Men's freestyle flyweight
at the Games of the XV Olympiad
VenueMessuhalli
Dates20–23 July
Competitors16 from 16 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Hasan Gemici  Turkey
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Yushu Kitano  Japan
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Mahmoud Mollaghasemi  Iran

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]

Competition format

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, 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

Timonen withdrew after his bout.

Bouts
WinnerNationVictory TypeLoserNation
Yushu Kitano JapanDecision, 3–0Rolf Johansson Sweden
Hugh Peery United StatesDecision, 3–0Mohamed Abdel Hamid El-Ward Egypt
Georgy Sayadov Soviet UnionDecision, 3–0Marcel Sigiran France
Giordano De Giorgi ItalyDecision, 3–0Maurice Mewis Belgium
Hasan Gemici TurkeyDecision, 3–0Oiva Timonen Finland
Heini Weber GermanyFallLeslie Cheetham Great Britain
Mahmoud Mollaghasemi IranFallNiranjan Das India
Louis Baise South AfricaDecision, 3–0Rodolfo Dávila Mexico
Points
RankWrestlerNationStartEarnedTotal
1Mahmoud Mollaghasemi Iran000
1Heini Weber Germany000
3Louis Baise South Africa011
3Giordano De Giorgi Italy011
3Hasan Gemici Turkey011
3Yushu Kitano Japan011
3Hugh Peery United States011
3Georgy Sayadov Soviet Union011
9Leslie Cheetham Great Britain033
9Niranjan Das India033
9Rodolfo Dávila Mexico033
9Mohamed Abdel Hamid El-Ward Egypt033
9Rolf Johansson Sweden033
9Maurice Mewis Belgium033
9Marcel Sigiran France033
16Oiva Timonen Finland033*

Round 2

Bouts
WinnerNationVictory TypeLoserNation
Yushu Kitano JapanFallMohamed Abdel Hamid El-Ward Egypt
Hugh Peery United StatesDecision, 3–0Rolf Johansson Sweden
Georgy Sayadov Soviet UnionDecision, 3–0Maurice Mewis Belgium
Giordano De Giorgi ItalyDecision, 3–0Marcel Sigiran France
Hasan Gemici TurkeyFallLeslie Cheetham Great Britain
Heini Weber GermanyFallNiranjan Das India
Mahmoud Mollaghasemi IranFallLouis Baise South Africa
Rodolfo Dávila MexicoByeN/AN/A
Points
RankWrestlerNationStartEarnedTotal
1Mahmoud Mollaghasemi Iran000
1Heini Weber Germany000
3Hasan Gemici Turkey101
3Yushu Kitano Japan101
5Giordano De Giorgi Italy112
5Hugh Peery United States112
5Georgy Sayadov Soviet Union112
8Rodolfo Dávila Mexico303
9Louis Baise South Africa134
10Leslie Cheetham Great Britain336
10Niranjan Das India336
10Mohamed Abdel Hamid El-Ward Egypt336
10Maurice Mewis Belgium336
10Rolf Johansson Sweden336
10Marcel Sigiran France336

Round 3

Bouts
WinnerNationVictory TypeLoserNation
Yushu Kitano JapanFallRodolfo Dávila Mexico
Georgy Sayadov Soviet UnionDecision, 3–0Hugh Peery United States
Hasan Gemici TurkeyFallGiordano De Giorgi Italy
Mahmoud Mollaghasemi IranDecision, 3–0Heini Weber Germany
Louis Baise South AfricaByeN/AN/A
Points
RankWrestlerNationStartEarnedTotal
1Hasan Gemici Turkey101
1Yushu Kitano Japan101
1Mahmoud Mollaghasemi Iran011
4Georgy Sayadov Soviet Union213
4Heini Weber Germany033
6Louis Baise South Africa404
7Giordano De Giorgi Italy235
7Hugh Peery United States235
9Rodolfo Dávila Mexico336

Round 4

Bouts
WinnerNationVictory TypeLoserNation
Yushu Kitano JapanFallLouis Baise South Africa
Georgy Sayadov Soviet UnionDecision, 3–0Heini Weber Germany
Mahmoud Mollaghasemi IranDecision, 2–1Hasan Gemici Turkey
Points
RankWrestlerNationStartEarnedTotal
1Yushu Kitano Japan101
2Mahmoud Mollaghasemi Iran112
3Hasan Gemici Turkey134
3Georgy Sayadov Soviet Union314
5Heini Weber Germany336
6Louis Baise South Africa437

Round 5

Bouts
WinnerNationVictory TypeLoserNation
Hasan Gemici TurkeyDecision, 3–0Yushu Kitano Japan
Mahmoud Mollaghasemi IranDecision, 2–1Georgy Sayadov Soviet Union
Points
RankWrestlerNationStartEarnedTotal
1Mahmoud Mollaghasemi Iran213
2Yushu Kitano Japan134
3Hasan Gemici Turkey415
4Georgy Sayadov Soviet Union437

Medal rounds

Gemici'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
WinnerNationVictory TypeLoserNation
Yushu Kitano JapanDecision, 3–0Mahmoud Mollaghasemi Iran
Points
RankWrestlerNationWinsLossesStartEarnedTotal
1st place, gold medalist(s)Hasan Gemici Turkey11505
2nd place, silver medalist(s)Yushu Kitano Japan11415
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)Mahmoud Mollaghasemi Iran11337

References

  1. 1 2 "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.
  2. ↑ Official Report, p. 350.
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