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Lightweight, Greco-Roman (≤66 kilograms), Men

Date	6 – 9 August 1936
Status	Olympic
Location	Deutschlandhalle, Berlin
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.

Lauri Koskela of Finland had won the 1935 European Championships and was likely a slight favorite, although he would later come to dominate the class, winning gold in Berlin and the 1937-38 World Championships. His countryman Aarne Reini had won the 1933-34 Europeans, but competed as a featherweight in Berlin. Abraham Kurland was a Danish Jew who was runner-up at the 1934-35 Europeans, and the silver medalist at Los Angeles, but as a Jew, he refused to participate in Berlin. Without Reini and Kurland competing, Koskela had an easy run to the gold medal, winning six straight matches, and taking gold with a bye in the final round. Czechoslovak Jozef Herda won the silver medal by defeating Estonian Voldemar Väli in the final round. Väli had won the featherweight Greco-Roman gold medal at Amsterdam in 1928. Kurland actually returned to compete at the 1948 Olympics, but was by then well past his prime.

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	RE	Bad Points
1	Lauri Koskela	FIN	–	–	Gold
2	Jozef Herda	TCH	–	–	Silver
3	Voldemar Väli	EST	–	–	Bronze
4	Herbert Olofsson	SWE	–	–
5	Alberto Molfino	ITA	–	–
6	Arild Dahl	NOR	–	–
AC	Zbigniew Szajewski	POL	Eliminated r4/7	7
AC	Filip Borlovan	ROU	Eliminated r3/7	5
AC	Aage Meyer	DEN	Eliminated r3/7	6
AC	Imam Hassan	EGY	Eliminated r3/7	6
AC	Oskar Holinger	SUI	Eliminated r3/7	6
AC	Saim Arıkan	TUR	Eliminated r3/7	6
AC	Josef Grahsl	AUT	Eliminated r3/7	7
AC	Heini Nettesheim	GER	Eliminated r2/7	5
AC	Sotirios Vatanidis	GRE	Eliminated r2/7	5
AC	József Kálmán	HUN	Eliminated r2/7	5
AC	Adolphe Osselaer	BEL	Eliminated r2/7	6
AC	Metty Scheitler	LUX	Withdrew r2/7	3

Round One (6 August 1936 — 11:00)

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Bad Points
=1	Aage Meyer	DEN	0
=1	Voldemar Väli	EST	0
=1	Alberto Molfino	ITA	0
=1	Jozef Herda	TCH	0
=5	Lauri Koskela	FIN	1
=5	Zbigniew Szajewski	POL	1
=5	Filip Borlovan	ROU	1
=5	Herbert Olofsson	SWE	1
=5	Saim Arıkan	TUR	1
=10	Imam Hassan	EGY	2
=10	Heini Nettesheim	GER	2
=10	József Kálmán	HUN	2
=13	Josef Grahsl	AUT	3
=13	Adolphe Osselaer	BEL	3
=13	Sotirios Vatanidis	GRE	3
=13	Metty Scheitler	LUX	3	withdrew
=13	Arild Dahl	NOR	3
=13	Oskar Holinger	SUI	3

Match #1	Alberto Molfino	ITA	fall (9:20)	Sotirios Vatanidis	GRE
Match #2	Herbert Olofsson	SWE	decision (3-0)	Josef Grahsl	AUT
Match #3	Zbigniew Szajewski	POL	decision (2-1)	Imam Hassan	EGY
Match #4	Aage Meyer	DEN	fall (4:44)	Metty Scheitler	LUX
Match #5	Voldemar Väli	EST	fall (4:53)	Arild Dahl	NOR
Match #6	Lauri Koskela	FIN	decision (2-1)	Heini Nettesheim	GER
Match #7	Saim Arıkan	TUR	decision (3-0)	Adolphe Osselaer	BEL
Match #8	Filip Borlovan	ROU	decision (2-1)	József Kálmán	HUN
Match #9	Jozef Herda	TCH	fall (10:04)	Oskar Holinger	SUI

Round Two (7 August 1936 — 18:00)

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Bad Points
=1	Voldemar Väli	EST	1
=1	Lauri Koskela	FIN	1
=1	Herbert Olofsson	SWE	1
=1	Jozef Herda	TCH	1
5	Filip Borlovan	ROU	2
=6	Aage Meyer	DEN	3
=6	Imam Hassan	EGY	3
=6	Alberto Molfino	ITA	3
=6	Oskar Holinger	SUI	3
=6	Saim Arıkan	TUR	3
=11	Josef Grahsl	AUT	4
=11	Arild Dahl	NOR	4
=11	Zbigniew Szajewski	POL	4
=14	Heini Nettesheim	GER	5	eliminated
=14	Sotirios Vatanidis	GRE	5	eliminated
=14	József Kálmán	HUN	5	eliminated
17	Adolphe Osselaer	BEL	6	eliminated

Match #1	Herbert Olofsson	SWE	fall (6:07)	Alberto Molfino	ITA
Match #2	Josef Grahsl	AUT	decision (2-1)	Sotirios Vatanidis	GRE
Match #3	Imam Hassan	EGY	decision (3-0)	Aage Meyer	DEN
Match #4	Arild Dahl	NOR	decision (3-0)	Zbigniew Szajewski	POL
Match #5	Voldemar Väli	EST	decision (3-0)	Heini Nettesheim	GER
Match #6	Lauri Koskela	FIN	fall (1:54)	Adolphe Osselaer	BEL
Match #7	Filip Borlovan	ROU	decision (2-1)	Saim Arıkan	TUR
Match #8	Jozef Herda	TCH	decision (3-0)	József Kálmán	HUN
Match #9	Oskar Holinger	SUI	bye

Round Three (8 August 1936 — 10:00)

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Bad Points
=1	Lauri Koskela	FIN	1
=1	Jozef Herda	TCH	1
=3	Voldemar Väli	EST	2
=3	Herbert Olofsson	SWE	2
5	Alberto Molfino	ITA	3
=6	Arild Dahl	NOR	4
=6	Zbigniew Szajewski	POL	4
8	Filip Borlovan	ROU	5	eliminated
=9	Aage Meyer	DEN	6	eliminated
=9	Imam Hassan	EGY	6	eliminated
=9	Oskar Holinger	SUI	6	eliminated
=9	Saim Arıkan	TUR	6	eliminated
13	Josef Grahsl	AUT	7	eliminated

Match #1	Alberto Molfino	ITA	fall (15:30)	Oskar Holinger	SUI
Match #2	Herbert Olofsson	SWE	decision (3-0)	Imam Hassan	EGY
Match #3	Zbigniew Szajewski	POL	fall (7:41)	Josef Grahsl	AUT
Match #4	Arild Dahl	NOR	fall (7:57)	Aage Meyer	DEN
Match #5	Voldemar Väli	EST	decision (3-0)	Saim Arıkan	TUR
Match #6	Lauri Koskela	FIN	fall (8:51)	Filip Borlovan	ROU
Match #7	Jozef Herda	TCH	bye

Round Four (8 August 1936 — 21:15)

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Bad Points
=1	Lauri Koskela	FIN	1
=1	Jozef Herda	TCH	1
=3	Voldemar Väli	EST	2
=3	Herbert Olofsson	SWE	2
5	Alberto Molfino	ITA	6	eliminated
=6	Arild Dahl	NOR	7	eliminated
=6	Zbigniew Szajewski	POL	7	eliminated

Match #1	Jozef Herda	TCH	fall (13:37)	Alberto Molfino	ITA
Match #2	Herbert Olofsson	SWE	fall (14:12)	Arild Dahl	NOR
Match #3	Voldemar Väli	EST	fall (15:21)	Zbigniew Szajewski	POL
Match #4	Lauri Koskela	FIN	bye

Round Five (9 August 1936 — 13:15)

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Bad Points
=1	Voldemar Väli	EST	2
=1	Lauri Koskela	FIN	2
3	Jozef Herda	TCH	3
4	Herbert Olofsson	SWE	5	eliminated

Match #1	Lauri Koskela	FIN	decision (2-1)	Jozef Herda	TCH
Match #2	Voldemar Väli	EST	fall (13:14)	Herbert Olofsson	SWE

Round Six (9 August 1936 — 18:00)

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Bad Points
=1	Lauri Koskela	FIN	3
=1	Jozef Herda	TCH	3
3	Voldemar Väli	EST	4

Match #1	Lauri Koskela	FIN	decision (2-1)	Voldemar Väli	EST
Match #2	Jozef Herda	TCH	bye

Final Round (9 August 1936 — 19:30)

Match #1	Jozef Herda	TCH	decision (3-0)	Voldemar Väli	EST
Match #2	Lauri Koskela	FIN	bye