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

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Men's featherweight Greco-Roman wrestling
at the Games of the IX Olympiad
VenueKrachtsportgebouw
DatesAugust 2–5
Competitors20 from 20 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Voldemar Väli  Estonia
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Erik Malmberg  Sweden
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Gerolamo Quaglia  Italy
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1932 →

The men's Greco-Roman featherweight was one of thirteen wrestling events held as part of the wrestling at the 1928 Summer Olympics programme.[1] The competition was held from August 2 to 5, and featured 20 wrestlers from 20 nations.[2] Featherweight was the second-lightest category, including wrestlers weighing 58 to 62 kilograms (128 to 137 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.[2][3]

Results

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Round 1

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The first round produced 7 winners by fall (0 points), 3 winners by decision (1 point), and 10 losers (3 points). Milovančev withdrew after his bout.

Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
Saim Arıkan  Turkey Fall Iso Milovančev  Yugoslavia
Károly Kárpáti  Hungary Fall Ali Kamel  Egypt
Voldemar Väli  Estonia Decision Ludwig Schlanger  Austria
František Kratochvíl  Czechoslovakia Decision Martin Egeberg  Norway
Jacques Dillen  Belgium Decision Aage Meyer  Denmark
Ernst Steinig  Germany Fall Leon Mazurek  Poland
Ricardo Rey  Argentina Fall Isidor Bieri  Switzerland
Erik Malmberg  Sweden Fall Roger Mollet  France
Aleksanteri Toivola  Finland Fall Johannes Nolten Jr.  Netherlands
Gerolamo Quaglia  Italy Fall Benjamin Araújo  Portugal
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation R1
1 Saim Arıkan  Turkey 0
1 Károly Kárpáti  Hungary 0
1 Erik Malmberg  Sweden 0
1 Gerolamo Quaglia  Italy 0
1 Ricardo Rey  Argentina 0
1 Ernst Steinig  Germany 0
1 Aleksanteri Toivola  Finland 0
8 Jacques Dillen  Belgium 1
8 František Kratochvíl  Czechoslovakia 1
8 Voldemar Väli  Estonia 1
11 Benjamin Araújo  Portugal 3
11 Isidor Bieri  Switzerland 3
11 Martin Egeberg  Norway 3
11 Ali Kamel  Egypt 3
11 Leon Mazurek  Poland 3
11 Aage Meyer  Denmark 3
11 Roger Mollet  France 3
11 Johannes Nolten Jr.  Netherlands 3
11 Ludwig Schlanger  Austria 3
20 Iso Milovančev  Yugoslavia 3*

Round 2

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Eight of the nine bouts were determined by fall. Five men stayed at 0 points, each having won both his bouts by fall. Two others were 2–0 after this round: Väli with 1 point and Dillen with 2 points. Five men were at 3 points (4 after a 1–1 start with win by fall and one at 0–1 with a bye). Kratochvíl had the distinction of being the remaining man with the highest point total, at 4. Six men were 0–2 and were eliminated.

Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
Ali Kamel  Egypt Fall Saim Arıkan  Turkey
Károly Kárpáti  Hungary Fall Ludwig Schlanger  Austria
Voldemar Väli  Estonia Fall František Kratochvíl  Czechoslovakia
Jacques Dillen  Belgium Decision Martin Egeberg  Norway
Aage Meyer  Denmark Fall Leon Mazurek  Poland
Ernst Steinig  Germany Fall Ricardo Rey  Argentina
Erik Malmberg  Sweden Fall Isidor Bieri  Switzerland
Aleksanteri Toivola  Finland Fall Roger Mollet  France
Gerolamo Quaglia  Italy Fall Johannes Nolten Jr.  Netherlands
Benjamin Araújo  Portugal Bye N/A N/A
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation R1 R2 Total
1 Károly Kárpáti  Hungary 0 0 0
1 Erik Malmberg  Sweden 0 0 0
1 Gerolamo Quaglia  Italy 0 0 0
1 Ernst Steinig  Germany 0 0 0
1 Aleksanteri Toivola  Finland 0 0 0
6 Voldemar Väli  Estonia 1 0 1
7 Jacques Dillen  Belgium 1 1 2
8 Benjamin Araújo  Portugal 3 0 3
8 Saim Arıkan  Turkey 0 3 3
8 Ali Kamel  Egypt 3 0 '3
8 Aage Meyer  Denmark 3 0 3
8 Ricardo Rey  Argentina 0 3 3
13 František Kratochvíl  Czechoslovakia 1 3 4
14 Isidor Bieri  Switzerland 3 3 6
14 Martin Egeberg  Norway 3 3 6
14 Leon Mazurek  Poland 3 3 6
14 Roger Mollet  France 3 3 6
14 Johannes Nolten Jr.  Netherlands 3 3 6
14 Ludwig Schlanger  Austria 3 3 6

Round 3

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Of the five men who started the round with 0 points, only 1 finished it with that many: Quaglia, who had a bye. Kárpáti, Malmberg, and Steinig each won by decision, gaining their 1st point. Toivola lost. Väli stayed at 1 point, winning by fall. Dillen's first loss eliminated him, at 5 points after two wins by decision. Arıkan and Meyer won to stay in contention, each by fall to stay at 3 points. The other four men (Rey, Araujo, Kamel, and Dillen) who had a loss before this round lost again and were eliminated.

Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
Saim Arıkan  Turkey Fall Benjamin Araújo  Portugal
Voldemar Väli  Estonia Fall Ali Kamel  Egypt
Erik Malmberg  Sweden Decision Aleksanteri Toivola  Finland
Károly Kárpáti  Hungary Decision František Kratochvíl  Czechoslovakia
Ernst Steinig  Germany Decision Jacques Dillen  Belgium
Aage Meyer  Denmark Fall Ricardo Rey  Argentina
Gerolamo Quaglia  Italy Bye N/A N/A
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation R1 R2 R3 Total
1 Gerolamo Quaglia  Italy 0 0 0 0
2 Károly Kárpáti  Hungary 0 0 1 1
2 Erik Malmberg  Sweden 0 0 1 1
2 Ernst Steinig  Germany 0 0 1 1
2 Voldemar Väli  Estonia 1 0 0 1
6 Saim Arıkan  Turkey 0 3 0 3
6 Aage Meyer  Denmark 3 0 0 3
6 Aleksanteri Toivola  Finland 0 0 3 3
9 Jacques Dillen  Belgium 1 1 3 5
10 Benjamin Araújo  Portugal 3 0 3 6
10 Ali Kamel  Egypt 3 0 3 6
10 Ricardo Rey  Argentina 0 3 3 6
13 František Kratochvíl  Czechoslovakia 1 3 3 7

Round 4

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Quaglia won his third bout by fall; along with his 3rd round bye, he stayed at 0 points. Väli also won a third bout by fall, making him 4–0 with 1 point as the other win came by decision. Malmberg and Steinig each picked up their 2nd point by winning by decision again, making them vulnerable to elimination upon any future loss. Kárpáti took his first loss, moving to 4 points. All three of the men who started the round with a prior loss lost again and were eliminated.

Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
Gerolamo Quaglia  Italy Fall Saim Arıkan  Turkey
Voldemar Väli  Estonia Fall Károly Kárpáti  Hungary
Erik Malmberg  Sweden Decision Aage Meyer  Denmark
Ernst Steinig  Germany Decision Aleksanteri Toivola  Finland
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation R1 R2 R3 R4 Total
1 Gerolamo Quaglia  Italy 0 0 0 0 0
2 Voldemar Väli  Estonia 1 0 0 0 1
3 Erik Malmberg  Sweden 0 0 1 1 2
3 Ernst Steinig  Germany 0 0 1 1 2
5 Károly Kárpáti  Hungary 0 0 1 3 4
6 Saim Arıkan  Turkey 0 3 0 3 6
6 Aage Meyer  Denmark 3 0 0 3 6
6 Aleksanteri Toivola  Finland 0 0 3 3 6

Round 5

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Malmberg received a bye in this round, staying at 2 points. Kárpáti defeated Quaglia, but the bad points system led to the winner (who moved from 4 points to 5) being eliminated while the loser (from 0 points to 3) was not. Väli pinned Steinig to take the lead (at 1 point) and eliminate the latter wrestler.

Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
Károly Kárpáti  Hungary Decision Gerolamo Quaglia  Italy
Voldemar Väli  Estonia Fall Ernst Steinig  Germany
Erik Malmberg  Sweden Bye N/A N/A
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 Total
1 Voldemar Väli  Estonia 1 0 0 0 0 1
2 Erik Malmberg  Sweden 0 0 1 1 0 2
3 Gerolamo Quaglia  Italy 0 0 0 0 3 3
4 Károly Kárpáti  Hungary 0 0 1 3 1 5
5 Ernst Steinig  Germany 0 0 1 1 3 5

Round 6

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Väli was the only remaining wrestler who had not yet had a bye, so he got one in this round. Malmberg pinned Quaglia, staying in contention and eliminating the Italian with a bronze medal finish.

Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
Erik Malmberg  Sweden Fall Gerolamo Quaglia  Italy
Voldemar Väli  Estonia Bye N/A N/A
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 Total
1 Voldemar Väli  Estonia 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
2 Erik Malmberg  Sweden 0 0 1 1 0 0 2
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Gerolamo Quaglia  Italy 0 0 0 0 3 3 6

Round 7

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Round 7 was effectively a gold medal match. Väli pinned Malmberg.

Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
Voldemar Väli  Estonia Fall Erik Malmberg  Sweden
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R7 Total
1st place, gold medalist(s) Voldemar Väli  Estonia 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Erik Malmberg  Sweden 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 5

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 Featherweight, Greco-Roman". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
  3. ^ Official Report, p. 851.