Wrestling at the 1932 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle featherweight
The men's freestyle featherweight 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 61kg. This freestyle wrestling competition did not use the single-eliminationbracket 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
Of the five bouts, two were won by fall to give Chasson and Pihlajamäki 0 points while the other three winners each received 1 point for wins by decision. The five losers each received 3 points. ; Bouts
Pihlajamäki quickly became the only remaining 0-point wrestler, with a second win by fall. Farmakidis and Nemir also won by fall this round, staying at 1 point each. Karlsson's second win, like his first, was by decision; he had 2 points after the round. Chasson was the only first-round winner to lose in the second, dropping to 3 points. This total was matched by Taylor, the winner of the match-up between two first-round losers. The other four wrestlers who lost in the first round lost again in round 2, being eliminated. ; Bouts
Winner
Nation
Victory Type
Loser
Nation
Edgar Nemir
Fall
Herb Rowland
Hermanni Pihlajamäki
Fall
Christian Schack
John Farmakidis
Fall
Jean Chasson
Einar Karlsson
Decision
Hatta Ichiro
Joseph William Taylor
Fall
Fidel Arellano
; Points
Rank
Wrestler
Nation
Start
Earned
Total
1
Hermanni Pihlajamäki
0
0
0
2
John Farmakidis
1
0
1
2
Edgar Nemir
1
0
1
4
Einar Karlsson
1
1
2
5
Jean Chasson
0
3
3
5
Joseph William Taylor
3
0
3
7
Fidel Arellano
3
3
6
7
Hatta Ichiro
3
3
6
7
Herb Rowland
3
3
6
7
Christian Schack
3
3
6
Round 3
One bout this round was sure to result in elimination, pitting two 3-point wrestlers against each other. Chasson forfeited the bout, leaving Taylor at 3 points. Karlsson survived potential elimination by defeating Farmakidis; the former had 3 points after his third straight win by decision while the latter jumped to 4 points. Nemir also moved to 4 points after losing to Pihlajamäki ; Bouts
Winner
Nation
Victory Type
Loser
Nation
Hermanni Pihlajamäki
Decision
Edgar Nemir
Einar Karlsson
Decision
John Farmakidis
Joseph William Taylor
Forfeit
Jean Chasson
; Points
Rank
Wrestler
Nation
Start
Earned
Total
1
Hermanni Pihlajamäki
0
1
1
2
Einar Karlsson
2
1
3
2
Joseph William Taylor
3
0
3
4
John Farmakidis
1
3
4
5
Edgar Nemir
1
3
4
6
Jean Chasson
3
3
6
Round 4
Pihlajamäki won his fourth bout, picking up a second point with the win by decision and eliminating Farmakidis. Nemir, who started with 4 points and therefore needed a win by fall to continue, won by fall, eliminating Taylor. Karlsson had a bye, staying at 3 points. ; Bouts
Winner
Nation
Victory Type
Loser
Nation
Hermanni Pihlajamäki
Decision
John Farmakidis
Edgar Nemir
Fall
Joseph William Taylor
Einar Karlsson
Bye
N/A
N/A
; Points
Rank
Wrestler
Nation
Start
Earned
Total
1
Hermanni Pihlajamäki
1
1
2
2
Einar Karlsson
3
0
3
3
Edgar Nemir
4
0
4
4
Joseph William Taylor
3
3
6
5
John Farmakidis
4
3
7
Final round
Pihlajamäki finished with a win over Karlsson, ending 5–0 with a gold medal due to his previous win over Nemir. Karlsson's loss moved him to 6 points and the bronze medal. ; Bouts
