Wrestling at the 1936 Summer Olympics – Men's Greco-Roman heavyweight
The men's Greco-Roman heavyweight competition at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin took place from 6 August to 9 August at the Deutschlandhalle. Nations were limited to one competitor. This weight class allowed wrestlers weighing over 87kg. This Greco-Roman wrestling competition continued to use the "bad points" elimination system introduced at the 1928 Summer Olympics, with a slight modification. Each round featured all wrestlers pairing off and wrestling one bout. The loser received 3 points if the loss was by fall or unanimous decision and 2 points if the decision was 2-1. 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
Results
Round 1
Of the six bouts, five were won by fall giving the winners 0 points and the losers 3 points. The remaining bout was a split decision, giving Donati 1 point for winning and Çoban 2 points for losing. ; Bouts
Four of the first round winners won again, with two finishing the second round at 0 points and two finishing the round at 1 point. Four of the first round losers lost again and were eliminated. Çoban, the loser of the split decision in the first round, won by fall to stay at 2 points. Donati, the winner of that first-round decision, fell to 4 points after losing in the second round. The remaining two men had 3 points after the round. ; Bouts
Winner
Nation
Victory Type
Loser
Nation
Alberts Zvejnieks
Fall
Stevan Nagy
Kurt Hornfischer
Decision, 3–0
Josef Klapuch
Hjalmar Nyström
Decision, 3–0
Aleardo Donati
Mehmet Çoban
Fall
Peter Larsen
Kristjan Palusalu
Fall
Zoltan Kondorossy
John Nyman
Fall
Eduard Schöll
; Points
Rank
Wrestler
Nation
Start
Earned
Total
1
John Nyman
0
0
0
1
Kristjan Palusalu
0
0
0
3
Kurt Hornfischer
0
1
1
3
Hjalmar Nyström
0
1
1
5
Mehmet Çoban
2
0
2
6
Josef Klapuch
0
3
3
6
Alberts Zvejnieks
3
0
3
8
Aleardo Donati
1
3
4
9
Zoltan Kondorossy
3
3
6
9
Peter Larsen
3
3
6
9
Stevan Nagy
3
3
6
9
Eduard Schöll
3
3
6
Round 3
The two 0-point wrestlers faced each other; Palusalu won by decision, so both received their first points. Çoban beat Nyström in a split decision, which resulted in both finishing the round at 3 points. Hornfischer received his second point in a win by decision over Zvejnieks, who was eliminated with the second loss. Klapuch arrived late, being eliminated by losing by default to Donati. ; Bouts
Winner
Nation
Victory Type
Loser
Nation
Kurt Hornfischer
Decision, 3–0
Alberts Zvejnieks
Aleardo Donati
Default
Josef Klapuch
Mehmet Çoban
Decision, 2–1
Hjalmar Nyström
Kristjan Palusalu
Decision, 3–0
John Nyman
; Points
Rank
Wrestler
Nation
Start
Earned
Total
1
Kristjan Palusalu
0
1
1
2
Kurt Hornfischer
1
1
2
3
Mehmet Çoban
2
1
3
3
John Nyman
0
3
3
3
Hjalmar Nyström
1
2
3
6
Aleardo Donati
4
0
4
7
Josef Klapuch
3
3
6
7
Alberts Zvejnieks
3
3
6
Round 4
This round eliminated half of the remaining wrestlers, with each bout's loser going over 5 points. Palusalu and Hornfischer ended the round with 2 points, Nyman with 3. The official report lists Çoban as 4th and Nyström as 5th. ; Bouts
Winner
Nation
Victory Type
Loser
Nation
Kurt Hornfischer
Fall
Aleardo Donati
Kristjan Palusalu
Decision, 3–0
Mehmet Çoban
John Nyman
Fall
Hjalmar Nyström
; Points
Rank
Wrestler
Nation
Start
Earned
Total
1
Kristjan Palusalu
1
1
2
1
Kurt Hornfischer
2
0
2
3
John Nyman
3
0
3
4
Mehmet Çoban
3
3
6
5
Hjalmar Nyström
3
3
6
6
Aleardo Donati
4
3
7
Round 5
Palusalu's win ended the competition, eliminating Hornfischer. Palusalu had previously defeated Nyman, so any win for Palusalu in this round would secure the gold. Hornfischer had not faced Nyman, so a Hornfischer win here would have set up that match as a final round. ; Bouts
