Wrestling at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle flyweight

The men's freestyle flyweight competition at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London took place from 29 July to 31 July at the Empress Hall, Earls Court Exhibition Centre. Nations were limited to one competitor.[1]

Men's freestyle flyweight
at the Games of the XIV Olympiad
VenueEmpress Hall, Earls Court Exhibition Centre
Dates29–31 July
Competitors11 from 11 nations
Medalists
Lennart Viitala  Finland
Halit Balamir  Turkey
Thure Johansson  Sweden
Wrestling at the
1948 Summer Olympics
Greco-Roman
Flymen
Bantammen
Feathermen
Lightmen
Weltermen
Middlemen
Light heavymen
Heavymen
Freestyle
Flymen
Bantammen
Feathermen
Lightmen
Weltermen
Middlemen
Light heavymen
Heavymen

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, with the slight modification introduced in 1936. 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 if the loss was by fall or unanimous decision and 2 points if the decision was 2-1 (this was the modification from prior years, where all losses were 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.[2]

Results

Round 1
Bouts
WinnerNationVictory TypeLoserNation
Thure Johansson SwedenDecision, 3–0Mohamed Abdel Hamid El-Ward Egypt
Lennart Viitala FinlandDecision, 2–1Halit Balamir Turkey
Billy Jernigan United StatesDecision, 3–0Mansour Raisi Iran
Roland Baudric FranceDecision, 2–1Adolphe Lamot Belgium
Khashaba Jadhav IndiaDecision, 3–0Bert Harris Australia
Harry Parker Great BritainByeN/AN/A
Points
RankWrestlerNationStartEarnedTotal
1Harry Parker Great Britain000
2Roland Baudric France011
2Khashaba Jadhav India011
2Billy Jernigan United States011
2Thure Johansson Sweden011
2Lennart Viitala Finland011
7Halit Balamir Turkey022
7Adolphe Lamot Belgium022
9Mohamed Abdel Hamid El-Ward Egypt033
9Bert Harris Australia033
9Mansour Raisi Iran033

Round 2
Bouts
WinnerNationVictory TypeLoserNation
Thure Johansson SwedenFallHarry Parker Great Britain
Halit Balamir TurkeyDecision, 3–0Roland Baudric France
Lennart Viitala FinlandFallAdolphe Lamot Belgium
Mansour Raisi IranFallBert Harris Australia
Khashaba Jadhav IndiaDecision, 3–0Billy Jernigan United States
N/AN/AOver weightMohamed Abdel Hamid El-Ward Egypt
Points
RankWrestlerNationStartEarnedTotal
1Thure Johansson Sweden101
1Lennart Viitala Finland101
3Khashaba Jadhav India112
4Halit Balamir Turkey213
4Harry Parker Great Britain033
4Mansour Raisi Iran303
7Roland Baudric France134
7Billy Jernigan United States134
9Adolphe Lamot Belgium235
10Mohamed Abdel Hamid El-Ward Egypt336
10Bert Harris Australia336

Round 3
Bouts
WinnerNationVictory TypeLoserNation
Roland Baudric FranceRetiredHarry Parker Great Britain
Halit Balamir TurkeyFallThure Johansson Sweden
Lennart Viitala FinlandDecision, 3–0Billy Jernigan United States
Mansour Raisi IranFallKhashaba Jadhav India
Points
RankWrestlerNationStartEarnedTotal
1Lennart Viitala Finland112
2Halit Balamir Turkey303
2Mansour Raisi Iran303
4Roland Baudric France404
4Thure Johansson Sweden134
6Khashaba Jadhav India235
7Harry Parker Great Britain336
8Billy Jernigan United States437

Round 4
Bouts
WinnerNationVictory TypeLoserNation
Thure Johansson SwedenFallRoland Baudric France
Halit Balamir TurkeyDecision, 3–0Mansour Raisi Iran
Lennart Viitala FinlandByeN/AN/A
Points
RankWrestlerNationStartEarnedTotal
1Lennart Viitala Finland202
2Halit Balamir Turkey314
2Thure Johansson Sweden404
4Mansour Raisi Iran336
5Roland Baudric France437

Round 5

By the fifth round, three wrestlers were left. Viitala had already defeated Balamir, in round 1, and Balamir had previously defeated Johansson, in round 3. Thus, the only possible match left was Viitala against Johansson. Viitala won to secure the gold medal, with Balamir receiving silver (despite not reaching 5 points) due to the previous head-to-head result against Viitala.

Bouts
WinnerNationVictory TypeLoserNation
Lennart Viitala FinlandFallThure Johansson Sweden
Halit Balamir TurkeyByeN/AN/A
Points
RankWrestlerNationStartEarnedTotal
Lennart Viitala Finland202
Halit Balamir Turkey404
Thure Johansson Sweden437

References
  1. "Wrestling at the 1948 London Summer Games: Men's Flyweight, Freestyle". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
  2. Official Report, p. 496.
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