| Event: | Men's Greco-Roman light heavyweight |
| Games: | 1936 Summer |
| Venue: | Deutschlandhalle |
| Dates: | 6–9 August |
| Competitors: | 13 |
| Nations: | 13 |
| Gold: | Axel Cadier |
| Goldnoc: | SWE |
| Silver: | Edvīns Bietags |
| Silvernoc: | LAT |
| Bronze: | August Neo |
| Bronzenoc: | EST |
| Prev: | 1932 |
| Next: | 1948 |
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.[1] [2] This weight class was limited to wrestlers weighing up to 87kg.[3]
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 (with one wrestler having a bye if there were an odd number). The loser received 3 points if the loss was by fall or unanimous decision and 2 points if the decision was 2-1 (this was the modification from prior years, where all losses were 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]
| Date | Event | |
|---|---|---|
| 6 August 1936 | Round 1 | |
| 7 August 1936 | Round 2 | |
| 8 August 1936 | Round 3 Round 4 | |
| 9 August 1936 | Round 5 Round 6 |
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.[5]
| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | |||||
| Fall | |||||
| Fall | |||||
| Decision, 3–0 | |||||
| Fall | |||||
| Fall | |||||
| Bye | N/A | N/A |
| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||
| 8 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |||
| 8 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |||
| 8 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |||
| 8 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |||
| 8 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |||
| 8 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
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.[5]
| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Decision, 3–0 | |||||
| Fall | |||||
| Fall | |||||
| Decision, 2–1 | |||||
| Fall | |||||
| Fall | |||||
| Bye | N/A | N/A |
| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||
| 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |||
| 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |||
| 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |||
| 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |||
| 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | |||
| 11 | 3 | 3 | 6 | |||
| 11 | 3 | 3 | 6 | |||
| 11 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
All four bouts were won by fall; the winners stayed on their starting point totals (Bietags at 0, Cadier at 1, Knudsen and Neo at 3) as did Seelenbinder (3 points) 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.[5]
| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | |||||
| Fall | |||||
| Fall | |||||
| Fall | |||||
| Bye | N/A | N/A |
| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||
| 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |||
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |||
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |||
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |||
| 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |||
| 8 | 2 | 3 | 5 | |||
| 9 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
Again each bout was won by fall. Beitags (0 points) and Cadier (1 point) 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.[5]
| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | |||||
| Fall | |||||
| Fall | |||||
| Bye | N/A | N/A |
| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |||
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |||
| 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | |||
| 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | |||
| 7 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
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.[5]
| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Decision, 2–1 | |||||
| Decision, 3–0 |
| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| 3 | 2 | 5 | ||||
| 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
Cadier won the round 6 bout that effectively served as a gold medal final, with only two wrestlers left.[5]
| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Decision, 3–0 |
| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||
| 1 | 3 | 4 |