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Wrestling at the 1948 London Summer Games:

Men's Middleweight, Greco-Roman Round Five

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Events:
Phases:

Host City: London, Great Britain
Venue(s): Empress Hall, Earls Court Exhibition Centre, Kensington, London
Date Started: August 6, 1948
Date Finished: August 6, 1948

Gold: SWE Axel Grönberg
Silver: TUR Muhlis Tayfur
Bronze: ITA Ercole Gallegati

Round Five

Rank Athlete Age Team NOC BP
1 Axel Grönberg 30 Sweden SWE 2
2 Muhlis Tayfur Turkey TUR 4
3 Ercole Gallegati 36 Italy ITA 5 eliminated
4 Jean-Baptiste Benoy 21 Belgium BEL 6 eliminated
5 Kaare Larsen 33 Norway NOR 7 eliminated

Round Five

Unit Date Result
Match #1 1948-08-06 Grönberg (SWE) fall (7:08), Benoy (BEL)
Match #2 1948-08-06 Gallegati (ITA) decision (3-0), Larsen (NOR)
Match #3 1948-08-06 Tayfur (TUR)