Wrestling at the 1920 Summer Olympics
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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).
Medal summary
Greco-Roman
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Featherweight |
Oskari Friman Finland
|
Heikki Kähkönen Finland
|
Fritiof Svensson Sweden
|
| Lightweight |
Emil Väre Finland
|
Taavi Tamminen Finland
|
Frithjof Andersen Norway
|
| Middleweight |
Carl Westergren Sweden
|
Arthur Lindfors Finland
|
Masa Perttilä Finland
|
| Light heavyweight |
Claes Johanson Sweden
|
Edil Rosenqvist Finland
|
Johannes Eriksen Denmark
|
| Heavyweight |
Adolf Lindfors Finland
|
Poul Hansen Denmark
|
Martti Nieminen Finland
|
Freestyle
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Featherweight |
Charles Ackerly United States
|
Sam Gerson United States
|
Bernard Bernard Great Britain
|
| Lightweight |
Kalle Anttila Finland
|
Gottfrid Svensson Sweden
|
Herbert Wright Great Britain
|
| Middleweight |
Eino Leino Finland
|
Väinö Penttala Finland
|
Charley Johnson United States
|
| Light heavyweight |
Anders Larsson Sweden
|
Charles Courant Switzerland
|
Walter Maurer United States
|
| Heavyweight |
Robert Roth Switzerland
|
Nat Pendleton United States
|
Fred Meyer United States
|
| Ernst Nilsson Sweden
|
Participating nations
A total of 152 wrestlers from 19 nations competed at the Antwerp Games:
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 |  Finland (FIN) | 5 | 5 | 2 | 12 |
| 2 |  Sweden (SWE) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 3 |  United States (USA) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 4 |  Switzerland (SUI) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 |  Denmark (DEN) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 |  Great Britain (GBR) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 7 |  Norway (NOR) | 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.
