Wrestling at the 1928 Summer Olympics – Men's Greco-Roman heavyweight

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Men's heavyweight Greco-Roman wrestling
at the Games of the IX Olympiad
VenueKrachtsportgebouw
DatesAugust 2–5
Competitors15 from 15 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Rudolf Svensson  Sweden
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Hjalmar Nyström  Finland
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Georg Gehring  Germany
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The men's Greco-Roman heavyweight was one of thirteen wrestling events held as part of the wrestling at the 1928 Summer Olympics programme.[1] The competition was held from August 2 to 5, and featured 15 wrestlers from 15 nations.[2]

Competition format[]

This Greco-Roman wrestling competition introduced an elimination system based on the accumulation of points. 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.[2][3]

Results[]

Round 1[]

The first round produced 4 winners by fall (0 points), 1 bye (0 points), 3 winners by decision (1 point), and 7 losers (3 points).

Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
Josef Urban  Czechoslovakia Fall Gustave Colpaert  Belgium
Aleardo Donati  Italy Fall Simon de Lanfranchi  France
Georg Gehring  Germany Fall Emil Larsen  Denmark
Mehmet Çoban  Turkey Decision Jorge Briola  Argentina
Eugen Wiesberger Sr.  Austria Decision Alberts Zvejnieks  Latvia
Rajmund Badó  Hungary Fall Ibrahim Sobh  Egypt
Rudolf Svensson  Sweden Decision Hjalmar Nyström  Finland
Jacob Simonis  Netherlands Bye N/A N/A
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation R1
1 Rajmund Badó  Hungary 0
1 Aleardo Donati  Italy 0
1 Georg Gehring  Germany 0
1 Jacob Simonis  Netherlands 0
1 Josef Urban  Czechoslovakia 0
6 Mehmet Çoban  Turkey 1
6 Rudolf Svensson  Sweden 1
6 Eugen Wiesberger Sr.  Austria 1
9 Jorge Briola  Argentina 3
9 Gustave Colpaert  Belgium 3
9 Simon de Lanfranchi  France 3
9 Emil Larsen  Denmark 3
9 Hjalmar Nyström  Finland 3
9 Ibrahim Sobh  Egypt 3
9 Alberts Zvejnieks  Latvia 3

Round 2[]

All 7 bouts were won by fall, with none of the winners gaining any points. Donati, Gehring, and Urban stayed at 0; Çoban, Svensson (with a bye), and Weisberger stayed at 1; Nyström and Zvejnieks stayed at 3. Also with 3 points were Badó and Simonis, after their first loss each. The other 5 round 2 losers had also lost in round 1; they were eliminated.

Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
Josef Urban  Czechoslovakia Fall Jacob Simonis  Netherlands
Aleardo Donati  Italy Fall Gustave Colpaert  Belgium
Georg Gehring  Germany Fall Simon de Lanfranchi  France
Mehmet Çoban  Turkey Fall Emil Larsen  Denmark
Alberts Zvejnieks  Latvia Fall Jorge Briola  Argentina
Eugen Wiesberger Sr.  Austria Fall Ibrahim Sobh  Egypt
Hjalmar Nyström  Finland Fall Rajmund Badó  Hungary
Rudolf Svensson  Sweden Bye N/A N/A
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation R1 R2 Total
1 Aleardo Donati  Italy 0 0 0
1 Josef Urban  Czechoslovakia 0 0 0
1 Georg Gehring  Germany 0 0 0
4 Mehmet Çoban  Turkey 1 0 1
4 Rudolf Svensson  Sweden 1 0 1
4 Eugen Wiesberger Sr.  Austria 1 0 1
7 Rajmund Badó  Hungary 0 3 3
7 Hjalmar Nyström  Finland 3 0 3
7 Jacob Simonis  Netherlands 0 3 3
7 Alberts Zvejnieks  Latvia 3 0 3
11 Jorge Briola  Argentina 3 3 6
11 Gustave Colpaert  Belgium 3 3 6
11 Simon de Lanfranchi  France 3 3 6
11 Emil Larsen  Denmark 3 3 6
11 Ibrahim Sobh  Egypt 3 3 6

Round 3[]

The Urban–Donati and Gehring–Çoban bouts each featured 2 wrestlers with fewer than 2 points and therefore no elimination possible for either wrestler in the bout. The Nyström–Wiesberger bout also ended in no eliminations, as Nyström won by decision to leave both wrestlers at 4 points. Zvejnieks and Simonis were eliminated. Urban was the only man left with 0 points; Gehring and Svensson also remained below 2 points and thus safe from elimination in the next round.

Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
Rudolf Svensson  Sweden Fall Jacob Simonis  Netherlands
Josef Urban  Czechoslovakia Fall Aleardo Donati  Italy
Georg Gehring  Germany Decision Mehmet Çoban  Turkey
Rajmund Badó  Hungary Fall Alberts Zvejnieks  Latvia
Hjalmar Nyström  Finland Decision Eugen Wiesberger Sr.  Austria
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation R1 R2 R3 Total
1 Josef Urban  Czechoslovakia 0 0 0 0
2 Georg Gehring  Germany 0 0 1 1
2 Rudolf Svensson  Sweden 1 0 0 1
4 Rajmund Badó  Hungary 0 3 0 3
4 Aleardo Donati  Italy 0 0 3 3
6 Mehmet Çoban  Turkey 1 0 3 4
6 Hjalmar Nyström  Finland 3 0 1 4
6 Eugen Wiesberger Sr.  Austria 1 0 3 4
9 Jacob Simonis  Netherlands 0 3 3 6
9 Alberts Zvejnieks  Latvia 3 0 3 6

Round 4[]

All 4 bouts this round were won by fall; Nyström and Wiesberger needed to win that way to continue, as they started (and ended) with 4 points. Svensson and Gehring each stayed at 1 point, now in the lead as Urban took his first loss and moved to 3 points. The other three losers, Badó, Çoban, and Donati, were eliminated.

Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
Rudolf Svensson  Sweden Fall Josef Urban  Czechoslovakia
Georg Gehring  Germany Fall Aleardo Donati  Italy
Hjalmar Nyström  Finland Fall Mehmet Çoban  Turkey
Eugen Wiesberger Sr.  Austria Fall Rajmund Badó  Hungary
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation R1 R2 R3 R4 Total
1 Georg Gehring  Germany 0 0 1 0 1
1 Rudolf Svensson  Sweden 1 0 0 0 1
3 Josef Urban  Czechoslovakia 0 0 0 3 3
4 Hjalmar Nyström  Finland 3 0 1 0 4
4 Eugen Wiesberger Sr.  Austria 1 0 3 0 4
6 Rajmund Badó  Hungary 0 3 0 3 6
7 Aleardo Donati  Italy 0 0 3 3 6
8 Mehmet Çoban  Turkey 1 0 3 3 7

Round 5[]

The two leaders faced off (neither could be eliminated, however), with Svensson prevailing (ultimately securing himself the gold medal). Urban, who had 0 points after 3 rounds, now had 6 points after two consecutive losses and was eliminated in 5th place. Wiesberger was also eliminated in his victory over Urban, as he needed a win by fall to continue but won by decision instead. Nyström had a bye.

Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
Rudolf Svensson  Sweden Fall Georg Gehring  Germany
Eugen Wiesberger Sr.  Austria Decision Josef Urban  Czechoslovakia
Hjalmar Nyström  Finland Bye N/A N/A
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 Total
1 Rudolf Svensson  Sweden 1 0 0 0 0 1
2 Georg Gehring  Germany 0 0 1 0 3 4
2 Hjalmar Nyström  Finland 3 0 1 0 0 4
4 Eugen Wiesberger Sr.  Austria 1 0 3 0 1 5
5 Josef Urban  Czechoslovakia 0 0 0 3 3 6

Round 6[]

The only bout possible was Nyström against Gehring, as Svensson had already faced each of the other wrestlers. Svensson thus ended up with his second bye of the tournament and the gold medal.

Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
Hjalmar Nyström  Finland Decision Georg Gehring  Germany
Rudolf Svensson  Sweden Bye N/A N/A
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 Total
1st place, gold medalist(s) Rudolf Svensson  Sweden 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Hjalmar Nyström  Finland 3 0 1 0 0 1 5
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Georg Gehring  Germany 0 0 1 0 3 3 7

References[]

  1. ^ 1928 Summer Olympics - Official Report
  2. ^ a b "Wrestling at the 1928 Amsterdam Summer Games: Men's Heavyweight, Greco-Roman". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
  3. ^ Official Report, p. 859.
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