Wrestling at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Men's Greco-Roman lightweight

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Men's lightweight Greco-Roman wrestling
at the Games of the IV Olympiad
Venue White City Stadium
DatesJuly 23 (R32 through semis)
July 25 (final, bronze match)
Competitors25 from 10 nations
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Enrico Porro Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Italy
Silver medal icon.svg Nikolay Orlov Flag of Russia.svg  Russian Empire
Bronze medal icon.svg Arvo Lindén Flag of Russia.svg  Finland
1912  

The Greco-Roman lightweight was one of four Greco-Roman wrestling weight classes contested on the Wrestling at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme. Like all other wrestling events, it was open only to men. The lightweight was the lightest weight class, allowing wrestlers up to 66.6 kilograms (147 lb). [1] Each nation could enter up to 12 wrestlers. [2]

Competition format

The event was a single-elimination tournament with a bronze medal match between the semifinal losers. The final and bronze medal match were best two-of-three, while all other rounds were a single bout. Bouts were 15 minutes, unless one wrestler lost by fall (two shoulders on the ground at the same time). Other than falls, decisions were made by the judges or, if they did not agree, the referee.

Wrestlers could "take hold only from the head and not lower than the waist." The "hair, flesh, ears, private parts, or clothes may not be seized"; striking, scratching, twisting fingers, tripping, and grabbing legs were prohibited. Holds "obtained that the fear of breakage or dislocation of a limb shall cause the wrestler to give the fall" were outlawed, and particularly the double-nelson, arm up back with bar on, hammerlock, strangle, half-strangle, hang, and flying mare with palm uppermost. [3]

Results

Standings

PlaceWrestlerNation
1 Enrico Porro Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg Italy
2 Nikolay Orlov Flag of Russia.svg Russia
3 Arvo Lindén Flag of Russia.svg Finland
4 Gunnar Persson Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden
5 Gustaf Malmström Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden
József Maróthy Flag of Hungary (1867-1918).svg Hungary
Anders Møller Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark
Ödön Radvány Flag of Hungary (1867-1918).svg Hungary
9 Ernest Blount Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain
Ulferd Bruseker Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands
Carl Carlsen Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark
George Faulkner Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain
Albert Hawkins Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain
Téger József Flag of Hungary (1867-1918).svg Hungary
Carl Erik Lund Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden
William Wood Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain
17 Christian Carlsen Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark
Karel Halík Flag of Bohemia.svg Bohemia
Lucien Hansen Flag of Belgium.svg Belgium
George MacKenzie Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain
Jacob van Moppes Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands
Albert Rose Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain
William Ruff Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain
Fernand Steens Flag of Belgium.svg Belgium
Albert Whittingstall Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain

Bracket

 
First RoundSecond RoundQuarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
             
 
Fall (2:33)
 
 
Flag of Russia.svg  Arvo Lindén  (FIN)
 
Fall (4:15)
 
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Lucien Hansen  (BEL)
 
Flag of Russia.svg  Arvo Lindén  (FIN)
 
Fall (9:00)
 
Flag of Denmark.svg  Carl Carlsen  (DEN)
 
Flag of Denmark.svg  Carl Carlsen  (DEN)
 
Fall (13:32)
 
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Fernand Steens  (BEL)
 
Flag of Russia.svg  Arvo Lindén  (FIN)
 
Fall (3:59)
 
Flag of Denmark.svg  Anders Møller  (DEN)
 
Flag of Denmark.svg  Anders Møller  (DEN)
 
Fall (11:18)
 
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Albert Whittingstall  (GBR)
 
Flag of Denmark.svg  Anders Møller  (DEN)
 
 
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  George Faulkner  (GBR)
 
 
Decision
 
 
Flag of Russia.svg  Arvo Lindén  (FIN)
 
 
Flag of Russia.svg  Nikolay Orlov  (RU1)
 
 
Fall (10:46)
 
 
Flag of Russia.svg  Nikolay Orlov  (RU1)
 
 
Flag of Sweden.svg  Carl Erik Lund  (SWE)
 
 
Fall (7:16)
 
 
Flag of Russia.svg  Nikolay Orlov  (RU1)
 
Fall (18:35)
 
Flag of Hungary (1867-1918).svg  Ödön Radvány  (HUN)
 
Flag of Hungary (1867-1918).svg  Ödön Radvány  (HUN)
 
Fall (0:17)
 
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  William Ruff  (GBR)
 
Flag of Hungary (1867-1918).svg  Ödön Radvány  (HUN)
 
Fall (1:10)
 
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Albert Hawkins  (GBR)
 
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Albert Hawkins  (GBR)
 
2–0 (decision/decision)
 
Flag of Denmark.svg  Christian Carlsen  (DEN)
 
Flag of Russia.svg  Nikolay Orlov  (RU1)Silver medal.svg
 
 
Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Enrico Porro  (ITA)Gold medal.svg
 
 
Decision
 
 
Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Enrico Porro  (ITA)
 
Decision
 
Flag of Hungary (1867-1918).svg  József Téger  (HUN)
 
Flag of Hungary (1867-1918).svg  József Téger  (HUN)
 
Decision
 
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Jacob van Moppes  (NED)
 
Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Enrico Porro  (ITA)
 
Fall (3:35)
 
Flag of Sweden.svg  Gustaf Malmström  (SWE)
 
Flag of Sweden.svg  Gustaf Malmström  (SWE)
 
Fall (3:20)
 
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  George MacKenzie  (GBR)
 
Flag of Sweden.svg  Gustaf Malmström  (SWE)
 
 
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Ulferd Bruseker (NED)
 
 
Fall (2:05)
 
 
Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Enrico Porro  (ITA)
 
 
Flag of Sweden.svg  Gunnar Persson  (SWE)Third place
 
 
Fall (7:06)  
 
 
Flag of Sweden.svg  Gunnar Persson  (SWE)Flag of Russia.svg  Arvo Lindén  (FIN)Bronze medal.svg
 
 
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Ernest Blount  (GBR)Flag of Sweden.svg  Gunnar Persson  (SWE)
 
 
 
 
 
Flag of Sweden.svg  Gunnar Persson  (SWE)
 
Fall (14:59)
 
József Maróthy retired
 
Flag of Hungary (1867-1918).svg  József Maróthy  (HUN)
 
Decision
 
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Albert Rose  (GBR)
 
Flag of Hungary (1867-1918).svg  József Maróthy  (HUN)
 
Decision
 
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  William Wood  (GBR)
 
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  William Wood  (GBR)
 
 
Flag of Bohemia.svg  Karel Halík  (BOH)
 

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References

  1. "Wrestling at the 1908 London Summer Games: Men's Lightweight, Greco-Roman". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
  2. Official Report, p. 40.
  3. Official Report, pp. 621–23.

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