Wrestling At The 1952 Summer Olympics – Men's Greco-Roman Lightweight
The men's Greco-Roman lightweight competition at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki took place from 24 July to 27 July at Messuhalli. Nations were limited to one competitor. Competition format 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 The 1932 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the X Olympiad and also known as Los Angeles 1932) were an international multi-sport event held from July 30 to August 14, 1932 in Los Angeles, California, United States. The Games were held duri ... 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 d ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Töölö Sports Hall
sv, Tölö sporthall , image = Töölön Kisahalli.jpg , caption = Töölö Sports Hall photographed from the tower of the Olympic Stadium (2004) , fullname = , former_names = Messuhalli , address = Paavo Nurmen kuja 1c , location = Taka-Töölö, Helsinki, Finland , coordinates = , broke_ground = , built = 1935 , opened = 1935 , renovated = , expanded = 1952 , closed = , owner = , operator = , cost = , architect = Aarne HytönenRisto-Veikko Luukkonen , capacity = 2,000 (seated) , tenants = Torpan Pojat Helsinki Seagulls , website = Töölö Sports Hall ( fi, Töölön kisahalli, sv, Tölö sporthall) is a sports venue located in the Töölö district of Helsinki, Finland. It was designed by Aarne Hytönen and Risto-Veikko Luukko ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Erich Schmidt (wrestler)
Erich Schmidt (27 February 1925 – 24 September 2009) was a German wrestler. He competed in the men's Greco-Roman lightweight at the 1952 Summer Olympics, representing Saar Saar or SAAR has several meanings: People Given name *Saar Boubacar (born 1951), Senegalese professional football player * Saar Ganor, Israeli archaeologist *Saar Klein (born 1967), American film editor Surname * Ain Saar (born 1968), Est .... References External links * 1925 births 2009 deaths German male sport wrestlers Olympic wrestlers for the Saar Protectorate Wrestlers at the 1952 Summer Olympics People from Völklingen Sportspeople from Saarland {{Germany-wrestling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Heini Nettesheim
Heini Nettesheim (22 October 1915 – 18 October 2005) was a German wrestler. He competed at the 1936 Summer Olympics and the 1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1952), officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad ( fi, XV olympiadin kisat; sv, Den XV olympiadens spel) and commonly known as Helsinki 1952 ( sv, Helsin .... References 1915 births 2005 deaths German male sport wrestlers Olympic wrestlers for Germany Wrestlers at the 1936 Summer Olympics Wrestlers at the 1952 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Cologne {{Germany-wrestling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Kalle Haapasalmi
Kalle Haapasalmi (3 November 1926 – 2 May 2006) was a Finnish wrestler. He competed in the men's Greco-Roman lightweight at the 1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1952), officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad ( fi, XV olympiadin kisat; sv, Den XV olympiadens spel) and commonly known as Helsinki 1952 ( sv, Helsin .... References External links * 1926 births 2006 deaths Finnish male sport wrestlers Olympic wrestlers for Finland Wrestlers at the 1952 Summer Olympics People from Ilmajoki Sportspeople from South Ostrobothnia {{Finland-wrestling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Jack Rasmussen
Jack Rasmussen (born 9 February 1923) was a Danish wrestler. He competed in the men's Greco-Roman lightweight at the 1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1952), officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad ( fi, XV olympiadin kisat; sv, Den XV olympiadens spel) and commonly known as Helsinki 1952 ( sv, Helsin .... References External links * 1923 births Possibly living people Danish male sport wrestlers Olympic wrestlers for Denmark Wrestlers at the 1952 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Frederiksberg {{Denmark-wrestling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Raif Akbulut
Raif Akbulut (born 1929) is a Turkish retired wrestler. He competed in the men's Greco-Roman lightweight at the 1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1952), officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad ( fi, XV olympiadin kisat; sv, Den XV olympiadens spel) and commonly known as Helsinki 1952 ( sv, Helsin .... References External links * 1929 births Possibly living people Turkish male sport wrestlers Olympic wrestlers for Turkey Wrestlers at the 1952 Summer Olympics Place of birth missing 20th-century Turkish sportsmen {{Turkey-wrestling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Aage Eriksen
Aage Ingvar Eriksen (5 May 1917 in Notodden 17 June 1998 in Notodden, Telemark) was a Norway, Norwegian wrestling, wrestler and Olympic medalist in Greco-Roman wrestling. Olympics Eriksen competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London where he received a silver medal in Greco-Roman wrestling, the ''lightweight'' class."1948 Summer Olympics – London, United Kingdom – Wrestling" ''databaseOlympics.com'' (Retrieved on August 27, 2008) National champion *10 times (Greco-Roman), between years 1937-55. *2 times (freestyle wrestling), between years 1937-55. He represented the club SK Snøgg.References External links *Wrestling at the 1948 Summer Olympics External links ...
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Dumitru Cuc
Dumitru Cuc (24 March 1928 – 24 November 2019) was a Romanian wrestler. He competed in the men's Greco-Roman lightweight at the 1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1952), officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad ( fi, XV olympiadin kisat; sv, Den XV olympiadens spel) and commonly known as Helsinki 1952 ( sv, Helsin .... References External links * 1928 births 2019 deaths Romanian male sport wrestlers Olympic wrestlers for Romania Wrestlers at the 1952 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Bihor County {{Romania-wrestling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Arístides Pérez
Arístides Pérez (born 31 August 1933) is a Guatemalan wrestler. He competed in two events at the 1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1952), officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad ( fi, XV olympiadin kisat; sv, Den XV olympiadens spel) and commonly known as Helsinki 1952 ( sv, Helsin .... References 1933 births Living people Guatemalan male sport wrestlers Olympic wrestlers for Guatemala Wrestlers at the 1952 Summer Olympics Place of birth missing (living people) {{Guatemala-wrestling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Franco Benedetti
Franco Benedetti (30 October 1932 – 11 November 2009) was a Greco-Roman wrestler from Italy. He competed at the 1952 and 1960 Olympics and finished in 5th and 12th place, respectively. He won a bronze medal at the 1953 World Wrestling Championships The 1953 World Greco-Roman Wrestling Championship were held in Naples, Italy Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterrane .... References External links * 1932 births 2009 deaths Olympic wrestlers for Italy Wrestlers at the 1952 Summer Olympics Wrestlers at the 1960 Summer Olympics Italian male sport wrestlers World Wrestling Championships medalists 20th-century Italian people 21st-century Italian people People from Alghero Sportspeople from the Province of Sassari {{Italy-wrestling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Zbigniew Szajewski
Zbigniew Szajewski (10 June 1914 – 13 April 1997) was a Polish wrestler. He competed at the 1936 Summer Olympics and the 1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1952), officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad ( fi, XV olympiadin kisat; sv, Den XV olympiadens spel) and commonly known as Helsinki 1952 ( sv, Helsin .... References 1914 births 1997 deaths Polish male sport wrestlers Olympic wrestlers for Poland Wrestlers at the 1936 Summer Olympics Wrestlers at the 1952 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Warsaw People from Warsaw Governorate {{Poland-wrestling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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André Verdaine
André Pierre Verdaine (9 May 1923 – 13 August 2005) was a French wrestler. He competed in the men's Greco-Roman lightweight at the 1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1952), officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad ( fi, XV olympiadin kisat; sv, Den XV olympiadens spel) and commonly known as Helsinki 1952 ( sv, Helsin .... References 1923 births 2005 deaths French male sport wrestlers Olympic wrestlers for France Wrestlers at the 1952 Summer Olympics {{France-wrestling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |