Wrestling at the 1936 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle bantamweight
The men's freestyle bantamweight competition at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin took place from 2 August to 5 August at the Deutschlandhalle. Nations were limited to one competitor. This weight class was limited to wrestlers weighing up to 56kg.
This freestyle 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 for freestyle wrestling, with a slight modification. Each round featured all wrestlers pairing off and wrestling one bout. The loser received 3 points if the loss was by fall or unanimous decision and 2 points if the decision was 2-1. 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
The four wrestlers who won by fall took the lead, with 0 bad points. The three other winners by decision each received 1 point. All of the losers were defeated by either fall or unanimous decision, so each received 3 points.; Bouts
| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
| Ray Cazaux | Decision, 3–0 | Kojiro Tamba | ||
| Johannes Herbert | Fall | Ahmet Çakıryıldız | ||
| Ödön Zombori | Fall | Gustave Laporte | ||
| Marcello Nizzola | Fall | Anton Nič | ||
| Herman Tuvesson | Decision, 3–0 | Aatos Jaskari | ||
| Cesar Gaudard | Fall | Shankarrao Thorat | ||
| Ross Flood | Decision, 3–0 | Enrique Jurado |
; Points
| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total |
| 1 | Cesar Gaudard | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | Johannes Herbert | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | Marcello Nizzola | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | Ödön Zombori | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 | Ray Cazaux | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 5 | Ross Flood | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 5 | Herman Tuvesson | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 8 | Ahmet Çakiryildiz | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| 8 | Aatos Jaskari | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| 8 | Enrique Jurado | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| 8 | Gustave Laporte | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| 8 | Anton Nič | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| 8 | Kojiro Tamba | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| 8 | Shankarrao Thorat | 0 | 3 | 3 |
Round 2
Herbert was the only wrestlers to win a second time by fall, staying at 0 points. Flood, Tuvesson, and Zombori all finished the round with 1 point, having won once by decision and once by fall. Nizzola's first points were a pair of points received for his loss by split decision to Zombori. Three men ended the round with 3 points, and two wrestlers had 4. The four competitors who lost in each of the first two rounds were eliminated.; Bouts
| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
| Ahmet Çakiryildiz | Decision, 2–1 | Kojiro Tamba | ||
| Johannes Herbert | Fall | Ray Cazaux | ||
| Gustave Laporte | Fall | Anton Nič | ||
| Ödön Zombori | Decision, 2–1 | Marcello Nizzola | ||
| Herman Tuvesson | Fall | Cesar Gaudard | ||
| Aatos Jaskari | Fall | Enrique Jurado | ||
| Ross Flood | Fall | Shankarrao Thorat |
; Points
| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total |
| 1 | Johannes Herbert | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2 | Ross Flood | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2 | Herman Tuvesson | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2 | Ödön Zombori | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 5 | Marcello Nizzola | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 6 | Cesar Gaudard | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| 6 | Aatos Jaskari | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| 6 | Gustave Laporte | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| 9 | Ahmet Çakiryildiz | 3 | 1 | 4 | |
| 9 | Ray Cazaux | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| 11 | Kojiro Tamba | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
| 12 | Enrique Jurado | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
| 12 | Anton Nič | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
| 12 | Shankarrao Thorat | 3 | 3 | 6 |
Round 3
Four more men suffered their second losses in this round and were eliminated with 5 points or more. Herbert continued to be the only wrestler with 0 points, winning a third bout by fall. Flood stayed at 1 point, but Tuvesson picked up a second. The three other wrestlers who remained in contention each had 4 points.; Bouts
| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
| Ahmet Çakiryildiz | Fall | Ray Cazaux | ||
| Johannes Herbert | Fall | Gustave Laporte | ||
| Herman Tuvesson | Decision, 3–0 | Ödön Zombori | ||
| Aatos Jaskari | Decision, 3–0 | Marcello Nizzola | ||
| Ross Flood | Fall | Cesar Gaudard |
; Points
| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total |
| 1 | Johannes Herbert | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2 | Ross Flood | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2 | Herman Tuvesson | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 9 | Ahmet Çakiryildiz | 4 | 0 | 4 | |
| 6 | Aatos Jaskari | 3 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2 | Ödön Zombori | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| 5 | Marcello Nizzola | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| 6 | Cesar Gaudard | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
| 6 | Gustave Laporte | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
| 9 | Ray Cazaux | 4 | 3 | 7 |
Round 4
Herbert received his first points, 2 for a split-decision loss to Tuvesson. This moved Tuvesson from 2 points to 3, leaving Flood in the lead at 1 point. Jaskari and Çakiryildiz were eliminated with their losses. The official report placed Jaskari 5th and Çakiryildiz 6th.; Bouts
| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
| Ödön Zombori | Fall | Ahmet Çakiryildiz | ||
| Herman Tuvesson | Decision, 2–1 | Johannes Herbert | ||
| Ross Flood | Fall | Aatos Jaskari |
; Points
| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total |
| 1 | Ross Flood | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2 | Johannes Herbert | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 3 | Herman Tuvesson | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| 4 | Ödön Zombori | 4 | 0 | 4 | |
| 5 | Aatos Jaskari | 4 | 3 | 7 | |
| 6 | Ahmet Çakiryildiz | 4 | 3 | 7 |
Round 5
After keeping a perfect record through three rounds, Herbert's consecutive losses in rounds 4 and 5 resulted in his elimination. As he finished with fewer bad points than Tuvesson who was also eliminated in this round, however, Herbert earned the bronze medal. Tuvesson finished fourth despite losing only once; his previous three wins by decision gave him too many points to continue after a single defeat. Zombori hung on for the second straight round after reaching 4 points in round 3. Flood picked up a second point in the win by decision over Tuvesson.; Bouts
| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
| Ödön Zombori | Fall | Johannes Herbert | ||
| Ross Flood | Decision, 3–0 | Herman Tuvesson |
; Points
| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total |
| 1 | Ross Flood | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2 | Ödön Zombori | 4 | 0 | 4 | |
| Johannes Herbert | 2 | 3 | 5 | ||
| 4 | Herman Tuvesson | 3 | 3 | 6 |
Round 6
Zombori won his third consecutive match by fall, winning the gold medal after being pushed to the brink of elimination in the third round. Flood finished with the silver medal.; Bouts
| Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
| Ödön Zombori | Fall | Ross Flood |
; Points
| Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Start | Earned | Total |
| Ödön Zombori | 4 | 0 | 4 | ||
| Ross Flood | 2 | 3 | 5 |