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Middleweight, Greco-Roman (≤79 kg), 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	Number	Competitor	NOC	Round Eliminated	Bad Points
1	112	Ivar Johansson	SWE	–	–	Gold
2	170	Ludwig Schweickert	GER	–	–	Silver
3	152	József Palotás	HUN	–	–	Bronze
4	39	Väinö Kokkinen	FIN	–	–
5	7	Ibrahim Orabi	EGY	–	–
6	60	Ercole Gallegati	ITA	–	–
AC	103	Francisc Cocoș	ROU	eliminated r4/6	6
AC	87	Hans Pointner	AUT	eliminated r3/6	6
AC	137	Josef Přibyl	TCH	eliminated r3/6	6
AC	71	Kalman Kiš	YUG	eliminated r3/6	6
AC	28	Voldemar Mägi	EST	eliminated r2/6	5
AC	22	Hans Frederiksen	DEN	eliminated r2/6	6
AC	47	Édouard Pigeot	FRA	eliminated r2/6	6
AC	4	Georgios Lefakis	GRE	eliminated r2/6	6
AC	127	Ernst Gogel	SUI	eliminated r2/6	6
AC	145	Adnan Yurdaer	TUR	eliminated r2/6	6
DNS	17	Frans Van Hoorebeke	BEL	–	–
DNS	40	Arvi Pikkusaari	FIN	–	–
DNS	169	Hans Schedler	GER	–	–
DNS	160	János Riheczky	HUN	–	–
DNS	53	Karam Rasul	IND	–	–
DNS	102	Romulus Balosu	ROU	–	–
DNS	115	Ludvig Lindblom	SWE	–	–
DNS	146	Ahmet Kireççi	TUR	–	–
DNS	70	Karle Fiser	YUG	–	–

Round One

Date	6 August 1936 — 11:00

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Bad Points
=1	170	Ludwig Schweickert	GER	0
=1	152	József Palotás	HUN	0
=1	103	Francisc Cocoș	ROU	0
=1	112	Ivar Johansson	SWE	0
=1	71	Kalman Kiš	YUG	0
=6	7	Ibrahim Orabi	EGY	1
=6	39	Väinö Kokkinen	FIN	1
=6	60	Ercole Gallegati	ITA	1
9	28	Voldemar Mägi	EST	2
=10	87	Hans Pointner	AUT	3
=10	22	Hans Frederiksen	DEN	3
=10	47	Édouard Pigeot	FRA	3
=10	4	Georgios Lefakis	GRE	3
=10	127	Ernst Gogel	SUI	3
=10	137	Josef Přibyl	TCH	3
=10	145	Adnan Yurdaer	TUR	3

Match	Date/Time	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match #1	06 Aug	Väinö Kokkinen	FIN	Decision (2-1)	Voldemar Mägi	EST
Match #2	06 Aug	Ercole Gallegati	ITA	Decision (3-0)	Hans Frederiksen	DEN
Match #3	06 Aug	Francisc Cocoș	ROU	Fall (5:30)	Ernst Gogel	SUI
Match #4	06 Aug	Ludwig Schweickert	GER	Fall (9:00)	Hans Pointner	AUT
Match #5	06 Aug	Ivar Johansson	SWE	Fall (3:55)	Georgios Lefakis	GRE
Match #6	06 Aug	Ibrahim Orabi	EGY	Decision (3-0)	Adnan Yurdaer	TUR
Match #7	06 Aug	József Palotás	HUN	Fall (12:00)	Édouard Pigeot	FRA
Match #8	06 Aug	Kalman Kiš	YUG	Fall (14:25)	Josef Přibyl	TCH

Round Two

Date	7 August 1936 — 18:00

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Bad Points	Event Status
=1	170	Ludwig Schweickert	GER	0	–
=1	112	Ivar Johansson	SWE	0	–
=3	39	Väinö Kokkinen	FIN	1	–
=3	152	József Palotás	HUN	1	–
=5	7	Ibrahim Orabi	EGY	2	–
=5	60	Ercole Gallegati	ITA	2	–
=7	87	Hans Pointner	AUT	3	–
=7	103	Francisc Cocoș	ROU	3	–
=7	137	Josef Přibyl	TCH	3	–
=7	71	Kalman Kiš	YUG	3	–
11	28	Voldemar Mägi	EST	5	eliminated
=12	22	Hans Frederiksen	DEN	6	eliminated
=12	47	Édouard Pigeot	FRA	6	eliminated
=12	4	Georgios Lefakis	GRE	6	eliminated
=12	127	Ernst Gogel	SUI	6	eliminated
=12	145	Adnan Yurdaer	TUR	6	eliminated

Match	Date/Time	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match #1	07 Aug	Ercole Gallegati	ITA	Decision (3-0)	Voldemar Mägi	EST
Match #2	07 Aug	Väinö Kokkinen	FIN	Fall (1:30)	Hans Frederiksen	DEN
Match #3	07 Aug	Ludwig Schweickert	GER	Fall (8:08)	Francisc Cocoș	ROU
Match #4	07 Aug	Hans Pointner	AUT	Fall (3:30)	Ernst Gogel	SUI
Match #5	07 Aug	Ivar Johansson	SWE	Fall (8:20)	Adnan Yurdaer	TUR
Match #6	07 Aug	Ibrahim Orabi	EGY	Decision (3-0)	Georgios Lefakis	GRE
Match #7	07 Aug	Josef Přibyl	TCH	Fall (3:37)	Édouard Pigeot	FRA
Match #8	07 Aug	József Palotás	HUN	Decision (3-0)	Kalman Kiš	YUG

Round Three

Date	8 August 1936 — 11:00

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Bad Points	Event Status
=1	152	József Palotás	HUN	1	–
=1	112	Ivar Johansson	SWE	1	–
3	170	Ludwig Schweickert	GER	2	–
=4	7	Ibrahim Orabi	EGY	3	–
=4	39	Väinö Kokkinen	FIN	3	–
=4	60	Ercole Gallegati	ITA	3	–
=4	103	Francisc Cocoș	ROU	3	–
=8	87	Hans Pointner	AUT	6	eliminated
=8	137	Josef Přibyl	TCH	6	eliminated
=8	71	Kalman Kiš	YUG	6	eliminated

Match	Date/Time	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match #1	08 Aug	Ercole Gallegati	ITA	Decision (2-1)	Väinö Kokkinen	FIN
Match #2	08 Aug	Francisc Cocoș	ROU	Fall (2:21)	Hans Pointner	AUT
Match #3	08 Aug	Ivar Johansson	SWE	Decision (2-1)	Ludwig Schweickert	GER
Match #4	08 Aug	Ibrahim Orabi	EGY	Decision (3-0)	Kalman Kiš	YUG
Match #5	08 Aug	József Palotás	HUN	Fall (7:19)	Josef Přibyl	TCH

Round Four

Date	8 August 1936 — 19:00

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Bad Points	Event Status
=1	152	József Palotás	HUN	1	–
=1	112	Ivar Johansson	SWE	1	–
=3	39	Väinö Kokkinen	FIN	3	–
=3	170	Ludwig Schweickert	GER	3	–
=5	7	Ibrahim Orabi	EGY	6	eliminated
=5	60	Ercole Gallegati	ITA	6	eliminated
=5	103	Francisc Cocoș	ROU	6	eliminated

Match	Date/Time	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match #1	08 Aug	Väinö Kokkinen	FIN	Fall (3:00)	Francisc Cocoș	ROU
Match #2	08 Aug	Ludwig Schweickert	GER	Decision (3-0)	Ercole Gallegati	ITA
Match #3	08 Aug	Ivar Johansson	SWE	Fall (7:46)	Ibrahim Orabi	EGY
Match #4	08 Aug	József Palotás	HUN

Round Five

Date	9 August 1936 — 11:00

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Bad Points	Event Status
1	112	Ivar Johansson	SWE	2	–
2	170	Ludwig Schweickert	GER	3	–
3	152	József Palotás	HUN	4	–
4	39	Väinö Kokkinen	FIN	6	eliminated

Match	Date/Time	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match #1	09 Aug	Ludwig Schweickert	GER	Fall (16:56)	József Palotás	HUN
Match #2	09 Aug	Ivar Johansson	SWE	Decision (3-0)	Väinö Kokkinen	FIN

Final Round

Date	9 August 1936 — 20:00

Match	Date/Time	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match #1	09 Aug	Ivar Johansson	SWE	Fall (3:48)	József Palotás	HUN
Match #2	09 Aug	Ludwig Schweickert	GER