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Light-Heavyweight, Freestyle (≤87 kilograms), Men

Date	3 – 4 August 1936
Status	Olympic
Location	Deutschlandhalle, Berlin
Participants	12 from 12 countries
Format	Elimination by bad 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 bad points eliminated a wrestler.

Ede Virág-Ébner (HUN) was the 1935 European Champion but lost his second- and third-round matches, and was eliminated. The 1934 European Champion was Sweden’s Knut Fridell, who led after the third- and fourth-rounds to advance to the final round with Estonian August Neo and German Erich Siebert, who was tied with Fridell for first. Fridell received a bye in the final and when Neo defeated Siebert by unanimous decision, the gold medal went to Fridel, with Neo winning silver.

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	RE	Bad Points
1	Knut Fridell	SWE	–	–	Gold
2	August Neo	EST	–	–	Silver
3	Erich Siebert	GER	–	–	Bronze
4	Paul Dätwyler	SUI	–	–
5	Ray Clemons	USA	–	–
6	Eddie Scarf	AUS	–	–
AC	Ede Virág-Ébner	HUN	Eliminated r3/5	7
AC	Hubert Prokop	TCH	Eliminated r3/5	7
AC	Mustafa Avcioğlu	TUR	Withdrew r3/5	4
AC	Maurice Beke	BEL	Eliminated r2/5	6
AC	Matti Lahti	FIN	Eliminated r2/5	6
AC	Tom Ward	GBR	Eliminated r2/5	6

Round One (3 August 1936 — 10:00)

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Bad Points
=1	Eddie Scarf	AUS	0
=1	Ray Clemons	USA	0
=3	Erich Siebert	GER	1
=3	Ede Virág-Ébner	HUN	1
=3	Knut Fridell	SWE	1
=3	Mustafa Avcioğlu	TUR	1
=7	Maurice Beke	BEL	3
=7	August Neo	EST	3
=7	Matti Lahti	FIN	3
=7	Tom Ward	GBR	3
=7	Paul Dätwyler	SUI	3
=7	Hubert Prokop	TCH	3

Match #1	Knut Fridell	SWE	decision (3-0)	August Neo	EST
Match #2	Ede Virág-Ébner	HUN	decision (3-0)	Matti Lahti	FIN
Match #3	Mustafa Avcioğlu	TUR	decision (3-0)	Tom Ward	GBR
Match #4	Ray Clemons	USA	fall (14:34)	Paul Dätwyler	SUI
Match #5	Eddie Scarf	AUS	fall (11:36)	Maurice Beke	BEL
Match #6	Erich Siebert	GER	decision (3-0)	Hubert Prokop	TCH

Round Two (4 August 1936 — 10:00)

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Bad Points
=1	Erich Siebert	GER	1
=1	Ray Clemons	USA	1
=3	Eddie Scarf	AUS	2
=3	Knut Fridell	SWE	2
=5	August Neo	EST	3
=5	Paul Dätwyler	SUI	3
=7	Ede Virág-Ébner	HUN	4
=7	Hubert Prokop	TCH	4
=7	Mustafa Avcioğlu	TUR	4
=10	Maurice Beke	BEL	6	eliminated
=10	Matti Lahti	FIN	6	eliminated
=10	Tom Ward	GBR	6	eliminated

Match #1	August Neo	EST	fall (9:22)	Ede Virág-Ébner	HUN
Match #2	Knut Fridell	SWE	decision (3-0)	Matti Lahti	FIN
Match #3	Ray Clemons	USA	decision (3-0)	Tom Ward	GBR
Match #4	Paul Dätwyler	SUI	fall (4:40)	Mustafa Avcioğlu	TUR
Match #5	Erich Siebert	GER	fall (1:52)	Maurice Beke	BEL
Match #6	Hubert Prokop	TCH	decision (2-1)	Eddie Scarf	AUS

Round Three (4 August 1936 — 19:00)

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Bad Points
=1	Erich Siebert	GER	2
=1	Knut Fridell	SWE	2
=3	August Neo	EST	3
=3	Paul Dätwyler	SUI	3
5	Ray Clemons	USA	4
6	Eddie Scarf	AUS	5	eliminated
=7	Ede Virág-Ébner	HUN	7	eliminated
=7	Hubert Prokop	TCH	7	eliminated

Match #1	August Neo	EST	fall (8:09)	Ray Clemons	USA
Match #2	Knut Fridell	SWE	fall (1:12)	Ede Virág-Ébner	HUN
Match #3	Paul Dätwyler	SUI	fall (1:48)	Hubert Prokop	TCH
Match #4	Erich Siebert	GER	decision (3-0)	Eddie Scarf	AUS

Round Four (4 August 1936 — 20:00)

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Bad Points
=1	Erich Siebert	GER	2
=1	Knut Fridell	SWE	2
3	August Neo	EST	4
4	Paul Dätwyler	SUI	6	eliminated
5	Ray Clemons	USA	7	eliminated

Match #1	August Neo	EST	decision (3-0)	Paul Dätwyler	SUI
Match #2	Knut Fridell	SWE	fall (3:45)	Ray Clemons	USA
Match #3	Erich Siebert	GER	bye

Final Round (4 August 1936 — 21:00)

Match #1	August Neo	EST	decision (3-0)	Erich Siebert	GER
Match #2	Knut Fridell	SWE	bye