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

The men's Greco-Roman 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 allowed wrestlers weighing over 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 |
| 9 August 1936 | Round 4 Round 5 |

## Results
### Round 1

Of the six bouts, five were won by fall giving the winners 0 points and the losers 3 points. The remaining bout was a split decision, giving Donati 1 point for winning and Çoban 2 points for losing.

#### Bouts

| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
| Josef Klapuch | Czechoslovakia | Fall | Alberts Zvejnieks | Latvia |
| Kurt Hornfischer | Germany | Fall | Stevan Nagy | Yugoslavia |
| Aleardo Donati | Italy | Decision, 2–1 | Mehmet Çoban | Turkey |
| Hjalmar Nyström | Finland | Fall | Peter Larsen | Denmark |
| Kristjan Palusalu | Estonia | Fall | Eduard Schöll | Austria |
| John Nyman | Sweden | Fall | Zoltan Kondorossy | Romania |

#### Points

| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total |
| 1 | Kurt Hornfischer | Germany | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Josef Klapuch | Czechoslovakia | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | John Nyman | Sweden | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Hjalmar Nyström | Finland | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Kristjan Palusalu | Estonia | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Aleardo Donati | Italy | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | Mehmet Çoban | Turkey | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 8 | Zoltan Kondorossy | Romania | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 8 | Peter Larsen | Denmark | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 8 | Stevan Nagy | Yugoslavia | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 8 | Eduard Schöll | Austria | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 8 | Alberts Zvejnieks | Latvia | 0 | 3 | 3 |

### Round 2

Four of the first round winners won again, with two finishing the second round at 0 points and two finishing the round at 1 point. Four of the first round losers lost again and were eliminated. Çoban, the loser of the split decision in the first round, won by fall to stay at 2 points. Donati, the winner of that first-round decision, fell to 4 points after losing in the second round. The remaining two men had 3 points after the round.

#### Bouts

| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
| Alberts Zvejnieks | Latvia | Fall | Stevan Nagy | Yugoslavia |
| Kurt Hornfischer | Germany | Decision, 3–0 | Josef Klapuch | Czechoslovakia |
| Hjalmar Nyström | Finland | Decision, 3–0 | Aleardo Donati | Italy |
| Mehmet Çoban | Turkey | Fall | Peter Larsen | Denmark |
| Kristjan Palusalu | Estonia | Fall | Zoltan Kondorossy | Romania |
| John Nyman | Sweden | Fall | Eduard Schöll | Austria |

#### Points

| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total |
| 1 | John Nyman | Sweden | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Kristjan Palusalu | Estonia | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Kurt Hornfischer | Germany | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | Hjalmar Nyström | Finland | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Mehmet Çoban | Turkey | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | Josef Klapuch | Czechoslovakia | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 6 | Alberts Zvejnieks | Latvia | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 8 | Aleardo Donati | Italy | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 9 | Zoltan Kondorossy | Romania | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 9 | Peter Larsen | Denmark | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 9 | Stevan Nagy | Yugoslavia | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 9 | Eduard Schöll | Austria | 3 | 3 | 6 |

### Round 3

The two 0-point wrestlers faced each other; Palusalu won by decision, so both received their first points (1 for Palusalu, 3 for Nyman). Çoban beat Nyström in a split decision, which resulted in both finishing the round at 3 points. Hornfischer received his second point in a win by decision over Zvejnieks, who was eliminated with the second loss. Klapuch arrived late, being eliminated by losing by default to Donati (who, at 4 points going into the round, needed the 0 to stay in contention).

#### Bouts

| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
| Kurt Hornfischer | Germany | Decision, 3–0 | Alberts Zvejnieks | Latvia |
| Aleardo Donati | Italy | Default | Josef Klapuch | Czechoslovakia |
| Mehmet Çoban | Turkey | Decision, 2–1 | Hjalmar Nyström | Finland |
| Kristjan Palusalu | Estonia | Decision, 3–0 | John Nyman | Sweden |

#### Points

| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total |
| 1 | Kristjan Palusalu | Estonia | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Kurt Hornfischer | Germany | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | Mehmet Çoban | Turkey | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | John Nyman | Sweden | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 3 | Hjalmar Nyström | Finland | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 6 | Aleardo Donati | Italy | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 7 | Josef Klapuch | Czechoslovakia | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 7 | Alberts Zvejnieks | Latvia | 3 | 3 | 6 |

### Round 4

This round eliminated half of the remaining wrestlers, with each bout's loser going over 5 points. Palusalu and Hornfischer ended the round with 2 points, Nyman with 3. The official report lists Çoban as 4th and Nyström as 5th.

#### Bouts

| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
| Kurt Hornfischer | Germany | Fall | Aleardo Donati | Italy |
| Kristjan Palusalu | Estonia | Decision, 3–0 | Mehmet Çoban | Turkey |
| John Nyman | Sweden | Fall | Hjalmar Nyström | Finland |

#### Points

| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total |
| 1 | Kristjan Palusalu | Estonia | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1 | Kurt Hornfischer | Germany | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | John Nyman | Sweden | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | Mehmet Çoban | Turkey | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 5 | Hjalmar Nyström | Finland | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 6 | Aleardo Donati | Italy | 4 | 3 | 7 |

### Round 5

Palusalu's win ended the competition, eliminating Hornfischer. Palusalu had previously defeated Nyman, so any win for Palusalu in this round would secure the gold. Hornfischer had not faced Nyman, so a Hornfischer win here would have set up that match as a final round (with Palusalu still eligible for silver or even gold if the loss to Hornfischer had been by split decision).

#### Bouts

| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
| Kristjan Palusalu | Estonia | Decision, 3–0 | Kurt Hornfischer | Germany |
| John Nyman | Sweden | Bye | N/A | N/A |

#### Points

| Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total |
| Kristjan Palusalu | Estonia | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| John Nyman | Sweden | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Kurt Hornfischer | Germany | 2 | 3 | 5 |