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Featherweight, Freestyle (≤62 kg), Men

Date	20 – 23 July 1952
Status	Olympic
Location	Messuhalli I, Helsinki / Messuhalli II, Helsinki
Participants	21 from 21 countries
Format	Scoring by negative points. Win by fall = 0 points; win by decision = 1 point; loss of any type = 3 points. Three judges gave decisions, thus all decisions were either 2-1 or 3-0. Five negative points eliminated a wrestler. When only three wrestlers remained, if they had not yet met one another, they wrestled further rounds. A wrestler in the medal rounds could continue with 5 or more negative points.

After five rounds only Turkey’s Bayram Şit, Iran’s Nasser Givehchi, and American Joe Henson remained. None of the three had faced other so the final round was a true round-robin. Şit won the gold medal by defeating Givehchi by unanimous decision and Henson by fall, while Givehchi won silver with his split decision victory over Henson. Şit was runner-up at the 1954 Worlds and would finish fourth in this class at the 1956 Olympics. Givehchi also competed at the 1956 Olympics, finishing tied for sixth. Henson was already 30-years-old in 1952, and retired from competition after Helsinki, but later became President of the American AAU (Amateur Athletic Union).

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Medalists Match Record / Round Eliminated	Bad Points
1	284	Bayram Şit	TUR	2-0	–	Gold
2	53	Nasser Givehchi	IRI	1-1	–	Silver
3	345	Joe Henson	USA	0-2	–	Bronze
4	48	Keshav Mangave	IND	–	–
5	95	Risaburo Tominaga	JPN	–	–
6	241	Rauno Mäkinen	FIN	–	–
7	26	Gamil Essawi	EGY	eliminated r4/8	5
=8	102	Armand Bernard	CAN	eliminated r4/8	6
=8	129	Ibrahim Dadashev	URS	eliminated r4/8	6
10	310	Géza Hoffmann	HUN	eliminated r4/8	7
=11	2	Próspero Mammana	ARG	eliminated r3/8	5
=11	76	Antonio Randi	ITA	eliminated r3/8	5
=11	202	Henry Holmberg	SWE	eliminated r3/8	5
=14	14	Jef Mewis	BEL	eliminated r3/8	7
=14	172	Roger Bielle	FRA	eliminated r3/8	7
=16	7	John Elliott	AUS	eliminated r2/8	6
=16	65	Herbie Hall	GBR	eliminated r2/8	6
=16	233	Rolf Ellerbrock	GER	eliminated r2/8	6
=16	44	Marco Antonio Girón	GUA	eliminated r2/8	6
=16	42	Gonzalo Manibog	PHI	eliminated r2/8	6
=16	337	Ignacio Lugo	VEN	eliminated r2/8	6
DNS	15	Lucien Claes	BEL	–	–
DNS	257	Ilmari Ruikka	FIN	–	–
DNS	66	F. Kennedy	GBR	–	–
DNS	308	László Sipos	HUN	–	–
DNS	309	József Viczek	HUN	–	–
DNS	49	N. K. Basu	IND	–	–
DNS	201	Olle Anderberg	SWE	–	–
DNS	203	L. S. Jakobsson	SWE	–	–
DNS	285	Nurettin Zafer	TUR	–	–
DNS	128	Nikolay Muzashvili	URS	–	–
DNS	344	Leonard De Augustino	USA	–	–

Round One

Date	20 July 1952

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Bad Points
=1	102	Armand Bernard	CAN	0
=1	48	Keshav Mangave	IND	0
=1	76	Antonio Randi	ITA	0
=1	95	Risaburo Tominaga	JPN	0
=1	284	Bayram Şit	TUR	0
=1	129	Ibrahim Dadashev	URS	0
=7	2	Próspero Mammana	ARG	1
=7	241	Rauno Mäkinen	FIN	1
=7	310	Géza Hoffmann	HUN	1
=7	53	Nasser Givehchi	IRI	1
=7	202	Henry Holmberg	SWE	1
=12	7	John Elliott	AUS	3
=12	14	Jef Mewis	BEL	3
=12	26	Gamil Essawi	EGY	3
=12	172	Roger Bielle	FRA	3
=12	65	Herbie Hall	GBR	3
=12	233	Rolf Ellerbrock	GER	3
=12	44	Marco Antonio Girón	GUA	3
=12	42	Gonzalo Manibog	PHI	3
=12	345	Joe Henson	USA	3
=12	337	Ignacio Lugo	VEN	3

Match	Date/Time	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match #1	20 Jul	Armand Bernard	CAN	Fall (10:55)	Ignacio Lugo	VEN
Match #2	20 Jul	Risaburo Tominaga	JPN	Fall (1:20)	Marco Antonio Girón	GUA
Match #3	20 Jul	Rauno Mäkinen	FIN	Decision (3-0)	Rolf Ellerbrock	GER
Match #4	20 Jul	Géza Hoffmann	HUN	Decision (3-0)	Jef Mewis	BEL
Match #5	20 Jul	Próspero Mammana	ARG	Decision (3-0)	John Elliott	AUS
Match #6	20 Jul	Antonio Randi	ITA	Fall (4:52)	Joe Henson	USA
Match #7	20 Jul	Henry Holmberg	SWE	Decision (3-0)	Gonzalo Manibog	PHI
Match #8	20 Jul	Bayram Şit	TUR	Fall (8:01)	Roger Bielle	FRA
Match #9	20 Jul	Ibrahim Dadashev	URS	Fall (1:37)	Gamil Essawi	EGY
Match #10	20 Jul	Nasser Givehchi	IRI	Decision (3-0)	Herbie Hall	GBR
Match #11	20 Jul	Keshav Mangave	IND

Round Two

Date	21 July 1952

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Bad Points	Event Status
=1	102	Armand Bernard	CAN	0	–
=1	48	Keshav Mangave	IND	0	–
=3	241	Rauno Mäkinen	FIN	1	–
=3	310	Géza Hoffmann	HUN	1	–
=3	53	Nasser Givehchi	IRI	1	–
=3	284	Bayram Şit	TUR	1	–
7	202	Henry Holmberg	SWE	2	–
=8	26	Gamil Essawi	EGY	3	–
=8	76	Antonio Randi	ITA	3	–
=8	95	Risaburo Tominaga	JPN	3	–
=8	129	Ibrahim Dadashev	URS	3	–
=8	345	Joe Henson	USA	3	–
=13	2	Próspero Mammana	ARG	4	–
=13	14	Jef Mewis	BEL	4	–
=13	172	Roger Bielle	FRA	4	–
=16	7	John Elliott	AUS	6	eliminated
=16	65	Herbie Hall	GBR	6	eliminated
=16	233	Rolf Ellerbrock	GER	6	eliminated
=16	44	Marco Antonio Girón	GUA	6	eliminated
=16	42	Gonzalo Manibog	PHI	6	eliminated
=16	337	Ignacio Lugo	VEN	6	eliminated

Match	Date/Time	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match #1	21 Jul	Keshav Mangave	IND	Default (injury)	Ignacio Lugo	VEN
Match #2	21 Jul	Armand Bernard	CAN	Fall (2:30)	Marco Antonio Girón	GUA
Match #3	21 Jul	Rauno Mäkinen	FIN	Fall (8:32)	Risaburo Tominaga	JPN
Match #4	21 Jul	Jef Mewis	BEL	Decision (3-0)	Rolf Ellerbrock	GER
Match #5	21 Jul	Géza Hoffmann	HUN	Fall (5:18)	Próspero Mammana	ARG
Match #6	21 Jul	Joe Henson	USA	Fall (1:52)	John Elliott	AUS
Match #7	21 Jul	Henry Holmberg	SWE	Decision (3-0)	Antonio Randi	ITA
Match #8	21 Jul	Roger Bielle	FRA	Decision (3-0)	Gonzalo Manibog	PHI
Match #9	21 Jul	Bayram Şit	TUR	Decision (3-0)	Ibrahim Dadashev	URS
Match #10	21 Jul	Gamil Essawi	EGY	Fall (13:16)	Herbie Hall	GBR
Match #11	21 Jul	Nasser Givehchi	IRI

Round Three

Date	22 July 1952

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Bad Points	Event Status
=1	241	Rauno Mäkinen	FIN	2	–
=1	53	Nasser Givehchi	IRI	2	–
=1	284	Bayram Şit	TUR	2	–
=4	102	Armand Bernard	CAN	3	–
=4	26	Gamil Essawi	EGY	3	–
=4	48	Keshav Mangave	IND	3	–
=4	95	Risaburo Tominaga	JPN	3	–
=4	345	Joe Henson	USA	3	–
=9	310	Géza Hoffmann	HUN	4	–
=9	129	Ibrahim Dadashev	URS	4	–
=11	2	Próspero Mammana	ARG	5	eliminated
=11	202	Henry Holmberg	SWE	5	eliminated
13	76	Antonio Randi	ITA	6	eliminated
=14	14	Jef Mewis	BEL	7	eliminated
=14	172	Roger Bielle	FRA	7	eliminated

Match	Date/Time	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match #1	22 Jul	Nasser Givehchi	IRI	Decision (3-0)	Keshav Mangave	IND
Match #2	22 Jul	Risaburo Tominaga	JPN	Fall (6:40)	Armand Bernard	CAN
Match #3	22 Jul	Rauno Mäkinen	FIN	Decision (3-0)	Jef Mewis	BEL
Match #4	22 Jul	Joe Henson	USA	Fall (3:30)	Géza Hoffmann	HUN
Match #5	22 Jul	Próspero Mammana	ARG	Decision (2-1)	Antonio Randi	ITA
Match #6	22 Jul	Bayram Şit	TUR	Decision (3-0)	Henry Holmberg	SWE
Match #7	22 Jul	Ibrahim Dadashev	URS	Decision (3-0)	Roger Bielle	FRA
Match #8	22 Jul	Gamil Essawi	EGY

Round Four

Date	22 July 1952

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Bad Points	Event Status
1	284	Bayram Şit	TUR	2	–
=2	48	Keshav Mangave	IND	3	–
=2	53	Nasser Givehchi	IRI	3	–
=4	95	Risaburo Tominaga	JPN	4	–
=4	345	Joe Henson	USA	4	–
6	241	Rauno Mäkinen	FIN	5	eliminated
=7	26	Gamil Essawi	EGY	6	eliminated
=7	102	Armand Bernard	CAN	6	eliminated
=9	129	Ibrahim Dadashev	URS	7	eliminated
=9	310	Géza Hoffmann	HUN	7	eliminated

Match	Date/Time	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match #1	22 Jul	Nasser Givehchi	IRI	Decision (2-1)	Gamil Essawi	EGY
Match #2	22 Jul	Keshav Mangave	IND	Fall (14:05)	Armand Bernard	CAN
Match #3	22 Jul	Risaburo Tominaga	JPN	Decision (3-0)	Géza Hoffmann	HUN
Match #4	22 Jul	Bayram Şit	TUR	Fall (4:11)	Rauno Mäkinen	FIN
Match #5	22 Jul	Joe Henson	USA	Decision (2-1)	Ibrahim Dadashev	URS

Round Five

Date	23 July 1952

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Bad Points	Event Status
1	284	Bayram Şit	TUR	2	–
2	53	Nasser Givehchi	IRI	4	–
3	345	Joe Henson	USA	5	–
4	48	Keshav Mangave	IND	6	eliminated
5	95	Risaburo Tominaga	JPN	7	eliminated

Match	Date/Time	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match #1	23 Jul	Nasser Givehchi	IRI	Decision (2-1)	Risaburo Tominaga	JPN
Match #2	23 Jul	Joe Henson	USA	Decision (3-0)	Keshav Mangave	IND
Match #3	23 Jul	Bayram Şit	TUR

Round Six

Date	23 July 1952

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Bad Points	Event Status
1	284	Bayram Şit	TUR	3	–
2	345	Joe Henson	USA	5	–
3	53	Nasser Givehchi	IRI	7	eliminated

Match	Date/Time	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match #1	23 Jul	Bayram Şit	TUR	Decision (3-0)	Nasser Givehchi	IRI
Match #2	23 Jul	Joe Henson	USA

Round Seven

Date	23 July 1952

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Bad Points	Event Status
1	284	Bayram Şit	TUR	3	–
2	53	Nasser Givehchi	IRI	7	eliminated
3	345	Joe Henson	USA	8	eliminated

Match	Date/Time	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match #1	23 Jul	Bayram Şit	TUR	Fall (9:20)	Joe Henson	USA
Match #2	23 Jul	Nasser Givehchi	IRI

Final Round

Date	23 July 1952

Match	Date/Time	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match #1	23 Jul	Nasser Givehchi	IRI	Decision (2-1)	Joe Henson	USA
Match #2	23 Jul	Bayram Şit	TUR