Wrestling at the 1920 Summer Olympics

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Wrestling
at the Games of the VII Olympiad
Wrestling pictogram.svg
VenueGrande Salle de la Zoologie
Dates16–27 August 1920
No. of events10 (10 men, 0 women)
Competitors152 from 19 nations
  1912
1924  

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

GamesGoldSilverBronze
Featherweight
details
Oskari Friman
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
Heikki Kähkönen
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
Fritiof Svensson
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Lightweight
details
Emil Väre
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
Taavi Tamminen
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
Frithjof Andersen
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
Middleweight
details
Carl Westergren
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Arthur Lindfors
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
Masa Perttilä
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
Light heavyweight
details
Claes Johanson
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Edil Rosenqvist
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
Johannes Eriksen
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
Heavyweight
details
Adolf Lindfors
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
Poul Hansen
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
Martti Nieminen
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland

Freestyle

GamesGoldSilverBronze
Featherweight
details
Charles Ackerly
US flag 48 stars.svg  United States
Sam Gerson
US flag 48 stars.svg  United States
Bernard Bernard
Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain
Lightweight
details
Kalle Anttila
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
Gottfrid Svensson
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Herbert Wright
Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain
Middleweight
details
Eino Leino
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
Väinö Penttala
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
Charley Johnson
US flag 48 stars.svg  United States
Light heavyweight
details
Anders Larsson
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Charles Courant
Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland
Walter Maurer
US flag 48 stars.svg  United States
Heavyweight
details
Robert Roth
Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland
Nat Pendleton
US flag 48 stars.svg  United States
Fred Meyer
US flag 48 stars.svg  United States
Ernst Nilsson
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden

Participating nations

A total of 152 wrestlers from 19 nations competed at the Antwerp Games: [1]

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of Finland.svg  Finland  (FIN)55212
2Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden  (SWE)3126
3US flag 48 stars.svg  United States  (USA)1236
4Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland  (SUI)1102
5Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark  (DEN)0112
6Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain  (GBR)0022
7Flag of Norway.svg  Norway  (NOR)0011
Totals (7 entries)10101131

See also

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References

  1. "Wrestling at the 1920 Antwerp Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2013-05-23.