Wrestling at the 1932 Summer Olympics
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At the 1932 Summer Olympics, 14 wrestling events were contested, for all men. There were seven weight classes in Greco-Roman wrestling and seven classes in freestyle wrestling.
[edit] Medal summary
[edit] Greco-Roman
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Bantamweight (-56 kg) |
 Jakob BrendelGermany (GER) |
 Marcello NizzolaItaly (ITA) |
 Louis FrançoisFrance (FRA) |
| Featherweight (56 - 61 kg) |
Giovanni Gozzi Italy (ITA) |
Wolfgang Ehrl Germany (GER) |
 Lauri KoskelaFinland (FIN) |
| Lightweight (61 - 66 kg) |
 Erik MalmbergSweden (SWE) |
 Abraham KurlandDenmark (DEN) |
Eduard Sperling Germany (GER) |
| Welterweight (66 - 72 kg) |
Ivar Johansson Sweden (SWE) |
Väinö Kajander Finland (FIN) |
Ercole Gallegati Italy (ITA) |
| Middleweight (72 - 79 kg) |
Väinö Kokkinen Finland (FIN) |
Jean Földeák Germany (GER) |
Axel Cadier Sweden (SWE) |
| Light Heavyweight (79 - 87 kg) |
Rudolf Svensson Sweden (SWE) |
Onni Pellinen Finland (FIN) |
Mario Gruppioni Italy (ITA) |
| Heavyweight (+87 kg) |
Carl Westergren Sweden (SWE) |
 Josef UrbanCzechoslovakia (TCH) |
 Nikolaus HirschlAustria (AUT) |
[edit] Freestyle
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Bantamweight (-56 kg) |
 Robert PearceUnited States (USA) |
 Ödön ZomboriHungary (HUN) |
Aatos Jaskari Finland (FIN) |
| Featherweight (56 - 61 kg) |
Hermanni Pihlajamäki Finland (FIN) |
Edgar Nemir United States (USA) |
Einar Karlsson Sweden (SWE) |
| Lightweight (61 - 66 kg) |
Charles Pacôme France (FRA) |
Károly Kárpáti Hungary (HUN) |
Gustaf Klarén Sweden (SWE) |
| Welterweight (66 - 72 kg) |
Jack van Bebber United States (USA) |
 Daniel MacDonaldCanada (CAN) |
Eino Leino Finland (FIN) |
| Middleweight (72 - 79 kg) |
Ivar Johansson Sweden (SWE) |
Kyösti Luukko Finland (FIN) |
József Tunyogi Hungary (HUN) |
| Light Heavyweight (79 - 87 kg) |
Peter Mehringer United States (USA) |
Thure Sjöstedt Sweden (SWE) |
 Eddie ScarfAustralia (AUS) |
| Heavyweight (+87 kg) |
Johan Richthoff Sweden (SWE) |
John Riley United States (USA) |
Nikolaus Hirschl Austria (AUT) |
| Events at the 1932 Summer Olympics (Los Angeles) |
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| American football (demostration) • Athletics • Boxing • Cycling • Diving • Equestrian • Fencing • Gymnastics • Hockey • Lacrosse (demostration) • Modern pentathlon • Rowing • Sailing • Shooting • Swimming • Water polo • Weightlifting • Wrestling |
| Wrestling at the Summer Olympics |  |
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| 1896 • 1900 • 1904 • 1908 • 1912 • 1920 • 1924 • 1928 • 1932 • 1936 • 1948 • 1952 • 1956 • 1960 • 1964 • 1968 • 1972 • 1976 • 1980 • 1984 • 1988 • 1992 • 1996 • 2000 • 2004 • 2008 See also: List of Olympic medalists in wrestling |
