Wrestling at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Men's Greco-Roman lightweight
Rank Wrestler Nation Start Earned Total
1 Shazam Safin Soviet Union 1 0 1
2 Mikuláš Athanasov Czechoslovakia 2 0 2
2 Gustav Freij Sweden 1 1 2
2 Gyula Tarr Hungary 1 1 2
5 Franco Benedetti Italy 3 1 4
5 Dumitru Cuc Romania 1 3 4
5 Kalle Haapasalmi Finland 4 0 4
8 Kamal Hussain Egypt 2 3 5
8 Erich Schmidt Saar 4 1 5
10 Jack Rasmussen Denmark 3 3 6
10 Zbigniew Szajewski Poland 3 3 6
12 Jan Cools Belgium 4 3 7
12 André Verdaine France 4 3 7
Results -- Round 3
Bouts Winner Nation Victory Type Loser Nation Gyula Tarr Hungary Decision , 3–0 Kamal Hussain Egypt Erich Schmidt Saar Decision , 3–0 Jan Cools Belgium Mikuláš Athanasov Czechoslovakia Walkover Zbigniew Szajewski Poland Franco Benedetti Italy Decision , 2–1 André Verdaine France Gustav Freij Sweden Decision , 3–0 Dumitru Cuc Romania Shazam Safin Soviet Union Fall Jack Rasmussen Denmark Kalle Haapasalmi Finland Bye N/A N/A Points
The men's Greco-Roman lightweight competition at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki took place from 24 July to 27 July at Messuhalli. Nations were limited to one competitor.