# Wrestling at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's Greco-Roman welterweight

The men's Greco-Roman welterweight competition at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London took place from 3 August to 6 August at the Empress Hall, Earls Court Exhibition Centre. Nations were limited to one competitor. Welterweight is the fourth-heaviest category, including wrestlers weighing 67 to 73 kilograms (147.7 to 160.9 lb).
This Greco-Roman 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, with the slight modification introduced in 1936. 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.

## Results
### Round 1

Özdemir retired after his loss.

#### Bouts

| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
| Miklós Szilvási | Hungary | Decision, 3–0 | Julien Dobbelaere | Belgium |
| Josef Schmidt | Austria | Fall | Andy Wilson | Great Britain |
| René Chesneau | France | Fall | Nic Felgen | Luxembourg |
| Alberto Longarella | Argentina | Decision, 2–1 | Robert Diggelmann | Switzerland |
| Veikko Männikkö | Finland | Decision, 3–0 | Ali Özdemir | Turkey |
| Bjørn Cook | Norway | Decision, 3–0 | Luigi Rigamonti | Italy |
| Henrik Hansen | Denmark | Fall | Kemal Munir | Egypt |
| Gösta Andersson | Sweden | Fall | Johan Schouten | Netherlands |

#### Points

| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total |
| 1 | Gösta Andersson | Sweden | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | René Chesneau | France | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Henrik Hansen | Denmark | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Josef Schmidt | Austria | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Bjørn Cook | Norway | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Alberto Longarella | Argentina | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Veikko Männikkö | Finland | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Miklós Szilvási | Hungary | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | Robert Diggelmann | Switzerland | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 10 | Julien Dobbelaere | Belgium | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 10 | Nic Felgen | Luxembourg | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 10 | Kemal Munir | Egypt | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 10 | Luigi Rigamonti | Italy | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 10 | Johan Schouten | Netherlands | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 10 | Andy Wilson | Great Britain | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 16 | Ali Özdemir | Turkey | 0 | 3 | 3* |

### Round 2

Dobbelaere and Schouten withdrew after this round.

#### Bouts

| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
| Julien Dobbelaere | Belgium | Fall | Andy Wilson | Great Britain |
| Miklós Szilvási | Hungary | Decision, 3–0 | Josef Schmidt | Austria |
| Nic Felgen | Luxembourg | Fall | Robert Diggelmann | Switzerland |
| Bjørn Cook | Norway | Decision, 3–0 | Veikko Männikkö | Finland |
| René Chesneau | France | Decision, 3–0 | Alberto Longarella | Argentina |
| Luigi Rigamonti | Italy | Fall | Kemal Munir | Egypt |
| Gösta Andersson | Sweden | Decision, 3–0 | Henrik Hansen | Denmark |
| Johan Schouten | Netherlands | Bye | N/A | N/A |

#### Points

| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total |
| 1 | Gösta Andersson | Sweden | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | René Chesneau | France | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | Bjørn Cook | Norway | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | Miklós Szilvási | Hungary | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | Nic Felgen | Luxembourg | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | Henrik Hansen | Denmark | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 5 | Luigi Rigamonti | Italy | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | Josef Schmidt | Austria | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 9 | Alberto Longarella | Argentina | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 9 | Veikko Männikkö | Finland | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 11 | Julien Dobbelaere | Belgium | 3 | 0 | 3* |
| 11 | Johan Schouten | Netherlands | 3 | 0 | 3* |
| 13 | Robert Diggelmann | Switzerland | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 14 | Kemal Munir | Egypt | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 14 | Andy Wilson | Great Britain | 3 | 3 | 6 |

### Round 3
#### Bouts

| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
| Miklós Szilvási | Hungary | Fall | René Chesneau | France |
| Josef Schmidt | Austria | Decision, 3–0 | Nic Felgen | Luxembourg |
| Veikko Männikkö | Finland | Fall | Alberto Longarella | Argentina |
| Henrik Hansen | Denmark | Decision, 3–0 | Bjørn Cook | Norway |
| Gösta Andersson | Sweden | Decision, 3–0 | Luigi Rigamonti | Italy |

#### Points

| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total |
| 1 | Gösta Andersson | Sweden | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1 | Miklós Szilvási | Hungary | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | René Chesneau | France | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 3 | Henrik Hansen | Denmark | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | Veikko Männikkö | Finland | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | Josef Schmidt | Austria | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 7 | Bjørn Cook | Norway | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 8 | Nic Felgen | Luxembourg | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 8 | Luigi Rigamonti | Italy | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 10 | Alberto Longarella | Argentina | 4 | 3 | 7 |

### Round 4
#### Bouts

| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
| Miklós Szilvási | Hungary | Decision, 3–0 | Veikko Männikkö | Finland |
| Henrik Hansen | Denmark | Fall | Josef Schmidt | Austria |
| Gösta Andersson | Sweden | Decision, 3–0 | René Chesneau | France |

#### Points

| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total |
| 1 | Gösta Andersson | Sweden | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 1 | Miklós Szilvási | Hungary | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | Henrik Hansen | Denmark | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | René Chesneau | France | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 4 | Veikko Männikkö | Finland | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 4 | Josef Schmidt | Austria | 4 | 3 | 7 |

### Round 5
#### Bouts

| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
| Miklós Szilvási | Hungary | Fall | Henrik Hansen | Denmark |
| Gösta Andersson | Sweden | Bye | N/A | N/A |

#### Points

| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total |
| 1 | Gösta Andersson | Sweden | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 1 | Miklós Szilvási | Hungary | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| | Henrik Hansen | Denmark | 4 | 3 | 7 |

### Round 6
#### Bouts

| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
| Gösta Andersson | Sweden | Decision, 3–0 | Miklós Szilvási | Hungary |

#### Points

| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total |
| | Gösta Andersson | Sweden | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| | Miklós Szilvási | Hungary | 3 | 3 | 6 |