The men's freestyle flyweight 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] Flyweight was the lightest category, including wrestlers weighing up to 52 kilograms (114.6 lb).[2]
| Men's freestyle flyweight at the Games of the XV Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Messuhalli | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 20–23 July | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 16 from 16 nations | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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Competition format
editThis 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
editRound 1
editTimonen withdrew after his bout.
- Bouts
| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yushu Kitano |  Japan |
Decision, 3–0 | Rolf Johansson |  Schweden
|
| Hugh Peery |  Vereinigte Staaten |
Decision, 3–0 | Mohamed Abdel Hamid El-Ward |  Ägypten
|
| Georgy Sayadov |  Soviet Union |
Decision, 3–0 | Marcel Sigiran |  Frankreich
|
| Giordano De Giorgi |  Italien |
Decision, 3–0 | Maurice Mewis |  Belgien
|
| Hasan Gemici |  Türkei |
Decision, 3–0 | Oiva Timonen |  Finnland
|
| Heini Weber |  Deutschland |
Fall | Leslie Cheetham |  Great Britain
|
| Mahmoud Mollaghasemi |  Iran |
Fall | Niranjan Das |  Indien
|
| Louis Baise |  Südafrika |
Decision, 3–0 | Rodolfo Dávila |  Mexiko
|
- Points
| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mahmoud Mollaghasemi | Iran |
0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Heini Weber | Deutschland |
0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Louis Baise | Südafrika |
0 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | Giordano De Giorgi | Italien |
0 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | Hasan Gemici | Türkei |
0 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | Yushu Kitano | Japan |
0 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | Hugh Peery | Vereinigte Staaten |
0 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | Georgy Sayadov | Soviet Union |
0 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | Leslie Cheetham | Great Britain |
0 | 3 | 3 |
| 9 | Niranjan Das | Indien |
0 | 3 | 3 |
| 9 | Rodolfo Dávila | Mexiko |
0 | 3 | 3 |
| 9 | Mohamed Abdel Hamid El-Ward | Ägypten |
0 | 3 | 3 |
| 9 | Rolf Johansson | Schweden |
0 | 3 | 3 |
| 9 | Maurice Mewis | Belgien |
0 | 3 | 3 |
| 9 | Marcel Sigiran | Frankreich |
0 | 3 | 3 |
| 16 | Oiva Timonen | Finnland |
0 | 3 | 3* |
Round 2
edit- Bouts
| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yushu Kitano | Japan |
Fall | Mohamed Abdel Hamid El-Ward | Ägypten
|
| Hugh Peery | Vereinigte Staaten |
Decision, 3–0 | Rolf Johansson | Schweden
|
| Georgy Sayadov | Soviet Union |
Decision, 3–0 | Maurice Mewis | Belgien
|
| Giordano De Giorgi | Italien |
Decision, 3–0 | Marcel Sigiran | Frankreich
|
| Hasan Gemici | Türkei |
Fall | Leslie Cheetham | Great Britain
|
| Heini Weber | Deutschland |
Fall | Niranjan Das | Indien
|
| Mahmoud Mollaghasemi | Iran |
Fall | Louis Baise | Südafrika
|
| Rodolfo Dávila | Mexiko |
Bye | K.A. | K.A. |
- Points
| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mahmoud Mollaghasemi | Iran |
0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Heini Weber | Deutschland |
0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Hasan Gemici | Türkei |
1 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Yushu Kitano | Japan |
1 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | Giordano De Giorgi | Italien |
1 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | Hugh Peery | Vereinigte Staaten |
1 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | Georgy Sayadov | Soviet Union |
1 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | Rodolfo Dávila | Mexiko |
3 | 0 | 3 |
| 9 | Louis Baise | Südafrika |
1 | 3 | 4 |
| 10 | Leslie Cheetham | Great Britain |
3 | 3 | 6 |
| 10 | Niranjan Das | Indien |
3 | 3 | 6 |
| 10 | Mohamed Abdel Hamid El-Ward | Ägypten |
3 | 3 | 6 |
| 10 | Maurice Mewis | Belgien |
3 | 3 | 6 |
| 10 | Rolf Johansson | Schweden |
3 | 3 | 6 |
| 10 | Marcel Sigiran | Frankreich |
3 | 3 | 6 |
Round 3
edit- Bouts
| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yushu Kitano | Japan |
Fall | Rodolfo Dávila | Mexiko
|
| Georgy Sayadov | Soviet Union |
Decision, 3–0 | Hugh Peery | Vereinigte Staaten
|
| Hasan Gemici | Türkei |
Fall | Giordano De Giorgi | Italien
|
| Mahmoud Mollaghasemi | Iran |
Decision, 3–0 | Heini Weber | Deutschland
|
| Louis Baise | Südafrika |
Bye | K.A. | K.A. |
- Points
| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hasan Gemici | Türkei |
1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | Yushu Kitano | Japan |
1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | Mahmoud Mollaghasemi | Iran |
0 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | Georgy Sayadov | Soviet Union |
2 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | Heini Weber | Deutschland |
0 | 3 | 3 |
| 6 | Louis Baise | Südafrika |
4 | 0 | 4 |
| 7 | Giordano De Giorgi | Italien |
2 | 3 | 5 |
| 7 | Hugh Peery | Vereinigte Staaten |
2 | 3 | 5 |
| 9 | Rodolfo Dávila | Mexiko |
3 | 3 | 6 |
Round 4
edit- Bouts
| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yushu Kitano | Japan |
Fall | Louis Baise | Südafrika
|
| Georgy Sayadov | Soviet Union |
Decision, 3–0 | Heini Weber | Deutschland
|
| Mahmoud Mollaghasemi | Iran |
Decision, 2–1 | Hasan Gemici | Türkei
|
- Points
| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yushu Kitano | Japan |
1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | Mahmoud Mollaghasemi | Iran |
1 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | Hasan Gemici | Türkei |
1 | 3 | 4 |
| 3 | Georgy Sayadov | Soviet Union |
3 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | Heini Weber | Deutschland |
3 | 3 | 6 |
| 6 | Louis Baise | Südafrika |
4 | 3 | 7 |
Round 5
edit- Bouts
| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hasan Gemici | Türkei |
Decision, 3–0 | Yushu Kitano | Japan
|
| Mahmoud Mollaghasemi | Iran |
Decision, 2–1 | Georgy Sayadov | Soviet Union
|
- Points
| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mahmoud Mollaghasemi | Iran |
2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | Yushu Kitano | Japan |
1 | 3 | 4 |
| 3 | Hasan Gemici | Türkei |
4 | 1 | 5 |
| 4 | Georgy Sayadov | Soviet Union |
4 | 3 | 7 |
Medal rounds
editGemici's victory over Kitano in round 4 and Mollaghasemi's victory over Gemici counted for the medal round. Kitano defeated Mollaghasemi in the medal round, leaving each wrestler at a record of 1–1 against the other medalists. Bad points were used to break this tie, leaving Mollaghasemi with the bronze medal but Gemici and Kitano still tied. Head-to-head results were the next tie-breaker, with Gemici taking the gold medal due to his round 4 win.
- Bouts
| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yushu Kitano | Japan |
Decision, 3–0 | Mahmoud Mollaghasemi | Iran
|
- Points
| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Wins | Losses | Start | Earned | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Hasan Gemici | Türkei |
1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
 |
Yushu Kitano | Japan |
1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
 |
Mahmoud Mollaghasemi | Iran |
1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
References
edit- ^ a b "Wrestling at the 1952 Helsinki Summer Games: Men's freestyle flyweight". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
- ^ a b Official Report 1955, p. 350.
Allgemein
- 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.