Wrestling at the 1920 Summer Olympics
Wrestling at the Olympics
At the 1920 Summer Olympics, ten wrestling events were contested, for all men. There were five weight classes in Greco-Roman wrestling and five classes in Catch as Catch Can, predecessor to freestyle wrestling. The competitions were held from Monday, August 16 to Friday, August 20, 1920 (Greco-Roman) and from Wednesday, August 25 to Friday, August 27, 1920 (freestyle).
![Wrestling](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/12/Wrestling_pictogram.svg/100px-Wrestling_pictogram.svg.png)
Medal summary
Greco-Roman
Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
---|---|---|---|
Featherweight details | Oskari Friman![]() | Heikki Kähkönen![]() | Fritiof Svensson![]() |
Lightweight details | Emil Väre![]() | Taavi Tamminen![]() | Frithjof Andersen![]() |
Middleweight details | Carl Westergren![]() | Arthur Lindfors![]() | Masa Perttilä![]() |
Light heavyweight details | Claes Johanson![]() | Edil Rosenqvist![]() | Johannes Eriksen![]() |
Heavyweight details | Adolf Lindfors![]() | Poul Hansen![]() | Martti Nieminen![]() |
Freestyle
Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
---|---|---|---|
Featherweight details | Charles Ackerly![]() | Sam Gerson![]() | Bernard Bernard![]() |
Lightweight details | Kalle Anttila![]() | Gottfrid Svensson![]() | Herbert Wright![]() |
Middleweight details | Eino Leino![]() | Väinö Penttala![]() | Charley Johnson![]() |
Light heavyweight details | Anders Larsson![]() | Charles Courant![]() | Walter Maurer![]() |
Heavyweight details | Robert Roth![]() | Nat Pendleton![]() | Fred Meyer![]() |
Ernst Nilsson![]() |
Participating nations
A total of 152 wrestlers from 19 nations competed at the Antwerp Games:[1]
Belgium (12)
Canada (1)
Czechoslovakia (10)
Denmark (10)
Egypt (1)
Estonia (4)
Finland (18)
France (17)
Great Britain (10)
Greece (5)
India (2)
Italy (8)
Luxembourg (2)
Netherlands (9)
Norway (7)
South Africa (1)
Sweden (13)
Switzerland (4)
United States (18)
Medal table
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() | 5 | 5 | 2 | 12 |
2 | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
3 | ![]() | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
4 | ![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
5 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
6 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
7 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Totals (7 entries) | 10 | 10 | 11 | 31 |
See also
- List of World and Olympic Champions in men's freestyle wrestling
- List of World and Olympic Champions in Greco-Roman wrestling
References
- ^ "Wrestling at the 1920 Antwerp Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2013-05-23.
External links
- International Olympic Committee results database
- American Olympic Committee (1920). "Report of the American Olympic Committee, Seventh Olympic Games" (PDF). Retrieved 27 July 2016.
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Events at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp
- Archery
- Athletics
- Boxing
- Cycling
- Diving
- Equestrian
- Fencing
- Figure skating
- Football
- Gymnastics
- Field hockey
- Ice hockey
- Korfball (demonstration)
- Modern pentathlon
- Polo
- Rowing
- Rugby
- Sailing
- Shooting
- Swimming
- Tennis
- Tug of war
- Water polo
- Weightlifting
- Wrestling
- Art competitions (unofficial)