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Featherweight, Freestyle (≤61 kg), 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 Jönsson advanced to the final round, where the Finn had a bye. Millard defeated Jönsson, which eliminated him and decided the medals, Pihlajamäki winning gold, Millard silver, and Jönsson bronze.

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Round Eliminated	Bad Points
1	26	Kustaa Pihlajamäki	FIN	–	–	Gold
2	107	Frank Millard	USA	–	–	Silver
3	64	Gösta Jönsson	SWE	–	–	Bronze
4	14	Vern Pettigrew	CAN	–	–
5	99	Ferenc Tóth	HUN	–	–
6	57	Mitsuo Mizutani	JPN	–	–
AC	53	Marco Gavelli	ITA	eliminated r3/6	5
AC	42	Norman Morrell	GBR	eliminated r3/6	7
AC	–	Nevil Hall	RSA	eliminated r3/6	7
AC	92	Yaşar Erkan	TUR	eliminated r3/6	7
AC	8	Hector Riské	BEL	eliminated r2/6	6
AC	36	Jean Chasson	FRA	eliminated r2/6	6
AC	121	Josef Böck	GER	eliminated r2/6	6
AC	77	Werner Spycher	SUI	eliminated r2/6	6
AC	85	Karel Kvaček	TCH	eliminated r2/6	6
DNS	27	Aarne Reini	FIN	–	–
DNS	122	Georg Pulheim	GER	–	–
DNS	58	Hideichi Yoshioka	JPN	–	–
DNS	65	Göte Persson	SWE	–	–
DNS	108	Fred Parkey	USA	–	–

Round One

Date	2 August 1936 — 11:00

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Bad Points
=1	14	Vern Pettigrew	CAN	0
=1	26	Kustaa Pihlajamäki	FIN	0
=1	99	Ferenc Tóth	HUN	0
=1	64	Gösta Jönsson	SWE	0
=1	107	Frank Millard	USA	0
=6	42	Norman Morrell	GBR	1
=6	57	Mitsuo Mizutani	JPN	1
=6	–	Nevil Hall	RSA	1
=9	8	Hector Riské	BEL	3
=9	36	Jean Chasson	FRA	3
=9	121	Josef Böck	GER	3
=9	53	Marco Gavelli	ITA	3
=9	77	Werner Spycher	SUI	3
=9	85	Karel Kvaček	TCH	3
=9	92	Yaşar Erkan	TUR	3

Match	Date/Time	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match #1	02 Aug	Nevil Hall	RSA	Decision (3-0)	Karel Kvaček	TCH
Match #2	02 Aug	Gösta Jönsson	SWE	Fall (8:30)	Marco Gavelli	ITA
Match #3	02 Aug	Norman Morrell	GBR	Decision (3-0)	Josef Böck	GER
Match #4	02 Aug	Frank Millard	USA	Fall (12:33)	Jean Chasson	FRA
Match #5	02 Aug	Ferenc Tóth	HUN	Fall (13:23)	Yaşar Erkan	TUR
Match #6	02 Aug	Kustaa Pihlajamäki	FIN	Fall (4:40)	Hector Riské	BEL
Match #7	02 Aug	Mitsuo Mizutani	JPN	Decision (3-0)	Werner Spycher	SUI
Match #8	02 Aug	Vern Pettigrew	CAN

Round Two

Date	3 August 1936 — 16:00

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Bad Points	Event Status
=1	26	Kustaa Pihlajamäki	FIN	0	–
=1	99	Ferenc Tóth	HUN	0	–
=1	107	Frank Millard	USA	0	–
=4	14	Vern Pettigrew	CAN	1	–
=4	57	Mitsuo Mizutani	JPN	1	–
=4	64	Gösta Jönsson	SWE	1	–
=7	42	Norman Morrell	GBR	4	–
=7	53	Marco Gavelli	ITA	4	–
=7	–	Nevil Hall	RSA	4	–
=7	92	Yaşar Erkan	TUR	4	–
=11	8	Hector Riské	BEL	6	eliminated
=11	36	Jean Chasson	FRA	6	eliminated
=11	121	Josef Böck	GER	6	eliminated
=11	77	Werner Spycher	SUI	6	eliminated
=11	85	Karel Kvaček	TCH	6	eliminated

Match	Date/Time	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match #1	03 Aug	Vern Pettigrew	CAN	Decision (3-0)	Karel Kvaček	TCH
Match #2	03 Aug	Marco Gavelli	ITA	Decision (3-0)	Nevil Hall	RSA
Match #3	03 Aug	Gösta Jönsson	SWE	Decision (3-0)	Josef Böck	GER
Match #4	03 Aug	Frank Millard	USA	Fall (8:36)	Norman Morrell	GBR
Match #5	03 Aug	Ferenc Tóth	HUN	Fall (6:52)	Jean Chasson	FRA
Match #6	03 Aug	Yaşar Erkan	TUR	Decision (3-0)	Hector Riské	BEL
Match #7	03 Aug	Kustaa Pihlajamäki	FIN	Fall (1:57)	Werner Spycher	SUI
Match #8	03 Aug	Mitsuo Mizutani	JPN

Round Three

Date	4 August 1936 — 11:00

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Bad Points	Event Status
1	26	Kustaa Pihlajamäki	FIN	0	–
=2	14	Vern Pettigrew	CAN	1	–
=2	64	Gösta Jönsson	SWE	1	–
=2	107	Frank Millard	USA	1	–
5	99	Ferenc Tóth	HUN	3	–
6	57	Mitsuo Mizutani	JPN	4	–
7	53	Marco Gavelli	ITA	5	eliminated
=8	42	Norman Morrell	GBR	7	eliminated
=8	–	Nevil Hall	RSA	7	eliminated
=8	92	Yaşar Erkan	TUR	7	eliminated

Match	Date/Time	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match #1	04 Aug	Vern Pettigrew	CAN	Fall (8:18)	Mitsuo Mizutani	JPN
Match #2	04 Aug	Gösta Jönsson	SWE	Fall (4:38)	Nevil Hall	RSA
Match #3	04 Aug	Marco Gavelli	ITA	Decision (3-0)	Norman Morrell	GBR
Match #4	04 Aug	Frank Millard	USA	Decision (3-0)	Ferenc Tóth	HUN
Match #5	04 Aug	Kustaa Pihlajamäki	FIN	Fall (2:40)	Yaşar Erkan	TUR

Round Four

Date	4 August 1936 — 15:00

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Bad Points	Event Status
1	26	Kustaa Pihlajamäki	FIN	0	–
2	107	Frank Millard	USA	1	–
3	64	Gösta Jönsson	SWE	2	–
4	14	Vern Pettigrew	CAN	4	–
5	99	Ferenc Tóth	HUN	6	eliminated
6	57	Mitsuo Mizutani	JPN	7	eliminated

Match	Date/Time	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match #1	04 Aug	Gösta Jönsson	SWE	Decision (3-0)	Mitsuo Mizutani	JPN
Match #2	04 Aug	Frank Millard	USA	Fall (2:13)	Vern Pettigrew	CAN
Match #3	04 Aug	Kustaa Pihlajamäki	FIN	Fall (3:41)	Ferenc Tóth	HUN

Round Five

Date	4 August 1936 — 19:00

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Bad Points	Event Status
1	26	Kustaa Pihlajamäki	FIN	1	–
2	64	Gösta Jönsson	SWE	3	–
3	107	Frank Millard	USA	4	–
4	14	Vern Pettigrew	CAN	7	eliminated

Match	Date/Time	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match #1	04 Aug	Gösta Jönsson	SWE	Decision (3-0)	Vern Pettigrew	CAN
Match #2	04 Aug	Kustaa Pihlajamäki	FIN	Decision (3-0)	Frank Millard	USA

Final Round

Date	4 August 1936 — 22:00

Match	Date/Time	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match #1	04 Aug	Frank Millard	USA	Decision (2-1)	Gösta Jönsson	SWE
Match #2	04 Aug	Kustaa Pihlajamäki	FIN