Wrestling at the 1924 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle middleweight

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Men's middleweight freestyle wrestling
at the Games of the VIII Olympiad
Venue Vélodrome d'Hiver
DatesJuly 11–14
Competitors14 from 9 nations
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Fritz Hagmann Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland
Silver medal icon.svg Pierre Ollivier Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
Bronze medal icon.svg Vilho Pekkala Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
  1920
1928  

The men's freestyle middleweight was a freestyle wrestling event held as part of the Wrestling at the 1924 Summer Olympics programme. [1] It was the third appearance of the event. Middleweight was the third-heaviest category, including wrestlers weighing from 72 to 79 kilograms.

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Results

Source: Official results; [2] Wudarski [3]

Gold medal round

Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Noel Rhys  (GBR)W
Flag of Sweden.svg  Carl Nilsson  (SWE)L
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Noel Rhys  (GBR)L
Flag of Switzerland.svg  Fritz Hagemann  (SUI)WFlag of Switzerland.svg  Fritz Hagemann  (SUI)W
Flag of Denmark.svg  John Christoffersen  (DEN)L Flag of Switzerland.svg  Fritz Hagemann  (SUI)W
Flag of Finland.svg  Johan Penttilä  (FIN)WFlag of Finland.svg  Johan Penttilä  (FIN)L
Flag of France.svg  Raymond Durr  (FRA)L Flag of Switzerland.svg  Fritz Hagemann  (SUI)W
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Pierre Ollivier  (BEL)WFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Pierre Ollivier  (BEL)L
Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Enrico Bonassin  (ITA)L Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Pierre Ollivier  (BEL)W
Flag of Switzerland.svg  Ernst Tognetti  (SUI)WFlag of Switzerland.svg  Ernst Tognetti  (SUI)L
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Bernard Rowe  (GBR)L Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Pierre Ollivier  (BEL)W
Flag of Finland.svg  Vilho Pekkala  (FIN)WFlag of Finland.svg  Vilho Pekkala  (FIN)L
US flag 48 stars.svg  Walter Wright  (USA)L Flag of Finland.svg  Vilho Pekkala  (FIN)W
US flag 48 stars.svg  Herschel Smith  (USA)WUS flag 48 stars.svg  Herschel Smith  (USA)L
Flag of Denmark.svg  Svend Nielsen  (DEN)L

Silver medal round

Semifinals Final
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Pierre Ollivier  (BEL)W
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Noel Rhys  (GBR)L Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Pierre Ollivier  (BEL)W
Flag of Finland.svg  Johan Penttilä  (FIN)WFlag of Finland.svg  Johan Penttilä  (FIN)L
Flag of Denmark.svg  John Christoffersen  (DEN)L

Bronze medal round

Semifinals Final
Flag of Finland.svg  Vilho Pekkala  (FIN)W
Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Enrico Bonassin  (ITA)L Flag of Finland.svg  Vilho Pekkala  (FIN)W
Flag of Finland.svg  Johan Penttilä  (FIN)WFlag of Finland.svg  Johan Penttilä  (FIN)L
Flag of Switzerland.svg  Ernst Tognetti  (SUI)L

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References

  1. "Wrestling at the 1924 Paris Summer Games: Men's Middleweight, Freestyle". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18. Retrieved 2013-09-13.
  2. "1924 Summer Olympics official report" (PDF).
  3. "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich".