeLoserNation
Gustav Freij SwedenDecision, 3–0Károly Ferencz Hungary
Aage Eriksen NorwayDecision, 3–0Charif Damage Lebanon
Points
RankWrestlerNationStartEarnedTotal
Gustav Freij Sweden112
Aage Eriksen Norway415
3Charif Damage Lebanon336
3Károly Ferencz Hungary336

Bronze medal match

Ferencz took the bronze medal in a split decision.

Bouts
WinnerNationVictory TypeLoserNation
Károly Ferencz HungaryDecision, 2–1Charif Damage Lebanon
Points
RankWrestlerNationStartEarnedTotal
Károly Ferencz Hungary617
4Charif Damage Lebanon628

References
  1. "Wrestling at the 1948 London Summer Games: Men's Lightweight, Greco-Roman". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 1 March 2019.
  2. Official Report, p. 496.
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