# Wrestling at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle featherweight

The men's freestyle featherweight competition at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki took place from 20 July to 23 July at Messuhalli. Nations were limited to one competitor. Featherweight was the third-lightest category, including wrestlers weighing 57 to 62 kilograms (125.7 to 136.7 lb).

## Competition format

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, 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 |
| Armand Bernard | Canada | Fall | Ignacio Lugo | Venezuela |
| Risaburo Tominaga | Japan | Fall | Marco Antonio Girón | Guatemala |
| Rauno Mäkinen | Finland | Decision, 3–0 | Rolf Ellerbrock | Germany |
| Géza Hoffmann | Hungary | Decision, 3–0 | Jef Mewis | Belgium |
| Próspero Mammana | Argentina | Decision, 3–0 | John Elliott | Australia |
| Antonio Randi | Italy | Fall | Joe Henson | United States |
| Henry Holmberg | Sweden | Decision, 3–0 | Gonzalo Monte-Manibog | Philippines |
| Bayram Şit | Turkey | Fall | Roger Bielle | France |
| Ibrahim Dadashov | Soviet Union | Fall | Abdel Fattah Essawi | Egypt |
| Nasser Givehchi | Iran | Decision, 3–0 | Herbie Hall | Great Britain |
| Keshav Mangave | India | Bye | N/A | N/A |

#### Points

| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total |
| 1 | Armand Bernard | Canada | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Ibrahim Dadashov | Soviet Union | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Keshav Mangave | India | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Antonio Randi | Italy | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Bayram Şit | Turkey | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Risaburo Tominaga | Japan | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Nasser Givehchi | Iran | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | Géza Hoffmann | Hungary | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | Henry Holmberg | Sweden | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | Rauno Mäkinen | Finland | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | Próspero Mammana | Argentina | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | Roger Bielle | France | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 12 | Rolf Ellerbrock | Germany | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 12 | John Elliott | Australia | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 12 | Abdel Fattah Essawi | Egypt | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 12 | Marco Antonio Girón | Guatemala | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 12 | Herbie Hall | Great Britain | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 12 | Josiah Henson | United States | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 12 | Ignacio Lugo | Venezuela | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 12 | Jef Mewis | Belgium | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 12 | Gonzalo Monte-Manibog | Philippines | 0 | 3 | 3 |

### Round 2
#### Bouts

| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
| Keshav Mangave | India | Walkover | Ignacio Lugo | Venezuela |
| Armand Bernard | Canada | Fall | Marco Antonio Girón | Guatemala |
| Rauno Mäkinen | Finland | Fall | Risaburo Tominaga | Japan |
| Jef Mewis | Belgium | Decision, 3–0 | Rolf Ellerbrock | Germany |
| Géza Hoffmann | Hungary | Fall | Próspero Mammana | Argentina |
| Joe Henson | United States | Fall | John Elliott | Australia |
| Henry Holmberg | Sweden | Decision, 3–0 | Antonio Randi | Italy |
| Roger Bielle | France | Decision, 3–0 | Gonzalo Monte-Manibog | Philippines |
| Bayram Şit | Turkey | Decision, 3–0 | Ibrahim Dadashov | Soviet Union |
| Abdel Fattah Essawi | Egypt | Fall | Herbie Hall | Great Britain |
| Nasser Givehchi | Iran | Bye | N/A | N/A |

#### Points

| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total |
| 1 | Armand Bernard | Canada | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Keshav Mangave | India | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Nasser Givehchi | Iran | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Géza Hoffmann | Hungary | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Rauno Mäkinen | Finland | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Bayram Şit | Turkey | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | Henry Holmberg | Sweden | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | Ibrahim Dadashov | Soviet Union | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 8 | Abdel Fattah Essawi | Egypt | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 8 | Josiah Henson | United States | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 8 | Antonio Randi | Italy | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 8 | Risaburo Tominaga | Japan | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 13 | Roger Bielle | France | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 13 | Próspero Mammana | Argentina | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 13 | Jef Mewis | Belgium | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 16 | Rolf Ellerbrock | Germany | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 16 | John Elliott | Australia | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 16 | Marco Antonio Girón | Guatemala | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 16 | Herbie Hall | Great Britain | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 16 | Ignacio Lugo | Venezuela | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 16 | Gonzalo Monte-Manibog | Philippines | 3 | 3 | 6 |

### Round 3
#### Bouts

| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
| Nasser Givehchi | Iran | Decision, 3–0 | Keshav Mangave | India |
| Risaburo Tominaga | Japan | Fall | Armand Bernard | Canada |
| Rauno Mäkinen | Finland | Decision, 3–0 | Jef Mewis | Belgium |
| Joe Henson | United States | Fall | Géza Hoffmann | Hungary |
| Próspero Mammana | Argentina | Decision, 2–1 | Antonio Randi | Italy |
| Bayram Şit | Turkey | Decision, 3–0 | Henry Holmberg | Sweden |
| Ibrahim Dadashov | Soviet Union | Decision, 3–0 | Roger Bielle | France |
| Abdel Fattah Essawi | Egypt | Bye | N/A | N/A |

#### Points

| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total |
| 1 | Nasser Givehchi | Iran | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1 | Rauno Mäkinen | Finland | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1 | Bayram Şit | Turkey | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | Armand Bernard | Canada | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | Abdel Fattah Essawi | Egypt | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | Josiah Henson | United States | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | Keshav Mangave | India | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | Risaburo Tominaga | Japan | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 9 | Ibrahim Dadashov | Soviet Union | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 9 | Géza Hoffmann | Hungary | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 11 | Henry Holmberg | Sweden | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 11 | Próspero Mammana | Argentina | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 13 | Antonio Randi | Italy | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 14 | Roger Bielle | France | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 14 | Jef Mewis | Belgium | 4 | 3 | 7 |

### Round 4
#### Bouts

| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
| Nasser Givehchi | Iran | Decision, 2–1 | Abdel Fattah Essawi | Egypt |
| Keshav Mangave | India | Fall | Armand Bernard | Canada |
| Risaburo Tominaga | Japan | Decision, 3–0 | Géza Hoffmann | Hungary |
| Bayram Şit | Turkey | Fall | Rauno Mäkinen | Finland |
| Joe Henson | United States | Decision, 2–1 | Ibrahim Dadashov | Soviet Union |

#### Points

| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total |
| 1 | Bayram Şit | Turkey | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | Nasser Givehchi | Iran | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | Keshav Mangave | India | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | Josiah Henson | United States | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | Risaburo Tominaga | Japan | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 | Rauno Mäkinen | Finland | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 7 | Armand Bernard | Canada | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 7 | Abdel Fattah Essawi | Egypt | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 9 | Ibrahim Dadashov | Soviet Union | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 9 | Géza Hoffmann | Hungary | 4 | 3 | 7 |

### Round 5
#### Bouts

| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
| Nasser Givehchi | Iran | Decision, 2–1 | Risaburo Tominaga | Japan |
| Joe Henson | United States | Decision, 3–0 | Keshav Mangave | India |
| Bayram Şit | Turkey | Bye | N/A | N/A |

#### Points

| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total |
| 1 | Bayram Şit | Turkey | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | Nasser Givehchi | Iran | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | Josiah Henson | United States | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 4 | Keshav Mangave | India | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 5 | Risaburo Tominaga | Japan | 4 | 3 | 7 |

### Medal rounds

None of the three wrestlers that made it to the medal rounds had faced each other previously, so each wrestled the other two. Şit defeated each of the other two wrestlers to take the gold medal; Givehchi prevailed over Henson to take silver.

#### Bouts

| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
| Bayram Şit | Turkey | Decision, 3–0 | Nasser Givehchi | Iran |
| Bayram Şit | Turkey | Fall | Joe Henson | United States |
| Nasser Givehchi | Iran | Decision, 2–1 | Joe Henson | United States |

#### Points

| Wrestler | Nation | Wins | Losses | Start | Earned | Total |
| Bayram Şit | Turkey | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Nasser Givehchi | Iran | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| Josiah Henson | United States | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 11 |