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

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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
1st place, gold medalist(s) Gösta Andersson  Sweden
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Miklós Szilvási  Hungary
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Henrik Hansen  Denmark
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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]

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
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
Miklós Szilvási  Hungary Decision, 3–0 Julien Dobbelaere  Belgium
Josef Schmidt  Austria Fall Andy Wilson  Great Britain
René Chesneau  France Fall Nic Felgen  Luxembourg
Alberto Longarella  Argentina Decision, 2–1 Robert Diggelmann  Switzerland
Veikko Männikkö  Finland Decision, 3–0 Ali Özdemir  Turkey
Bjørn Cook  Norway Decision, 3–0 Luigi Rigamonti  Italy
Henrik Hansen  Denmark Fall Kemal Munir  Egypt
Gösta Andersson  Sweden Fall Johan Schouten  Netherlands
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation Start Earned Total
1 Gösta Andersson  Sweden 0 0 0
1 René Chesneau  France 0 0 0
1 Henrik Hansen  Denmark 0 0 0
1 Josef Schmidt  Austria 0 0 0
5 Bjørn Cook  Norway 0 1 1
5 Alberto Longarella  Argentina 0 1 1
5 Veikko Männikkö  Finland 0 1 1
5 Miklós Szilvási  Hungary 0 1 1
9 Robert Diggelmann  Switzerland 0 2 2
10 Julien Dobbelaere  Belgium 0 3 3
10 Nic Felgen  Luxembourg 0 3 3
10 Kemal Munir  Egypt 0 3 3
10 Luigi Rigamonti  Italy 0 3 3
10 Johan Schouten  Netherlands 0 3 3
10 Andy Wilson  Great Britain 0 3 3
16 Ali Özdemir  Turkey 0 3 3*

Round 2[]

Dobbelaere and Schouten withdrew after this round.

Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
Julien Dobbelaere  Belgium Fall Andy Wilson  Great Britain
Miklós Szilvási  Hungary Decision, 3–0 Josef Schmidt  Austria
Nic Felgen  Luxembourg Fall Robert Diggelmann  Switzerland
Bjørn Cook  Norway Decision, 3–0 Veikko Männikkö  Finland
René Chesneau  France Decision, 3–0 Alberto Longarella  Argentina
Luigi Rigamonti  Italy Fall Kemal Munir  Egypt
Gösta Andersson  Sweden Decision, 3–0 Henrik Hansen  Denmark
Johan Schouten  Netherlands Bye N/A N/A
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation Start Earned Total
1 Gösta Andersson  Sweden 0 1 1
1 René Chesneau  France 0 1 1
3 Bjørn Cook  Norway 1 1 2
3 Miklós Szilvási  Hungary 1 1 2
5 Nic Felgen  Luxembourg 3 0 3
5 Henrik Hansen  Denmark 0 3 3
5 Luigi Rigamonti  Italy 3 0 3
5 Josef Schmidt  Austria 0 3 3
9 Alberto Longarella  Argentina 1 3 4
9 Veikko Männikkö  Finland 1 3 4
11 Julien Dobbelaere  Belgium 3 0 3*
11 Johan Schouten  Netherlands 3 0 3*
13 Robert Diggelmann  Switzerland 2 3 5
14 Kemal Munir  Egypt 3 3 6
14 Andy Wilson  Great Britain 3 3 6

Round 3[]

Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
Miklós Szilvási  Hungary Fall René Chesneau  France
Josef Schmidt  Austria Decision, 3–0 Nic Felgen  Luxembourg
Veikko Männikkö  Finland Fall Alberto Longarella  Argentina
Henrik Hansen  Denmark Decision, 3–0 Bjørn Cook  Norway
Gösta Andersson  Sweden Decision, 3–0 Luigi Rigamonti  Italy
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation Start Earned Total
1 Gösta Andersson  Sweden 1 1 2
1 Miklós Szilvási  Hungary 2 0 2
3 René Chesneau  France 1 3 4
3 Henrik Hansen  Denmark 3 1 4
3 Veikko Männikkö  Finland 4 0 4
3 Josef Schmidt  Austria 3 1 4
7 Bjørn Cook  Norway 2 3 5
8 Nic Felgen  Luxembourg 3 3 6
8 Luigi Rigamonti  Italy 3 3 6
10 Alberto Longarella  Argentina 4 3 7

Round 4[]

Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
Miklós Szilvási  Hungary Decision, 3–0 Veikko Männikkö  Finland
Henrik Hansen  Denmark Fall Josef Schmidt  Austria
Gösta Andersson  Sweden Decision, 3–0 René Chesneau  France
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation Start Earned Total
1 Gösta Andersson  Sweden 2 1 3
1 Miklós Szilvási  Hungary 2 1 3
3 Henrik Hansen  Denmark 4 0 4
4 René Chesneau  France 4 3 7
4 Veikko Männikkö  Finland 4 3 7
4 Josef Schmidt  Austria 4 3 7

Round 5[]

Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
Miklós Szilvási  Hungary Fall Henrik Hansen  Denmark
Gösta Andersson  Sweden Bye N/A N/A
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation Start Earned Total
1 Gösta Andersson  Sweden 3 0 3
1 Miklós Szilvási  Hungary 3 0 3
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Henrik Hansen  Denmark 4 3 7

Round 6[]

Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
Gösta Andersson  Sweden Decision, 3–0 Miklós Szilvási  Hungary
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation Start Earned Total
1st place, gold medalist(s) Gösta Andersson  Sweden 3 1 4
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Miklós Szilvási  Hungary 3 3 6

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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