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Wrestling at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Men's Greco-Roman bantamweight

{{short description|Wrestling at the Olympics}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2019}}

{{Infobox Olympic event

|event = Men's Greco-Roman bantamweight

|games = 1952 Summer

|image =

|image_size =

|caption =

|venue = Messuhalli

|dates = 24–27 July 1952

|competitors = 17

|nations = 17

|gold = Imre Hódos

|goldNOC = HUN

|silver = Zakaria Chihab

|silverNOC = LIB

|bronze = Artem Teryan

|bronzeNOC = URS

|prev = 1948

|next = 1956

}}

{{WrestlingAt1952SummerOlympics}}

The men's Greco-Roman bantamweight competition at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki took place from 24 July to 27 July at Messuhalli. Nations were limited to one competitor.{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1952/WRE/mens-bantamweight-greco-roman.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418132358/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1952/WRE/mens-bantamweight-greco-roman.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 April 2020 |title=Wrestling at the 1952 Helsinki Summer Games: Men's Bantamweight, Greco-Roman |work=Sports Reference |accessdate=6 March 2019}} Bantamweight is the second-lightest category, including wrestlers weighing {{convert|52|to|57|kg|lbs|1}}.{{sfn|Official Report|1955|p=368}}

Competition format

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, 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.{{sfn|Official Report|1955|p=370}}

Results

=Round 1=

Hassan and Panagiotopoulos withdrew after their matches.

; Bouts

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:left;"

! Winner

NationVictory TypeLoserNation
Norbert Kohler{{FlagIOC|SAA|1952 Summer}}FallOswaldo Johnston{{FlagIOC|GUA|1952 Summer}}
Pietro Lombardi{{FlagIOC|ITA|1952 Summer}}Decision, 2–1Hubert Persson{{FlagIOC|SWE|1952 Summer}}
Artem Teryan{{FlagIOC|URS|1952 Summer}}FallRudolf Toboła{{FlagIOC|POL|1952 Summer}}
Kemal Demirsüren{{FlagIOC|TUR|1952 Summer}}FallLeo Cortsen{{FlagIOC|DEN|1952 Summer}}
Zakaria Chihab{{FlagIOC|LIB|1952 Summer}}Decision, 3–0Ion Popescu{{FlagIOC|ROU|1952 Summer}}
Arvo Kyllönen{{FlagIOC|FIN|1952 Summer}}FallMaurice Faure{{FlagIOC|FRA|1952 Summer}}
Imre Hódos{{FlagIOC|HUN|1952 Summer}}Decision, 3–0Mahmoud Hassan{{FlagIOC|EGY|1952 Summer}}
Reidar Merli{{FlagIOC|NOR|1952 Summer}}Decision, 3–0Sotirios Panagiotopoulos{{FlagIOC|GRE|1952 Summer}}
Ferdinand Schmitz{{FlagIOC|GER|1952 Summer}}ByeN/AN/A

; Points

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"

! Rank

WrestlerNationStartEarnedTotal
style="background:#cfc;"

| 1

align=left| {{sortname|Kemal|Demirsüren}}align=left| {{flagIOC|TUR|1952 Summer}}000
style="background:#cfc;"

| 1

align=left| {{sortname|Norbert|Kohler}}align=left| {{flagIOC|SAA|1952 Summer}}000
style="background:#cfc;"

| 1

align=left| {{sortname|Arvo|Kyllönen}}align=left| {{flagIOC|FIN|1952 Summer}}000
style="background:#cfc;"

| 1

align=left| {{sortname|Ferdinand|Schmitz}}align=left| {{flagIOC|GER|1952 Summer}}000
style="background:#cfc;"

| 1

align=left| {{sortname|Artem|Teryan}}align=left| {{flagIOC|URS|1952 Summer}}000
style="background:#cfc;"

| 6

align=left| {{sortname|Zakaria|Chihab}}align=left| {{flagIOC|LIB|1952 Summer}}011
style="background:#cfc;"

| 6

align=left| {{sortname|Imre|Hódos}}align=left| {{flagIOC|HUN|1952 Summer}}011
style="background:#cfc;"

| 6

align=left| {{sortname|Pietro|Lombardi|dab=wrestler}}align=left| {{flagIOC|ITA|1952 Summer}}011
style="background:#cfc;"

| 6

align=left| {{sortname|Reidar|Merli}}align=left| {{flagIOC|NOR|1952 Summer}}011
style="background:#cfc;"

| 10

align=left| {{sortname|Leo|Cortsen}}align=left| {{flagIOC|DEN|1952 Summer}}033
style="background:#cfc;"

| 10

align=left| {{sortname|Maurice|Faure|dab=wrestler}}align=left| {{flagIOC|FRA|1952 Summer}}033
style="background:#cfc;"

| 10

align=left| {{sortname|Oswaldo|Johnston}}align=left| {{flagIOC|GUA|1952 Summer}}033
style="background:#cfc;"

| 10

align=left| {{sortname|Hubert|Persson}}align=left| {{flagIOC|SWE|1952 Summer}}033
style="background:#cfc;"

| 10

align=left| {{sortname|Ion|Popescu|dab=wrestler}}align=left| {{flagIOC|ROU|1952 Summer}}033
style="background:#cfc;"

| 10

align=left| {{sortname|Rudolf|Toboła}}align=left| {{flagIOC|POL|1952 Summer}}033
16align=left| {{sortname|Mahmoud|Hassan|dab=wrestler}}align=left| {{flagIOC|TCH|1952 Summer}}033*
16align=left| {{sortname|Sotirios|Panagiotopoulos}}align=left| {{flagIOC|GRE|1952 Summer}}033*

=Round 2=

; Bouts

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:left;"

! Winner

NationVictory TypeLoserNation
Ferdinand Schmitz{{FlagIOC|GER|1952 Summer}}FallNorbert Kohler{{FlagIOC|SAA|1952 Summer}}
Hubert Persson{{FlagIOC|SWE|1952 Summer}}FallOswaldo Johnston{{FlagIOC|GUA|1952 Summer}}
Pietro Lombardi{{FlagIOC|ITA|1952 Summer}}Decision, 3–0Rudolf Toboła{{FlagIOC|POL|1952 Summer}}
Artem Teryan{{FlagIOC|URS|1952 Summer}}Decision, 3–0Kemal Demirsüren{{FlagIOC|TUR|1952 Summer}}
Ion Popescu{{FlagIOC|ROU|1952 Summer}}Decision, 2–1Leo Cortsen{{FlagIOC|DEN|1952 Summer}}
Zakaria Chihab{{FlagIOC|LIB|1952 Summer}}Decision, 2–1Maurice Faure{{FlagIOC|FRA|1952 Summer}}
Imre Hódos{{FlagIOC|HUN|1952 Summer}}Decision, 2–1Arvo Kyllönen{{FlagIOC|FIN|1952 Summer}}
Reidar Merli{{FlagIOC|NOR|1952 Summer}}ByeN/AN/A

; Points

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"

! Rank

WrestlerNationStartEarnedTotal
style="background:#cfc;"

| 1

align=left| {{sortname|Ferdinand|Schmitz}}align=left| {{flagIOC|GER|1952 Summer}}000
style="background:#cfc;"

| 2

align=left| {{sortname|Reidar|Merli}}align=left| {{flagIOC|NOR|1952 Summer}}101
style="background:#cfc;"

| 2

align=left| {{sortname|Artem|Teryan}}align=left| {{flagIOC|URS|1952 Summer}}011
style="background:#cfc;"

| 4

align=left| {{sortname|Zakaria|Chihab}}align=left| {{flagIOC|LIB|1952 Summer}}112
style="background:#cfc;"

| 4

align=left| {{sortname|Imre|Hódos}}align=left| {{flagIOC|HUN|1952 Summer}}112
style="background:#cfc;"

| 4

align=left| {{sortname|Pietro|Lombardi|dab=wrestler}}align=left| {{flagIOC|ITA|1952 Summer}}112
style="background:#cfc;"

| 7

align=left| {{sortname|Kemal|Demirsüren}}align=left| {{flagIOC|TUR|1952 Summer}}033
style="background:#cfc;"

| 7

align=left| {{sortname|Norbert|Kohler}}align=left| {{flagIOC|SAA|1952 Summer}}033
style="background:#cfc;"

| 7

align=left| {{sortname|Arvo|Kyllönen}}align=left| {{flagIOC|FIN|1952 Summer}}033
style="background:#cfc;"

| 7

align=left| {{sortname|Hubert|Persson}}align=left| {{flagIOC|SWE|1952 Summer}}303
style="background:#cfc;"

| 11

align=left| {{sortname|Ion|Popescu|dab=wrestler}}align=left| {{flagIOC|ROU|1952 Summer}}314
12align=left| {{sortname|Leo|Cortsen}}align=left| {{flagIOC|DEN|1952 Summer}}336
12align=left| {{sortname|Maurice|Faure|dab=wrestler}}align=left| {{flagIOC|FRA|1952 Summer}}336
12align=left| {{sortname|Oswaldo|Johnston}}align=left| {{flagIOC|GUA|1952 Summer}}336
12align=left| {{sortname|Rudolf|Toboła}}align=left| {{flagIOC|POL|1952 Summer}}336

=Round 3=

; Bouts

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:left;"

! Winner

NationVictory TypeLoserNation
Reidar Merli{{FlagIOC|NOR|1952 Summer}}Decision, 3–0Ferdinand Schmitz{{FlagIOC|GER|1952 Summer}}
Hubert Persson{{FlagIOC|SWE|1952 Summer}}Decision, 3–0Norbert Kohler{{FlagIOC|SAA|1952 Summer}}
Artem Teryan{{FlagIOC|URS|1952 Summer}}Decision, 3–0Pietro Lombardi{{FlagIOC|ITA|1952 Summer}}
Ion Popescu{{FlagIOC|ROU|1952 Summer}}FallKemal Demirsüren{{FlagIOC|TUR|1952 Summer}}
Zakaria Chihab{{FlagIOC|LIB|1952 Summer}}Decision, 3–0Arvo Kyllönen{{FlagIOC|FIN|1952 Summer}}
Imre Hódos{{FlagIOC|HUN|1952 Summer}}ByeN/AN/A

; Points

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"

! Rank

WrestlerNationStartEarnedTotal
style="background:#cfc;"

| 1

align=left| {{sortname|Imre|Hódos}}align=left| {{flagIOC|HUN|1952 Summer}}202
style="background:#cfc;"

| 1

align=left| {{sortname|Reidar|Merli}}align=left| {{flagIOC|NOR|1952 Summer}}112
style="background:#cfc;"

| 1

align=left| {{sortname|Artem|Teryan}}align=left| {{flagIOC|URS|1952 Summer}}112
style="background:#cfc;"

| 4

align=left| {{sortname|Zakaria|Chihab}}align=left| {{flagIOC|LIB|1952 Summer}}213
style="background:#cfc;"

| 4

align=left| {{sortname|Ferdinand|Schmitz}}align=left| {{flagIOC|GER|1952 Summer}}033
style="background:#cfc;"

| 6

align=left| {{sortname|Hubert|Persson}}align=left| {{flagIOC|SWE|1952 Summer}}314
style="background:#cfc;"

| 6

align=left| {{sortname|Ion|Popescu|dab=wrestler}}align=left| {{flagIOC|ROU|1952 Summer}}404
8align=left| {{sortname|Pietro|Lombardi|dab=wrestler}}align=left| {{flagIOC|ITA|1952 Summer}}235
9align=left| {{sortname|Kemal|Demirsüren}}align=left| {{flagIOC|TUR|1952 Summer}}336
9align=left| {{sortname|Norbert|Kohler}}align=left| {{flagIOC|SAA|1952 Summer}}336
9align=left| {{sortname|Arvo|Kyllönen}}align=left| {{flagIOC|FIN|1952 Summer}}336

=Round 4=

; Bouts

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:left;"

! Winner

NationVictory TypeLoserNation
Imre Hódos{{FlagIOC|HUN|1952 Summer}}Decision, 3–0Reidar Merli{{FlagIOC|NOR|1952 Summer}}
Hubert Persson{{FlagIOC|SWE|1952 Summer}}FallFerdinand Schmitz{{FlagIOC|GER|1952 Summer}}
Artem Teryan{{FlagIOC|URS|1952 Summer}}Decision, 3–0Ion Popescu{{FlagIOC|ROU|1952 Summer}}
Zakaria Chihab{{FlagIOC|LIB|1952 Summer}}ByeN/AN/A

; Points

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"

! Rank

WrestlerNationStartEarnedTotal
style="background:#cfc;"

| 1

align=left| {{sortname|Zakaria|Chihab}}align=left| {{flagIOC|LIB|1952 Summer}}303
style="background:#cfc;"

| 1

align=left| {{sortname|Imre|Hódos}}align=left| {{flagIOC|HUN|1952 Summer}}213
style="background:#cfc;"

| 1

align=left| {{sortname|Artem|Teryan}}align=left| {{flagIOC|URS|1952 Summer}}213
style="background:#cfc;"

| 4

align=left| {{sortname|Hubert|Persson}}align=left| {{flagIOC|SWE|1952 Summer}}404
5align=left| {{sortname|Reidar|Merli}}align=left| {{flagIOC|NOR|1952 Summer}}235
6align=left| {{sortname|Ferdinand|Schmitz}}align=left| {{flagIOC|GER|1952 Summer}}336
7align=left| {{sortname|Ion|Popescu|dab=wrestler}}align=left| {{flagIOC|ROU|1952 Summer}}437

=Round 5=

; Bouts

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:left;"

! Winner

NationVictory TypeLoserNation
Imre Hódos{{FlagIOC|HUN|1952 Summer}}Decision, 2–1Zakaria Chihab{{FlagIOC|LIB|1952 Summer}}
Artem Teryan{{FlagIOC|URS|1952 Summer}}Decision, 3–0Hubert Persson{{FlagIOC|SWE|1952 Summer}}

; Points

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"

! Rank

WrestlerNationStartEarnedTotal
style="background:#cfc;"

| 1

align=left| {{sortname|Imre|Hódos}}align=left| {{flagIOC|HUN|1952 Summer}}314
style="background:#cfc;"

| 1

align=left| {{sortname|Artem|Teryan}}align=left| {{flagIOC|URS|1952 Summer}}314
style="background:#cfc;"

| 3

align=left| {{sortname|Zakaria|Chihab}}align=left| {{flagIOC|LIB|1952 Summer}}336
4align=left| {{sortname|Hubert|Persson}}align=left| {{flagIOC|SWE|1952 Summer}}437

=Medal rounds=

Chihab and Hódos had met in round 5 and did not wrestle each other again. The tie between Chihab and Hódos in the standings was resolved by head-to-head (Hódos had won the bout between the two).

; Bouts

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:left;"

! Winner

NationVictory TypeLoserNation
Zakaria Chihab{{FlagIOC|LIB|1952 Summer}}Decision, 2–1Artem Teryan{{FlagIOC|URS|1952 Summer}}
Artem Teryan{{FlagIOC|URS|1952 Summer}}Decision, 3–0Imre Hódos{{FlagIOC|HUN|1952 Summer}}

; Points

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"

! Rank

WrestlerNationWinsLossesStartEarnedTotal
{{gold01}}align=left| {{sortname|Imre|Hódos}}align=left| {{flagIOC|HUN|1952 Summer}}11437
{{silver02}}align=left| {{sortname|Zakaria|Chihab}}align=left| {{flagIOC|LIB|1952 Summer}}11617
{{bronze03}}align=left| {{sortname|Artem|Teryan}}align=left| {{flagIOC|URS|1952 Summer}}11448

References

{{Reflist}}

General

  • {{Cite book |title=The Official Report of the Organising Committee for the Games of the XV Olympiad Helsinki 1952 |publisher=Werner Söderström Osakeyhtiö |year=1955 |location=Porvoo, Finland |url=https://digital.la84.org/digital/collection/p17103coll8/id/4193/rec/21 |editor-last=Kolkka |editor-first=Sulo |access-date=20 August 2024 |translator-last=Matson |translator-first=Alex |ref={{SfnRef|Official Report|1955}} }}

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