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Featherweight, Freestyle (≤61 kilograms), Men

Date	2 – 4 August 1936
Status	Olympic
Location	Deutschlandhalle, Berlin
Participants	15 from 15 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.

Finland’s Kustaa Pihlajamäki came in as the favorite, having won the 1934-35 European Championships. He was 34-years-old in 1936, after winning a gold medal in 1924 as a bantamweight, and a silver medal in this class in 1928. His cousin, Hermanni, was the defending champion from Los Angeles, but he fought as a lightweight in Berlin. Kustaa Pihlajamäki won his first four bouts by falls, and then met American Frank Millard, defeating him by a unanimous decision. Pihlajamäki, Millard and Sweden’s Gösta Jonsson advanced to the final round, where the Finn had a bye. Millard defeated Jonsson, which eliminated him and decided the medals, Pihlajamäki winning gold, Millard silver, and Jonsson bronze.

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	RE	Bad Points
1	Kustaa Pihlajamäki	FIN	–	–	Gold
2	Frank Millard	USA	–	–	Silver
3	Gösta Jönsson	SWE	–	–	Bronze
4	Vern Pettigrew	CAN	–	–
5	Ferenc Tóth	HUN	–	–
6	Mitsuo Mizutani	JPN	–	–
AC	Marco Gavelli	ITA	Eliminated r3/6	5
AC	Norman Morrell	GBR	Eliminated r3/6	7
AC	Nevil Hall	RSA	Eliminated r3/6	7
AC	Yaşar Erkan	TUR	Eliminated r3/6	7
AC	Hector Riské	BEL	Eliminated r2/6	6
AC	Jean Chasson	FRA	Eliminated r2/6	6
AC	Josef Böck	GER	Eliminated r2/6	6
AC	Werner Spycher	SUI	Eliminated r2/6	6
AC	Karel Kváček	TCH	Eliminated r2/6	6

Round One (2 August 1936 — 11:00)

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Bad Points
=1	Vern Pettigrew	CAN	0
=1	Kustaa Pihlajamäki	FIN	0
=1	Ferenc Tóth	HUN	0
=1	Gösta Jönsson	SWE	0
=1	Frank Millard	USA	0
=6	Norman Morrell	GBR	1
=6	Mitsuo Mizutani	JPN	1
=6	Nevil Hall	RSA	1
=9	Hector Riské	BEL	3
=9	Jean Chasson	FRA	3
=9	Josef Böck	GER	3
=9	Marco Gavelli	ITA	3
=9	Werner Spycher	SUI	3
=9	Karel Kváček	TCH	3
=9	Yaşar Erkan	TUR	3

Match #1	Nevil Hall	RSA	decision (3-0)	Karel Kváček	TCH
Match #2	Gösta Jönsson	SWE	fall (8:30)	Marco Gavelli	ITA
Match #3	Norman Morrell	GBR	decision (3-0)	Josef Böck	GER
Match #4	Frank Millard	USA	fall (12:33)	Jean Chasson	FRA
Match #5	Ferenc Tóth	HUN	fall (13:23)	Yaşar Erkan	TUR
Match #6	Kustaa Pihlajamäki	FIN	fall (4:40)	Hector Riské	BEL
Match #7	Mitsuo Mizutani	JPN	decision (3-0)	Werner Spycher	SUI
Match #8	Vern Pettigrew	CAN	bye

Round Two (3 August 1936 — 16:00)

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Bad Points
=1	Kustaa Pihlajamäki	FIN	0
=1	Ferenc Tóth	HUN	0
=1	Frank Millard	USA	0
=4	Vern Pettigrew	CAN	1
=4	Mitsuo Mizutani	JPN	1
=4	Gösta Jönsson	SWE	1
=7	Norman Morrell	GBR	4
=7	Marco Gavelli	ITA	4
=7	Nevil Hall	RSA	4
=7	Yaşar Erkan	TUR	4
=11	Hector Riské	BEL	6	eliminated
=11	Jean Chasson	FRA	6	eliminated
=11	Josef Böck	GER	6	eliminated
=11	Werner Spycher	SUI	6	eliminated
=11	Karel Kváček	TCH	6	eliminated

Match #1	Vern Pettigrew	CAN	decision (3-0)	Karel Kváček	TCH
Match #2	Marco Gavelli	ITA	decision (3-0)	Nevil Hall	RSA
Match #3	Gösta Jönsson	SWE	decision (3-0)	Josef Böck	GER
Match #4	Frank Millard	USA	fall (8:36)	Norman Morrell	GBR
Match #5	Ferenc Tóth	HUN	fall (6:52)	Jean Chasson	FRA
Match #6	Yaşar Erkan	TUR	decision (3-0)	Hector Riské	BEL
Match #7	Kustaa Pihlajamäki	FIN	fall (1:57)	Werner Spycher	SUI
Match #8	Mitsuo Mizutani	JPN	bye

Round Three (4 August 1936 — 11:00)

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Bad Points
1	Kustaa Pihlajamäki	FIN	0
=2	Vern Pettigrew	CAN	1
=2	Gösta Jönsson	SWE	1
=2	Frank Millard	USA	1
5	Ferenc Tóth	HUN	3
6	Mitsuo Mizutani	JPN	4
7	Marco Gavelli	ITA	5	eliminated
=8	Norman Morrell	GBR	7	eliminated
=8	Nevil Hall	RSA	7	eliminated
=8	Yaşar Erkan	TUR	7	eliminated

Match #1	Vern Pettigrew	CAN	fall (8:18)	Mitsuo Mizutani	JPN
Match #2	Gösta Jönsson	SWE	fall (4:38)	Nevil Hall	RSA
Match #3	Marco Gavelli	ITA	decision (3-0)	Norman Morrell	GBR
Match #4	Frank Millard	USA	decision (3-0)	Ferenc Tóth	HUN
Match #5	Kustaa Pihlajamäki	FIN	fall (2:40)	Yaşar Erkan	TUR

Round Four (4 August 1936 — 15:00)

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Bad Points
1	Kustaa Pihlajamäki	FIN	0
2	Frank Millard	USA	1
3	Gösta Jönsson	SWE	2
4	Vern Pettigrew	CAN	4
5	Ferenc Tóth	HUN	6	eliminated
6	Mitsuo Mizutani	JPN	7	eliminated

Match #1	Gösta Jönsson	SWE	decision (3-0)	Mitsuo Mizutani	JPN
Match #2	Frank Millard	USA	fall (2:13)	Vern Pettigrew	CAN
Match #3	Kustaa Pihlajamäki	FIN	fall (3:41)	Ferenc Tóth	HUN

Round Five (4 August 1936 — 19:00)

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Bad Points
1	Kustaa Pihlajamäki	FIN	1
2	Gösta Jönsson	SWE	3
3	Frank Millard	USA	4
4	Vern Pettigrew	CAN	7	eliminated

Match #1	Gösta Jönsson	SWE	decision (3-0)	Vern Pettigrew	CAN
Match #2	Kustaa Pihlajamäki	FIN	decision (3-0)	Frank Millard	USA

Final Round (4 August 1936 — 22:00)

Match #1	Frank Millard	USA	decision (2-1)	Gösta Jönsson	SWE
Match #2	Kustaa Pihlajamäki	FIN	bye