Wrestling at the 1906 Intercalated Games

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At the 1906 Summer Olympics in Athens, four wrestling events were contested, all in Greco-Roman style for men. [1] Now called the Intercalated Games, the 1906 Games are no longer considered as an official Olympic Games by the International Olympic Committee.

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Medal summary

GamesGoldSilverBronze
Lightweight Rudolf Watzl
Flag of the Habsburg Monarchy.svg  Austria
Karl Karlsen
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
Ferenc Holubán
Flag of Hungary (1867-1918).svg  Hungary
Middleweight Verner Weckman
Flag of Russia.svg  Finland
Rudolf Lindmayer
Flag of the Habsburg Monarchy.svg  Austria
Robert Behrens
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
Heavyweight Søren Marinus Jensen
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
Henri Baur
Flag of the Habsburg Monarchy.svg  Austria
Marcel Dubois
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
Overall Søren Marinus Jensen
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
Verner Weckman
Flag of Russia.svg  Finland
Rudolf Watzl
Flag of the Habsburg Monarchy.svg  Austria

Medal table

Greek-roman wrestling.
Post card of 1906, published by Aspiotis. Aspiotis Olympics 1906 Wrestling.jpg
Greek-roman wrestling.
Post card of 1906, published by Aspiotis.
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 2114
2Flag of the Habsburg Monarchy.svg  Austria 1214
3Flag of Russia.svg  Finland 1102
4Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 0011
Flag of Hungary (1867-1918).svg  Hungary 0011
Totals (5 entries)44412

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References

  1. "Wrestling: 1906 Intercalated Games Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2014-01-28.