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

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Men's heavyweight Greco-Roman wrestling
at the Games of the VII Olympiad
Venue Olympisch Stadion
DatesAugust 17–20
Competitors19 from 12 nations
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Adolf Lindfors Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
Silver medal icon.svg Poul Hansen Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
Bronze medal icon.svg Martti Nieminen Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
  1912
1924  

The men's Greco-Roman heavyweight 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. Heavyweight was the heaviest category, including wrestlers weighing over 82.5 kilograms.

A total of 19 wrestlers from 12 nations competed in the event, which was held from August 17 to August 20, 1920. [1]

Results

Gold medal round

Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Flag of Finland.svg  Adolf Lindfors  (FIN)W
Flag of France.svg  André Gasiglia  (FRA)L Flag of Finland.svg  Adolf Lindfors  (FIN)W
US flag 48 stars.svg  Edward Willkie  (USA)WUS flag 48 stars.svg  Edward Willkie  (USA)L
Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Josef Struna  (TCH)L Flag of Finland.svg  Adolf Lindfors  (FIN)W
Flag of France.svg  Edmond Dame  (FRA)L
Flag of France.svg  Edmond Dame  (FRA)W
Flag of Estonia.svg  Artur Kukk  (EST)L
Flag of Finland.svg  Adolf Lindfors  (FIN)W
Flag of Denmark.svg  Poul Hansen  (DEN)L
Flag of Denmark.svg  Poul Hansen  (DEN)W
US flag 48 stars.svg  Alexander Weyand  (USA)L
Flag of Denmark.svg  Poul Hansen  (DEN)W
Flag of Finland.svg  Martin Nieminen  (FIN)L
Flag of Finland.svg  Martin Nieminen  (FIN)W
Flag of Denmark.svg  Emil Larsen  (DEN)L
Flag of Finland.svg  Adolf Lindfors  (FIN)W
Flag of Sweden.svg  Anders Ahlgren  (SWE)L
Flag of Sweden.svg  Anders Ahlgren  (SWE)W
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Barend Bonneveld  (NED)L
Flag of Sweden.svg  Anders Ahlgren  (SWE)W
Flag of Norway.svg  Harald Vassboten  (NOR)L
Flag of Norway.svg  Harald Vassboten  (NOR)W
Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Giorgio Calza  (ITA)WFlag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Giorgio Calza  (ITA)L
Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Jan Kraus  (TCH)L Flag of Sweden.svg  Anders Ahlgren  (SWE)W
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Jaap Sjouwerman  (NED)L
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Jaap Sjouwerman  (NED)W
Flag of Greece (1828-1978).svg  Dimitrios Vergos  (GRE)L
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Jaap Sjouwerman  (NED)W
Flag of Sweden.svg  Ernst Nilsson  (SWE)L
Flag of Sweden.svg  Ernst Nilsson  (SWE)W
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Eduard van den Bril  (BEL)L

Silver medal round

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Flag of Denmark.svg  Poul Hansen  (DEN)W
Flag of France.svg  Edmond Dame  (FRA)L Flag of Denmark.svg  Poul Hansen  (DEN)W
Flag of France.svg  André Gasiglia  (FRA)L
Flag of Denmark.svg  Poul Hansen  (DEN)W
US flag 48 stars.svg  Edward Willkie  (USA)L
US flag 48 stars.svg  Edward Willkie  (USA)W
Flag of Sweden.svg  Anders Ahlgren  (SWE)L

Bronze medal round

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
US flag 48 stars.svg  Edward Willkie  (USA)W
Flag of France.svg  André Gasiglia  (FRA)L US flag 48 stars.svg  Edward Willkie  (USA)L
Flag of Finland.svg  Martin Nieminen  (FIN)W
Flag of Finland.svg  Martin Nieminen  (FIN)W
US flag 48 stars.svg  Alexander Weyand  (USA)L
US flag 48 stars.svg  Alexander Weyand  (USA)W
Flag of France.svg  Edmond Dame  (FRA)L

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References

  1. "Wrestling at the 1920 Antwerpen Summer Games: Men's Heavyweight, Greco-Roman". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18. Retrieved 2013-09-01.