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

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Men's welterweight freestyle wrestling
at the Games of the VIII Olympiad
Venue Vélodrome d'Hiver
DatesJuly 11–14
Competitors13 from 7 nations
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Hermann Gehri Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland
Silver medal icon.svg Eino Leino Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
Bronze medal icon.svg Otto Müller Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland
  1904
1928  

The men's freestyle welterweight was a freestyle wrestling event held as part of the Wrestling at the 1924 Summer Olympics programme. [1] It was the second appearance of the event. Welterweight was the middle category, including wrestlers weighing from 66 to 72 kilograms.

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Results

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

Gold medal round

Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
 
  Canadian Red Ensign (1921-1957).svg  Donald Stockton  (CAN)W 
  Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Edgar Bacon  (GBR)L 
   Canadian Red Ensign (1921-1957).svg  Donald Stockton  (CAN)L 
US flag 48 stars.svg  Guy Lookabaugh  (USA)W   US flag 48 stars.svg  Guy Lookabough  (USA)W 
Flag of Switzerland.svg  Otto Müller  (SUI)L  US flag 48 stars.svg  Guy Lookabough  (USA)W 
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  James Davis  (GBR)W  Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  James Davis  (GBR)L 
Flag of Finland.svg  Fridolf Lundsten  (FIN)L   US flag 48 stars.svg  Guy Lookabough  (USA)L
Flag of Finland.svg  Eino Leino  (FIN)W   Flag of Switzerland.svg  Hermann Gehri  (SUI)W
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Frits Janssens  (BEL)L  Flag of Finland.svg  Eino Leino  (FIN)W 
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Hyacinthe Roosen  (BEL)W  Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Hyacinthe Roosen  (BEL)L 
Flag of France.svg  Marcel Dupraz  (FRA)L   Flag of Finland.svg  Eino Leino  (FIN)L 
Flag of Switzerland.svg  Hermann Gehri  (SUI)W   Flag of Switzerland.svg  Hermann Gehri  (SUI)W 
Flag of France.svg  G. Fichu  (FRA)L  Flag of Switzerland.svg  Hermann Gehri  (SUI)W   
  US flag 48 stars.svg  William Johnson  (USA)L   
 

Silver medal round

SemifinalsFinal
Flag of Finland.svg  Eino Leino  (FIN)W 
US flag 48 stars.svg  Guy Lookabough  (USA)L  Flag of Finland.svg  Eino Leino  (FIN)W
US flag 48 stars.svg  William Johnson  (USA)W  US flag 48 stars.svg  William Johnson  (USA)L
Flag of France.svg  G. Fichu  (FRA)L 

Bronze medal round

SemifinalsFinal
US flag 48 stars.svg  William Johnson  (USA)W 
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  James Davis  (GBR)L  US flag 48 stars.svg  William Johnson  (USA)L
Flag of Switzerland.svg  Otto Müller  (SUI)W  Flag of Switzerland.svg  Otto Müller  (SUI)W
Canadian Red Ensign (1921-1957).svg  Donald Stockton  (CAN)L 

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References

  1. "Wrestling at the 1924 Paris Summer Games: Men's Welterweight, Freestyle". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18. Retrieved 2013-09-11.
  2. "1924 Summer Olympics official report" (PDF).
  3. "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich".