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Bantamweight, Greco-Roman (≤56 kg), Men

Date	6 – 9 August 1936
Status	Olympic
Location	Deutschlandhalle, Berlin
Participants	18 from 18 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.

Sweden’s Herman Tuvesson had won four of the last five European Championships, but he only competed in freestyle in Berlin. With Tuvesson absent, nobody was really favored.

Sweden’s Egon Svensson and Hungary’s Márton Lőrincz made it to the final round, although they had both lost a match, Lőrincz in round four to Estonia’s Evald Sikk, and Svensson in round five to Germany’s Jakob Brendel, the defending gold medalist. However, Sikk and Brendel had also lost matches and were eliminated on bad points, despite those victories. Lőrincz won the gold medal with a unanimous decision over Svensson in the final round. The bronze went to Brendel, who was tied after five rounds with Finland’s Väinö Perttunen, but Brendel had beaten him earlier in the tournament, which gave him the medal.

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Round Eliminated	Bad Points
1	149	Márton Lőrincz	HUN	–	–	Gold
2	106	Egon Svensson	SWE	–	–	Silver
3	161	Jakob Brendel	GER	–	–	Bronze
4	32	Väinö Perttunen	FIN	–	–
5	95	Iosif Töjär	ROU	–	–
6	24	Evald Sikk	EST	–	–
AC	21	Robert Voigt	DEN	eliminated r4/6	7
AC	54	Dante Bertoli	ITA	withdrew r4/6	4
AC	133	Ferdinand Hýža	TCH	eliminated r3/6	5
AC	5	Ali Erfan	EGY	eliminated r3/6	6
AC	–	Ivar Stokke	NOR	eliminated r3/6	6
AC	90	Antoni Rokita	POL	eliminated r3/6	6
AC	140	Hüseyin Erkmen	TUR	eliminated r2/6	5
AC	83	Josef Buemberger	AUT	eliminated r2/6	6
AC	9	Alfred Gilles	BEL	eliminated r2/6	6
AC	44	Georges Bayle	FRA	eliminated r2/6	6
AC	120	Franz Christen	SUI	eliminated r2/6	6
AC	65	Karlo Toth	YUG	eliminated r2/6	6
DNS	10	Gustaaf Laport	BEL	–	–
DNS	–	Tauno Jaskari	FIN	–	–
DNS	162	Willi Möchel	GER	–	–
DNS	52	Shankarrao Thorat	IND	–	–
DNS	55	Marcello Nizzola	ITA	–	–
DNS	94	Iosif Horvat	ROU	–	–
DNS	121	Albert Kupferschmidt	SUI	–	–
DNS	107	Herman Tuvesson	SWE	–	–
DNS	64	Stanko Schneberger	YUG	–	–

Round One

Date	6 August 1936 — 11:00

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Bad Points
=1	5	Ali Erfan	EGY	0
=1	149	Márton Lőrincz	HUN	0
=1	90	Antoni Rokita	POL	0
=1	95	Iosif Töjär	ROU	0
=1	106	Egon Svensson	SWE	0
=6	21	Robert Voigt	DEN	1
=6	32	Väinö Perttunen	FIN	1
=6	54	Dante Bertoli	ITA	1
=6	133	Ferdinand Hýža	TCH	1
=10	83	Josef Buemberger	AUT	3
=10	9	Alfred Gilles	BEL	3
=10	24	Evald Sikk	EST	3
=10	44	Georges Bayle	FRA	3
=10	161	Jakob Brendel	GER	3
=10	–	Ivar Stokke	NOR	3
=10	120	Franz Christen	SUI	3
=10	140	Hüseyin Erkmen	TUR	3
=10	65	Karlo Toth	YUG	3

Match	Date/Time	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match #1	06 Aug	Väinö Perttunen	FIN	Decision (3-0)	Hüseyin Erkmen	TUR
Match #2	06 Aug	Ferdinand Hýža	TCH	Decision (3-0)	Jakob Brendel	GER
Match #3	06 Aug	Robert Voigt	DEN	Decision (3-0)	Karlo Toth	YUG
Match #4	06 Aug	Iosif Töjär	ROU	Fall (11:58)	Georges Bayle	FRA
Match #5	06 Aug	Dante Bertoli	ITA	Decision (3-0)	Evald Sikk	EST
Match #6	06 Aug	Ali Erfan	EGY	Fall (12:15)	Josef Buemberger	AUT
Match #7	06 Aug	Márton Lőrincz	HUN	Fall (2:15)	Franz Christen	SUI
Match #8	06 Aug	Egon Svensson	SWE	Fall (18:19)	Ivar Stokke	NOR
Match #9	06 Aug	Antoni Rokita	POL	Fall (5:53)	Alfred Gilles	BEL

Round Two

Date	7 August 1936 — 11:00

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Bad Points	Event Status
=1	149	Márton Lőrincz	HUN	0	–
=1	106	Egon Svensson	SWE	0	–
=3	21	Robert Voigt	DEN	1	–
=3	54	Dante Bertoli	ITA	1	–
=3	95	Iosif Töjär	ROU	1	–
6	133	Ferdinand Hýža	TCH	2	–
=7	5	Ali Erfan	EGY	3	–
=7	24	Evald Sikk	EST	3	–
=7	–	Ivar Stokke	NOR	3	–
=7	90	Antoni Rokita	POL	3	–
=11	32	Väinö Perttunen	FIN	4	–
=11	161	Jakob Brendel	GER	4	–
13	140	Hüseyin Erkmen	TUR	5	eliminated
=14	83	Josef Buemberger	AUT	6	eliminated
=14	9	Alfred Gilles	BEL	6	eliminated
=14	44	Georges Bayle	FRA	6	eliminated
=14	120	Franz Christen	SUI	6	eliminated
=14	65	Karlo Toth	YUG	6	eliminated

Match	Date/Time	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match #1	07 Aug	Ferdinand Hýža	TCH	Decision (2-1)	Hüseyin Erkmen	TUR
Match #2	07 Aug	Jakob Brendel	GER	Decision (3-0)	Väinö Perttunen	FIN
Match #3	07 Aug	Robert Voigt	DEN	Fall (14:13)	Georges Bayle	FRA
Match #4	07 Aug	Iosif Töjär	ROU	Decision (3-0)	Karlo Toth	YUG
Match #5	07 Aug	Dante Bertoli	ITA	Fall (7:17)	Ali Erfan	EGY
Match #6	07 Aug	Evald Sikk	EST	Fall (12:30)	Josef Buemberger	AUT
Match #7	07 Aug	Egon Svensson	SWE	Fall (6:06)	Franz Christen	SUI
Match #8	07 Aug	Márton Lőrincz	HUN	Fall (13:53)	Alfred Gilles	BEL
Match #9	07 Aug	Ivar Stokke	NOR	Fall (8:08)	Antoni Rokita	POL

Round Three

Date	7 August 1936 — 18:00

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Bad Points	Event Status
1	106	Egon Svensson	SWE	0	–
=2	149	Márton Lőrincz	HUN	1	–
=2	95	Iosif Töjär	ROU	1	–
=4	21	Robert Voigt	DEN	4	–
=4	24	Evald Sikk	EST	4	–
=4	32	Väinö Perttunen	FIN	4	–
=4	161	Jakob Brendel	GER	4	–
=4	54	Dante Bertoli	ITA	4	–
9	133	Ferdinand Hýža	TCH	5	eliminated
=10	5	Ali Erfan	EGY	6	eliminated
=10	–	Ivar Stokke	NOR	6	eliminated
=10	90	Antoni Rokita	POL	6	eliminated

Match	Date/Time	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match #1	07 Aug	Väinö Perttunen	FIN	Fall (15:59)	Ferdinand Hýža	TCH
Match #2	07 Aug	Jakob Brendel	GER	Fall (2:45)	Robert Voigt	DEN
Match #3	07 Aug	Iosif Töjär	ROU	Fall (2:50)	Dante Bertoli	ITA
Match #4	07 Aug	Evald Sikk	EST	Decision (3-0)	Ali Erfan	EGY
Match #5	07 Aug	Márton Lőrincz	HUN	Decision (3-0)	Ivar Stokke	NOR
Match #6	07 Aug	Egon Svensson	SWE	Fall (4:49)	Antoni Rokita	POL

Round Four

Date	8 August 1936 — 18:00

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Bad Points	Event Status
1	106	Egon Svensson	SWE	0	–
=2	32	Väinö Perttunen	FIN	4	–
=2	161	Jakob Brendel	GER	4	–
=2	149	Márton Lőrincz	HUN	4	–
=2	95	Iosif Töjär	ROU	4	–
6	24	Evald Sikk	EST	5	eliminated
7	21	Robert Voigt	DEN	7	eliminated

Match	Date/Time	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match #1	08 Aug	Väinö Perttunen	FIN	Fall (19:00)	Robert Voigt	DEN
Match #2	08 Aug	Jakob Brendel	GER	Fall (16:24)	Iosif Töjär	ROU
Match #3	08 Aug	Evald Sikk	EST	Decision (3-0)	Márton Lőrincz	HUN
Match #4	08 Aug	Egon Svensson	SWE

Round Five

Date	9 August 1936 — 11:00

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Bad Points	Event Status
1	106	Egon Svensson	SWE	3	–
2	149	Márton Lőrincz	HUN	4	–
=3	32	Väinö Perttunen	FIN	5	eliminated
=3	161	Jakob Brendel	GER	5	eliminated
5	95	Iosif Töjär	ROU	6	eliminated

Match	Date/Time	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match #1	09 Aug	Jakob Brendel	GER	Decision (3-0)	Egon Svensson	SWE
Match #2	09 Aug	Väinö Perttunen	FIN	Decision (2-1)	Iosif Töjär	ROU
Match #3	09 Aug	Márton Lőrincz	HUN

Final Round

Date	9 August 1936

Match	Date/Time	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match #1	09 Aug	Márton Lőrincz	HUN	Decision (3-0)	Egon Svensson	SWE