| | Event type

Middleweight, Freestyle (≤79 kg), Men

Date	2 – 4 August 1936
Status	Olympic
Location	Deutschlandhalle, Berlin
Participants	15 from 15 countries
Format	Scoring by negative points. Win by fall = 0 points; win by decision = 1 point; loss by 2-1 decision = 2 points; loss by 3-0 decision = 3 points; loss by fall = 3 points. Three judges gave decisions; thus all decisions were either 2-1 or 3-0. Five negative points eliminated a wrestler.

Sweden’s Ivar Johansson was the defending champion and had won the 1934-35 European Championships. He should have been a heavy favorite, but he elected to compete in Berlin only in Greco-Roman, winning the middleweight gold medal in that event.

With Johansson out, the event was completely open, and eventually was won by France’s Émile Poilvé, who had never won a major international previously. Poilvé led after five rounds, with only American Dick Voliva remaining, but the Frenchman defeated Voliva by a fall in 10:25 to win the gold medal.

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Round Eliminated	Bad Points
1	39	Émile Poilvé	FRA	–	–	Gold
2	114	Dick Voliva	USA	–	–	Silver
3	95	Ahmet Kireççi	TUR	–	–	Bronze
4	80	Ernst Krebs	SUI	–	–
5	88	Jaroslav Sysel	TCH	–	–
6	32	Kyösti Luukko	FIN	–	–
=7	102	János Riheczky	HUN	eliminated r3/6	5
=7	55	Ercole Gallegati	ITA	eliminated r3/6	5
9	45	Leslie Jeffers	GBR	eliminated r3/6	6
10	71	Ludvig Lindblom	SWE	eliminated r3/6	7
=11	11	Frans Van Hoorebeke	BEL	eliminated r2/6	6
=11	16	Terry Evans	CAN	eliminated r2/6	6
=11	128	Hans Schedler	GER	eliminated r2/6	6
=11	49	Karam Rasul	IND	eliminated r2/6	6
15	–	Jan van der Merwe	RSA	withdrew r2/6	3
DNS	127	Albert Laudien	GER	–	–
DNS	70	Ivar Johansson	SWE	–	–
DNS	113	Orville England	USA	–	–

Round One

Date	2 August 1936 — 11:00

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Bad Points	Event Status
=1	32	Kyösti Luukko	FIN	0	–
=1	39	Émile Poilvé	FRA	0	–
=1	80	Ernst Krebs	SUI	0	–
=1	88	Jaroslav Sysel	TCH	0	–
=1	114	Dick Voliva	USA	0	–
=6	102	János Riheczky	HUN	1	–
=6	55	Ercole Gallegati	ITA	1	–
=6	95	Ahmet Kireççi	TUR	1	–
9	71	Ludvig Lindblom	SWE	2	–
=10	11	Frans Van Hoorebeke	BEL	3	–
=10	16	Terry Evans	CAN	3	–
=10	45	Leslie Jeffers	GBR	3	–
=10	128	Hans Schedler	GER	3	–
=10	49	Karam Rasul	IND	3	–
=10	–	Jan van der Merwe	RSA	3	withdrew

Match	Date/Time	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match #1	02 Aug	János Riheczky	HUN	Decision (3-0)	Karam Rasul	IND
Match #2	02 Aug	Dick Voliva	USA	Fall (10:41)	Jan van der Merwe	RSA
Match #3	02 Aug	Ercole Gallegati	ITA	Decision (2-1)	Ludvig Lindblom	SWE
Match #4	02 Aug	Ahmet Kireççi	TUR	Decision (3-0)	Hans Schedler	GER
Match #5	02 Aug	Kyösti Luukko	FIN	Fall (5:12)	Frans Van Hoorebeke	BEL
Match #6	02 Aug	Émile Poilvé	FRA	Fall (5:24)	Terry Evans	CAN
Match #7	02 Aug	Jaroslav Sysel	TCH	Fall (2:00)	Leslie Jeffers	GBR
Match #8	02 Aug	Ernst Krebs	SUI

Round Two

Date	4 August 1936 — 10:00

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Bad Points	Event Status
=1	80	Ernst Krebs	SUI	0	–
=1	88	Jaroslav Sysel	TCH	0	–
=3	39	Émile Poilvé	FRA	1	–
=3	114	Dick Voliva	USA	1	–
=5	55	Ercole Gallegati	ITA	2	–
=5	95	Ahmet Kireççi	TUR	2	–
=7	32	Kyösti Luukko	FIN	3	–
=7	45	Leslie Jeffers	GBR	3	–
=9	102	János Riheczky	HUN	4	–
=9	71	Ludvig Lindblom	SWE	4	–
=11	11	Frans Van Hoorebeke	BEL	6	eliminated
=11	16	Terry Evans	CAN	6	eliminated
=11	128	Hans Schedler	GER	6	eliminated
=11	49	Karam Rasul	IND	6	eliminated

Match	Date/Time	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match #1	04 Aug	Ernst Krebs	SUI	Fall (13:30)	János Riheczky	HUN
Match #2	04 Aug	Dick Voliva	USA	Decision (3-0)	Karam Rasul	IND
Match #3	04 Aug	Ahmet Kireççi	TUR	Decision (2-1)	Ludvig Lindblom	SWE
Match #4	04 Aug	Ercole Gallegati	ITA	Decision (3-0)	Hans Schedler	GER
Match #5	04 Aug	Émile Poilvé	FRA	Decision (3-0)	Kyösti Luukko	FIN
Match #6	04 Aug	Jaroslav Sysel	TCH	Fall (3:18)	Frans Van Hoorebeke	BEL
Match #7	04 Aug	Leslie Jeffers	GBR	Fall (10:00)	Terry Evans	CAN

Round Three

Date	4 August 1936 — 14:00

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Bad Points	Event Status
1	39	Émile Poilvé	FRA	1	–
=2	80	Ernst Krebs	SUI	2	–
=2	114	Dick Voliva	USA	2	–
=4	88	Jaroslav Sysel	TCH	3	–
=4	95	Ahmet Kireççi	TUR	3	–
6	32	Kyösti Luukko	FIN	4	–
=7	102	János Riheczky	HUN	5	eliminated
=7	55	Ercole Gallegati	ITA	5	eliminated
9	45	Leslie Jeffers	GBR	6	eliminated
10	71	Ludvig Lindblom	SWE	7	eliminated

Match	Date/Time	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match #1	04 Aug	Dick Voliva	USA	Decision (2-1)	Ernst Krebs	SUI
Match #2	04 Aug	János Riheczky	HUN	Decision (3-0)	Ludvig Lindblom	SWE
Match #3	04 Aug	Ahmet Kireççi	TUR	Decision (3-0)	Ercole Gallegati	ITA
Match #4	04 Aug	Kyösti Luukko	FIN	Decision (3-0)	Jaroslav Sysel	TCH
Match #5	04 Aug	Émile Poilvé	FRA	Fall (5:56)	Leslie Jeffers	GBR

Round Four

Date	4 August 1936 — 16:00

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Bad Points	Event Status
1	39	Émile Poilvé	FRA	1	–
2	114	Dick Voliva	USA	2	–
=3	80	Ernst Krebs	SUI	4	–
=3	95	Ahmet Kireççi	TUR	4	–
5	88	Jaroslav Sysel	TCH	6	eliminated
6	32	Kyösti Luukko	FIN	7	eliminated

Match	Date/Time	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match #1	04 Aug	Ahmet Kireççi	TUR	Decision (2-1)	Ernst Krebs	SUI
Match #2	04 Aug	Dick Voliva	USA	Injury	Kyösti Luukko	FIN
Match #3	04 Aug	Émile Poilvé	FRA	Fall (6:20)	Jaroslav Sysel	TCH

Round Five

Date	4 August 1936 — 19:00

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Bad Points	Event Status
1	39	Émile Poilvé	FRA	1	–
2	114	Dick Voliva	USA	3	–
3	95	Ahmet Kireççi	TUR	6	eliminated
4	80	Ernst Krebs	SUI	7	eliminated

Match	Date/Time	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match #1	04 Aug	Émile Poilvé	FRA	Fall (14:43)	Ernst Krebs	SUI
Match #2	04 Aug	Dick Voliva	USA	Decision (2-1)	Ahmet Kireççi	TUR

Final Round

Date	4 August 1936

Match	Date/Time	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match #1	04 Aug	Émile Poilvé	FRA	Fall (10:25)	Dick Voliva	USA