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

The men's Greco-Roman welterweight 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 welterweight
at the Games of the XIV Olympiad
VenueEmpress Hall, Earls Court Exhibition Centre
Dates3–6 August
Competitors16 from 16 nations
Medalists
Gösta Andersson  Sweden
Miklós Szilvási  Hungary
Henrik Hansen  Denmark

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

Özdemir retired after his loss.

Bouts
WinnerNationVictory TypeLoserNation
Miklós Szilvási HungaryDecision, 3–0Julien Dobbelaere Belgium
Josef Schmidt AustriaFallAndy Wilson Great Britain
René Chesneau FranceFallNic Felgen Luxembourg
Alberto Longarella ArgentinaDecision, 2–1Robert Diggelmann Switzerland
Veikko Männikkö FinlandDecision, 3–0Ali Özdemir Turkey
Bjørn Cook NorwayDecision, 3–0Luigi Rigamonti Italy
Henrik Hansen DenmarkFallKemal Munir Egypt
Gösta Andersson SwedenFallJohan Schouten Netherlands
Points
RankWrestlerNationStartEarnedTotal
1Gösta Andersson Sweden000
1René Chesneau France000
1Henrik Hansen Denmark000
1Josef Schmidt Austria000
5Bjørn Cook Norway011
5Alberto Longarella Argentina011
5Veikko Männikkö Finland011
5Miklós Szilvási Hungary011
9Robert Diggelmann Switzerland022
10Julien Dobbelaere Belgium033
10Nic Felgen Luxembourg033
10Kemal Munir Egypt033
10Luigi Rigamonti Italy033
10Johan Schouten Netherlands033
10Andy Wilson Great Britain033
16Ali Özdemir Turkey033*

Round 2

Dobbelaere and Schouten withdrew after this round.

Bouts
WinnerNationVictory TypeLoserNation
Julien Dobbelaere BelgiumFallAndy Wilson Great Britain
Miklós Szilvási HungaryDecision, 3–0Josef Schmidt Austria
Nic Felgen LuxembourgFallRobert Diggelmann Switzerland
Bjørn Cook NorwayDecision, 3–0Veikko Männikkö Finland
René Chesneau FranceDecision, 3–0Alberto Longarella Argentina
Luigi Rigamonti ItalyFallKemal Munir Egypt
Gösta Andersson SwedenDecision, 3–0Henrik Hansen Denmark
Johan Schouten NetherlandsByeN/AN/A
Points
RankWrestlerNationStartEarnedTotal
1Gösta Andersson Sweden011
1René Chesneau France011
3Bjørn Cook Norway112
3Miklós Szilvási Hungary112
5Nic Felgen Luxembourg303
5Henrik Hansen Denmark033
5Luigi Rigamonti Italy303
5Josef Schmidt Austria033
9Alberto Longarella Argentina134
9Veikko Männikkö Finland134
11Julien Dobbelaere Belgium303*
11Johan Schouten Netherlands303*
13Robert Diggelmann Switzerland235
14Kemal Munir Egypt336
14Andy Wilson Great Britain336

Round 3

Bouts
WinnerNationVictory TypeLoserNation
Miklós Szilvási HungaryFallRené Chesneau France
Josef Schmidt AustriaDecision, 3–0Nic Felgen Luxembourg
Veikko Männikkö FinlandFallAlberto Longarella Argentina
Henrik Hansen DenmarkDecision, 3–0Bjørn Cook Norway
Gösta Andersson SwedenDecision, 3–0Luigi Rigamonti Italy
Points
RankWrestlerNationStartEarnedTotal
1Gösta Andersson Sweden112
1Miklós Szilvási Hungary202
3René Chesneau France134
3Henrik Hansen Denmark314
3Veikko Männikkö Finland404
3Josef Schmidt Austria314
7Bjørn Cook Norway235
8Nic Felgen Luxembourg336
8Luigi Rigamonti Italy336
10Alberto Longarella Argentina437

Round 4

Bouts
WinnerNationVictory TypeLoserNation
Miklós Szilvási HungaryDecision, 3–0Veikko Männikkö Finland
Henrik Hansen DenmarkFallJosef Schmidt Austria
Gösta Andersson SwedenDecision, 3–0René Chesneau France
Points
RankWrestlerNationStartEarnedTotal
1Gösta Andersson Sweden213
1Miklós Szilvási Hungary213
3Henrik Hansen Denmark404
4René Chesneau France437
4Veikko Männikkö Finland437
4Josef Schmidt Austria437

Round 5

Bouts
WinnerNationVictory TypeLoserNation
Miklós Szilvási HungaryFallHenrik Hansen Denmark
Gösta Andersson SwedenByeN/AN/A
Points
RankWrestlerNationStartEarnedTotal
1Gösta Andersson Sweden303
1Miklós Szilvási Hungary303
Henrik Hansen Denmark437

Round 6

Bouts
WinnerNationVictory TypeLoserNation
Gösta Andersson SwedenDecision, 3–0Miklós Szilvási Hungary
Points
RankWrestlerNationStartEarnedTotal
Gösta Andersson Sweden314
Miklós Szilvási Hungary336

References

  1. "Wrestling at the 1948 London Summer Games: Men's Welterweight, Greco-Roman". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
  2. Official Report, p. 496.
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