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Wrestling at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle flyweight

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Men's freestyle flyweight
at the Games of the XV Olympiad
VenueMessuhalli
Dates20–23 July
Competitors16 from 16 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Hasan Gemici  Turkey
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Yushu Kitano  Japan
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Mahmoud Mollaghasemi  Iran
← 1948
1956 →

The men's freestyle flyweight competition at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki took place from 20 July to 23 July at Messuhalli. Nations were limited to one competitor.[1] Flyweight was the lightest category, including wrestlers weighing up to 52 kilograms (114.6 lb).[2]

Competition format

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This freestyle wrestling competition continued to use the "bad points" elimination system introduced at the 1928 Summer Olympics for Greco-Roman and at the 1932 Summer Olympics for freestyle wrestling, removing the slight modification introduced in 1936 and used until 1948 (which had a reduced penalty for a loss by 2–1 decision). Each round featured all wrestlers pairing off and wrestling one bout (with one wrestler having a bye if there were an odd number). The loser received 3 points. The winner received 1 point if the win was by decision and 0 points if the win was by fall. At the end of each round, any wrestler with at least 5 points was eliminated. This elimination continued until the medal rounds, which began when 3 wrestlers remained. These 3 wrestlers each faced each other in a round-robin medal round (with earlier results counting, if any had wrestled another before); record within the medal round determined medals, with bad points breaking ties.[2][1]

Results

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Round 1

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Timonen withdrew after his bout.

Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
Yushu Kitano  Japan Decision, 3–0 Rolf Johansson  Sweden
Hugh Peery  United States Decision, 3–0 Mohamed Abdel Hamid El-Ward  Egypt
Georgy Sayadov  Soviet Union Decision, 3–0 Marcel Sigiran  France
Giordano De Giorgi  Italy Decision, 3–0 Maurice Mewis  Belgium
Hasan Gemici  Turkey Decision, 3–0 Oiva Timonen  Finland
Heini Weber  Germany Fall Leslie Cheetham  Great Britain
Mahmoud Mollaghasemi  Iran Fall Niranjan Das  India
Louis Baise  South Africa Decision, 3–0 Rodolfo Dávila  Mexico
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation Start Earned Total
1 Mahmoud Mollaghasemi  Iran 0 0 0
1 Heini Weber  Germany 0 0 0
3 Louis Baise  South Africa 0 1 1
3 Giordano De Giorgi  Italy 0 1 1
3 Hasan Gemici  Turkey 0 1 1
3 Yushu Kitano  Japan 0 1 1
3 Hugh Peery  United States 0 1 1
3 Georgy Sayadov  Soviet Union 0 1 1
9 Leslie Cheetham  Great Britain 0 3 3
9 Niranjan Das  India 0 3 3
9 Rodolfo Dávila  Mexico 0 3 3
9 Mohamed Abdel Hamid El-Ward  Egypt 0 3 3
9 Rolf Johansson  Sweden 0 3 3
9 Maurice Mewis  Belgium 0 3 3
9 Marcel Sigiran  France 0 3 3
16 Oiva Timonen  Finland 0 3 3*

Round 2

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Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
Yushu Kitano  Japan Fall Mohamed Abdel Hamid El-Ward  Egypt
Hugh Peery  United States Decision, 3–0 Rolf Johansson  Sweden
Georgy Sayadov  Soviet Union Decision, 3–0 Maurice Mewis  Belgium
Giordano De Giorgi  Italy Decision, 3–0 Marcel Sigiran  France
Hasan Gemici  Turkey Fall Leslie Cheetham  Great Britain
Heini Weber  Germany Fall Niranjan Das  India
Mahmoud Mollaghasemi  Iran Fall Louis Baise  South Africa
Rodolfo Dávila  Mexico Bye N/A N/A
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation Start Earned Total
1 Mahmoud Mollaghasemi  Iran 0 0 0
1 Heini Weber  Germany 0 0 0
3 Hasan Gemici  Turkey 1 0 1
3 Yushu Kitano  Japan 1 0 1
5 Giordano De Giorgi  Italy 1 1 2
5 Hugh Peery  United States 1 1 2
5 Georgy Sayadov  Soviet Union 1 1 2
8 Rodolfo Dávila  Mexico 3 0 3
9 Louis Baise  South Africa 1 3 4
10 Leslie Cheetham  Great Britain 3 3 6
10 Niranjan Das  India 3 3 6
10 Mohamed Abdel Hamid El-Ward  Egypt 3 3 6
10 Maurice Mewis  Belgium 3 3 6
10 Rolf Johansson  Sweden 3 3 6
10 Marcel Sigiran  France 3 3 6

Round 3

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Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
Yushu Kitano  Japan Fall Rodolfo Dávila  Mexico
Georgy Sayadov  Soviet Union Decision, 3–0 Hugh Peery  United States
Hasan Gemici  Turkey Fall Giordano De Giorgi  Italy
Mahmoud Mollaghasemi  Iran Decision, 3–0 Heini Weber  Germany
Louis Baise  South Africa Bye N/A N/A
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation Start Earned Total
1 Hasan Gemici  Turkey 1 0 1
1 Yushu Kitano  Japan 1 0 1
1 Mahmoud Mollaghasemi  Iran 0 1 1
4 Georgy Sayadov  Soviet Union 2 1 3
4 Heini Weber  Germany 0 3 3
6 Louis Baise  South Africa 4 0 4
7 Giordano De Giorgi  Italy 2 3 5
7 Hugh Peery  United States 2 3 5
9 Rodolfo Dávila  Mexico 3 3 6

Round 4

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Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
Yushu Kitano  Japan Fall Louis Baise  South Africa
Georgy Sayadov  Soviet Union Decision, 3–0 Heini Weber  Germany
Mahmoud Mollaghasemi  Iran Decision, 2–1 Hasan Gemici  Turkey
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation Start Earned Total
1 Yushu Kitano  Japan 1 0 1
2 Mahmoud Mollaghasemi  Iran 1 1 2
3 Hasan Gemici  Turkey 1 3 4
3 Georgy Sayadov  Soviet Union 3 1 4
5 Heini Weber  Germany 3 3 6
6 Louis Baise  South Africa 4 3 7

Round 5

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Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
Hasan Gemici  Turkey Decision, 3–0 Yushu Kitano  Japan
Mahmoud Mollaghasemi  Iran Decision, 2–1 Georgy Sayadov  Soviet Union
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation Start Earned Total
1 Mahmoud Mollaghasemi  Iran 2 1 3
2 Yushu Kitano  Japan 1 3 4
3 Hasan Gemici  Turkey 4 1 5
4 Georgy Sayadov  Soviet Union 4 3 7

Medal rounds

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Gemici's victory over Kitano in round 4 and Mollaghasemi's victory over Gemici counted for the medal round. Kitano defeated Mollaghasemi in the medal round, leaving each wrestler at a record of 1–1 against the other medalists. Bad points were used to break this tie, leaving Mollaghasemi with the bronze medal but Gemici and Kitano still tied. Head-to-head results were the next tie-breaker, with Gemici taking the gold medal due to his round 4 win.

Bouts
Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation
Yushu Kitano  Japan Decision, 3–0 Mahmoud Mollaghasemi  Iran
Points
Rank Wrestler Nation Wins Losses Start Earned Total
1st place, gold medalist(s) Hasan Gemici  Turkey 1 1 5 0 5
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Yushu Kitano  Japan 1 1 4 1 5
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Mahmoud Mollaghasemi  Iran 1 1 3 3 7

References

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  1. ^ a b "Wrestling at the 1952 Helsinki Summer Games: Men's freestyle flyweight". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
  2. ^ a b Official Report 1955, p. 350.

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