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Middleweight, Greco-Roman (≤79 kilograms), Men

Date	6 – 9 August 1936
Status	Olympic
Location	Deutschlandhalle, Berlin
Participants	16 from 16 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 Ivar Johansson was likely the greatest pound-for-pound wrestler in the world in the 1930s. At Los Angeles in 1932 he had won gold in both freestyle and Greco-Roman. Between 1931-39 he won nine European titles, six in Greco-Roman and three in freestyle. He had been European Champion in this class in 1931, 1934, and 1935. He led throughout in Berlin, only accumulating 2 bad points on decision wins before he won the gold medal by defeating Hungary’s József Palotás by a fall in the final at 3:48. Palotás’ loss to Johansson gave the silver medal to Germany’s Ludwig Schweickert, with Palotás taking bronze. Schweickert lost to Johansson in the final of the 1937 and 1939 Europeans, but he would later die in World War II, fighting on the Russian Front.

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	RE	Bad Points
1	Ivar Johansson	SWE	–	–	Gold
2	Ludwig Schweickert	GER	–	–	Silver
3	József Palotás	HUN	–	–	Bronze
4	Väinö Kokkinen	FIN	–	–
5	Ibrahim Orabi	EGY	–	–
6	Ercole Gallegati	ITA	–	–
AC	Francisc Cocoș	ROU	Eliminated r4/6	6
AC	Hans Pointner	AUT	Eliminated r3/6	6
AC	Josef Přibyl	TCH	Eliminated r3/6	6
AC	Kalman Kiš	YUG	Eliminated r3/6	6
AC	Voldemar Mägi	EST	Eliminated r2/6	5
AC	Hans Frederiksen	DEN	Eliminated r2/6	6
AC	Édouard Pigeot	FRA	Eliminated r2/6	6
AC	Georgios Lefakis	GRE	Eliminated r2/6	6
AC	Ernest Gogel	SUI	Eliminated r2/6	6
AC	Adnan Yurdaer	TUR	Eliminated r2/6	6

Round One (6 August 1936 — 11:00)

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Bad Points
=1	Ludwig Schweickert	GER	0
=1	József Palotás	HUN	0
=1	Francisc Cocoș	ROU	0
=1	Ivar Johansson	SWE	0
=1	Kalman Kiš	YUG	0
=6	Ibrahim Orabi	EGY	1
=6	Väinö Kokkinen	FIN	1
=6	Ercole Gallegati	ITA	1
9	Voldemar Mägi	EST	2
=10	Hans Pointner	AUT	3
=10	Hans Frederiksen	DEN	3
=10	Édouard Pigeot	FRA	3
=10	Georgios Lefakis	GRE	3
=10	Ernest Gogel	SUI	3
=10	Josef Přibyl	TCH	3
=10	Adnan Yurdaer	TUR	3

Match #1	Väinö Kokkinen	FIN	decision (2-1)	Voldemar Mägi	EST
Match #2	Ercole Gallegati	ITA	decision (3-0)	Hans Frederiksen	DEN
Match #3	Francisc Cocoș	ROU	fall (5:30)	Ernest Gogel	SUI
Match #4	Ludwig Schweickert	GER	fall (9:00)	Hans Pointner	AUT
Match #5	Ivar Johansson	SWE	fall (3:55)	Georgios Lefakis	GRE
Match #6	Ibrahim Orabi	EGY	decision (3-0)	Adnan Yurdaer	TUR
Match #7	József Palotás	HUN	fall (12:00)	Édouard Pigeot	FRA
Match #8	Kalman Kiš	YUG	fall (14:25)	Josef Přibyl	TCH

Round Two (7 August 1936 — 18:00)

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Bad Points
=1	Ludwig Schweickert	GER	0
=1	Ivar Johansson	SWE	0
=3	Väinö Kokkinen	FIN	1
=3	József Palotás	HUN	1
=5	Ibrahim Orabi	EGY	2
=5	Ercole Gallegati	ITA	2
=7	Hans Pointner	AUT	3
=7	Francisc Cocoș	ROU	3
=7	Josef Přibyl	TCH	3
=7	Kalman Kiš	YUG	3
11	Voldemar Mägi	EST	5	eliminated
=12	Hans Frederiksen	DEN	6	eliminated
=12	Édouard Pigeot	FRA	6	eliminated
=12	Georgios Lefakis	GRE	6	eliminated
=12	Ernest Gogel	SUI	6	eliminated
=12	Adnan Yurdaer	TUR	6	eliminated

Match #1	Ercole Gallegati	ITA	decision (3-0)	Voldemar Mägi	EST
Match #2	Väinö Kokkinen	FIN	fall (1:30)	Hans Frederiksen	DEN
Match #3	Ludwig Schweickert	GER	fall (8:08)	Francisc Cocoș	ROU
Match #4	Hans Pointner	AUT	fall (3:30)	Ernest Gogel	SUI
Match #5	Ivar Johansson	SWE	fall (8:20)	Adnan Yurdaer	TUR
Match #6	Ibrahim Orabi	EGY	decision (3-0)	Georgios Lefakis	GRE
Match #7	Josef Přibyl	TCH	fall (3:37)	Édouard Pigeot	FRA
Match #8	József Palotás	HUN	decision (3-0)	Kalman Kiš	YUG

Round Three (8 August 1936 — 11:00)

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Bad Points
=1	József Palotás	HUN	1
=1	Ivar Johansson	SWE	1
3	Ludwig Schweickert	GER	2
=4	Ibrahim Orabi	EGY	3
=4	Väinö Kokkinen	FIN	3
=4	Ercole Gallegati	ITA	3
=4	Francisc Cocoș	ROU	3
=8	Hans Pointner	AUT	6	eliminated
=8	Josef Přibyl	TCH	6	eliminated
=8	Kalman Kiš	YUG	6	eliminated

Match #1	Ercole Gallegati	ITA	decision (2-1)	Väinö Kokkinen	FIN
Match #2	Francisc Cocoș	ROU	fall (2:21)	Hans Pointner	AUT
Match #3	Ivar Johansson	SWE	decision (2-1)	Ludwig Schweickert	GER
Match #4	Ibrahim Orabi	EGY	decision (3-0)	Kalman Kiš	YUG
Match #5	József Palotás	HUN	fall (7:19)	Josef Přibyl	TCH

Round Four (8 August 1936 — 19:00)

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Bad Points
=1	József Palotás	HUN	1
=1	Ivar Johansson	SWE	1
=3	Väinö Kokkinen	FIN	3
=3	Ludwig Schweickert	GER	3
=5	Ibrahim Orabi	EGY	6	eliminated
=5	Ercole Gallegati	ITA	6	eliminated
=5	Francisc Cocoș	ROU	6	eliminated

Match #1	Väinö Kokkinen	FIN	fall (3:00)	Francisc Cocoș	ROU
Match #2	Ludwig Schweickert	GER	decision (3-0)	Ercole Gallegati	ITA
Match #3	Ivar Johansson	SWE	fall (7:46)	Ibrahim Orabi	EGY
Match #4	József Palotás	HUN	bye

Round Five (9 August 1936 — 11:00)

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Bad Points
1	Ivar Johansson	SWE	2
2	Ludwig Schweickert	GER	3
3	József Palotás	HUN	4
4	Väinö Kokkinen	FIN	6	eliminated

Match #1	Ludwig Schweickert	GER	fall (16:56)	József Palotás	HUN
Match #2	Ivar Johansson	SWE	decision (3-0)	Väinö Kokkinen	FIN

Final Round (9 August 1936 — 20:00)

Match #1	Ivar Johansson	SWE	fall (3:48)	József Palotás	HUN
Match #2	Ludwig Schweickert	GER	bye