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Lightweight, Freestyle (≤67 kg), Men

Date	29 – 31 July 1948 — 10:00-13:30-18:00-23:30 (all days)
Status	Olympic
Location	Empress Hall, Earls Court Exhibition Centre, Kensington, London
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.

The 1946 European Champion was Turk Celal Atik who defeated Sweden’s Gösta Frändfors in the final match. The two likewise dominated the class in London, as both survived through five rounds to meet in the final round with the gold medal on the line, Atik winning by fall in 4:03. The bronze medal decider was unusual as a tie-break match was required, with Swiss Hermann Baumann defeating Italy’s Garibaldo Nizzola by unanimous decision. Atik would move up in weight and win the 1949 European and 1951 World Championships as a welterweight, but he never again competed at the Olympics. Frändfors had actually competed at the 1936 Olympics, winning a bronze medal in featherweight freestyle. He was also a silver medalist at the 1937 Europeans in this class, and won the 1947 World Championships in featherweight Greco-Roman.

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Round Eliminated	Bad Points
1	77	Celal Atik	TUR	–	–	Gold
2	254	Gösta Frändfors	SWE	–	–	Silver
3	76	Hermann Baumann	SUI	–	–	Bronze
4	72	Garibaldo Nizzola	ITA	–	–
5	79	Bill Koll	USA	–	–
=6	247	Kim Seok-Yeong	KOR	–	–
=6	65	Sulo Leppänen	FIN	–	–
AC	69	László Bakos	HUN	eliminated r3/6	5
AC	71	Ali Ghaffari	IRI	eliminated r3/6	6
AC	61	Jan Cools	BEL	eliminated r3/6	7
AC	62	Morgan Plumb	CAN	eliminated r3/6	7
AC	64	Mohamed Moussa	EGY	eliminated r3/6	7
AC	75	Tony Ries, Sr.	RSA	eliminated r3/6	7
AC	63	Israel Sánchez	CUB	eliminated r2/6	6
AC	66	Peter Luck	GBR	eliminated r2/6	6
AC	70	Banta Singh	IND	eliminated r2/6	6
AC	–	Bechara Abou Rejalie	LBN	withdrew r2/6	3
AC	74	José Luis Pérez	MEX	withdrew r2/6	3
DNS	65	Mahmud Osman	EGY	–	–
DNS	–	Mohamed Ahmed	EGY	–	–
DNS	68	Ronnie Noakes	GBR	–	–
DNS	58	N. Ozsen	TUR	–	–
DNS	78	John Fletcher, III	USA	–	–

Round One

Date	29 July 1948

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Bad Points	Event Status
=1	247	Kim Seok-Yeong	KOR	0	–
=1	76	Hermann Baumann	SUI	0	–
=1	77	Celal Atik	TUR	0	–
=4	61	Jan Cools	BEL	1	–
=4	62	Morgan Plumb	CAN	1	–
=4	64	Mohamed Moussa	EGY	1	–
=4	72	Garibaldo Nizzola	ITA	1	–
=4	75	Tony Ries, Sr.	RSA	1	–
=4	254	Gösta Frändfors	SWE	1	–
10	65	Sulo Leppänen	FIN	2	–
=11	63	Israel Sánchez	CUB	3	–
=11	66	Peter Luck	GBR	3	–
=11	69	László Bakos	HUN	3	–
=11	70	Banta Singh	IND	3	–
=11	71	Ali Ghaffari	IRI	3	–
=11	–	Bechara Abou Rejalie	LBN	3	withdrew
=11	74	José Luis Pérez	MEX	3	withdrew
=11	79	Bill Koll	USA	3	–

Match	Date/Time	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match #1	29 Jul	Celal Atik	TUR	Fall (7:42)	Bill Koll	USA
Match #2	29 Jul	Mohamed Moussa	EGY	Decision (3-0)	Banta Singh	IND
Match #3	29 Jul	Tony Ries, Sr.	RSA	Decision (3-0)	Ali Ghaffari	IRI
Match #4	29 Jul	Kim Seok-Yeong	KOR	Retired (4:49)	Bechara Abou Rejalie	LBN
Match #5	29 Jul	Jan Cools	BEL	Decision (3-0)	Israel Sánchez	CUB
Match #6	29 Jul	Garibaldo Nizzola	ITA	Decision (2-1)	Sulo Leppänen	FIN
Match #7	29 Jul	Morgan Plumb	CAN	Decision (3-0)	Peter Luck	GBR
Match #8	29 Jul	Hermann Baumann	SUI	Fall (5:04)	José Luis Pérez	MEX
Match #9	29 Jul	Gösta Frändfors	SWE	Decision (3-0)	László Bakos	HUN

Round Two

Date	30 July 1948

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Bad Points	Event Status
1	77	Celal Atik	TUR	0	–
=2	76	Hermann Baumann	SUI	1	–
=2	254	Gösta Frändfors	SWE	1	–
4	72	Garibaldo Nizzola	ITA	2	–
=5	247	Kim Seok-Yeong	KOR	3	–
=5	65	Sulo Leppänen	FIN	3	–
=5	71	Ali Ghaffari	IRI	3	–
=8	61	Jan Cools	BEL	4	–
=8	62	Morgan Plumb	CAN	4	–
=8	64	Mohamed Moussa	EGY	4	–
=8	69	László Bakos	HUN	4	–
=8	75	Tony Ries, Sr.	RSA	4	–
=8	79	Bill Koll	USA	4	–
=14	63	Israel Sánchez	CUB	6	eliminated
=14	66	Peter Luck	GBR	6	eliminated
=14	70	Banta Singh	IND	6	eliminated

Match	Date/Time	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match #1	30 Jul	Bill Koll	USA	Decision (3-0)	Mohamed Moussa	EGY
Match #2	30 Jul	Celal Atik	TUR	Fall (5:08)	Banta Singh	IND
Match #3	30 Jul	Ali Ghaffari	IRI	Fall (3:52)	Kim Seok-Yeong	KOR
Match #4	30 Jul	Sulo Leppänen	FIN	Decision (3-0)	Jan Cools	BEL
Match #5	30 Jul	Garibaldo Nizzola	ITA	Decision (3-0)	Israel Sánchez	CUB
Match #6	30 Jul	Hermann Baumann	SUI	Decision (3-0)	Morgan Plumb	CAN
Match #7	30 Jul	László Bakos	HUN	Decision (3-0)	Peter Luck	GBR
Match #8	30 Jul	Gösta Frändfors	SWE	Fall (6:48)	Tony Ries, Sr.	RSA
Match #9	30 Jul	José Luis Pérez	MEX
Match #10	30 Jul	Bechara Abou Rejalie	LBN

Round Three

Date	30 July 1948

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Bad Points	Event Status
1	77	Celal Atik	TUR	0	–
2	254	Gösta Frändfors	SWE	1	–
3	72	Garibaldo Nizzola	ITA	3	–
=4	247	Kim Seok-Yeong	KOR	4	–
=4	65	Sulo Leppänen	FIN	4	–
=4	76	Hermann Baumann	SUI	4	–
=4	79	Bill Koll	USA	4	–
8	69	László Bakos	HUN	5	eliminated
9	71	Ali Ghaffari	IRI	6	eliminated
=10	61	Jan Cools	BEL	7	eliminated
=10	62	Morgan Plumb	CAN	7	eliminated
=10	64	Mohamed Moussa	EGY	7	eliminated
=10	75	Tony Ries, Sr.	RSA	7	eliminated

Match	Date/Time	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match #1	30 Jul	Garibaldo Nizzola	ITA	Decision (3-0)	Jan Cools	BEL
Match #2	30 Jul	Sulo Leppänen	FIN	Decision (3-0)	Morgan Plumb	CAN
Match #3	30 Jul	László Bakos	HUN	Decision (3-0)	Hermann Baumann	SUI
Match #4	30 Jul	Bill Koll	USA	Fall (9:12)	Ali Ghaffari	IRI
Match #5	30 Jul	Celal Atik	TUR	Fall (4:20)	Tony Ries, Sr.	RSA
Match #6	30 Jul	Kim Seok-Yeong	KOR	Decision (3-0)	Mohamed Moussa	EGY
Match #7	30 Jul	Gösta Frändfors	SWE

Round Four

Date	30 July 1948

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Bad Points	Event Status
1	77	Celal Atik	TUR	1	–
2	254	Gösta Frändfors	SWE	2	–
=3	72	Garibaldo Nizzola	ITA	4	–
=3	76	Hermann Baumann	SUI	4	–
5	79	Bill Koll	USA	6	eliminated
=6	247	Kim Seok-Yeong	KOR	7	eliminated
=6	65	Sulo Leppänen	FIN	7	eliminated

Match	Date/Time	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match #1	30 Jul	Gösta Frändfors	SWE	Decision (2-1)	Bill Koll	USA
Match #2	30 Jul	Celal Atik	TUR	Decision (3-0)	Sulo Leppänen	FIN
Match #3	30 Jul	Garibaldo Nizzola	ITA	Decision (3-0)	Kim Seok-Yeong	KOR
Match #4	30 Jul	Hermann Baumann	SUI

Round Five

Date	31 July 1948

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Bad Points	Event Status
1	77	Celal Atik	TUR	1	–
2	254	Gösta Frändfors	SWE	3	–
=3	72	Garibaldo Nizzola	ITA	7	eliminated
=3	76	Hermann Baumann	SUI	7	eliminated

Match	Date/Time	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match #1	31 Jul	Gösta Frändfors	SWE	Decision (3-0)	Hermann Baumann	SUI
Match #2	31 Jul	Celal Atik	TUR	Fall (5:15)	Garibaldo Nizzola	ITA

Final Round

Date	31 July 1948

Match	Date/Time	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match #1	31 Jul	Celal Atik	TUR	Fall (4:03)	Gösta Frändfors	SWE
3rd-Place Tiebreak Match	31 Jul	Hermann Baumann	SUI	Decision (3-0)	Garibaldo Nizzola	ITA