Wrestling at the 1932 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle light heavyweight


The men's freestyle light heavyweight competition at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles took place from 1 August to 3 August at the Grand Olympic Auditorium. Nations were limited to one competitor. This weight class was limited to wrestlers weighing up to 87kg.
This freestyle wrestling competition did not use the single-elimination bracket format previously used for Olympic freestyle wrestling but instead followed the format that was introduced at the 1928 Summer Olympics for Greco-Roman wrestling, using an elimination system based on the accumulation of points. Each round featured all wrestlers pairing off and wrestling one bout. 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

Results

Round 1

Both bouts were won by fall, with Mehringer and Scarf the victors and Sjöstedt and Madison the losers.
; Bouts
WinnerNationVictory TypeLoserNation
Peter MehringerFallThure Sjöstedt
Eddie ScarfFallHarry Madison

; Points
RankWrestlerNationStartEarnedTotal
1Peter Mehringer000
1Eddie Scarf000
3Harry Madison033
3Thure Sjöstedt033

Round 2

The first-round winners drew the opposite first-round loser for the second round, with mixed results. Mehringer prevailed a second time, giving Madison his second loss and elimination. Scarf, however, fell to Sjöstedt by fall, with both wrestlers ending the round at 3 points.
WinnerNationVictory TypeLoserNation
Thure SjöstedtFallEddie Scarf
Peter MehringerDecisionHarry Madison

; Points
RankWrestlerNationStartEarnedTotal
1Peter Mehringer011
2Eddie Scarf033
2Thure Sjöstedt303
4Harry Madison336

Final round

Sjöstedt had already faced each of Mehringer and Scarf, so the only possible bout left among the three wrestlers was between Mehringer and Scarf. Scarf could not have taken gold, but only silver with a win or bronze with a loss. Sjöstedt was guaranteed at least silver with the bye, hoping for a Scarf win to give Sjöstedt gold. Mehringer could have finished the round with either gold or bronze. Mehringer won by decision, earning gold and sending Scarf to the bronze medal position, while Sjöstedt took silver.
WinnerNationVictory TypeLoserNation
Peter MehringerDecisionEddie Scarf
Thure SjöstedtByeN/AN/A

; Points
RankWrestlerNationStartEarnedTotal
Peter Mehringer112
Thure Sjöstedt303
Eddie Scarf336