Men's Greco-Roman welterweight
at the Games of the XV Olympiad
VenueMessuhalli
Dates24–27 July
Competitors18 from 18 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Miklós Szilvásy  Hungary
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Gösta Andersson  Sweden
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Khalil Taha  Lebanon

The men's Greco-Roman welterweight competition at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki took place from 24 July to 27 July at Messuhalli. Nations were limited to one competitor.[1]

Competition format

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, 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

Round 1

Bouts
WinnerNationVictory TypeLoserNation
Osvaldo Riva ItalyDecision, 2–1Bela Čuzdi Yugoslavia
Veikko Männikkö FinlandDecision, 3–0Marin Beluşica Romania
Semyon Marushkin Soviet UnionDecision, 3–0Vladislav Sekal Czechoslovakia
Ahmet Şenol TurkeyDecision, 3–0Antoni Gołaś Poland
Khalil Taha LebanonDecision, 3–0Heng Freylinger Luxembourg
René Chesneau FranceDecision, 3–0Gottfried Anglberger Austria
Mohamed Ahmed Osman EgyptFallJos De Jong Belgium
Miklós Szilvásy HungaryFallHåkon Olsen Norway
Gösta Andersson SwedenFallAnton Mackowiak Germany
Points
RankWrestlerNationStartEarnedTotal
1Gösta Andersson Sweden000
1Mohamed Ahmed Osman Egypt000
1Miklós Szilvásy Hungary000
4René Chesneau France011
4Veikko Männikkö Finland011
4Semyon Marushkin Soviet Union011
4Osvaldo Riva Italy011
4Ahmet Şenol Turkey011
4Khalil Taha Lebanon011
10Gottfried Anglberger Austria033
10Marin Beluşica Romania033
10Bela Čuzdi Yugoslavia033
10Jos De Jong Belgium033
10Heng Freylinger Luxembourg033
10Antoni Gołaś Poland033
10Anton Mackowiak Germany033
10Håkon Olsen Norway033
10Vladislav Sekal Czechoslovakia033

Round 2

Männikkö withdrew after his bout.

Bouts
WinnerNationVictory TypeLoserNation
Marin Beluşica RomaniaDecision, 3–0Bela Čuzdi Yugoslavia
Osvaldo Riva ItalyDecision, 2–1Veikko Männikkö Finland
Semyon Marushkin Soviet UnionDecision, 3–0Antoni Gołaś Poland
Ahmet Şenol TurkeyDecision, 3–0Vladislav Sekal Czechoslovakia
Gottfried Anglberger AustriaDecision, 3–0Heng Freylinger Luxembourg
Khalil Taha LebanonFallRené Chesneau France
Miklós Szilvásy HungaryFallMohamed Ahmed Osman Egypt
Anton Mackowiak GermanyFallJos De Jong Belgium
Gösta Andersson SwedenFallHåkon Olsen Norway
Points
RankWrestlerNationStartEarnedTotal
1Gösta Andersson Sweden000
1Miklós Szilvásy Hungary000
3Khalil Taha Lebanon101
4Semyon Marushkin Soviet Union112
4Osvaldo Riva Italy112
4Ahmet Şenol Turkey112
7Anton Mackowiak Germany303
7Mohamed Ahmed Osman Egypt033
9Gottfried Anglberger Austria314
9Marin Beluşica Romania314
9René Chesneau France134
12Veikko Männikkö Finland134*
13Bela Čuzdi Yugoslavia336
13Jos De Jong Belgium336
13Heng Freylinger Luxembourg336
13Antoni Gołaś Poland336
13Håkon Olsen Norway336
13Vladislav Sekal Czechoslovakia336

Round 3

Bouts
WinnerNationVictory TypeLoserNation
Marin Beluşica RomaniaDecision, 3–0Osvaldo Riva Italy
Semyon Marushkin Soviet UnionDecision, 3–0Ahmet Şenol Turkey
Khalil Taha LebanonDecision, 3–0Gottfried Anglberger Austria
René Chesneau FranceDecision, 3–0Mohamed Ahmed Osman Egypt
Miklós Szilvásy HungaryDecision, 3–0Anton Mackowiak Germany
Gösta Andersson SwedenByeN/AN/A
Points
RankWrestlerNationStartEarnedTotal
1Gösta Andersson Sweden000
2Miklós Szilvásy Hungary011
3Khalil Taha Lebanon112
4Semyon Marushkin Soviet Union213
5Marin Beluşica Romania415
5René Chesneau France415
5Osvaldo Riva Italy235
5Ahmet Şenol Turkey235
9Anton Mackowiak Germany336
9Mohamed Ahmed Osman Egypt336
11Gottfried Anglberger Austria437

Round 4

Bouts
WinnerNationVictory TypeLoserNation
Gösta Andersson SwedenDecision, 3–0Semyon Marushkin Soviet Union
Miklós Szilvásy HungaryFallKhalil Taha Lebanon
Points
RankWrestlerNationStartEarnedTotal
1Gösta Andersson Sweden011
1Miklós Szilvásy Hungary101
3Khalil Taha Lebanon235
4Semyon Marushkin Soviet Union336

Medal rounds

Szilvásy's victory over Taha in round 4 counted for the medal rounds.

Bouts
WinnerNationVictory TypeLoserNation
Gösta Andersson SwedenDecision, 3–0Khalil Taha Lebanon
Miklós Szilvásy HungaryDecision, 2–1Gösta Andersson Sweden
Points
RankWrestlerNationWinsLossesStartEarnedTotal
1st place, gold medalist(s)Miklós Szilvásy Hungary20112
2nd place, silver medalist(s)Gösta Andersson Sweden11145
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)Khalil Taha Lebanon02538

References

  1. 1 2 "Wrestling at the 1952 Helsinki Summer Games: Men's Welterweight, Greco-Roman". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
  2. ↑ Official Report, p. 374.
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