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

The men's Greco-Roman bantamweight 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 56kg.
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 Round 3 |
| 8 August 1936 | Round 4 |
| 9 August 1936 | Round 5 Final round |

## Results
### Round 1

The five wrestlers who won by fall took the lead, with 0 bad points. The four other winners by decision each received 1 point. All of the losers were defeated by either fall or unanimous decision, so each received 3 points.

#### Bouts

| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
| Väinö Perttunen | Finland | Decision, 3–0 | Hüseyin Erkmen | Turkey |
| Ferdinand Hýža | Czechoslovakia | Decision, 3–0 | Jakob Brendel | Germany |
| Robert Voigt | Denmark | Decision, 3–0 | Karlo Toth | Yugoslavia |
| Iosif Töjär | Romania | Fall | Georges Bayle | France |
| Dante Bertoli | Italy | Decision, 3–0 | Evald Sikk | Estonia |
| Ali Erfan | Egypt | Fall | Josef Buemberger | Austria |
| Márton Lőrincz | Hungary | Fall | Franz Christen | Switzerland |
| Egon Svensson | Sweden | Fall | Ivar Stokke | Norway |
| Antoni Rokita | Poland | Fall | Alfred Gilles | Belgium |

#### Points

| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total |
| 1 | Ali Erfan | Egypt | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Márton Lőrincz | Hungary | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Antoni Rokita | Poland | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Egon Svensson | Sweden | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Iosif Tojar | Romania | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Dante Bertoli | Italy | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | Ferdinand Hýža | Czechoslovakia | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | Väinö Perttunen | Finland | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | Robert Voigt | Denmark | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | Georges Bayle | France | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 10 | Jakob Brendel | Germany | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 10 | Josef Buemberger | Austria | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 10 | Franz Christen | Switzerland | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 10 | Hüseyin Erkmen | Turkey | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 10 | Alfred Gilles | Belgium | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 10 | Evald Sikk | Estonia | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 10 | Ivar Stokke | Norway | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 10 | Karlo Toth | Yugoslavia | 0 | 3 | 3 |

### Round 2

The lead group of five was cut to two, with Lőrincz and Svensson both winning their second decision by fall to stay at 0 points. Three wrestlers finished the second round with 1 point (one win by fall and one win by decision, in either order). Hýža earned his second point with a second win by decision. Four wrestlers moved to 3 points (win by fall and loss by unanimous decision or fall). Two stayed barely alive with 4 points (win by decision and loss by unanimous decision or fall). Six were eliminated with two losses; of these, Erkmen had the best record with 5 points rather than 6 for the others due to his second loss coming via split decision.

#### Bouts

| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
| Ferdinand Hýža | Czechoslovakia | Decision, 2–1 | Hüseyin Erkmen | Turkey |
| Jakob Brendel | Germany | Decision, 3–0 | Väinö Perttunen | Finland |
| Robert Voigt | Denmark | Fall | Georges Bayle | France |
| Iosif Tojar | Romania | Decision, 3–0 | Karlo Toth | Yugoslavia |
| Dante Bertoli | Italy | Fall | Ali Erfan | Egypt |
| Evald Sikk | Estonia | Fall | Josef Buemberger | Austria |
| Egon Svensson | Sweden | Fall | Franz Christen | Switzerland |
| Márton Lőrincz | Hungary | Fall | Alfred Gilles | Belgium |
| Ivar Stokke | Norway | Fall | Antoni Rokita | Poland |

#### Points

| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total |
| 1 | Márton Lőrincz | Hungary | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Egon Svensson | Sweden | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Dante Bertoli | Italy | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Iosif Tojar | Romania | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | Robert Voigt | Denmark | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Ferdinand Hýža | Czechoslovakia | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | Ali Erfan | Egypt | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 7 | Antoni Rokita | Poland | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 7 | Evald Sikk | Estonia | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | Ivar Stokke | Norway | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 11 | Jakob Brendel | Germany | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 11 | Väinö Perttunen | Finland | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 13 | Hüseyin Erkmen | Turkey | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 14 | Georges Bayle | France | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 14 | Josef Buemberger | Austria | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 14 | Franz Christen | Switzerland | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 14 | Alfred Gilles | Belgium | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 14 | Karlo Toth | Yugoslavia | 3 | 3 | 6 |

### Round 3

Svensson finished the round in sole possession of the lead, winning a third bout by fall to stay at 0 points. Lőrincz's third win was his first by decision, moving him to 1 point. Tojar also finished the round with 1 point, winning by fall to stay at that score. Both wrestlers who started with 4 points remained in contention, winning by fall to stay at 4 points. Three other wrestlers joined them, either losing to go from 1 point to 4 or winning by decision to go from 3 points to 4. Of that group, however, Bertoli was injured and could not continue. Three wrestlers received their second loss this round and were eliminated; Hýža was also eliminated with his first loss at 5 points (his two wins were by decision).

#### Bouts

| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
| Väinö Perttunen | Finland | Fall | Ferdinand Hýža | Czechoslovakia |
| Jakob Brendel | Germany | Fall | Robert Voigt | Denmark |
| Iosif Tojar | Romania | Fall | Dante Bertoli | Italy |
| Evald Sikk | Estonia | Decision, 3–0 | Ali Erfan | Egypt |
| Márton Lőrincz | Hungary | Decision, 3–0 | Ivar Stokke | Norway |
| Egon Svensson | Sweden | Fall | Antoni Rokita | Poland |

#### Points

| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total |
| 1 | Egon Svensson | Sweden | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Márton Lőrincz | Hungary | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Iosif Tojar | Romania | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Jakob Brendel | Germany | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | Väinö Perttunen | Finland | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | Evald Sikk | Estonia | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | Robert Voigt | Denmark | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 8 | Dante Bertoli | Italy | 1 | 3 | 4r |
| 9 | Ferdinand Hýža | Czechoslovakia | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 10 | Ali Erfan | Egypt | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 10 | Antoni Rokita | Poland | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 10 | Ivar Stokke | Norway | 3 | 3 | 6 |

### Round 4

Bertoli's withdrawal resulted in Svensson having a bye, easily keeping his 0 point record intact. Both men who started the round at 1 point took 3-point losses to move to 4 points. Of the four men who started at 4 points, Brendel and Perttunen avoided elimination by winning by falls. Sikk won, but by decision, earning his fifth point and elimination. Voigt lost and was eliminated at 7 points.

#### Bouts

| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
| Väinö Perttunen | Finland | Fall | Robert Voigt | Denmark |
| Jakob Brendel | Germany | Fall | Iosif Tojar | Romania |
| Evald Sikk | Estonia | Decision, 3–0 | Márton Lőrincz | Hungary |
| Egon Svensson | Sweden | Bye | N/A | N/A |

#### Points

| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total |
| 1 | Egon Svensson | Sweden | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Jakob Brendel | Germany | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2 | Márton Lőrincz | Hungary | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2 | Väinö Perttunen | Finland | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2 | Iosif Tojar | Romania | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 6 | Evald Sikk | Estonia | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 7 | Robert Voigt | Denmark | 4 | 3 | 7 |

### Round 5

The fifth round eliminated 3 out of the 5 remaining wrestlers, one of whom was safe by reason of having a bye. Brendel gave Svensson the latter man's first loss (and indeed, first points of any kind), but the former was the one eliminated after picking up a fifth point due to the win by decision. Perttunen beat Tojar, but both men needed a win by fall to stay in competition and the bout was resolved by split decision—eliminating both men. Brendel's win over Perttunen back in the second round was the tie-breaker that gave the German the bronze medal.

#### Bouts

| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
| Jakob Brendel | Germany | Decision, 3–0 | Egon Svensson | Sweden |
| Väinö Perttunen | Finland | Decision, 2–1 | Iosif Tojar | Romania |
| Márton Lőrincz | Hungary | Bye | N/A | N/A |

#### Points

| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total |
| 1 | Egon Svensson | Sweden | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2 | Márton Lőrincz | Hungary | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| | Jakob Brendel | Germany | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 4 | Väinö Perttunen | Finland | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 5 | Iosif Tojar | Romania | 4 | 2 | 6 |

### Round 6

Svensson, the man who led the group through four rounds with a flawless record took his second consecutive loss in the sixth and final round to finish with the silver medal. Lőrincz ended with a 4–1 record and the gold medal.

#### Bouts

| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
| Márton Lőrincz | Hungary | Decision, 3–0 | Egon Svensson | Sweden |

#### Points

| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total |
| | Márton Lőrincz | Hungary | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| | Egon Svensson | Sweden | 3 | 3 | 6 |