1921 World Wrestling Championships

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1921 World Greco-Roman Championships
Host city Flag of Finland.svg Helsinki, Finland
Dates5–8 November

The 1921 World Greco-Roman Wrestling Championship were held in Helsinki, Finland.

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Helsinki Capital city in Uusimaa, Finland

Helsinki is the capital and most populous city of Finland. Located on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, it is the seat of the region of Uusimaa in southern Finland, and has a population of 650,058. The city's urban area has a population of 1,268,296, making it by far the most populous urban area in Finland as well as the country's most important center for politics, education, finance, culture, and research. Helsinki is located 80 kilometres (50 mi) north of Tallinn, Estonia, 400 km (250 mi) east of Stockholm, Sweden, and 300 km (190 mi) west of Saint Petersburg, Russia. It has close historical ties with these three cities.

Finland Republic in Northern Europe

Finland, officially the Republic of Finland, is a country in Northern Europe bordering the Baltic Sea, Gulf of Bothnia, and Gulf of Finland, between Norway to the north, Sweden to the northwest, and Russia to the east. Finland is a Nordic country and is situated in the geographical region of Fennoscandia. The capital and largest city is Helsinki. Other major cities are Espoo, Vantaa, Tampere, Oulu and Turku.

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Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 64313
2Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 0112
3Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 0101
4Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 0011
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 0011
Totals (5 nations)66618

Medal summary

Men's Greco-Roman

EventGoldSilverBronze
Bantamweight
58 kg
Väinö Ikonen
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
Kaarlo Mäkinen
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
Risto Mustonen
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
Featherweight
62 kg
Kalle Anttila
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
Aleksanteri Toivola
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
Erik Malmberg
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Lightweight
67.5 kg
Oskari Friman
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
Rūdolfs Ronis
Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia
Juho Ikävalko
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
Middleweight
75 kg
Taavi Tamminen
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
Volmar Wikström
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
Edvard Westerlund
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
Light heavyweight
82.5 kg
Edil Rosenqvist
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
Rudolf Svensson
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Jan Muijs
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Heavyweight
+82.5 kg
Johan Salila
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
Martti Nieminen
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
Emil Larsen
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark

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