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

The men's freestyle bantamweight competition at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki took place from 20 July to 23 July at Messuhalli. Nations were limited to one competitor. Bantamweight was the second-lightest category, including wrestlers weighing 52 to 57 kilograms (114.6 to 125.7 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

Kouyos and Trimpont withdrew after their bouts.

#### Bouts

| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
| Rashid Mammadbeyov | Soviet Union | Fall | Mohamed Mehdi Yaghoubi | Iran |
| Bill Borders | United States | Decision, 3–0 | Paul Hänni | Switzerland |
| Sayed Hafez Shehata | Egypt | Fall | Oswaldo Johnston | Guatemala |
| Eigil Johansen | Denmark | Decision, 2–1 | Joseph Trimpont | Belgium |
| Cemil Sarıbacak | Turkey | Fall | Lajos Bencze | Hungary |
| Shohachi Ishii | Japan | Decision, 3–0 | Tauno Jaskari | Finland |
| Ken Irvine | Great Britain | Decision, 3–0 | Omar Blebel | Argentina |
| Edvin Vesterby | Sweden | Decision, 2–1 | Charles Kouyos | France |
| Ferdinand Schmitz | Germany | Fall | Leonardo Basurto | Mexico |
| Khashaba Dadasaheb Jadhav | India | Fall | Adrien Poliquin | Canada |

#### Points

| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total |
| 1 | Khashaba Dadasaheb Jadhav | India | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Rashid Mammadbeyov | Soviet Union | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Cemil Sarıbacak | Turkey | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Ferdinand Schmitz | Germany | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Sayed Hafez Shehata | Egypt | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Bill Borders | United States | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | Ken Irvine | Great Britain | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | Shohachi Ishii | Japan | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | Eigil Johansen | Denmark | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | Edvin Vesterby | Sweden | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | Leonardo Basurto | Mexico | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 11 | Lajos Bencze | Hungary | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 11 | Omar Blebel | Argentina | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 11 | Paul Hänni | Switzerland | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 11 | Tauno Jaskari | Finland | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 11 | Oswaldo Johnston | Guatemala | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 11 | Adrien Poliquin | Canada | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 11 | Mohamed Mehdi Yaghoubi | Iran | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 19 | Charles Kouyos | France | 0 | 3 | 3* |
| 19 | Joseph Trimpont | Belgium | 0 | 3 | 3* |

### Round 2
#### Bouts

| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
| Rashid Mammadbeyov | Soviet Union | Walkover | Paul Hänni | Switzerland |
| Mohamed Mehdi Yaghoubi | Iran | Decision, 3–0 | Bill Borders | United States |
| Eigil Johansen | Denmark | Decision, 3–0 | Sayed Hafez Shehata | Egypt |
| Lajos Bencze | Hungary | Fall | Oswaldo Johnston | Guatemala |
| Cemil Sarıbacak | Turkey | Decision, 2–1 | Tauno Jaskari | Finland |
| Shohachi Ishii | Japan | Fall | Ken Irvine | Great Britain |
| Edvin Vesterby | Sweden | Fall | Omar Blebel | Argentina |
| Khashaba Dadasaheb Jadhav | India | Fall | Leonardo Basurto | Mexico |
| Ferdinand Schmitz | Germany | Fall | Adrien Poliquin | Canada |

#### Points

| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total |
| 1 | Khashaba Dadasaheb Jadhav | India | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Rashid Mammadbeyov | Soviet Union | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Ferdinand Schmitz | Germany | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Shohachi Ishii | Japan | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Cemil Sarıbacak | Turkey | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | Edvin Vesterby | Sweden | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Eigil Johansen | Denmark | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | Lajos Bencze | Hungary | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 8 | Sayed Hafez Shehata | Egypt | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 10 | Bill Borders | United States | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 10 | Ken Irvine | Great Britain | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 10 | Mohamed Mehdi Yaghoubi | Iran | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 13 | Leonardo Basurto | Mexico | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 13 | Omar Blebel | Argentina | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 13 | Paul Hänni | Switzerland | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 13 | Tauno Jaskari | Finland | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 13 | Oswaldo Johnston | Guatemala | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 13 | Adrien Poliquin | Canada | 3 | 3 | 6 |

### Round 3
#### Bouts

| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
| Rashid Mammadbeyov | Soviet Union | Fall | Bill Borders | United States |
| Mohamed Mehdi Yaghoubi | Iran | Decision, 3–0 | Sayed Hafez Shehata | Egypt |
| Lajos Bencze | Hungary | Decision, 3–0 | Eigil Johansen | Denmark |
| Shohachi Ishii | Japan | Decision, 3–0 | Cemil Sarıbacak | Turkey |
| Edvin Vesterby | Sweden | Fall | Ken Irvine | Great Britain |
| Khashaba Dadasaheb Jadhav | India | Decision, 3–0 | Ferdinand Schmitz | Germany |

#### Points

| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total |
| 1 | Rashid Mammadbeyov | Soviet Union | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Khashaba Dadasaheb Jadhav | India | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Edvin Vesterby | Sweden | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Shohachi Ishii | Japan | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | Ferdinand Schmitz | Germany | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 6 | Lajos Bencze | Hungary | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 | Cemil Sarıbacak | Turkey | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 8 | Eigil Johansen | Denmark | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 8 | Mohamed Mehdi Yaghoubi | Iran | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 10 | Sayed Hafez Shehata | Egypt | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 11 | Bill Borders | United States | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 11 | Ken Irvine | Great Britain | 4 | 3 | 7 |

### Round 4
#### Bouts

| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
| Lajos Bencze | Hungary | Decision, 2–1 | Rashid Mammadbeyov | Soviet Union |
| Cemil Sarıbacak | Turkey | Decision, 3–0 | Edvin Vesterby | Sweden |
| Shohachi Ishii | Japan | Decision, 2–1 | Ferdinand Schmitz | Germany |
| Khashaba Dadasaheb Jadhav | India | Bye | N/A | N/A |

#### Points

| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total |
| 1 | Khashaba Dadasaheb Jadhav | India | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | Shohachi Ishii | Japan | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | Rashid Mammadbeyov | Soviet Union | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | Edvin Vesterby | Sweden | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 5 | Lajos Bencze | Hungary | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 5 | Cemil Sarıbacak | Turkey | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 7 | Ferdinand Schmitz | Germany | 3 | 3 | 6 |

### Round 5
#### Bouts

| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
| Rashid Mammadbeyov | Soviet Union | Decision, 3–0 | Khashaba Dadasaheb Jadhav | India |
| Shohachi Ishii | Japan | Decision, 3–0 | Edvin Vesterby | Sweden |

#### Points

| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total |
| 1 | Shohachi Ishii | Japan | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 1 | Khashaba Dadasaheb Jadhav | India | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 1 | Rashid Mammadbeyov | Soviet Union | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | Edvin Vesterby | Sweden | 4 | 3 | 7 |

### Medal rounds

Mammadbeyov's victory over Jadhav in round 5 counted for the medal rounds.

#### Bouts

| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
| Shohachi Ishii | Japan | Decision, 3–0 | Khashaba Dadasaheb Jadhav | India |
| Shohachi Ishii | Japan | Decision, 3–0 | Rashid Mammadbeyov | Soviet Union |

#### Points

| Wrestler | Nation | Wins | Losses | Start | Earned | Total |
| Shohachi Ishii | Japan | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| Rashid Mammadbeyov | Soviet Union | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| Khashaba Dadasaheb Jadhav | India | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 |