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Men's freestyle bantamweight
at the Games of the X Olympiad
VenueGrand Olympic Auditorium
Dates1–3 August 1932
Competitors8 from 8 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Robert Pearce  United States
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Ödön Zombori  Hungary
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Aatos Jaskari  Finland
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The men's freestyle bantamweight competition at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles took place from 1 August to 3 August at the Grand Olympic Auditorium. Nations were limited to one competitor. This weight class was limited to wrestlers weighing up to 56 kg.

This freestyle wrestling competition did not use the single-elimination bracket format previously used for Olympic freestyle wrestling but instead followed the format that was introduced at the 1928 Summer Olympics for Greco-Roman wrestling, using 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.

Schedule

Date Event
1 August 1932 Round 1
2 August 1932 Round 2
3 August 1932 Round 3
Final round

Results

Round 1

Two wrestlers won by fall, advancing with 0 points. Two won by decision, moving to the second round with 1 point. Four lost, receiving 3 points.

Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
Robert Pearce  United States Decision Ödön Zombori  Hungary
Julien Depuychaffray  France Decision Bror Vingren  Sweden
Aatos Jaskari  Finland Fall Joseph Reid  Great Britain
Georges Zervinis  Greece Fall James Trifunov  Canada
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation Start Earned Total
1 Aatos Jaskari  Finland 0 0 0
1 Georges Zervinis  Greece 0 0 0
3 Julien Depuichaffray  France 0 1 1
3 Robert Pearce  United States 0 1 1
5 Joseph Reid  Great Britain 0 3 3
5 James Trifunov  Canada 0 3 3
5 Bror Wingren  Sweden 0 3 3
5 Ödön Zombori  Hungary 0 3 3

Round 2

Jaskari won his second bout by fall, remaining at 0 points. Zervinis, the other wrestler with 0 points after one round, lost to move to 3 points. Pearce had a second consecutive win by decision, adding a second point, while Depuichaffray's loss added 3 points to his previous 1. Of the first-round losers, Zombori and Reid survived; the former won by fall to stay at 3 points while the latter earned a 4th point by winning by decision. Trifunov and Wingren each lost their second bout and were eliminated.

Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
Robert Pearce  United States Decision Julien Depuichaffray  France
Ödön Zombori  Hungary Fall Bror Wingren  Sweden
Joseph Reid  Great Britain Decision Georges Zervinis  Greece
Aatos Jaskari  Finland Fall James Trifunov  Canada
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation Start Earned Total
1 Aatos Jaskari  Finland 0 0 0
2 Robert Pearce  United States 1 1 2
3 Georges Zervinis  Greece 0 3 3
3 Ödön Zombori  Hungary 3 0 3
5 Julien Depuichaffray  France 1 3 4
5 Joseph Reid  Great Britain 3 1 4
7 James Trifunov  Canada 3 3 6
7 Bror Wingren  Sweden 3 3 6

Round 3

All three bouts were won by decision in this round. All three winners earned medals, as the three losers were eliminated.

Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
Robert Pearce  United States Decision Joseph Reid  Great Britain
Ödön Zombori  Hungary Decision Julien Depuichaffray  France
Aatos Jaskari  Finland Decision Georges Zervinis  Greece
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation Start Earned Total
1 Aatos Jaskari  Finland 0 1 1
2 Robert Pearce  United States 2 1 3
3 Ödön Zombori  Hungary 3 1 4
4 Georges Zervinis  Greece 3 3 6
5 Julien Depuichaffray  France 4 3 7
5 Joseph Reid  Great Britain 4 3 7

Final round

Pearce's win over Jaskari put all four wrestlers at 4 points. Zombori and Jaskari had not yet faced each other, while Pearce had wrestled both men and won. The bout between Zombori and Jaskari was therefore effectively a silver/bronze bout. Zombori won by decision to take the silver medal.

Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
Robert Pearce  United States Decision Aatos Jaskari  Finland
Ödön Zombori  Hungary Decision Aatos Jaskari  Finland
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation Start Earned Total
1st place, gold medalist(s) Robert Pearce  United States 3 1 4
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Ödön Zombori  Hungary 4 1 5
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Aatos Jaskari  Finland 1 6 7

References

  1. "Wrestling at the 1932 Los Angeles Summer Games: Men's Bantamweight, Freestyle". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
  2. Official Olympic Report, la84.org. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
  3. Official Report, p. 550.
  4. Official Report, pp. 547–48.
  5. "1932 Olympic Freestyle Wrestling Winners".
  6. "History of Wrestling & UWW | United World Wrestling".
  7. ^ Official Report, p. 552.
  8. Official Report, p. 553.
  9. "Olympic Wrestling - Los Angeles 1932 wrestling champions & events".
Olympic Champions in freestyle bantamweight
  • 1904: 56.70 kg
  • 1908: 54 kg
  • 1924–1936: 56 kg
  • 1948–1996: 57 kg
  • 2000: 58 kg
  • 2004–2012: 55 kg
  • 2016–present: 57 kg
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