# Wrestling at the 1936 Summer Olympics – Men's Greco-Roman middleweight

The men's Greco-Roman middleweight competition at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin took place from 6 August to 9 August at the Deutschlandhalle. Nations were limited to one competitor. This weight class was limited to wrestlers weighing up to 79kg.
This Greco-Roman wrestling competition continued to use the "bad points" elimination system introduced at the 1928 Summer Olympics, with a slight modification. 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.

## Schedule

| Date | Event |
| 6 August 1936 | Round 1 |
| 7 August 1936 | Round 2 |
| 8 August 1936 | Round 3 Round 4 |
| 9 August 1936 | Round 5 Round 6 |

## Results
### Round 1

Of the eight bouts, five were won by fall giving the winners 0 points. The three other bouts were by decision, giving the winners 1 point apiece. Seven of the eight losers received 3 points, with Mägi the only losing by split decision and receiving only 2 point.

#### Bouts

| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
| Väinö Kokkinen | Finland | Decision, 2–1 | Voldemar Mägi | Estonia |
| Ercole Gallegati | Italy | Decision, 3–0 | Hans Frederiksen | Denmark |
| Francisc Cocoş | Romania | Fall | Ernest Gogel | Switzerland |
| Ludwig Schweickert | Germany | Fall | Hans Pointner | Austria |
| Ivar Johansson | Sweden | Fall | Georgios Lefakis | Greece |
| Ibrahim Orabi | Egypt | Decision, 3–0 | Adnan Yurdaer | Turkey |
| József Palotás | Hungary | Fall | Édouard Pigeot | France |
| Kalman Kiš | Yugoslavia | Fall | Josef Přibyl | Czechoslovakia |

#### Points

| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total |
| 1 | Francisc Cocos | Romania | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Ivar Johansson | Sweden | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Kalman Kis | Yugoslavia | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | József Palotás | Hungary | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Ludwig Schweickert | Germany | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Ercole Gallegati | Italy | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | Väinö Kokkinen | Finland | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | Ibrahim Orabi | Egypt | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | Voldemar Mägi | Estonia | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 10 | Hans Frederiksen | Denmark | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 10 | Ernest Gogel | Switzerland | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 10 | Georgios Lefakis | Greece | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 10 | Édouard Pigeot | France | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 10 | Hans Pointner | Austria | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 10 | Josef Přibyl | Czechoslovakia | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 10 | Adnan Yurdaer | Turkey | 0 | 3 | 3 |

### Round 2

Six men were eliminated in the eight bouts; the two losers who were not eliminated had started with 0 points and finished the round with 3. Johansson and Schweickert were the only two wrestlers to stay at 0 points, as Palotás's second win was by decision. Palotás was joined at 1 point by Kokkinen, who stayed at 1 point with a win by fall in this round. Two men had 2 points after each won two consecutive bouts by decision.

#### Bouts

| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
| Ercole Gallegati | Italy | Decision, 3–0 | Voldemar Mägi | Estonia |
| Väinö Kokkinen | Finland | Fall | Hans Frederiksen | Denmark |
| Ludwig Schweickert | Germany | Fall | Francisc Cocos | Romania |
| Hans Pointner | Austria | Fall | Ernest Gogel | Switzerland |
| Ivar Johansson | Sweden | Fall | Adnan Yurdaer | Turkey |
| Ibrahim Orabi | Egypt | Decision, 3–0 | Georgios Lefakis | Greece |
| Josef Přibyl | Czechoslovakia | Fall | Édouard Pigeot | France |
| József Palotás | Hungary | Decision, 3–0 | Kalman Kis | Yugoslavia |

#### Points

| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total |
| 1 | Ivar Johansson | Sweden | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Ludwig Schweickert | Germany | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Väinö Kokkinen | Finland | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | József Palotás | Hungary | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Ercole Gallegati | Italy | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | Ibrahim Orabi | Egypt | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | Francisc Cocos | Romania | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 7 | Kalman Kis | Yugoslavia | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 7 | Hans Pointner | Austria | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | Josef Přibyl | Czechoslovakia | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 11 | Voldemar Mägi | Estonia | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 12 | Hans Frederiksen | Denmark | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 12 | Ernest Gogel | Switzerland | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 12 | Georgios Lefakis | Greece | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 12 | Édouard Pigeot | France | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 12 | Adnan Yurdaer | Turkey | 3 | 3 | 6 |

### Round 3

None of the wrestlers had 0 points after this round; Johansson's win was by decision (moving him to 1 point) and Kokkinen lost by split decision (2 points). Palotás stayed at 1 point to join Johansson in the lead. Four wrestlers finished the round with 3 points. Three wrestlers received their second loss and were eliminated.

#### Bouts

| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
| Ercole Gallegati | Italy | Decision, 2–1 | Väinö Kokkinen | Finland |
| Francisc Cocos | Romania | Fall | Hans Pointner | Austria |
| Ivar Johansson | Sweden | Decision, 2–1 | Ludwig Schweickert | Germany |
| Ibrahim Orabi | Egypt | Decision, 3–0 | Kalman Kis | Yugoslavia |
| József Palotás | Hungary | Fall | Josef Přibyl | Czechoslovakia |

#### Points

| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total |
| 1 | Ivar Johansson | Sweden | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | József Palotás | Hungary | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Ludwig Schweickert | Germany | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 4 | Francisc Cocos | Romania | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | Ercole Gallegati | Italy | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | Väinö Kokkinen | Finland | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | Ibrahim Orabi | Egypt | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | Kalman Kis | Yugoslavia | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 8 | Hans Pointner | Austria | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 8 | Josef Přibyl | Czechoslovakia | 3 | 3 | 6 |

### Round 4

Johansson and Palotás stayed at 1 point apiece with a win by fall and a bye, respectively. Kokkinen and Schweckert finished the round with 3 points each. The three losers in this round were eliminated; Cocos with his second loss, but Gallegati and Orabi each with only their first loss. Both men had won each of their first three bouts by decision and so had 3 points going into this round; one loss was enough for elimination. The official report assigns individual ranking through 6th place, leaving Orabi in 7th by default.

#### Bouts

| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
| Väinö Kokkinen | Finland | Fall | Francisc Cocos | Romania |
| Ludwig Schweickert | Germany | Decision, 3–0 | Ercole Gallegati | Italy |
| Ivar Johansson | Sweden | Fall | Ibrahim Orabi | Egypt |
| József Palotás | Hungary | Bye | N/A | N/A |

#### Points

| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total |
| 1 | Ivar Johansson | Sweden | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | József Palotás | Hungary | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Väinö Kokkinen | Finland | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | Ludwig Schweickert | Germany | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | Francisc Cocos | Romania | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 6 | Ercole Gallegati | Italy | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 7 | Ibrahim Orabi | Egypt | 3 | 3 | 6 |

### Round 5

Neither Palotás nor Johansson was threatened with elimination yet; Palotás lost to Schweickert to move from 1 point to 4 while Johansson prevailed by decision over Kokkinen to move to 2 points. Schweickert and Kokkinen each needed to win to continue, with Schweickert accomplishing that goal but Kokkinen falling.

#### Bouts

| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
| Ludwig Schweickert | Germany | Fall | József Palotás | Hungary |
| Ivar Johansson | Sweden | Decision, 3–0 | Väinö Kokkinen | Finland |

#### Points

| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total |
| 1 | Ivar Johansson | Sweden | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | Ludwig Schweickert | Germany | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | József Palotás | Hungary | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 4 | Väinö Kokkinen | Finland | 3 | 3 | 6 |

### Round 6

The only pairing among the three remaining wrestlers that had not been contested already was Johansson against Palotás (Johansson had defeated Schweickert, who had defeated Palotás). A Johansson win would give him the gold, Schweickert silver, and Palotás bronze. A Palotás win, however, would give Schweickert the gold, Palotás silver, and Johansson bronze—unless the win was by split decision, which would have reversed the silver and bronze, but still left Schweickert as the winner. Johansson defeated Palotás by fall, however, to win the gold medal.

#### Bouts

| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
| Ivar Johansson | Sweden | Fall | József Palotás | Hungary |
| Ludwig Schweickert | Germany | Bye | N/A | N/A |

#### Points

| Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total |
| Ivar Johansson | Sweden | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Ludwig Schweickert | Germany | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| József Palotás | Hungary | 4 | 3 | 7 |