Wrestling at the 1920 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle middleweight

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Men's middleweight freestyle wrestling
at the Games of the VII Olympiad
Venue Olympisch Stadion
DatesAugust 25–27
Competitors18 from 12 nations
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Eino Leino Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
Silver medal icon.svg Väinö Penttala Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
Bronze medal icon.svg Charley Johnson US flag 48 stars.svg  United States
  1908
1924  

The men's freestyle middleweight was a Catch as Catch Can wrestling, later freestyle, event held as part of the wrestling at the 1920 Summer Olympics programme. It was the second appearance of the event. Middleweight was the median category, and included wrestlers weighing up to 69 kilograms.

Contents

A total of 18 wrestlers from twelve nations competed in the event, which was held from Wednesday, August 25 to Friday, August 27, 1920. [1]

Results

Round of 32
August 25
Round of 16
August 26
Quarterfinals
August 27
Semifinals
August 27
Final
August 27
Flag of Finland.svg  Väinö Penttala  (FIN)W
Flag of France.svg  Charles Backsman  (FRA)L Flag of Finland.svg  Väinö Penttala  (FIN)W
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Edgar Bacon  (GBR)L
Flag of Finland.svg  Väinö Penttala  (FIN)W
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Pierre Derkinderen  (BEL)L
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Pierre Derkinderen  (BEL)W
Flag of Egypt (1882-1922).svg  Ahmed Rahmy  (EGY)L
Flag of Finland.svg  Väinö Penttala  (FIN)W
US flag 48 stars.svg  Angus Frantz  (USA)L
US flag 48 stars.svg  Angus Frantz  (USA)W
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Stanley Bacon  (GBR)L
US flag 48 stars.svg  Angus Frantz  (USA)W
Flag of Sweden.svg  Otto Borgström  (SWE)L
Flag of Sweden.svg  Otto Borgström  (SWE)W
Flag of Greece (1828-1978).svg  Dimitrios Vergos  (GRE)L
Flag of Finland.svg  Väinö Penttala  (FIN)L
Flag of Finland.svg  Eino Leino  (FIN)W
Flag of Finland.svg  Eino Leino  (FIN)W
Flag of Switzerland.svg  Otto Bron  (SUI)L
Flag of Finland.svg  Eino Leino  (FIN)W
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Frits Janssens  (BEL)L
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Frits Janssens  (BEL)W
Flag of France.svg  Pierre Angelot  (FRA)L
Flag of Finland.svg  Eino Leino  (FIN)W
US flag 48 stars.svg  Charley Johnson  (USA)WUS flag 48 stars.svg  Charley Johnson  (USA)L
Canadian Red Ensign (1868-1921).svg  Enok Lopponen  (CAN)L US flag 48 stars.svg  Charley Johnson  (USA)WThird place
British Raj Red Ensign.svg  Kumar Navale  (IND)L
US flag 48 stars.svg  Charley Johnson  (USA)WUS flag 48 stars.svg  Charley Johnson  (USA)W
Flag of Norway.svg  Gudmund Grimstad  (NOR)L US flag 48 stars.svg  Angus Frantz  (USA)L
Flag of Norway.svg  Gudmund Grimstad  (NOR)W
Flag of Sweden.svg  Gottfrid Lindgren  (SWE)L

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References

  1. "Wrestling at the 1920 Antwerpen Summer Games: Men's Middleweight, Freestyle". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18. Retrieved 2013-09-07.