Wrestling at the 1928 Summer Olympics – Men's Greco-Roman lightweight
Rank Wrestler Nation R1
1 Frits Janssens Belgium 0
1 Osvald Käpp Estonia 0
1 Lajos Keresztes Hungary 0
1 Karl Pedersen Norway 0
1 Vladimír Vávra Czechoslovakia 0
1 Edvard Westerlund Finland 0
7 Einar Borges Denmark 1
7 Walter Massop Netherlands 1
7 Harald Pettersson Sweden 1
7 Tayyar Yalaz Turkey 1
11 Alberto Barbieri Argentina 3
11 Ryszard Błażyca Poland 3
11 Adolphe Dumont Luxembourg 3
11 Ernst Mumenthaler Switzerland 3
11 Vasilios Pavlidis Greece 3
11 Piero Postini Italy 3
11 Ede Sperling Germany 3
18 Miroslav Metzner-Fritz Yugoslavia 3*
18 Paul Parisel France 3*
Results -- Round 1
The first round produced 5 winners by fall ( 0 points ) , 1 bye ( 0 points ) , 4 winners by decision ( 1 point ) , and 9 losers ( 3 points ) . Parisel and Metzner-Fritz withdrew after their bouts . Bouts Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation Lajos Keresztes Hungary Fall Adolphe Dumont Luxembourg Walter Massop Netherlands Decision Miroslav Metzner-Fritz Yugoslavia Einar Borges Denmark Decision Ernst Mumenthaler Switzerland Frits Janssens Belgium Fall Paul Parisel France Vladimír Vávra Czechoslovakia Fall Ede Sperling Germany Osvald Käpp Estonia Fall Piero Postini Italy Harald Pettersson Sweden Decision Vasilios Pavlidis Greece Tayyar Yalaz Turkey Decision Ryszard Błażyca Poland Edvard Westerlund Finland Fall Alberto Barbieri Argentina Karl Pedersen Norway Bye N/A N/A Points
The men's Greco-Roman lightweight was one of thirteen wrestling events held as part of the wrestling at the 1928 Summer Olympics programme. The competition was held from August 2 to 5, and featured 20 wrestlers from 20 nations.