Wrestling at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle heavyweight
{{short description|Olympic wrestling tournament}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2019}}
{{Infobox Olympic event
|event = Men's freestyle heavyweight
|games = 1948 Summer
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|venue = Empress Hall, Earls Court Exhibition Centre
|dates = 29–31 July 1948
|competitors = 9
|nations = 9
|gold = Gyula Bóbis
|goldNOC = HUN
|silver = Bertil Antonsson
|silverNOC = SWE
|bronze = Jim Armstrong
|bronzeNOC = AUS
|prev = 1936
|next = 1952
}}
{{WrestlingAt1948SummerOlympics}}
The men's freestyle heavyweight competition at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London took place from 29 July to 31 July at the Empress Hall, Earls Court Exhibition Centre. Nations were limited to one competitor.{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1948/WRE/mens-heavyweight-freestyle.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418132305/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1948/WRE/mens-heavyweight-freestyle.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 April 2020 |title=Wrestling at the 1948 London Summer Games: Men's Heavyweight, Freestyle |work=Sports Reference |accessdate=5 March 2019}} Heavyweight was the heaviest category, including wrestlers weighing over {{convert|87|kg|lbs|1}}.{{sfn|Official Report|1951|p=512}}
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, 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.{{sfn|Official Report|1951|p=496}}
Results
=Round 1=
; Bouts
| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:left;"
! Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
| Josef Růžička | {{FlagIOC|TCH|1948 Summer}} | Decision, 2–1 | Dick Hutton | {{FlagIOC|USA|1948 Summer}} |
| Jim Armstrong | {{FlagIOC|AUS|1948 Summer}} | Decision, 3–0 | Fred Oberlander | {{FlagIOC|GBR|1948 Summer}} |
| Gyula Bóbis | {{FlagIOC|HUN|1948 Summer}} | Decision, 3–0 | Willy Lardon | {{FlagIOC|SUI|1948 Summer}} |
| Bertil Antonsson | {{FlagIOC|SWE|1948 Summer}} | Decision, 3–0 | Sadik Esen | {{FlagIOC|TUR|1948 Summer}} |
| Abolghasem Sakhdari | {{FlagIOC|IRN|1948 Summer}} | Bye | N/A | N/A |
; Points
| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
! Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total |
| style="background:#cfc;"
| 1 | align=left| Abolghasem Sakhdari | align=left| {{FlagIOC|IRN|1948 Summer}} | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| style="background:#cfc;"
| 2 | align=left| Bertil Antonsson | align=left| {{FlagIOC|SWE|1948 Summer}} | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| style="background:#cfc;"
| 2 | align=left| Jim Armstrong | align=left| {{FlagIOC|AUS|1948 Summer}} | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| style="background:#cfc;"
| 2 | align=left| Gyula Bóbis | align=left| {{FlagIOC|HUN|1948 Summer}} | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| style="background:#cfc;"
| 2 | align=left| Josef Růžička | align=left| {{FlagIOC|TCH|1948 Summer}} | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| style="background:#cfc;"
| 6 | align=left| Dick Hutton | align=left| {{FlagIOC|USA|1948 Summer}} | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| style="background:#cfc;"
| 7 | align=left| Fred Oberlander | align=left| {{FlagIOC|GBR|1948 Summer}} | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| style="background:#cfc;"
| 7 | align=left| Willy Lardon | align=left| {{FlagIOC|SUI|1948 Summer}} | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| style="background:#cfc;"
| 7 | align=left| Sadik Esen | align=left| {{FlagIOC|TUR|1948 Summer}} | 0 | 3 | 3 |
=Round 2=
; Bouts
| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:left;"
! Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
| Josef Růžička | {{FlagIOC|TCH|1948 Summer}} | Decision, 2–1 | Fred Oberlander | {{FlagIOC|GBR|1948 Summer}} |
| Dick Hutton | {{FlagIOC|USA|1948 Summer}} | Decision, 2–1 | Abolghasem Sakhdari | {{FlagIOC|IRN|1948 Summer}} |
| Gyula Bóbis | {{FlagIOC|HUN|1948 Summer}} | Fall | Jim Armstrong | {{FlagIOC|AUS|1948 Summer}} |
| Sadik Esen | {{FlagIOC|TUR|1948 Summer}} | Decision, 3–0 | Willy Lardon | {{FlagIOC|SUI|1948 Summer}} |
| Bertil Antonsson | {{FlagIOC|SWE|1948 Summer}} | Bye | N/A | N/A |
; Points
| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
! Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total |
| style="background:#cfc;"
| 1 | align=left| Bertil Antonsson | align=left| {{FlagIOC|SWE|1948 Summer}} | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| style="background:#cfc;"
| 1 | align=left| Gyula Bóbis | align=left| {{FlagIOC|HUN|1948 Summer}} | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| style="background:#cfc;"
| 3 | align=left| Josef Růžička | align=left| {{FlagIOC|TCH|1948 Summer}} | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| style="background:#cfc;"
| 3 | align=left| Abolghasem Sakhdari | align=left| {{FlagIOC|IRN|1948 Summer}} | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| style="background:#cfc;"
| 5 | align=left| Dick Hutton | align=left| {{FlagIOC|USA|1948 Summer}} | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| style="background:#cfc;"
| 6 | align=left| Jim Armstrong | align=left| {{FlagIOC|AUS|1948 Summer}} | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| style="background:#cfc;"
| 6 | align=left| Sadik Esen | align=left| {{FlagIOC|TUR|1948 Summer}} | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 8 | align=left| Fred Oberlander | align=left| {{FlagIOC|GBR|1948 Summer}} | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 9 | align=left| Willy Lardon | align=left| {{FlagIOC|SUI|1948 Summer}} | 3 | 3 | 6 |
=Round 3=
; Bouts
| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:left;"
! Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
| Bertil Antonsson | {{FlagIOC|SWE|1948 Summer}} | Fall | Abolghasem Sakhdari | {{FlagIOC|IRN|1948 Summer}} |
| Jim Armstrong | {{FlagIOC|AUS|1948 Summer}} | Retired | Dick Hutton | {{FlagIOC|USA|1948 Summer}} |
| Gyula Bóbis | {{FlagIOC|HUN|1948 Summer}} | Fall | Josef Růžička | {{FlagIOC|TCH|1948 Summer}} |
| Sadik Esen | {{FlagIOC|TUR|1948 Summer}} | Bye | N/A | N/A |
; Points
| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
! Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total |
| style="background:#cfc;"
| 1 | align=left| Bertil Antonsson | align=left| {{FlagIOC|SWE|1948 Summer}} | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| style="background:#cfc;"
| 1 | align=left| Gyula Bóbis | align=left| {{FlagIOC|HUN|1948 Summer}} | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| style="background:#cfc;"
| 3 | align=left| Jim Armstrong | align=left| {{FlagIOC|AUS|1948 Summer}} | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| style="background:#cfc;"
| 3 | align=left| Sadik Esen | align=left| {{FlagIOC|TUR|1948 Summer}} | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 5 | align=left| Josef Růžička | align=left| {{FlagIOC|TCH|1948 Summer}} | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 5 | align=left| Abolghasem Sakhdari | align=left| {{FlagIOC|IRN|1948 Summer}} | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 7 | align=left| Dick Hutton | align=left| {{FlagIOC|USA|1948 Summer}} | 3 | 3 | 6 |
=Round 4=
; Bouts
| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:left;"
! Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
| Jim Armstrong | {{FlagIOC|AUS|1948 Summer}} | Fall | Sadik Esen | {{FlagIOC|TUR|1948 Summer}} |
| Gyula Bóbis | {{FlagIOC|HUN|1948 Summer}} | Decision, 2–1 | Bertil Antonsson | {{FlagIOC|SWE|1948 Summer}} |
; Points
| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
! Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total |
| style="background:#cfc;"
| 1 | align=left| Gyula Bóbis | align=left| {{FlagIOC|HUN|1948 Summer}} | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| style="background:#cfc;"
| 2 | align=left| Bertil Antonsson | align=left| {{FlagIOC|SWE|1948 Summer}} | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| style="background:#cfc;"
| 3 | align=left| Jim Armstrong | align=left| {{FlagIOC|AUS|1948 Summer}} | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | align=left| Sadik Esen | align=left| {{FlagIOC|TUR|1948 Summer}} | 4 | 3 | 7 |
=Round 5=
Bóbis had already defeated both Armstrong and Antonsson, so the only possible match remaining was between the two of them (guaranteeing Bóbis the gold medal and making round 5 in effect a silver/bronze bout). Antonsson won by fall, taking the silver.
; Bouts
| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:left;"
! Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
| Bertil Antonsson | {{FlagIOC|SWE|1948 Summer}} | Fall | Jim Armstrong | {{FlagIOC|AUS|1948 Summer}} |
| Gyula Bóbis | {{FlagIOC|HUN|1948 Summer}} | Bye | N/A | N/A |
; Points
| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
! Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total |
| {{gold01}} | align=left| Gyula Bóbis | align=left| {{FlagIOC|HUN|1948 Summer}} | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| {{silver02}} | align=left| Bertil Antonsson | align=left| {{FlagIOC|SWE|1948 Summer}} | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| {{bronze03}} | align=left| Jim Armstrong | align=left| {{FlagIOC|AUS|1948 Summer}} | 4 | 3 | 7 |
References
{{Reflist}}
General
- {{cite book | year = 1948 | publication-date = 1951 | title = The Official Report of the Organising Committee for the XIV Olympiad | url = https://digital.la84.org/digital/collection/p17103coll8/id/4954/rec/19 | location = London | access-date = 18 August 2024 | ref = {{SfnRef|Official Report|1951}} }}
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