# Wrestling at the 1932 Summer Olympics – Men's Greco-Roman lightweight

The men's Greco-Roman lightweight competition at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles took place from 4 August to 7 August at the Grand Olympic Auditorium. Nations were limited to one competitor. This weight class was limited to wrestlers weighing up to 66kg.
This Greco-Roman wrestling competition followed the same format that was introduced at the 1928 Summer Olympics, using an elimination system based on the accumulation of points. 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.

## Schedule

| Date | Event |
| 4 August 1932 | Round 1 |
| 5 August 1932 | Round 2 |
| 6 August 1932 | Round 3 |
| 7 August 1932 | Final round |

## Results
### Round 1

Reini and Kurland won by fall, earning 0 points in the first round. Malmberg won by decision, earning 1 point. Sperling and Miyazaki's losses put them at 3 points each, while Tozzi was injured in his loss and abandoned the competition.

#### Bouts

| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
| Erik Malmberg | Sweden | Decision | Eduard Sperling | Germany |
| Aarne Reini | Finland | Fall | Silvio Tozzi | Italy |
| Abraham Kurland | Denmark | Fall | Yoneichi Miyazaki | Japan |

#### Points

| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total |
| 1 | Abraham Kurland | Denmark | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Aarne Reini | Finland | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Erik Malmberg | Sweden | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | Miyazaki Yoneichi | Japan | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | Eduard Sperling | Germany | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 6 | Silvio Tozzi | Italy | 0 | 3 | 3r |

### Round 2

Miyazaki had a bye to the Tozzi's retirement. Both of the winners by fall in the first round lost in the second, joining Miyazaki at 3 points. Malmberg won his second bout by decision, arriving at 2 points. Sperling was the other winner in this round, also by decision, moving to 4 points. Nobody was eliminated.

#### Bouts

| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
| Erik Malmberg | Sweden | Decision | Aarne Reini | Finland |
| Eduard Sperling | Germany | Decision | Abraham Kurland | Denmark |
| Miyazaki Yoneichi | Japan | Bye | N/A | N/A |

#### Points

| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total |
| 1 | Erik Malmberg | Sweden | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | Abraham Kurland | Denmark | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2 | Aarne Reini | Finland | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2 | Miyazaki Yoneichi | Japan | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | Eduard Sperling | Germany | 3 | 1 | 4 |

### Round 3

Kurland had the bye this round, staying at 3 points. Three of the four wrestlers who actually had bouts this round were eliminated: Reini and Miyazaki each suffered their second loss, while Sperling's win by decision gave him a fifth point and left him with the bronze medal. Malmberg's third win came by fall this time, leaving him at 2 points.

#### Bouts

| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
| Erik Malmberg | Sweden | Fall | Miyazaki Yoneichi | Japan |
| Eduard Sperling | Germany | Decision | Aarne Reini | Finland |
| Abraham Kurland | Denmark | Bye | N/A | N/A |

#### Points

| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total |
| 1 | Erik Malmberg | Sweden | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | Abraham Kurland | Denmark | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| | Eduard Sperling | Germany | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 4 | Aarne Reini | Finland | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 4 | Miyazaki Yoneichi | Japan | 3 | 3 | 6 |

### Final round

Malmberg won his fourth bout in a decision over Kurland to win the gold medal. In a quirk of the competition system, Kurland took silver with a 1–2 record, having lost to both of the other medalists and despite the bronze medalist, Sperling, having a 2–1 record (having lost only to Malmberg and having defeated Kurland).

#### Bouts

| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
| Erik Malmberg | Sweden | Decision | Abraham Kurland | Denmark |

#### Points

| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total |
| | Erik Malmberg | Sweden | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| | Abraham Kurland | Denmark | 3 | 3 | 6 |