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Wrestling at the 1936 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle featherweight

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Men's freestyle featherweight
at the Games of the XI Olympiad
VenueDeutschlandhalle
Dates2–4 August
Competitors15 from 15 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Kustaa Pihlajamäki  Finland
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Francis Millard  United States
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Gösta Frändfors  Sweden
← 1932
1948 →

The men's freestyle featherweight competition at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin took place from 2 August to 4 August at the Deutschlandhalle. Nations were limited to one competitor.[1][2] This weight class was limited to wrestlers weighing up to 61kg.[3]

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, with a slight modification. 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.[3]

Schedule

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Date Event
2 August 1936 Round 1
3 August 1936 Round 2
4 August 1936 Round 3
Round 4
Round 5
Round 6

Results

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Round 1

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The four wrestlers who won by fall and the one with the bye took the lead, with 0 bad points. The three other winners by decision each received 1 point. All of the losers were defeated by either fall or unanimous decision, so each received 3 points.[4]

Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
Nevil Hall  South Africa Decision, 3–0 Karel Kváček  Czechoslovakia
Gösta Frändfors  Sweden Fall Marco Gavelli  Italy
Norman Morrell  Great Britain Decision, 3–0 Josef Böck  Germany
Francis Millard  United States Fall Jean Chasson  France
Ferenc Tóth  Hungary Fall Yaşar Erkan  Turkey
Kustaa Pihlajamäki  Finland Fall Hector Riské  Belgium
Mitsuo Mizutani  Japan Decision, 3–0 Werner Spycher  Switzerland
Vern Pettigrew  Canada Bye N/A N/A
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation Start Earned Total
1 Gösta Frändfors  Sweden 0 0 0
1 Francis Millard  United States 0 0 0
1 Vern Pettigrew  Canada 0 0 0
1 Kustaa Pihlajamäki  Finland 0 0 0
1 Ferenc Tóth  Hungary 0 0 0
6 Nevil Hall  South Africa 0 1 1
6 Mitsuo Mizutani  Japan 0 1 1
6 Norman Morrell  Great Britain 0 1 1
9 Josef Bock  Germany 0 3 3
9 Jean Chasson  France 0 3 3
9 Yaşar Erkan  Turkey 0 3 3
9 Marco Gavelli  Italy 0 3 3
9 Karel Kvaček  Czechoslovakia 0 3 3
9 Hector Riské  Belgium 0 3 3
9 Werner Spycher  Switzerland 0 3 3

Round 2

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Three men maintained 0-point scores through the first two rounds, with three more scoring 1 point total. The five wrestlers who lost in both the first two rounds were eliminated. No wrestlers finished the round with 2 or 3 points; four finished with 4 points.[4]

Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
Vern Pettigrew  Canada Decision, 3–0 Karel Kvaček  Czechoslovakia
Marco Gavelli  Italy Decision, 3–0 Nevil Hall  South Africa
Gösta Frändfors  Sweden Decision, 3–0 Josef Bock  Germany
Francis Millard  United States Fall Norman Morrell  Great Britain
Ferenc Tóth  Hungary Fall Jean Chasson  France
Yaşar Erkan  Turkey Decision, 3–0 Hector Riské  Belgium
Kustaa Pihlajamäki  Finland Fall Werner Spycher  Switzerland
Mitsuo Mizutani  Japan Bye N/A N/A
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation Start Earned Total
1 Francis Millard  United States 0 0 0
1 Kustaa Pihlajamäki  Finland 0 0 0
1 Ferenc Tóth  Hungary 0 0 0
4 Gösta Frändfors  Sweden 0 1 1
4 Mitsuo Mizutani  Japan 1 0 1
4 Vern Pettigrew  Canada 0 1 1
7 Yaşar Erkan  Turkey 3 1 4
7 Marco Gavelli  Italy 3 1 4
7 Nevil Hall  South Africa 1 3 4
7 Norman Morrell  Great Britain 1 3 4
11 Josef Bock  Germany 3 3 6
11 Jean Chasson  France 3 3 6
11 Karel Kvaček  Czechoslovakia 3 3 6
11 Hector Riské  Belgium 3 3 6
11 Werner Spycher  Switzerland 3 3 6

Round 3

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Three losers and one winner were eliminated this round; Gavelli was out with a 5th point after winning by decision. Pihlajamäki was the only wrestler to maintain a 0-point score through the third round, though three men had only 1 point apiece.[4]

Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
Vern Pettigrew  Canada Fall Mitsuo Mizutani  Japan
Gösta Frändfors  Sweden Fall Nevil Hall  South Africa
Marco Gavelli  Italy Decision, 3–0 Norman Morrell  Great Britain
Francis Millard  United States Decision, 3–0 Ferenc Tóth  Hungary
Kustaa Pihlajamäki  Finland Fall Yaşar Erkan  Turkey
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation Start Earned Total
1 Kustaa Pihlajamäki  Finland 0 0 0
2 Gösta Frändfors  Sweden 1 0 1
2 Francis Millard  United States 0 1 1
2 Vern Pettigrew  Canada 1 0 1
5 Ferenc Tóth  Hungary 0 3 3
6 Mitsuo Mizutani  Japan 1 3 4
7 Marco Gavelli  Italy 4 1 5
8 Yaşar Erkan  Turkey 4 3 7
8 Nevil Hall  South Africa 4 3 7
8 Norman Morrell  Great Britain 4 3 7

Round 4

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Of the three losers, Tóth and Mizutani were eliminated. Pettigrew had started with 1 point, so remained in contention with 4 after losing. Pihlajamäki won by fall again, keeping his 0 point run intact. Millard had 1 point, Frändfors had 2.[4]

Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
Gösta Frändfors  Sweden Decision, 3–0 Mitsuo Mizutani  Japan
Francis Millard  United States Fall Vern Pettigrew  Canada
Kustaa Pihlajamäki  Finland Fall Ferenc Tóth  Hungary
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation Start Earned Total
1 Kustaa Pihlajamäki  Finland 0 0 0
2 Francis Millard  United States 1 0 1
3 Gösta Frändfors  Sweden 1 1 2
4 Vern Pettigrew  Canada 1 3 4
5 Ferenc Tóth  Hungary 3 3 6
6 Mitsuo Mizutani  Japan 4 3 7

Round 5

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The first bout pitted Frändfors against Pettigrew; each was threatened with elimination with a loss (though Frändfors would remain if he lost by split decision). Frändfors came out the victor by decision, eliminating Pettigrew. The second bout featured Pihlajamäki and Millard, neither of whom could be eliminated in the round. Millard's loss by unanimous decision took him from 1 point to 4 points, while Pihlajamäki received his first point. This left three men to contest the medals.[4]

Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
Gösta Frändfors  Sweden Decision, 3–0 Vern Pettigrew  Canada
Kustaa Pihlajamäki  Finland Decision, 3–0 Francis Millard  United States
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation Start Earned Total
1 Kustaa Pihlajamäki  Finland 0 1 1
2 Francis Millard  United States 1 3 4
3 Gösta Frändfors  Sweden 2 1 3
4 Vern Pettigrew  Canada 4 3 7

Round 6

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Frändfors had not faced with of the two other remaining wrestlers, but Millard and Pihlajamäki had faced each other. Pihlajamäki had the bye in round 6. If Frändfors had won this round, he would have faced Pihlajamäki in a final round. However, Millard proved the better by split decision, giving both wrestlers 5 points and ending the competition with Pihlajamäki the only man left to take gold. The tie between Millard and Frändfors at 5 points was broken by the results of this round itself, with Millard's head-to-head win earning him silver and placing Frändfors in third for the bronze.[4]

Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
Francis Millard  United States Decision, 2–1 Gösta Frändfors  Sweden
Kustaa Pihlajamäki  Finland Bye N/A N/A
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation Start Earned Total
1st place, gold medalist(s) Kustaa Pihlajamäki  Finland 1 0 1
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Francis Millard  United States 4 1 5
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Gösta Frändfors  Sweden 3 2 5

References

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  1. ^ "Wrestling at the 1936 Berlin Summer Games: Men's Featherweight, Freestyle". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
  2. ^ Official Olympic Report, la84.org. Retrieved 25 August 2018.
  3. ^ a b Official Report, p. 716.
  4. ^ a b c d e f Official Report, p. 728.