Wrestling at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle heavyweight

Men's freestyle heavyweight
at the Games of the XIV Olympiad
VenueEmpress Hall, Earls Court Exhibition Centre
Dates29–31 July
Competitors9 from 9 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Gyula Bóbis  Hungary
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Bertil Antonsson  Sweden
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Jim Armstrong  Australia
Wrestling at the
1948 Summer Olympics
Greco-Roman
Flymen
Bantammen
Feathermen
Lightmen
Weltermen
Middlemen
Light heavymen
Heavymen
Freestyle
Flymen
Bantammen
Feathermen
Lightmen
Weltermen
Middlemen
Light heavymen
Heavymen

The men's freestyle heavyweight competition at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London took place from 29 July to 31 July at the Empress Hall, Earls Court Exhibition Centre. 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, with the slight modification introduced in 1936. 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.[2]

Results

Round 1
Bouts
WinnerNationVictory TypeLoserNation
Josef Růžička CzechoslovakiaDecision, 2–1Dick Hutton United States
Jim Armstrong AustraliaDecision, 3–0Fred Oberlander Great Britain
Gyula Bóbis HungaryDecision, 3–0Willy Lardon Switzerland
Bertil Antonsson SwedenDecision, 3–0Sadik Esen Turkey
Abdul Ghasem Sahkdari IranByeN/AN/A
Points
RankWrestlerNationStartEarnedTotal
1Abdul Ghasem Sahkdari Iran000
2Bertil Antonsson Sweden011
2Jim Armstrong Australia011
2Gyula Bóbis Hungary011
2Josef Růžička Czechoslovakia011
6Dick Hutton United States022
7Fred Oberlander Great Britain033
7Willy Lardon Switzerland033
7Sadik Esen Turkey033

Round 2
Bouts
WinnerNationVictory TypeLoserNation
Josef Růžička CzechoslovakiaDecision, 2–1Fred Oberlander Great Britain
Dick Hutton United StatesDecision, 2–1Abdul Ghasem Sahkdari Iran
Gyula Bóbis HungaryFallJim Armstrong Australia
Sadik Esen TurkeyDecision, 3–0Willy Lardon Switzerland
Bertil Antonsson SwedenByeN/AN/A
Points
RankWrestlerNationStartEarnedTotal
1Bertil Antonsson Sweden101
1Gyula Bóbis Hungary101
3Josef Růžička Czechoslovakia112
3Abdul Ghasem Sahkdari Iran022
5Dick Hutton United States213
6Jim Armstrong Australia134
6Sadik Esen Turkey314
8Fred Oberlander Great Britain325
9Willy Lardon Switzerland336

Round 3
Bouts
WinnerNationVictory TypeLoserNation
Bertil Antonsson SwedenFallAbdul Ghasem Sahkdari Iran
Jim Armstrong AustraliaRetiredDick Hutton United States
Gyula Bóbis HungaryFallJosef Růžička Czechoslovakia
Sadik Esen TurkeyByeN/AN/A
Points
RankWrestlerNationStartEarnedTotal
1Bertil Antonsson Sweden101
1Gyula Bóbis Hungary101
3Jim Armstrong Australia404
3Sadik Esen Turkey404
5Josef Růžička Czechoslovakia235
5Abdul Ghasem Sahkdari Iran235
7Dick Hutton United States336

Round 4
Bouts
WinnerNationVictory TypeLoserNation
Jim Armstrong AustraliaFallSadik Esen Turkey
Gyula Bóbis HungaryDecision, 2–1Bertil Antonsson Sweden
Points
RankWrestlerNationStartEarnedTotal
1Gyula Bóbis Hungary112
2Bertil Antonsson Sweden123
3Jim Armstrong Australia404
4Sadik Esen Turkey437

Round 5

Bóbis had already defeated both Armstrong and Antonsson, so the only possible match remaining was between the two of them (guaranteeing Bóbis the gold medal and making round 5 in effect a silver/bronze bout). Antonsson won by fall, taking the silver.

Bouts
WinnerNationVictory TypeLoserNation
Bertil Antonsson SwedenFallJim Armstrong Australia
Gyula Bóbis HungaryByeN/AN/A
Points
RankWrestlerNationStartEarnedTotal
1st place, gold medalist(s)Gyula Bóbis Hungary102
2nd place, silver medalist(s)Bertil Antonsson Sweden303
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)Jim Armstrong Australia437

References
  1. "Wrestling at the 1948 London Summer Games: Men's Heavyweight, Freestyle". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
  2. Official Report, p. 496.
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