Wrestling at the 1928 Summer Olympics – Men's Greco-Roman light heavyweight

[2] Light heavyweight was the second heaviest category, including wrestlers weighing 75 to 82.5 kilograms (165.3 to 181.9 lb).

[1] This Greco-Roman wrestling competition introduced an elimination system based on the accumulation of points.

That is exactly what happened; Clody's decision eliminated him but left Szalay at 4 points and still in contention.

Moustafa had the bye and stayed at 1 point, now in sole possession of the lead.

Rieger and Moustafa, both undefeated, advanced to face each other in a de facto gold medal bout.