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. 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.
None of the men who started the round with 0 points finished it that sway; Szalay and Moustafa received 1 point after winning by decision, while the other 3 lost. They were the only 2 to have a point total low enough to withstand a loss after this round. Pellinen and Rieger each had 2 points after winning both of their bouts by decision. The other 9 remaining wrestlers each had a loss. Only three men were eliminated with their second loss in round 2. ; Bouts
Winner
Nation
Victory Type
Loser
Nation
Ejnar Hansen
Fall
Jan Gałuszka
Adolf Rieger
Decision
Robert Gaupset
Johan Heijm
Fall
Max Studer
Onni Pellinen
Decision
Otto Pohla
Imre Szalay
Decision
Josef Vávra
Kārlis Pētersons
Fall
Bela Juhasz
Nicolas Appels
Fall
Émile Clody
Ibrahim Moustafa
Decision
A. Şefik
; Points
Rank
Wrestler
Nation
R1
R2
Total
1
0
1
1
1
0
1
1
3
1
1
2
3
1
1
2
5
3
0
3
5
0
3
3
5
0
3
3
5
3
0
3
5
3
0
3
5
3
0
3
5
0
3
3
5
1
3
4
13
1
3
4
14
3
3
6
14
3
3
6
14
3
3
6
Round 3
The third round featured 4 out of 6 bouts where the winner was guaranteed to advance and the loser guaranteed elimination. Vávra needed to win by fall to avoid elimination; he did. The sixth bout was between Szalay and Clody ; the former would advance even if he lost while the latter could be eliminated even with a win, it was by decision. That is exactly what happened; Clody's decision eliminated him but left Szalay at 4 points and still in contention. Moustafa had the bye and stayed at 1 point, now in sole possession of the lead. ; Bouts
Winner
Nation
Victory Type
Loser
Nation
Adolf Rieger
Fall
Jan Gałuszka
Ejnar Hansen
Fall
Robert Gaupset
Otto Pohla
Fall
Johan Heijm
Onni Pellinen
Fall
Kārlis Pētersons
Émile Clody
Decision
Imre Szalay
Nicolas Appels
Fall
Josef Vávra
Ibrahim Moustafa
Bye
N/A
N/A
; Points
Rank
Wrestler
Nation
R1
R2
R3
Total
1
0
1
0
1
2
1
1
0
2
2
1
1
0
2
4
3
0
0
3
4
3
0
0
3
4
0
3
0
3
7
0
1
3
4
8
1
3
1
5
9
0
3
3
6
9
0
3
3
6
9
3
0
3
6
9
3
0
3
6
9
1
3
3
7
Round 4
The three losers were eliminated. The three winners, and Appels on a bye, continued on. ; Bouts
Winner
Nation
Victory Type
Loser
Nation
Ibrahim Moustafa
Fall
Ejnar Hansen
Adolf Rieger
Decision
Otto Pohla
Onni Pellinen
Fall
Imre Szalay
Nicolas Appels
Bye
N/A
N/A
; Points
Rank
Wrestler
Nation
R1
R2
R3
R4
Total
1
0
1
0
0
1
2
1
1
0
0
2
3
3
0
0
0
3
3
1
1
0
1
3
5
3
0
0
3
6
6
0
1
3
3
6
7
0
3
0
3
6
Round 5
Pellinen and Appels were eliminated, with the bronze medal and 4th place, respectively. Rieger and Moustafa, both undefeated, advanced to face each other in a de factogold medal bout. ; Bouts
Winner
Nation
Victory Type
Loser
Nation
Adolf Rieger
Fall
Nicolas Appels
Ibrahim Moustafa
Decision
Onni Pellinen
; Points
Rank
Wrestler
Nation
R1
R2
R3
R4
R5
Total
1
0
1
0
0
1
2
2
1
1
0
1
0
3
1
1
0
0
3
5
4
3
0
0
0
3
6
Round 6
Moustafa defeated Rieger to take the gold medal. ; Bouts
