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

The men's Greco-Roman light heavyweight 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 87kg.
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 six bouts, five were won by fall giving the winners 0 points. Neo also had 0 points after a first-round bye. Avcioglu was the only wrestler with a win by decision and 1 point. All six losers were defeated by fall or unanimous decision, so each had 3 points.

#### Bouts

| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
| Axel Cadier | Sweden | Fall | Edvard Westerlund | Finland |
| Umberto Silvestri | Italy | Fall | Jean Houdry | France |
| Olaf Knudsen | Norway | Fall | František Mrášek | Czechoslovakia |
| Mustafa Avcioğlu-Çakmak | Turkey | Decision, 3–0 | Gyula Bóbis | Hungary |
| Edvīns Bietags | Latvia | Fall | Werner Seelenbinder | Germany |
| Franz Foidl | Austria | Fall | Georg Argast | Switzerland |
| August Neo | Estonia | Bye | N/A | N/A |

#### Points

| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total |
| 1 | Axel Cadier | Sweden | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Umberto Silvestri | Italy | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Olaf Knudsen | Norway | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Edvīns Bietags | Latvia | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Franz Foidl | Austria | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | August Neo | Estonia | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Mustafa Avcioglu | Turkey | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | Edvard Westerlund | Finland | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 8 | Jean Houdry | France | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 8 | František Mrášek | Czechoslovakia | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 8 | Gyula Bóbis | Hungary | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 8 | Werner Seelenbinder | Germany | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 8 | Georg Argast | Switzerland | 0 | 3 | 3 |

### Round 2

Four men were eliminated with a second loss; Mrášek had the best result among them as one of his losses was by split decision. Bietags, Foidl, and Silvestri maintained their 0 point scores, with Cadier earning a point but still immune from elimination in the following round. Avcioglu's second win was also by decision, leaving him with 2 points. The remaining four wrestlers advanced with 3 points.

#### Bouts

| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
| Axel Cadier | Sweden | Decision, 3–0 | August Neo | Estonia |
| Edvard Westerlund | Finland | Fall | Jean Houdry | France |
| Umberto Silvestri | Italy | Fall | Olaf Knudsen | Norway |
| Mustafa Avcioglu | Turkey | Decision, 2–1 | František Mrášek | Czechoslovakia |
| Edvīns Bietags | Latvia | Fall | Gyula Bóbis | Hungary |
| Werner Seelenbinder | Germany | Fall | Georg Argast | Switzerland |
| Franz Foidl | Austria | Bye | N/A | N/A |

#### Points

| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total |
| 1 | Edvīns Bietags | Latvia | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Franz Foidl | Austria | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Umberto Silvestri | Italy | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Axel Cadier | Sweden | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Mustafa Avcioglu | Turkey | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | Olaf Knudsen | Norway | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 6 | August Neo | Estonia | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 6 | Werner Seelenbinder | Germany | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | Edvard Westerlund | Finland | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 10 | František Mrášek | Czechoslovakia | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 11 | Georg Argast | Switzerland | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 11 | Gyula Bóbis | Hungary | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 11 | Jean Houdry | France | 3 | 3 | 6 |

### Round 3

All four bouts were won by fall; the winners stayed on their starting point totals (Bietags at 0, Cadier at 1, Knudsen and Neo at 3) as did Seelenbinder (3 points) with a bye. Two of the losers had started with 0 points. They ended with 3 as well. Avcioglu's first loss was enough to eliminate him, as he had 2 points from wins by decision before. Westerlund had his second loss and was also eliminated.

#### Bouts

| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
| August Neo | Estonia | Fall | Franz Foidl | Austria |
| Axel Cadier | Sweden | Fall | Umberto Silvestri | Italy |
| Olaf Knudsen | Norway | Fall | Edvard Westerlund | Finland |
| Edvīns Bietags | Latvia | Fall | Mustafa Avcioglu | Turkey |
| Werner Seelenbinder | Germany | Bye | N/A | N/A |

#### Points

| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total |
| 1 | Edvīns Bietags | Latvia | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Axel Cadier | Sweden | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Franz Foidl | Austria | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 3 | Olaf Knudsen | Norway | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | August Neo | Estonia | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | Werner Seelenbinder | Germany | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | Umberto Silvestri | Italy | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 8 | Mustafa Avcioglu | Turkey | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 9 | Edvard Westerlund | Finland | 3 | 3 | 6 |

### Round 4

Again each bout was won by fall. Beitags (0 points) and Cadier (1 point) were the only two wrestlers who could afford to lose without being eliminated; neither did. All three losers were eliminated. Seelenbinder and Neo stayed in contention at 3 points. The official report assigns individual ranking through 6th place, leaving Foidl in 7th by default.

#### Bouts

| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
| Werner Seelenbinder | Germany | Fall | Franz Foidl | Austria |
| August Neo | Estonia | Fall | Umberto Silvestri | Italy |
| Axel Cadier | Sweden | Fall | Olaf Knudsen | Norway |
| Edvīns Bietags | Latvia | Bye | N/A | N/A |

#### Points

| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total |
| 1 | Edvīns Bietags | Latvia | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Axel Cadier | Sweden | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | August Neo | Estonia | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | Werner Seelenbinder | Germany | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | Umberto Silvestri | Italy | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 6 | Olaf Knudsen | Norway | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 7 | Franz Foidl | Austria | 3 | 3 | 6 |

### Round 5

Both matches featured one wrestler who could not be eliminated and one who could; in both cases, the vulnerable wrestler lost. Neo finished with the bronze medal over Seelenbinder as his split-decision loss put him at 5 points to Seelenbinder's 6. Bietags and Cadier moved on to face each other in a de facto final.

#### Bouts

| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
| Edvīns Bietags | Latvia | Decision, 2–1 | August Neo | Estonia |
| Axel Cadier | Sweden | Decision, 3–0 | Werner Seelenbinder | Germany |

#### Points

| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total |
| 1 | Edvīns Bietags | Latvia | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Axel Cadier | Sweden | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| | August Neo | Estonia | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 4 | Werner Seelenbinder | Germany | 3 | 3 | 6 |

### Round 6

Cadier won the round 6 bout that effectively served as a gold medal final, with only two wrestlers left.

#### Bouts

| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
| Axel Cadier | Sweden | Decision, 3–0 | Edvīns Bietags | Latvia |

#### Points

| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total |
| | Axel Cadier | Sweden | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| | Edvīns Bietags | Latvia | 1 | 3 | 4 |