Wrestling at the 1936 Summer Olympics – Men's Greco-Roman light heavyweight
The men's Greco-Roman light 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 was limited to wrestlers weighing up to 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. Neo also had 0 points after a first-round bye. Avcioglu was the only wrestler with a win by decision and 1 point. All six losers were defeated by fall or unanimous decision, so each had 3 points. ; Bouts
Four men were eliminated with a second loss; Mrášek had the best result among them as one of his losses was by split decision. Bietags, Foidl, and Silvestri maintained their 0 point scores, with Cadier earning a point but still immune from elimination in the following round. Avcioglu's second win was also by decision, leaving him with 2 points. The remaining four wrestlers advanced with 3 points. ; Bouts
Winner
Nation
Victory Type
Loser
Nation
Axel Cadier
Decision, 3–0
August Neo
Edvard Westerlund
Fall
Jean Houdry
Umberto Silvestri
Fall
Olaf Knudsen
Mustafa Avcioglu
Decision, 2–1
František Mrášek
Edvīns Bietags
Fall
Gyula Bóbis
Werner Seelenbinder
Fall
Georg Argast
Franz Foidl
Bye
N/A
N/A
; Points
Rank
Wrestler
Nation
Start
Earned
Total
1
Edvīns Bietags
0
0
0
1
Franz Foidl
0
0
0
1
Umberto Silvestri
0
0
0
4
Axel Cadier
0
1
1
5
Mustafa Avcioglu
1
1
2
6
Olaf Knudsen
0
3
3
6
August Neo
0
3
3
6
Werner Seelenbinder
3
0
3
6
Edvard Westerlund
3
0
3
10
František Mrášek
3
2
5
11
Georg Argast
3
3
6
11
Gyula Bóbis
3
3
6
11
Jean Houdry
3
3
6
Round 3
All four bouts were won by fall; the winners stayed on their starting point totals as did Seelenbinder with a bye. Two of the losers had started with 0 points. They ended with 3 as well. Avcioglu's first loss was enough to eliminate him, as he had 2 points from wins by decision before. Westerlund had his second loss and was also eliminated. ; Bouts
Winner
Nation
Victory Type
Loser
Nation
August Neo
Fall
Franz Foidl
Axel Cadier
Fall
Umberto Silvestri
Olaf Knudsen
Fall
Edvard Westerlund
Edvīns Bietags
Fall
Mustafa Avcioglu
Werner Seelenbinder
Bye
N/A
N/A
; Points
Rank
Wrestler
Nation
Start
Earned
Total
1
Edvīns Bietags
0
0
0
2
Axel Cadier
1
0
1
3
Franz Foidl
0
3
3
3
Olaf Knudsen
3
0
3
3
August Neo
3
0
3
3
Werner Seelenbinder
3
0
3
3
Umberto Silvestri
0
3
3
8
Mustafa Avcioglu
2
3
5
9
Edvard Westerlund
3
3
6
Round 4
Again each bout was won by fall. Beitags and Cadier were the only two wrestlers who could afford to lose without being eliminated; neither did. All three losers were eliminated. Seelenbinder and Neo stayed in contention at 3 points. The official report assigns individual ranking through 6th place, leaving Foidl in 7th by default. ; Bouts
Winner
Nation
Victory Type
Loser
Nation
Werner Seelenbinder
Fall
Franz Foidl
August Neo
Fall
Umberto Silvestri
Axel Cadier
Fall
Olaf Knudsen
Edvīns Bietags
Bye
N/A
N/A
; Points
Rank
Wrestler
Nation
Start
Earned
Total
1
Edvīns Bietags
0
0
0
2
Axel Cadier
1
0
1
3
August Neo
3
0
3
3
Werner Seelenbinder
3
0
3
5
Umberto Silvestri
3
3
6
6
Olaf Knudsen
3
3
6
7
Franz Foidl
3
3
6
Round 5
Both matches featured one wrestler who could not be eliminated and one who could; in both cases, the vulnerable wrestler lost. Neo finished with the bronze medal over Seelenbinder as his split-decision loss put him at 5 points to Seelenbinder's 6. Bietags and Cadier moved on to face each other in a de facto final. ; Bouts
Winner
Nation
Victory Type
Loser
Nation
Edvīns Bietags
Decision, 2–1
August Neo
Axel Cadier
Decision, 3–0
Werner Seelenbinder
; Points
Rank
Wrestler
Nation
Start
Earned
Total
1
Edvīns Bietags
0
1
1
2
Axel Cadier
1
1
2
August Neo
3
2
5
4
Werner Seelenbinder
3
3
6
Round 6
Cadier won the round 6 bout that effectively served as a gold medal final, with only two wrestlers left. ; Bouts
