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

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Men's Greco-Roman light heavyweight
at the Games of the XIV Olympiad
VenueEmpress Hall, Earls Court Exhibition Centre
Dates3–6 August
Competitors14 from 14 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Karl-Erik Nilsson  Sweden
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Kelpo Gröndahl  Finland
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Ibrahim Orabi  Egypt
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Wrestling at the
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The men's Greco-Roman light heavyweight 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] Light heavyweight was the second-heaviest category, including wrestlers weighing 79 to 87 kilograms (174.2 to 191.8 lb).[2]

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.[3]

Results

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Round 1

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Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
Mustafa Avcioğlu-Çakmak  Turkey Decision, 3–0 Adolfo Ramírez  Argentina
Karl-Erik Nilsson  Sweden Fall Gyula Kovács  Hungary
Umberto Silvestri  Italy Decision, 3–0 Athanasios Kambaflis  Greece
Kelpo Gröndahl  Finland Fall Karel Istaz  Belgium
Erling Stuer Lauridsen  Denmark Decision, 3–0 Ibrahim Mahgoub  Lebanon
Peter Enzinger  Austria Fall Albin Dannacher  Switzerland
Ibrahim Orabi  Egypt Fall Ken Richmond  Great Britain
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation Start Earned Total
1 Peter Enzinger  Austria 0 0 0
1 Kelpo Gröndahl  Finland 0 0 0
1 Karl-Erik Nilsson  Sweden 0 0 0
1 Ibrahim Orabi  Egypt 0 0 0
5 Mustafa Avcioğlu-Çakmak  Turkey 0 1 1
5 Erling Stuer Lauridsen  Denmark 0 1 1
5 Umberto Silvestri  Italy 0 1 1
8 Albin Dannacher  Switzerland 0 3 3
8 Karel Istaz  Belgium 0 3 3
8 Athanasios Kambaflis  Greece 0 3 3
8 Gyula Kovács  Hungary 0 3 3
8 Ibrahim Mahgoub  Lebanon 0 3 3
8 Adolfo Ramírez  Argentina 0 3 3
8 Ken Richmond  Great Britain 0 3 3

Round 2

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Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
Gyula Kovács  Hungary Decision, 3–0 Adolfo Ramírez  Argentina
Karl-Erik Nilsson  Sweden Decision, 3–0 Mustafa Avcioğlu-Çakmak  Turkey
Karel Istaz  Belgium Decision, 3–0 Athanasios Kambaflis  Greece
Kelpo Gröndahl  Finland Retired Umberto Silvestri  Italy
Erling Stuer Lauridsen  Denmark Fall Peter Enzinger  Austria
Ibrahim Orabi  Egypt Fall Albin Dannacher  Switzerland
Ken Richmond  Great Britain Bye N/A N/A
N/A N/A Over weight Ibrahim Mahgoub  Lebanon
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation Start Earned Total
1 Kelpo Gröndahl  Finland 0 0 0
1 Ibrahim Orabi  Egypt 0 0 0
3 Erling Stuer Lauridsen  Denmark 1 0 1
3 Karl-Erik Nilsson  Sweden 0 1 1
5 Peter Enzinger  Austria 0 3 3
5 Ken Richmond  Great Britain 3 0 3
7 Mustafa Avcioğlu-Çakmak  Turkey 1 3 4
7 Karel Istaz  Belgium 3 1 4
7 Gyula Kovács  Hungary 3 1 4
10 Umberto Silvestri  Italy 1 3 4*
11 Albin Dannacher  Switzerland 3 3 6
11 Athanasios Kambaflis  Greece 3 3 6
11 Ibrahim Mahgoub  Lebanon 3 3 6
11 Adolfo Ramírez  Argentina 3 3 6

Round 3

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Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
Ken Richmond  Great Britain Fall Mustafa Avcioğlu-Çakmak  Turkey
Gyula Kovács  Hungary Fall Karel Istaz  Belgium
Karl-Erik Nilsson  Sweden Decision, 3–0 Erling Stuer Lauridsen  Denmark
Kelpo Gröndahl  Finland Decision, 3–0 Peter Enzinger  Austria
Ibrahim Orabi  Egypt Bye N/A N/A
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation Start Earned Total
1 Ibrahim Orabi  Egypt 0 0 0
2 Kelpo Gröndahl  Finland 0 1 1
3 Karl-Erik Nilsson  Sweden 1 1 2
4 Ken Richmond  Great Britain 3 0 3
5 Gyula Kovács  Hungary 4 0 4
5 Erling Stuer Lauridsen  Denmark 1 3 4
7 Peter Enzinger  Austria 3 3 6
8 Mustafa Avcioğlu-Çakmak  Turkey 4 3 7
8 Karel Istaz  Belgium 4 3 7

Round 4

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Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
Gyula Kovács  Hungary Decision, 3–0 Ibrahim Orabi  Egypt
Karl-Erik Nilsson  Sweden Fall Ken Richmond  Great Britain
Kelpo Gröndahl  Finland Fall Erling Stuer Lauridsen  Denmark
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation Start Earned Total
1 Kelpo Gröndahl  Finland 1 0 1
2 Karl-Erik Nilsson  Sweden 2 0 2
3 Ibrahim Orabi  Egypt 0 3 3
4 Gyula Kovács  Hungary 4 1 5
5 Ken Richmond  Great Britain 3 3 6
6 Erling Stuer Lauridsen  Denmark 4 3 7

Round 5

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Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
Karl-Erik Nilsson  Sweden Fall Ibrahim Orabi  Egypt
Kelpo Gröndahl  Finland Bye N/A N/A
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation Start Earned Total
1 Kelpo Gröndahl  Finland 1 0 1
2 Karl-Erik Nilsson  Sweden 2 0 2
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Ibrahim Orabi  Egypt 3 3 6

Round 6

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Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
Karl-Erik Nilsson  Sweden Decision, 3–0 Kelpo Gröndahl  Finland
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation Start Earned Total
1st place, gold medalist(s) Karl-Erik Nilsson  Sweden 2 1 3
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Kelpo Gröndahl  Finland 1 3 4

References

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  1. ^ "Wrestling at the 1948 London Summer Games: Men's Light Heavyweight, Greco-Roman". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
  2. ^ Official Report 1951, p. 503.
  3. ^ Official Report 1951, p. 496.

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