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Light-Heavyweight, Freestyle (≤87 kg), Men

Date	3 – 4 August 1936
Status	Olympic
Location	Deutschlandhalle, Berlin
Participants	12 from 12 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.

Ede Virág-Ébner (HUN) was the 1935 European Champion, but lost his second- and third-round matches and was eliminated. The 1934 European Champion was Sweden’s Knut Fridell, who led after the third- and fourth-rounds to advance to the final round with Estonian August Neo and German Erich Siebert, who was tied with Fridell for first. Fridell received a bye in the final and, when Neo defeated Siebert by unanimous decision, the gold medal went to Fridell, with Neo winning silver.

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Round Eliminated	Bad Points
1	73	Knut Fridell	SWE	–	–	Gold
2	22	August Neo	EST	–	–	Silver
3	130	Erich Siebert	GER	–	–	Bronze
4	81	Paul Dätwyler	SUI	–	–
5	115	Ray Clemons	USA	–	–
6	5	Eddie Scarf	AUS	–	–
AC	103	Ede Virág-Ébner	HUN	eliminated r3/5	7
AC	89	Hubert Prokop	TCH	eliminated r3/5	7
AC	96	Mustafa Avcioğlu	TUR	withdrew r3/5	4
AC	12	Maurice Beke	BEL	eliminated r2/5	6
AC	33	Matti Lahti	FIN	eliminated r2/5	6
AC	46	Tom Ward	GBR	eliminated r2/5	6
DNS	34	Edvard Westerlund	FIN	–	–
DNS	129	Paul Böhmer	GER	–	–
DNS	104	József Tarányi	HUN	–	–
DNS	72	Nils Åkerlindh	SWE	–	–
DNS	116	Charles McDaniel	USA	–	–

Round One

Date	3 August 1936 — 10:00

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Bad Points
=1	5	Eddie Scarf	AUS	0
=1	115	Ray Clemons	USA	0
=3	130	Erich Siebert	GER	1
=3	103	Ede Virág-Ébner	HUN	1
=3	73	Knut Fridell	SWE	1
=3	96	Mustafa Avcioğlu	TUR	1
=7	12	Maurice Beke	BEL	3
=7	22	August Neo	EST	3
=7	33	Matti Lahti	FIN	3
=7	46	Tom Ward	GBR	3
=7	81	Paul Dätwyler	SUI	3
=7	89	Hubert Prokop	TCH	3

Match	Date/Time	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match #1	03 Aug	Knut Fridell	SWE	Decision (3-0)	August Neo	EST
Match #2	03 Aug	Ede Virág-Ébner	HUN	Decision (3-0)	Matti Lahti	FIN
Match #3	03 Aug	Mustafa Avcioğlu	TUR	Decision (3-0)	Tom Ward	GBR
Match #4	03 Aug	Ray Clemons	USA	Fall (14:34)	Paul Dätwyler	SUI
Match #5	03 Aug	Eddie Scarf	AUS	Fall (11:36)	Maurice Beke	BEL
Match #6	03 Aug	Erich Siebert	GER	Decision (3-0)	Hubert Prokop	TCH

Round Two

Date	4 August 1936 — 10:00

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Bad Points	Event Status
=1	130	Erich Siebert	GER	1	–
=1	115	Ray Clemons	USA	1	–
=3	5	Eddie Scarf	AUS	2	–
=3	73	Knut Fridell	SWE	2	–
=5	22	August Neo	EST	3	–
=5	81	Paul Dätwyler	SUI	3	–
=7	103	Ede Virág-Ébner	HUN	4	–
=7	89	Hubert Prokop	TCH	4	–
=7	96	Mustafa Avcioğlu	TUR	4	–
=10	12	Maurice Beke	BEL	6	eliminated
=10	33	Matti Lahti	FIN	6	eliminated
=10	46	Tom Ward	GBR	6	eliminated

Match	Date/Time	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match #1	04 Aug	August Neo	EST	Fall (9:22)	Ede Virág-Ébner	HUN
Match #2	04 Aug	Knut Fridell	SWE	Decision (3-0)	Matti Lahti	FIN
Match #3	04 Aug	Ray Clemons	USA	Decision (3-0)	Tom Ward	GBR
Match #4	04 Aug	Paul Dätwyler	SUI	Fall (4:40)	Mustafa Avcioğlu	TUR
Match #5	04 Aug	Erich Siebert	GER	Fall (1:52)	Maurice Beke	BEL
Match #6	04 Aug	Hubert Prokop	TCH	Decision (2-1)	Eddie Scarf	AUS

Round Three

Date	4 August 1936 — 19:00

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Bad Points	Event Status
=1	130	Erich Siebert	GER	2	–
=1	73	Knut Fridell	SWE	2	–
=3	22	August Neo	EST	3	–
=3	81	Paul Dätwyler	SUI	3	–
5	115	Ray Clemons	USA	4	–
6	5	Eddie Scarf	AUS	5	eliminated
=7	103	Ede Virág-Ébner	HUN	7	eliminated
=7	89	Hubert Prokop	TCH	7	eliminated

Match	Date/Time	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match #1	04 Aug	August Neo	EST	Fall (8:09)	Ray Clemons	USA
Match #2	04 Aug	Knut Fridell	SWE	Fall (1:12)	Ede Virág-Ébner	HUN
Match #3	04 Aug	Paul Dätwyler	SUI	Fall (1:48)	Hubert Prokop	TCH
Match #4	04 Aug	Erich Siebert	GER	Decision (3-0)	Eddie Scarf	AUS

Round Four

Date	4 August 1936 — 20:00

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Bad Points	Event Status
=1	130	Erich Siebert	GER	2	–
=1	73	Knut Fridell	SWE	2	–
3	22	August Neo	EST	4	–
4	81	Paul Dätwyler	SUI	6	eliminated
5	115	Ray Clemons	USA	7	eliminated

Match	Date/Time	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match #1	04 Aug	August Neo	EST	Decision (3-0)	Paul Dätwyler	SUI
Match #2	04 Aug	Knut Fridell	SWE	Fall (3:45)	Ray Clemons	USA
Match #3	04 Aug	Erich Siebert	GER

Final Round

Date	4 August 1936 — 21:00

Match	Date/Time	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match #1	04 Aug	August Neo	EST	Decision (3-0)	Erich Siebert	GER
Match #2	04 Aug	Knut Fridell	SWE