Wrestling at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Men's Greco-Roman featherweight
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The men's Greco-Roman featherweight competition at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki took place from 24 July to 27 July at Messuhalli. Nations were limited to one competitor.[1] Featherweight was the third-lightest category, including wrestlers weighing 57 to 62 kilograms (125.7 to 136.7 lb).[2]
| Men's Greco-Roman featherweight at the Games of the XV Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Messuhalli | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 24–27 July 1952 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 17 from 17 nations | ||||||||||||
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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.[2][1]
Results
Round 1
- Bouts
| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Imre Polyák |  Hungary | Fall | Marco Antonio Girón |  Guatemala |
| Gunnar Håkansson |  Sweden | Decision, 3–0 | Francisc Horvath |  Romania |
| Ernest Gondzik |  Poland | Decision, 2–1 | Bela Torma |  Yugoslavia |
| Bartl Brötzner |  Austria | Decision, 3–0 | Lucien Claes |  Belgium |
| Abdel Aaal Rashed |  Egypt | Fall | Rolf Ellerbrock |  Germany |
| Umberto Trippa |  Italy | Decision, 2–1 | Dagfin Huseby |  Norway |
| Erkki Talosela |  Finland | Decision, 3–0 | Hasan Bozbey |  Turkey |
| Yakiv Punkin |  Soviet Union | Fall | Antoine Merle |  France |
| Safi Taha |  Lebanon | Bye | N/A | N/A |
- Points
| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Imre Polyák | Hungary | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Yakiv Punkin | Soviet Union | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Abdel Aaal Rashed | Egypt | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Safi Taha | Lebanon | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Bartl Brötzner | Austria | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Ernest Gondzik | Poland | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Gunnar Håkansson | Sweden | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Erkki Talosela | Finland | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Umberto Trippa | Italy | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | Hasan Bozbey | Turkey | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 10 | Lucien Claes | Belgium | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 10 | Rolf Ellerbrock | Germany | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 10 | Marco Antonio Girón | Guatemala | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 10 | Francisc Horvath | Romania | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 10 | Dagfin Huseby | Norway | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 10 | Antoine Merle | France | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 10 | Bela Torma | Yugoslavia | 0 | 3 | 3 |
Round 2
- Bouts
| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Safi Taha | Lebanon | Fall | Marco Antonio Girón | Guatemala |
| Imre Polyák | Hungary | Decision, 3–0 | Gunnar Håkansson | Sweden |
| Ernest Gondzik | Poland | Decision, 2–1 | Francisc Horvath | Romania |
| Bartl Brötzner | Austria | Decision, 2–1 | Bela Torma | Yugoslavia |
| Rolf Ellerbrock | Germany | Decision, 3–0 | Lucien Claes | Belgium |
| Abdel Aaal Rashed | Egypt | Decision, 2–1 | Umberto Trippa | Italy |
| Erkki Talosela | Finland | Decision, 3–0 | Dagfin Huseby | Norway |
| Hasan Bozbey | Turkey | Decision, 3–0 | Antoine Merle | France |
| Yakiv Punkin | Soviet Union | Bye | N/A | N/A |
- Points
| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yakiv Punkin | Soviet Union | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Safi Taha | Lebanon | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Imre Polyák | Hungary | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | Abdel Aaal Rashed | Egypt | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Bartl Brötzner | Austria | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | Ernest Gondzik | Poland | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | Erkki Talosela | Finland | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | Hasan Bozbey | Turkey | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 8 | Rolf Ellerbrock | Germany | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 8 | Gunnar Håkansson | Sweden | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 8 | Umberto Trippa | Italy | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 12 | Lucien Claes | Belgium | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 12 | Marco Antonio Girón | Guatemala | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 12 | Francisc Horvath | Romania | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 12 | Dagfin Huseby | Norway | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 12 | Antoine Merle | France | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 12 | Bela Torma | Yugoslavia | 3 | 3 | 6 |
Round 3
Taha withdrew after his bout.
- Bouts
| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yakiv Punkin | Soviet Union | Decision, 3–0 | Safi Taha | Lebanon |
| Imre Polyák | Hungary | Decision, 3–0 | Ernest Gondzik | Poland |
| Bartl Brötzner | Austria | Decision, 3–0 | Gunnar Håkansson | Sweden |
| Umberto Trippa | Italy | Fall | Rolf Ellerbrock | Germany |
| Abdel Aaal Rashed | Egypt | Decision, 3–0 | Erkki Talosela | Finland |
| Hasan Bozbey | Turkey | Bye | N/A | N/A |
- Points
| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yakiv Punkin | Soviet Union | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Imre Polyák | Hungary | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | Abdel Aaal Rashed | Egypt | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | Bartl Brötzner | Austria | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | Hasan Bozbey | Turkey | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 5 | Umberto Trippa | Italy | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 7 | Safi Taha | Lebanon | 0 | 3 | 3* |
| 8 | Ernest Gondzik | Poland | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 8 | Erkki Talosela | Finland | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 10 | Rolf Ellerbrock | Germany | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 10 | Gunnar Håkansson | Sweden | 4 | 3 | 7 |
Round 4
The tie for third place (and the final spot in the medal rounds) was broken by Rashed's head-to-head victory over Trippa in round 1.
- Bouts
| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yakiv Punkin | Soviet Union | Decision, 3–0 | Hasan Bozbey | Turkey |
| Imre Polyák | Hungary | Decision, 2–1 | Abdel Aaal Rashed | Egypt |
| Umberto Trippa | Italy | Decision, 3–0 | Bartl Brötzner | Austria |
- Points
| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yakiv Punkin | Soviet Union | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | Imre Polyák | Hungary | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | Abdel Aaal Rashed | Egypt | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 4 | Umberto Trippa | Italy | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 5 | Bartl Brötzner | Austria | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 6 | Hasan Bozbey | Turkey | 4 | 3 | 7 |
Medal rounds
Polyák's victory over Rashed in round 4 counted for the medal round.
- Bouts
| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yakiv Punkin | Soviet Union | Fall | Imre Polyák | Hungary |
| Yakiv Punkin | Soviet Union | Fall | Abdel Aaal Rashed | Egypt |
- Points
| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Wins | Losses | Start | Earned | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Yakiv Punkin | Soviet Union | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
 | Imre Polyák | Hungary | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
 | Abdel Aaal Rashed | Egypt | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 8 |