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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	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 bad points eliminated a wrestler. When only three wrestlers remained, if they had not yet met one another, they wrestled further rounds. Medal placements were determined by the match record among the medalists, with bad points as a tie breaker. A wrestler in the medal rounds could continue with 5 or more bad 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	–	–
AC	26	Gamil Essawi	EGY	eliminated r4/8	5
AC	102	Armand Bernard	CAN	eliminated r4/8	6
AC	129	Ibrahim Dadashev	URS	eliminated r4/8	6
AC	310	Géza Hoffmann	HUN	eliminated r4/8	7
AC	2	Próspero Mammana	ARG	eliminated r3/8	5
AC	76	Antonio Randi	ITA	eliminated r3/8	5
AC	202	Henry Holmberg	SWE	eliminated r3/8	5
AC	14	Jef Mewis	BEL	eliminated r3/8	7
AC	172	Roger Bielle	FRA	eliminated r3/8	7
AC	7	John Elliott	AUS	eliminated r2/8	6
AC	65	Herbie Hall	GBR	eliminated r2/8	6
AC	233	Rolf Ellerbrock	GER	eliminated r2/8	6
AC	44	Marco Antonio Girón	GUA	eliminated r2/8	6
AC	42	Gonzalo Manibog	PHI	eliminated r2/8	6
AC	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	N. Zafer	TUR	–	–
DNS	128	N. 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