Wrestling at the 1924 Summer Olympics – Men's Greco-Roman lightweight

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Men's lightweight Greco-Roman wrestling
at the Games of the VIII Olympiad
Venue Vélodrome d'Hiver
DatesJuly 6–10
Competitors28 from 18 nations
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Oskari Friman Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
Silver medal icon.svg Lajos Keresztes Flag of Hungary (1915-1918, 1919-1946; 3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Hungary
Bronze medal icon.svg Kalle Westerlund Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
  1920
1928  

The men's Greco-Roman lightweight was a Greco-Roman wrestling event held as part of the Wrestling at the 1924 Summer Olympics programme. [1] It was the fourth appearance of the event. Lightweight was the third-lightest category, including wrestlers weighing 62 to 67 kilograms.

Results

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

The tournament was double-elimination.

First round

LossesWinnerLoserLosses
0Flag of Finland.svg  Oskari Friman  (FIN)Flag of Norway.svg  Arne Gaupset  (NOR)1
0Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Josef Beránek  (TCH)Flag of Austria.svg  Sidney Bergmann  (AUT)1
0Flag of Estonia.svg  Alfred Praks  (EST)Flag of Denmark.svg  Holger Askehave  (DEN)1
0Flag of Poland (1919-1928).svg  Leon Rękawek  (POL)Flag of Greece (1828-1978).svg  Vasilios Pavlidis  (GRE)1
0Flag of Latvia.svg  Rūdolfs Ronis  (LAT)Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Louis Christoffel  (BEL)1
0Flag of Finland.svg  Karl Westerlund  (FIN)Flag of the Ottoman Empire.svg  Fuat Akbaş  (TUR)1
0Flag of Hungary (1915-1918, 1919-1946; 3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Lajos Keresztes  (HUN)Flag of Egypt (1922-1953).svg  Ahmed Rahmy  (EGY)1
0Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  František Kratochvíl  (TCH)Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Roberto De Marchi  (ITA)1
0Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Carl Coerse  (NED)Flag of Spain (1785-1873, 1875-1931).svg  Francisco Solé  (ESP)1
0Flag of Denmark.svg  Frants Frisenfeldt  (DEN)Flag of Norway.svg  Erling Michelsen  (NOR)1
0Flag of Estonia.svg  Albert Kusnets  (EST)Flag of France.svg  Georges Metayer  (FRA)1
0Flag of Sweden.svg  Otto Borgström  (SWE)Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Walter Ranghieri  (ITA)1
0Flag of Hungary (1915-1918, 1919-1946; 3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Mihály Matura  (HUN)Flag of Austria.svg  Ludwig Sesta  (AUT)1
0Flag of France.svg  Paul Parisel  (FRA)Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Englebert Mollin  (BEL)1

Second round

LossesWinnerLoserLosses
0Flag of Finland.svg  Oskari Friman  (FIN)Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Josef Beránek  (TCH)1
1Flag of Norway.svg  Arne Gaupset  (NOR)Flag of Austria.svg  Johann Bergmann  (AUT)2
0Flag of Estonia.svg  Alfred Praks  (EST)Flag of Poland (1919-1928).svg  Leon Rękawek  (POL)1
1Flag of Denmark.svg  Holger Askehave  (DEN)Flag of Greece (1828-1978).svg  Vasilios Pavlidis  (GRE)2
0Flag of Latvia.svg  Rūdolfs Ronis  (LAT)Flag of the Ottoman Empire.svg  Fuat Akbaş  (TUR)2
0Flag of Finland.svg  Karl Westerlund  (FIN)Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Louis Christoffel  (BEL)2
0Flag of Hungary (1915-1918, 1919-1946; 3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Lajos Keresztes  (HUN)Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Roberto de Marchi  (ITA)2
0Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  František Kratochvíl  (TCH)Flag of Egypt (1922-1953).svg  Ahmed Rahmy  (EGY)2
0Flag of Denmark.svg  Frants Frisenfeldt  (DEN)Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Carl Coerse  (NED)1
1Flag of Spain (1785-1873, 1875-1931).svg  Francisco Solé  (ESP)Flag of Norway.svg  Erling Michelsen  (NOR)2
0Flag of Estonia.svg  Albert Kusnets  (EST)Flag of Sweden.svg  Otto Borgström  (SWE)1
1Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Walter Ranghieri  (ITA)Flag of France.svg  Georges Metayer  (FRA)2
0Flag of Hungary (1915-1918, 1919-1946; 3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Mihály Matura  (HUN)Flag of France.svg  Paul Parisel  (FRA)1
1Flag of Austria.svg  Ludwig Sesta  (AUT)Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Englebert Mollin  (BEL)2

Third round

LossesWinnerLoserLosses
1Flag of Norway.svg  Arne Gaupset  (NOR)Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Josef Beránek  (TCH)2
0Flag of Latvia.svg  Rūdolfs Ronis  (LAT)Flag of Estonia.svg  Alfred Praks  (EST)1
1Flag of Denmark.svg  Holger Askehave  (DEN)Flag of Poland (1919-1928).svg  Leon Rękawek  (POL)2
0Flag of Hungary (1915-1918, 1919-1946; 3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Lajos Keresztes  (HUN)Flag of Finland.svg  Karl Westerlund  (FIN)1
0Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  František Kratochvíl  (TCH)Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Carl Coerse  (NED)2
0Flag of Denmark.svg  Frants Frisenfeldt  (DEN)Flag of Spain (1785-1873, 1875-1931).svg  Francisco Solé  (ESP)2
0Flag of Estonia.svg  Albert Kusnets  (EST)Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Walter Ranghieri  (ITA)2
0Flag of Hungary (1915-1918, 1919-1946; 3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Mihály Matura  (HUN)Flag of Sweden.svg  Otto Borgström  (SWE)2
1Flag of Austria.svg  Ludwig Sesta  (AUT)Flag of France.svg  Paul Parisel  (FRA)2
0Flag of Finland.svg  Oskari Friman  (FIN)Bye

Fourth round

LossesWinnerLoserLosses
1Flag of Norway.svg  Arne Gaupset  (NOR)Flag of Austria.svg  Ludwig Sesta  (AUT)2
0Flag of Hungary (1915-1918, 1919-1946; 3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Lajos Keresztes  (HUN)Flag of Latvia.svg  Rūdolfs Ronis  (LAT)1
1Flag of Finland.svg  Karl Westerlund  (FIN)Flag of Estonia.svg  Alfred Praks  (EST)2
0Flag of Finland.svg  Oskari Friman  (FIN)Flag of Denmark.svg  Holger Askehave  (DEN)2
0Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  František Kratochvíl  (TCH)Flag of Denmark.svg  Frants Frisenfeldt  (DEN)1
0Flag of Estonia.svg  Albert Kusnets  (EST)Flag of Hungary (1915-1918, 1919-1946; 3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Mihály Matura  (HUN)1

Fifth round

LossesWinnerLoserLosses
0Flag of Estonia.svg  Albert Kusnets  (EST)Flag of Norway.svg  Arne Gaupset  (NOR)2
0Flag of Hungary (1915-1918, 1919-1946; 3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Lajos Keresztes  (HUN)Flag of Denmark.svg  Frants Frisenfeldt  (DEN)2
1Flag of Finland.svg  Karl Westerlund  (FIN)Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  František Kratochvíl  (TCH)1
0Flag of Finland.svg  Oskari Friman  (FIN)Flag of Hungary (1915-1918, 1919-1946; 3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Mihály Matura  (HUN)2
AbandonedFlag of Latvia.svg  Rūdolfs Ronis  (LAT)

Sixth round

This was the final round. Friman won gold, undefeated. Keresztes took silver and Westerlund bronze, as Kusnets finished fourth.

LossesWinnerLoserLosses
0Flag of Finland.svg  Oskari Friman  (FIN)Flag of Hungary (1915-1918, 1919-1946; 3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Lajos Keresztes  (HUN)1
1Flag of Finland.svg  Karl Westerlund  (FIN)Flag of Estonia.svg  Albert Kusnets  (EST)1
AbandonedFlag of Czechoslovakia.svg  František Kratochvíl  (TCH)

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References

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