# Wrestling at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Men's Greco-Roman flyweight

The men's Greco-Roman flyweight competition at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki took place from 24 July to 27 July at Messuhalli. Nations were limited to one competitor. Flyweight was the lightest category, including wrestlers weighing up to 52 kilograms (114.6 lb).

## Competition format

This Greco-Roman 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.

## Results
### Round 1
#### Bouts

| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
| Heini Weber | Germany | Fall | Werner Zimmer | Saar |
| Béla Kenéz | Hungary | Decision, 3–0 | Fahrettin Akbaş | Turkey |
| Boris Gurevich | Soviet Union | Decision, 3–0 | Borivoj Vukov | Yugoslavia |
| Svend Aage Thomsen | Denmark | Decision, 3–0 | Josef Zeman | Czechoslovakia |
| Maurice Mewis | Belgium | Decision, 3–0 | Dumitru Pîrvulescu | Romania |
| Bengt Johansson | Sweden | Decision, 3–0 | Franz Brunner | Austria |
| Ignazio Fabra | Italy | Decision, 3–0 | Edmond Faure | France |
| Mahmoud Omar Fawzy | Egypt | Fall | Frithjof Clausen | Norway |
| Leo Honkala | Finland | Bye | N/A | N/A |

#### Points

| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total |
| 1 | Mahmoud Omar Fawzy | Egypt | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Leo Honkala | Finland | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Heini Weber | Germany | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Ignazio Fabra | Italy | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | Boris Gurevich | Soviet Union | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | Bengt Johansson | Sweden | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | Béla Kenéz | Hungary | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | Maurice Mewis | Belgium | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | Svend Aage Thomsen | Denmark | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | Fahrettin Akbaş | Turkey | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 10 | Franz Brunner | Austria | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 10 | Frithjof Clausen | Norway | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 10 | Edmond Faure | France | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 10 | Dumitru Pîrvulescu | Romania | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 10 | Borivoj Vukov | Yugoslavia | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 10 | Josef Zeman | Czechoslovakia | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 10 | Werner Zimmer | Saar | 0 | 3 | 3 |

### Round 2

Clausen withdrew.

#### Bouts

| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
| Leo Honkala | Finland | Fall | Werner Zimmer | Saar |
| Heini Weber | Germany | Decision, 3–0 | Fahrettin Akbaş | Turkey |
| Borivoj Vukov | Yugoslavia | Fall | Béla Kenéz | Hungary |
| Boris Gurevich | Soviet Union | Fall | Svend Aage Thomsen | Denmark |
| Maurice Mewis | Belgium | Fall | Josef Zeman | Czechoslovakia |
| Dumitru Pîrvulescu | Romania | Decision, 3–0 | Franz Brunner | Austria |
| Bengt Johansson | Sweden | Decision, 3–0 | Edmond Faure | France |
| Ignazio Fabra | Italy | Fall | Mahmoud Omar Fawzy | Egypt |

#### Points

| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total |
| 1 | Leo Honkala | Finland | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Ignazio Fabra | Italy | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | Boris Gurevich | Soviet Union | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | Maurice Mewis | Belgium | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | Heini Weber | Germany | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | Bengt Johansson | Sweden | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | Mahmoud Omar Fawzy | Egypt | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 7 | Borivoj Vukov | Yugoslavia | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 9 | Béla Kenéz | Hungary | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 9 | Dumitru Pîrvulescu | Romania | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 9 | Svend Aage Thomsen | Denmark | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 12 | Frithjof Clausen | Norway | 3 | 0 | 3* |
| 13 | Fahrettin Akbaş | Turkey | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 13 | Franz Brunner | Austria | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 13 | Edmond Faure | France | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 13 | Josef Zeman | Czechoslovakia | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 13 | Werner Zimmer | Saar | 3 | 3 | 6 |

### Round 3
#### Bouts

| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
| Leo Honkala | Finland | Decision, 2–1 | Heini Weber | Germany |
| Boris Gurevich | Soviet Union | Decision, 3–0 | Béla Kenéz | Hungary |
| Borivoj Vukov | Yugoslavia | Decision, 3–0 | Svend Aage Thomsen | Denmark |
| Bengt Johansson | Sweden | Decision, 3–0 | Maurice Mewis | Belgium |
| Ignazio Fabra | Italy | Decision, 3–0 | Dumitru Pîrvulescu | Romania |
| Mahmoud Omar Fawzy | Egypt | Bye | N/A | N/A |

#### Points

| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total |
| 1 | Leo Honkala | Finland | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Ignazio Fabra | Italy | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | Boris Gurevich | Soviet Union | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | Mahmoud Omar Fawzy | Egypt | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | Bengt Johansson | Sweden | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | Maurice Mewis | Belgium | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 6 | Borivoj Vukov | Yugoslavia | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 | Heini Weber | Germany | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 9 | Béla Kenéz | Hungary | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 9 | Dumitru Pîrvulescu | Romania | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 9 | Svend Aage Thomsen | Denmark | 4 | 3 | 7 |

### Round 4
#### Bouts

| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
| Leo Honkala | Finland | Decision, 3–0 | Mahmoud Omar Fawzy | Egypt |
| Heini Weber | Germany | Decision, 3–0 | Borivoj Vukov | Yugoslavia |
| Boris Gurevich | Soviet Union | Decision, 3–0 | Maurice Mewis | Belgium |
| Ignazio Fabra | Italy | Decision, 3–0 | Bengt Johansson | Sweden |

#### Points

| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total |
| 1 | Leo Honkala | Finland | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | Ignazio Fabra | Italy | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | Boris Gurevich | Soviet Union | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | Heini Weber | Germany | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 5 | Mahmoud Omar Fawzy | Egypt | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 5 | Bengt Johansson | Sweden | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 7 | Maurice Mewis | Belgium | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 7 | Borivoj Vukov | Yugoslavia | 4 | 3 | 7 |

### Medal rounds
#### Bouts

| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
| Boris Gurevich | Soviet Union | Decision, 3–0 | Leo Honkala | Finland |
| Ignazio Fabra | Italy | Decision, 3–0 | Leo Honkala | Finland |
| Boris Gurevich | Soviet Union | Decision, 3–0 | Ignazio Fabra | Italy |

#### Points

| Wrestler | Nation | Wins | Losses | Start | Earned | Total |
| Boris Gurevich | Soviet Union | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| Ignazio Fabra | Italy | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| Leo Honkala | Finland | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 |