Wrestling at the 1920 Summer Olympics – Men's Greco-Roman lightweight

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Men's lightweight Greco-Roman wrestling
at the Games of the VII Olympiad
Venue Olympisch Stadion
DatesAugust 16–20
Competitors22 from 12 nations
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Emil Väre Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
Silver medal icon.svg Taavi Tamminen Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
Bronze medal icon.svg Frithjof Andersen Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
  1912
1924  

The men's Greco-Roman lightweight was a Greco-Roman wrestling event held as part of the Wrestling at the 1920 Summer Olympics programme. It was the third appearance of the event. Featherweight was the second lightest category, and included wrestlers weighing up to 67.5 kilograms.

A total of 22 wrestlers from 12 nations competed in the event, which was held from August 16 to August 20, 1920. [1]

Results

Gold medal round

Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Flag of Finland.svg  Emil Väre  (FIN)W
Flag of Denmark.svg  Fritz Christiansen  (DEN)L Flag of Finland.svg  Emil Väre  (FIN)W
Flag of France.svg  Maurice Rohon  (FRA)WFlag of France.svg  Maurice Rohon  (FRA)L
Flag of Egypt (1882-1922).svg  Ahmed Rahmy  (EGY)L Flag of Finland.svg  Emil Väre  (FIN)W
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Frits Janssens  (BEL)L
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Frits Janssens  (BEL)W
US flag 48 stars.svg  Oral Swigart  (USA)WUS flag 48 stars.svg  Oral Swigart  (USA)L
Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Walter Ranghieri  (ITA)L Flag of Finland.svg  Emil Väre  (FIN)W
Flag of Denmark.svg  Frants Frisenfeldt  (DEN)WFlag of Denmark.svg  Frants Frisenfeldt  (DEN)L
Flag of Greece (1828-1978).svg  Vasilios Pavlidis  (GRE)L Flag of Denmark.svg  Frants Frisenfeldt  (DEN)W
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Albert Savonet  (BEL)L
Flag of Denmark.svg  Frants Frisenfeldt  (DEN)W
US flag 48 stars.svg  George Metropoulos  (USA)L
US flag 48 stars.svg  George Metropoulos  (USA)W
Flag of Greece (1828-1978).svg  Vasilios Vouyoukos  (GRE)L
Flag of Finland.svg  Emil Väre  (FIN)Gold medal.svgW
Flag of Finland.svg  Taavi Tamminen  (FIN)L
Flag of Finland.svg  Taavi Tamminen  (FIN)W
Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  František Kopřiva  (TCH)L
Flag of Finland.svg  Taavi Tamminen  (FIN)W
Flag of Norway.svg  Richard Frydenlund  (NOR)L
Flag of Norway.svg  Richard Frydenlund  (NOR)W
Flag of Sweden.svg  Gustaf Nilsson  (SWE)L
Flag of Finland.svg  Taavi Tamminen  (FIN)W
Flag of Norway.svg  Frithjof Andersen  (NOR)L
Flag of Norway.svg  Frithjof Andersen  (NOR)W
Flag of Sweden.svg  Holger Lindberg  (SWE)WFlag of Sweden.svg  Holger Lindberg  (SWE)L
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Johannes Nolton  (NED)L Flag of Norway.svg  Frithjof Andersen  (NOR)W
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Carl Coerse  (NED)WFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Carl Coerse  (NED)L
Flag of France.svg  Théodore Bainconneau  (FRA)L Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Carl Coerse  (NED)W
Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Karel Halík  (TCH)L

Silver medal round

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Frits Janssens  (BEL)W
Flag of Denmark.svg  Fritz Christiansen  (DEN)L Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Frits Janssens  (BEL)L
Flag of Finland.svg  Taavi Tamminen  (FIN)W
Flag of Finland.svg  Taavi Tamminen  (FIN)Silver medal.svgW
Flag of Denmark.svg  Frants Frisenfeldt  (DEN)L
Flag of Denmark.svg  Frants Frisenfeldt  (DEN)W
Flag of France.svg  Maurice Rohon  (FRA)L

Bronze medal rounds

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Flag of Norway.svg  Frithjof Andersen  (NOR)W
Flag of Denmark.svg  Frants Frisenfeldt  (DEN)L Flag of Norway.svg  Frithjof Andersen  (NOR)W
Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  František Kopřiva  (TCH)L
Flag of Norway.svg  Frithjof Andersen  (NOR)Bronze medal.svgW
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Frits Janssens  (BEL)L
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Frits Janssens  (BEL)W
Flag of Norway.svg  Richard Frydenlund  (NOR)L

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References

  1. "Wrestling at the 1920 Antwerpen Summer Games: Men's Lightweight, Greco-Roman". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18. Retrieved 2013-08-30.