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

The men's Greco-Roman welterweight 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 72kg.
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 Round 7 |

## Results
### Round 1

Of the seven bouts, five were won by fall giving the winners 0 points. The two other bouts were by unanimous decision, giving the winners 1 point apiece. All 7 losers received 3 points, as none of the losses was by split decision. Hametner withdrew after the first round.

#### Bouts

| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
| Silvio Tozzi | Italy | Fall | Dimitrios Zakharias | Greece |
| Karel Zvonař | Czechoslovakia | Decision, 3–0 | Nurettin Baytorun | Turkey |
| Adolf Rieder | Switzerland | Fall | Maxime Lubat | France |
| Rudolf Svedberg | Sweden | Fall | Antun Fischer | Yugoslavia |
| Fritz Schäfer | Germany | Decision, 3–0 | Edgar Puusepp | Estonia |
| Jean de Feu | Belgium | Fall | Franz Hametner | Austria |
| Eino Virtanen | Finland | Fall | Gyula Vincze | Hungary |

#### Points

| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total |
| 1 | Jean de Feu | Belgium | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Adolf Rieder | Switzerland | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Rudolf Svedberg | Sweden | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Silvio Tozzi | Italy | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Eino Virtanen | Finland | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Fritz Schäfer | Germany | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | Karel Zvonał | Czechoslovakia | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | Nurettin Baytorun | Turkey | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 8 | Antun Fischer | Yugoslavia | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 8 | Maxime Lubat | France | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 8 | Edgar Puusepp | Estonia | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 8 | Gyula Vincze | Hungary | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 8 | Dimitrios Zakharias | Greece | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 14 | Franz Hametner | Austria | 0 | 3 | 3r |

### Round 2

The number of wrestlers with 0 points dropped from five to two; Virtanen had a bye and Svedberg won by fall again. Tozzi's second win was by decision, giving him 1 point. Schäfer also stayed at 1 point, winning by fal in this round. Three wrestlers ended the round with 3 points (win by fall and loss, in either order). Similarly, three continued to the next round with 4 points (win by decision and loss, in either order). There were three wrestlers who had lost twice in the first two rounds; these men were eliminated.

#### Bouts

| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
| Nurettin Baytorun | Turkey | Decision, 3–0 | Dimitrios Zakharias | Greece |
| Silvio Tozzi | Italy | Decision, 3–0 | Karel Zvonał | Czechoslovakia |
| Rudolf Svedberg | Sweden | Fall | Maxime Lubat | France |
| Antun Fischer | Yugoslavia | Decision, 3–0 | Adolf Rieder | Switzerland |
| Fritz Schäfer | Germany | Fall | Jean de Feu | Belgium |
| Edgar Puusepp | Estonia | Fall | Gyula Vincze | Hungary |
| Eino Virtanen | Finland | Bye | N/A | N/A |

#### Points

| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total |
| 1 | Rudolf Svedberg | Sweden | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Eino Virtanen | Finland | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Fritz Schäfer | Germany | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Silvio Tozzi | Italy | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Jean de Feu | Belgium | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 5 | Edgar Puusepp | Estonia | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | Adolf Rieder | Switzerland | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 8 | Nurettin Baytorun | Turkey | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 8 | Antun Fischer | Yugoslavia | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 8 | Karel Zvonał | Czechoslovakia | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 11 | Maxime Lubat | France | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 11 | Gyula Vincze | Hungary | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 11 | Dimitrios Zakharias | Greece | 3 | 3 | 6 |

### Round 3

All five bouts were won by fall in this round. The winners stayed on the same score as before (two at 0, one each at 1, 3, and 4 points). Tozzi was the only loser in the round to avoid elimination, as the 3 points of the loss moved him only to a total of 4. The other four losers in the round were eliminated.

#### Bouts

| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
| Eino Virtanen | Finland | Fall | Silvio Tozzi | Italy |
| Nurettin Baytorun | Turkey | Fall | Adolf Rieder | Switzerland |
| Rudolf Svedberg | Sweden | Fall | Karel Zvonał | Czechoslovakia |
| Fritz Schäfer | Germany | Fall | Antun Fischer | Yugoslavia |
| Edgar Puusepp | Estonia | Fall | Jean de Feu | Belgium |

#### Points

| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total |
| 1 | Rudolf Svedberg | Sweden | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Eino Virtanen | Finland | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Fritz Schäfer | Germany | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Edgar Puusepp | Estonia | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | Nurettin Baytorun | Turkey | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 5 | Silvio Tozzi | Italy | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 7 | Jean de Feu | Belgium | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 7 | Adolf Rieder | Switzerland | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 9 | Antun Fischer | Yugoslavia | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 9 | Karel Zvonał | Czechoslovakia | 4 | 3 | 7 |

### Round 4

Svedberg and Virtanen each picked up their first point, winning by decision. Schäfer stayed at 1 point, winning by fall. The three losers in the round were each eliminated. This left three remaining wrestlers, none of whom had faced each other and each of whom had 1 point. This effectively turned the remaining competition into a round-robin. The official report places Baytorun 5th and Tozzi 6th.

#### Bouts

| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
| Eino Virtanen | Finland | Decision, 3–0 | Nurettin Baytorun | Turkey |
| Fritz Schäfer | Germany | Fall | Silvio Tozzi | Italy |
| Rudolf Svedberg | Sweden | Decision, 3–0 | Edgar Puusepp | Estonia |

#### Points

| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total |
| 1 | Fritz Schäfer | Germany | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | Rudolf Svedberg | Sweden | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | Eino Virtanen | Finland | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | Edgar Puusepp | Estonia | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 5 | Nurettin Baytorun | Turkey | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 6 | Silvio Tozzi | Italy | 4 | 3 | 7 |

### Round 5

Svedberg and Virtanen were the first pair to compete, with Svedberg winning by decision.

#### Bouts

| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
| Rudolf Svedberg | Sweden | Decision, 3–0 | Eino Virtanen | Finland |
| Fritz Schäfer | Germany | Bye | N/A | N/A |

#### Points

| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total |
| 1 | Fritz Schäfer | Germany | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | Rudolf Svedberg | Sweden | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | Eino Virtanen | Finland | 1 | 3 | 4 |

### Round 6

Round 6 was the second pairing among the group of medalists. Virtanen again was up, this time against Schäfer. Virtanen again lost, finishing with the bronze medal.

#### Bouts

| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
| Fritz Schäfer | Germany | Fall | Eino Virtanen | Finland |
| Rudolf Svedberg | Sweden | Bye | N/A | N/A |

#### Points

| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total |
| 1 | Fritz Schäfer | Germany | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | Rudolf Svedberg | Sweden | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| | Eino Virtanen | Finland | 4 | 3 | 7 |

### Round 7

In the de facto gold medal final, Svedberg defeated Schäfer by split decision to take the Olympic victory. Each man had 3 points, but the result of this round was itself the head-to-head tie-breaker that gave Svedberg the gold.

#### Bouts

| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
| Rudolf Svedberg | Sweden | Decision, 2–1 | Fritz Schäfer | Germany |

#### Points

| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total |
| | Rudolf Svedberg | Sweden | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| | Fritz Schäfer | Germany | 1 | 2 | 3 |