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

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Men's bantamweight Greco-Roman wrestling
at the Games of the IX Olympiad
VenueKrachtsportgebouw
DatesAugust 2–4
Competitors19 from 19 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Kurt Leucht  Germany
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Jindřich Maudr  Czechoslovakia
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Giovanni Gozzi  Italy
← 1924
1932 →

The men's Greco-Roman bantamweight was one of 13 wrestling events held as part of the wrestling at the 1928 Summer Olympics programme.[1] It was the second appearance of the event. The competition was held from August 2 to 4, and featured 19 wrestlers from 19 nations.[2] Bantamweight was the lightest category, including wrestlers weighing up to 58 kilograms (128 lb).[1]

Competition format

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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.[3][2]

Results

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Round 1

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Four wrestlers finished the round with 0 points (3 winners by fall, 1 bye). Six had 1 point after winning by decision. The nine bout losers each had 3 points. Zervinis withdrew after his bout.

Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
Giovanni Gozzi  Italy Decision Anselm Ahlfors  Finland
Alphonse Aria  France Decision Ibrahim Kamel  Egypt
Jindřich Maudr  Czechoslovakia Decision Herman Andersen  Denmark
Johannes van Maaren  Netherlands Decision Burhan Conkeroğlu  Turkey
Eduard Pütsep  Estonia Fall Georges Miller  Luxembourg
Oscar Lindelöf  Sweden Fall Eduardo Bosc  Argentina
Kurt Leucht  Germany Fall Henryk Ganzera  Poland
Sven Martinsen  Norway Decision Ðula Sabo  Yugoslavia
Ödön Zombori  Hungary Decision Georgios Zervinis  Greece
Piet Mollin  Belgium Bye N/A N/A
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation R1
1 Kurt Leucht  Germany 0
1 Oscar Lindelöf  Sweden 0
1 Piet Mollin  Belgium 0
1 Eduard Pütsep  Estonia 0
5 Alphonse Aria  France 1
5 Giovanni Gozzi  Italy 1
5 Sven Martinsen  Norway 1
5 Jindřich Maudr  Czechoslovakia 1
5 Johannes van Maaren  Netherlands 1
5 Ödön Zombori  Hungary 1
11 Anselm Ahlfors  Finland 3
11 Herman Andersen  Denmark 3
11 Eduardo Bosc  Argentina 3
11 Burhan Conkeroğlu  Turkey 3
11 Henryk Ganzera  Poland 3
11 Ibrahim Kamel  Egypt 3
11 Georges Miller  Luxembourg 3
11 Ðula Sabo  Yugoslavia 3
19 Georgios Zervinis  Greece 3*

Round 2

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Lindelöf and Leucht stayed at 0 points, winning their second match each by fall. Three additional men remained undefeated at 2–0 and 1 point after a win by fall and a win by decision; Zombori was 2–0 with 2 points because both wins were by decision. Mollins, who had a bye, was 0–1 with 3 points; also at 3 points were three men with a loss and a win by fall. Three men had a loss and a win by decision, with 4 points. Five were eliminated with 0–2 records (and 6 points) through two rounds.

Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
Anselm Ahlfors  Finland Fall Piet Mollin  Belgium
Giovanni Gozzi  Italy Fall Alphonse Aria  France
Jindřich Maudr  Czechoslovakia Fall Ibrahim Kamel  Egypt
Herman Andersen  Denmark Fall Burhan Conkeroğlu  Turkey
Eduard Pütsep  Estonia Decision Johannes van Maaren  Netherlands
Oscar Lindelöf  Sweden Fall Georges Miller  Luxembourg
Kurt Leucht  Germany Fall Eduardo Bosc  Argentina
Ðula Sabo  Yugoslavia Fall Henryk Ganzera  Poland
Ödön Zombori  Hungary Decision Sven Martinsen  Norway
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation R1 R2 Total
1 Oscar Lindelöf  Sweden 0 0 0
1 Kurt Leucht  Germany 0 0 0
3 Giovanni Gozzi  Italy 1 0 1
3 Jindřich Maudr  Czechoslovakia 1 0 1
3 Eduard Pütsep  Estonia 0 1 1
6 Ödön Zombori  Hungary 1 1 2
7 Anselm Ahlfors  Finland 3 0 3
7 Herman Andersen  Denmark 3 0 3
7 Piet Mollin  Belgium 0 3 3
7 Ðula Sabo  Yugoslavia 3 0 3
11 Alphonse Aria  France 1 3 4
11 Sven Martinsen  Norway 1 3 4
11 Johannes van Maaren  Netherlands 1 3 4
14 Eduardo Bosc  Argentina 3 3 6
14 Burhan Conkeroğlu  Turkey 3 3 6
14 Henryk Ganzera  Poland 3 3 6
14 Ibrahim Kamel  Egypt 3 3 6
14 Georges Miller  Luxembourg 3 3 6

Round 3

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Gozzi won by fall, staying at 1 point. Leucht and Lindelöf each won by decision to gain their first point apiece, creating a three-way tie at 1 point. Zombori's bye kept him at 2 points. Pütsep's first loss took him from 1 points to 4. Maudr had 2 points. Andersen, who had lost in the first round, won again by fall to stay at 3 points. Ahlfors, who started the round tied with Andersen, won by decision to pick up his 4th point. Five men were eliminated: Mollin, at 0–2, had 6 points because of a bye; Sabo was also at 6 points at 1–2 with the win by fall; three others were 1–2 with 7 points because each one's win came by decision.

Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
Giovanni Gozzi  Italy Fall Piet Mollin  Belgium
Anselm Ahlfors  Finland Decision Alphonse Aria  France
Jindřich Maudr  Czechoslovakia Decision Johannes van Maaren  Netherlands
Herman Andersen  Denmark Fall Eduard Pütsep  Estonia
Oscar Lindelöf  Sweden Decision Ðula Sabo  Yugoslavia
Kurt Leucht  Germany Decision Sven Martinsen  Norway
Ödön Zombori  Hungary Bye N/A N/A
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation R1 R2 R3 Total
1 Giovanni Gozzi  Italy 1 0 0 1
1 Kurt Leucht  Germany 0 0 1 1
1 Oscar Lindelöf  Sweden 0 0 1 1
4 Jindřich Maudr  Czechoslovakia 1 0 1 2
4 Ödön Zombori  Hungary 1 1 0 2
6 Herman Andersen  Denmark 3 0 0 3
7 Anselm Ahlfors  Finland 3 0 1 4
7 Eduard Pütsep  Estonia 0 1 3 4
9 Piet Mollin  Belgium 0 3 3 6
9 Ðula Sabo  Yugoslavia 3 0 3 6
11 Alphonse Aria  France 1 3 3 7
11 Sven Martinsen  Norway 1 3 3 7
11 Johannes van Maaren  Netherlands 1 3 3 7

Round 4

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Zombori won by decision, receiving his 3rd point and eliminating Ahlfors with the latter man's second loss. Lindelöf similarly eliminated Andersen and picked up his 2nd point—and taking sole possession of the lead. Gozzi and Leucht, who had started tied with Lindelöf in first place at 1 point, each survived his first loss, to Maudr and Pütsep, and finished the round with 4 points. Maudr finished the round with 3 points after winning by decision. Pütsep was eliminated with 5 points despite winning in the round, as it was his second win by decision to go along with one prior loss.

Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
Ödön Zombori  Hungary Decision Anselm Ahlfors  Finland
Jindřich Maudr  Czechoslovakia Decision Giovanni Gozzi  Italy
Oscar Lindelöf  Sweden Decision Herman Andersen  Denmark
Eduard Pütsep  Estonia Decision Kurt Leucht  Germany
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation R1 R2 R3 R4 Total
1 Oscar Lindelöf  Sweden 0 0 1 1 2
2 Jindřich Maudr  Czechoslovakia 1 0 1 1 3
2 Ödön Zombori  Hungary 1 1 0 1 3
4 Giovanni Gozzi  Italy 1 0 0 3 4
4 Kurt Leucht  Germany 0 0 1 3 4
6 Eduard Pütsep  Estonia 0 1 3 1 5
7 Herman Andersen  Denmark 3 0 0 3 6
8 Anselm Ahlfors  Finland 3 0 1 3 7

Round 5

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Leucht and Maudr were the only men to finish the round still in contention, the former after a bye and the latter after defeating Lindelöf. Gozzi was eliminated with 5 points despite winning, as the win by decision put him at the threshold. Lindelöf's first loss put him at 5 points as well, necessitating a bronze medal bout between him and Gozzi. Zombori finished in 5th place.

Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
Giovanni Gozzi  Italy Decision Ödön Zombori  Hungary
Jindřich Maudr  Czechoslovakia Fall Oscar Lindelöf  Sweden
Kurt Leucht  Germany Bye N/A N/A
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 Total
1 Jindřich Maudr  Czechoslovakia 1 0 1 1 0 3
2 Kurt Leucht  Germany 0 0 1 3 0 4
3 Giovanni Gozzi  Italy 1 0 0 3 1 5
3 Oscar Lindelöf  Sweden 0 0 1 1 3 5
5 Ödön Zombori  Hungary 1 1 0 1 3 6

Round 6

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The final round featured a gold medal bout and a bronze medal bout. Gozzi beat Lindelöf on points to take the bronze medal. Leucht pinned Maudr to win gold.

Bronze medal bout
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
Giovanni Gozzi  Italy Decision Oscar Lindelöf  Sweden
Gold medal bout
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
Kurt Leucht  Germany Fall Jindřich Maudr  Czechoslovakia
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 Total
1st place, gold medalist(s) Kurt Leucht  Germany 0 0 1 3 0 0 4
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Jindřich Maudr  Czechoslovakia 1 0 1 1 0 3 6
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Giovanni Gozzi  Italy 1 0 0 3 1 1 6
4 Oscar Lindelöf  Sweden 0 0 1 1 3 3 8

References

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  1. ^ a b 1928 Summer Olympics - Official Report
  2. ^ a b "Wrestling at the 1928 Amsterdam Summer Games: Men's Bantamweight, Greco-Roman". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 15 February 2019.
  3. ^ Official Report, p. 848.