| Event: | Men's freestyle bantamweight |
| Games: | 1932 Summer |
| Venue: | Grand Olympic Auditorium |
| Dates: | 1–3 August |
| Competitors: | 8 |
| Nations: | 8 |
| Gold: | Robert Pearce |
| Goldnoc: | USA |
| Silver: | Ödön Zombori |
| Silvernoc: | HUN |
| Bronze: | Aatos Jaskari |
| Bronzenoc: | FIN |
| Prev: | 1928 |
| Next: | 1936 |
The men's freestyle bantamweight competition at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles took place from 1 August to 3 August at the Grand Olympic Auditorium. Nations were limited to one competitor.[1] [2] This weight class was limited to wrestlers weighing up to 56 kg.[3]
This freestyle wrestling competition did not use the single-elimination bracket format previously used for Olympic freestyle wrestling but instead followed the format that was introduced at the 1928 Summer Olympics for Greco-Roman wrestling, using 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.[4] [5] [6]
| Date | Event | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 August 1932 | Round 1 | |
| 2 August 1932 | Round 2 | |
| 3 August 1932 | Round 3 Final round |
Two wrestlers won by fall, advancing with 0 points. Two won by decision, moving to the second round with 1 point. Four lost, receiving 3 points.[7]
| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Decision | |||||
| Decision | |||||
| Fall | |||||
| Fall |
| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||
| 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |||
| 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |||
| 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |||
| 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
Jaskari won his second bout by fall, remaining at 0 points. Zervinis, the other wrestler with 0 points after one round, lost to move to 3 points. Pearce had a second consecutive win by decision, adding a second point, while Depuichaffray's loss added 3 points to his previous 1. Of the first-round losers, Zombori and Reid survived; the former won by fall to stay at 3 points while the latter earned a 4th point by winning by decision. Trifunov and Wingren each lost their second bout and were eliminated.[7]
| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Decision | |||||
| Fall | |||||
| Decision | |||||
| Fall |
| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |||
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |||
| 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |||
| 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | |||
| 7 | 3 | 3 | 6 | |||
| 7 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
All three bouts were won by decision in this round. All three winners earned medals, as the three losers were eliminated.[7]
| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Decision | |||||
| Decision | |||||
| Decision |
| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||
| 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | |||
| 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | |||
| 5 | 4 | 3 | 7 | |||
| 5 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
Pearce's win over Jaskari put all four wrestlers at 4 points. Zombori and Jaskari had not yet faced each other, while Pearce had wrestled both men and won. The bout between Zombori and Jaskari was therefore effectively a silver/bronze bout. Zombori won by decision to take the silver medal.[8] [9]
| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Decision | |||||
| Decision |
| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 1 | 4 | ||||
| 4 | 1 | 5 | ||||
| 1 | 6 | 7 |