Wrestling_at_the_1952_Summer_Olympics_–_Men's_freestyle_flyweight
Wrestling at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle flyweight
Wrestling at the Olympics
| Men's freestyle flyweight at the Games of the XV Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Messuhalli | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 20–23 July | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 16 from 16 nations | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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The men's freestyle flyweight competition at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki took place from 20 July to 23 July at Messuhalli. Nations were limited to one competitor.[1]
This freestyle 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]
Round 1
Timonen withdrew after his bout.
- Bouts
| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yushu Kitano |  Japan | Decision, 3–0 | Rolf Johansson |  Sweden |
| Hugh Peery |  United States | Decision, 3–0 | Mohamed Abdel Hamid El-Ward |  Egypt |
| Georgy Sayadov |  Soviet Union | Decision, 3–0 | Marcel Sigiran |  France |
| Giordano De Giorgi |  Italy | Decision, 3–0 | Maurice Mewis |  Belgium |
| Hasan Gemici |  Turkey | Decision, 3–0 | Oiva Timonen |  Finland |
| Heini Weber |  Germany | Fall | Leslie Cheetham |  Great Britain |
| Mahmoud Mollaghasemi |  Iran | Fall | Niranjan Das |  India |
| Louis Baise |  South Africa | Decision, 3–0 | Rodolfo Dávila |  Mexico |
- Points
| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mahmoud Mollaghasemi | Iran | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Heini Weber | Germany | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Louis Baise | South Africa | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | Giordano De Giorgi | Italy | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | Hasan Gemici | Turkey | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | Yushu Kitano | Japan | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | Hugh Peery | United States | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | Georgy Sayadov | Soviet Union | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | Leslie Cheetham | Great Britain | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 9 | Niranjan Das | India | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 9 | Rodolfo Dávila | Mexico | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 9 | Mohamed Abdel Hamid El-Ward | Egypt | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 9 | Rolf Johansson | Sweden | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 9 | Maurice Mewis | Belgium | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 9 | Marcel Sigiran | France | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 16 | Oiva Timonen | Finland | 0 | 3 | 3* |
Round 2
- Bouts
| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yushu Kitano | Japan | Fall | Mohamed Abdel Hamid El-Ward | Egypt |
| Hugh Peery | United States | Decision, 3–0 | Rolf Johansson | Sweden |
| Georgy Sayadov | Soviet Union | Decision, 3–0 | Maurice Mewis | Belgium |
| Giordano De Giorgi | Italy | Decision, 3–0 | Marcel Sigiran | France |
| Hasan Gemici | Turkey | Fall | Leslie Cheetham | Great Britain |
| Heini Weber | Germany | Fall | Niranjan Das | India |
| Mahmoud Mollaghasemi | Iran | Fall | Louis Baise | South Africa |
| Rodolfo Dávila | Mexico | Bye | N/A | N/A |
- Points
| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mahmoud Mollaghasemi | Iran | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Heini Weber | Germany | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Hasan Gemici | Turkey | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Yushu Kitano | Japan | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | Giordano De Giorgi | Italy | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | Hugh Peery | United States | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | Georgy Sayadov | Soviet Union | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | Rodolfo Dávila | Mexico | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 9 | Louis Baise | South Africa | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 10 | Leslie Cheetham | Great Britain | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 10 | Niranjan Das | India | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 10 | Mohamed Abdel Hamid El-Ward | Egypt | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 10 | Maurice Mewis | Belgium | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 10 | Rolf Johansson | Sweden | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 10 | Marcel Sigiran | France | 3 | 3 | 6 |
Round 3
- Bouts
| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yushu Kitano | Japan | Fall | Rodolfo Dávila | Mexico |
| Georgy Sayadov | Soviet Union | Decision, 3–0 | Hugh Peery | United States |
| Hasan Gemici | Turkey | Fall | Giordano De Giorgi | Italy |
| Mahmoud Mollaghasemi | Iran | Decision, 3–0 | Heini Weber | Germany |
| Louis Baise | South Africa | Bye | N/A | N/A |
- Points
| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hasan Gemici | Turkey | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | Yushu Kitano | Japan | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | Mahmoud Mollaghasemi | Iran | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | Georgy Sayadov | Soviet Union | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | Heini Weber | Germany | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 6 | Louis Baise | South Africa | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 7 | Giordano De Giorgi | Italy | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 7 | Hugh Peery | United States | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 9 | Rodolfo Dávila | Mexico | 3 | 3 | 6 |
Round 4
- Bouts
| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yushu Kitano | Japan | Fall | Louis Baise | South Africa |
| Georgy Sayadov | Soviet Union | Decision, 3–0 | Heini Weber | Germany |
| Mahmoud Mollaghasemi | Iran | Decision, 2–1 | Hasan Gemici | Turkey |
- Points
| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yushu Kitano | Japan | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | Mahmoud Mollaghasemi | Iran | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | Hasan Gemici | Turkey | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 3 | Georgy Sayadov | Soviet Union | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | Heini Weber | Germany | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 6 | Louis Baise | South Africa | 4 | 3 | 7 |
Round 5
- Bouts
| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hasan Gemici | Turkey | Decision, 3–0 | Yushu Kitano | Japan |
| Mahmoud Mollaghasemi | Iran | Decision, 2–1 | Georgy Sayadov | Soviet Union |
- Points
| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mahmoud Mollaghasemi | Iran | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | Yushu Kitano | Japan | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 3 | Hasan Gemici | Turkey | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 4 | Georgy Sayadov | Soviet Union | 4 | 3 | 7 |
Medal rounds
Gemici's victory over Kitano in round 4 and Mollaghasemi's victory over Gemici counted for the medal round. Kitano defeated Mollaghasemi in the medal round, leaving each wrestler at a record of 1–1 against the other medalists. Bad points were used to break this tie, leaving Mollaghasemi with the bronze medal but Gemici and Kitano still tied. Head-to-head results were the next tie-breaker, with Gemici taking the gold medal due to his round 4 win.
- Bouts
| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yushu Kitano | Japan | Decision, 3–0 | Mahmoud Mollaghasemi | Iran |
- Points
| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Wins | Losses | Start | Earned | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Hasan Gemici | Turkey | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
 | Yushu Kitano | Japan | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
 | Mahmoud Mollaghasemi | Iran | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
- "Wrestling at the 1952 Helsinki Summer Games: Men's freestyle flyweight". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
- Official Report, p. 350.