The men's Greco-Roman featherweight competition at the

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took place from 16 to 19 October at the

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. Nations were limited to one competitor.

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was the third-lightest category, including wrestlers weighing .

Competition format

This

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competition continued to use the "bad points" elimination system introduced at the

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for Greco-Roman and at the

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for freestyle wrestling, as adjusted at the

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. Each bout awarded 4 points. If the victory was by fall, the winner received 0 and the loser 4. If the victory was by decision, the winner received 1 and the loser 3. If the bout was tied, each wrestler received 2 points. A wrestler who accumulated 6 or more points was eliminated. Rounds continued until there were 3 or fewer uneliminated wrestlers. If only 1 wrestler remained, he received the gold medal. If 2 wrestlers remained, point totals were ignored and they faced each other for gold and silver (if they had already wrestled each other, that result was used). If 3 wrestlers remained, point totals were ignored and a round-robin was held among those 3 to determine medals (with previous head-to-head results, if any, counting for this round-robin).

Results

Round 1

; Bouts ; Points

Round 2

The field was narrowed from 27 to 19 in round 2. Mewis was the only wrestler with 0 points. ; Bouts ; Points

Round 3

Only four of the 19 wrestlers were eliminated in this round, but 5 men had 5 points after the round. Lehtonen withdrew. Polyák took over the lead at 1 point after Mewis's loss. ; Bouts ; Points

Round 4

All 7 losers and 2 of the 7 winners were eliminated in this round. Polyák stayed at 1 point, while all 4 other wrestlers remaining had 3 points. ; Bouts ; Points

Round 5

Polyák had the bye. Both bouts featured two wrestlers with 3 points; winners would continue while losers would be out (ties would leave both men in competition). Martinović and Rurua won their bouts, advancing to the final round along with Polyák. ; Bouts ; Points

Final round

Martinović did not contest the final rounds, taking the bronze medal. Polyák and Rurua wrestled to a draw, with the gold medal going to the Hungarian based on the total points tie-breaker. ; Bouts ; Points

References

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