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Featherweight, Greco-Roman (≤61 kilograms), Men

Date4 – 7 August 1932
StatusOlympic
LocationGrand Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California
Participants8 from 8 countries
FormatScoring by negative points, with negative points given for any result short of a fall. Accumulation of 5 negative points eliminated the wrestler.

The problem with a bad points scoring system was demonstrated in this event. The favorites Giovanni Gozzi from Italy, German Wolfgang Ehrl and the Finn Lauri Koskela shared the medals in this order. But although Ehrl remained undefeated (he had even beaten Gozzi, who won the gold), he was eliminated with five bad points as all his wins were by decision. Gozzi became Olympic champion with wins by fall and a bye, despite his defeat against Ehrl, giving him only three bad points.

Gozzi had been bronze medalist in 1928 as a bantamweight. He never competed at a World Championship but at the Europeans won gold in 1927, silver in 1925, both as bantamweight, and a bronze as a featherweight in 1934. Ehrl would return in 1936 as a freestyler, and win another silver in the featherweight class. Koskela would move up in class after Los Angeles and win the lightweight gold medal in Berlin, also winning the European Championship in 1935, 1937, and 1938.

PosCompetitor(s)NOCREBad Points
1Giovanni GozziITAGold
2Wolfgang EhrlGERSilver
3Lauri KoskelaFINBronze
ACJindřich MaudrTCHEliminated r4/57
ACKiyoshi KaseJPNEliminated r3/57
ACÖdön ZomboriHUNEliminated r2/56
ACOscar LindelöfSWEEliminated r2/56
ACChristian SchackDENWithdrew r2/53

Round One (4 August 1932)

PosCompetitor(s)NOCBad Points
1Giovanni GozziITA0
=2Wolfgang EhrlGER1
=2Kiyoshi KaseJPN1
=2Jindřich MaudrTCH1
=5Christian SchackDEN3withdrew
=5Lauri KoskelaFIN3
=5Ödön ZomboriHUN3
=5Oscar LindelöfSWE3

Match #1 Kiyoshi KaseJPN
decision
Christian SchackDEN
Match #2 Jindřich MaudrTCH
decision
Oscar LindelöfSWE
Match #3 Wolfgang EhrlGER
decision
Ödön ZomboriHUN
Match #4 Giovanni GozziITA
fall (0:58)
Lauri KoskelaFIN

Round Two (5 August 1932)

PosCompetitor(s)NOCBad Points
1Giovanni GozziITA0
2Jindřich MaudrTCH1
3Wolfgang EhrlGER2
4Lauri KoskelaFIN3
5Kiyoshi KaseJPN4
=6Ödön ZomboriHUN6eliminated
=6Oscar LindelöfSWE6eliminated

Match #1 Jindřich MaudrTCH
fall (10:25)
Kiyoshi KaseJPN
Match #2 Wolfgang EhrlGER
decision
Oscar LindelöfSWE
Match #3 Lauri KoskelaFIN
fall (7:15)
Ödön ZomboriHUN
Match #4 Giovanni GozziITA bye

Round Three (6 August 1932)

PosCompetitor(s)NOCBad Points
1Giovanni GozziITA0
=2Lauri KoskelaFIN3
=2Wolfgang EhrlGER3
4Jindřich MaudrTCH4
5Kiyoshi KaseJPN7eliminated

Match #1 Giovanni GozziITA
fall (16:20)
Kiyoshi KaseJPN
Match #2 Wolfgang EhrlGER
decision
Jindřich MaudrTCH
Match #3 Lauri KoskelaFIN bye

Round Four (6 August 1932)

PosCompetitor(s)NOCBad Points
=1Lauri KoskelaFIN3
=1Giovanni GozziITA3
3Wolfgang EhrlGER4
4Jindřich MaudrTCH7eliminated

Match #1 Lauri KoskelaFIN
fall (11:07)
Jindřich MaudrTCH
Match #2 Wolfgang EhrlGER
decision
Giovanni GozziITA

Final Round (7 August 1932)

Match #1 Wolfgang EhrlGER
decision
Lauri KoskelaFIN