[3] This Greco-Roman wrestling competition followed the same format that was introduced at the 1928 Summer Olympics, using an elimination system based on the accumulation of points.

Both of the winners by fall in the first round lost in the second, joining Miyazaki at 3 points.

Three of the four wrestlers who actually had bouts this round were eliminated: Reini and Miyazaki each suffered their second loss, while Sperling's win by decision gave him a fifth point and left him with the bronze medal.

[5] Malmberg won his fourth bout in a decision over Kurland to win the gold medal.

In a quirk of the competition system, Kurland took silver with a 1–2 record, having lost to both of the other medalists and despite the bronze medalist, Sperling, having a 2–1 record (having lost only to Malmberg and having defeated Kurland).