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

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Men's featherweight Greco-Roman wrestling
at the Games of the VII Olympiad
Venue Olympisch Stadion
DatesAugust 16–20
Competitors21 from 12 nations
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Oskari Friman Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
Silver medal icon.svg Heikki Kähkönen Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
Bronze medal icon.svg Fritiof Svensson Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
  1912
1924  

The men's Greco-Roman featherweight was a Greco-Roman wrestling event held as part of the Wrestling at the 1920 Summer Olympics programme. It was the second appearance of the event. Featherweight was the lightest category, including wrestlers weighing up to 60 kilograms.

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A total of 21 wrestlers from 12 nations competed in the event, which was held from August 16 to August 20, 1920. [1]

Results

Gold medal round

 
First RoundSecond RoundQuarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
             
 
 
 
 
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Alexandre Boumans  (BEL)
 
 
 
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Willem Roels  (NED)
 
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Alexandre Boumans  (BEL)
 
 
Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Piero Vaglio  (ITA)
 
 
 
 
 
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Alexandre Boumans  (BEL)
 
 
Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Enrico Porro  (ITA)
 
 
 
 
 
Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Enrico Porro  (ITA)
 
 
Flag of Sweden.svg  Gottfrid Svensson  (SWE)
 
 
 
 
 
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Alexandre Boumans  (BEL)
 
 
Flag of Finland.svg  Oskari Friman  (FIN)
 
 
 
 
 
Flag of Finland.svg  Oskari Friman  (FIN)
 
 
 
US flag 48 stars.svg  Daniel V. Gallery  (USA)
 
US flag 48 stars.svg  Daniel V. Gallery  (USA)
 
 
 
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Johannes van Maaren  (NED)
 
Flag of Finland.svg  Oskari Friman  (FIN)
 
 
Flag of Sweden.svg  Fritiof Svensson  (SWE)
 
 
 
 
 
Flag of Sweden.svg  Fritiof Svensson  (SWE)
 
 
Flag of Denmark.svg  Svend Jensen  (DEN)
 
 
 
 
 
Flag of Finland.svg  Oskari Friman  (FIN)Gold medal.svg
 
 
 
Flag of Finland.svg  Heikki Kähkönen  (FIN)
 
Flag of Estonia.svg  Eduard Pütsep  (EST)
 
 
 
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Henri Dierickx  (BEL)
 
Flag of Estonia.svg  Eduard Pütsep  (EST)
 
 
Flag of Norway.svg  Wilhelm Olsen  (NOR)
 
 
 
 
 
Flag of Estonia.svg  Eduard Pütsep  (EST)
 
 
Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Josef Beránek  (TCH)
 
 
 
 
 
Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Josef Beránek  (TCH)
 
 
Flag of France.svg  Jules Bouquet  (FRA)
 
 
 
 
 
Flag of Estonia.svg  Eduard Pütsep  (EST)
 
 
Flag of Finland.svg  Heikki Kähkönen  (FIN)
 
 
 
 
 
Flag of Finland.svg  Heikki Kähkönen  (FIN)
 
 
 
US flag 48 stars.svg  Adrian Brian  (USA)
 
US flag 48 stars.svg  Adrian Brian  (USA)
 
 
 
Flag of Greece (1828-1978).svg  Ioannis Dialetis  (GRE)
 
Flag of Finland.svg  Heikki Kähkönen  (FIN)
 
 
 
Flag of Denmark.svg  Rasmus Torgensen  (DEN)
 
Flag of Denmark.svg  Rasmus Torgensen  (DEN)
 
 
 
Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  František Řezáč  (TCH)
 
Flag of Denmark.svg  Rasmus Torgensen  (DEN)
 
 
Flag of France.svg  Maurice Bovis  (FRA)
 
 
 
 

Silver medal round

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
    
 
 
 
 
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Alexandre Boumans  (BEL)
 
 
 
US flag 48 stars.svg  Daniel V. Gallery  (USA)
 
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Alexandre Boumans  (BEL)
 
 
 
Flag of Finland.svg  Heikki Kähkönen  (FIN)Silver medal.svg
 
Flag of Finland.svg  Heikki Kähkönen  (FIN)
 
 
Flag of Sweden.svg  Fritiof Svensson  (SWE)
 

Bronze medal round

 
First RoundSemi-finalsFinal
 
       
 
 
 
 
Flag of Denmark.svg  Rasmus Torgensen  (DEN)
 
 
 
US flag 48 stars.svg  Adrian Brian  (USA)
 
Flag of Denmark.svg  Rasmus Torgensen  (DEN)
 
 
Flag of Estonia.svg  Eduard Pütsep  (EST)
 
 
 
 
 
Flag of Denmark.svg  Rasmus Torgensen  (DEN)
 
 
Flag of Sweden.svg  Fritiof Svensson  (SWE)Bronze medal.svg
 
 
 
 
 
Flag of Sweden.svg  Fritiof Svensson  (SWE)
 
 
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Alexandre Boumans  (BEL)
 
 
 
 

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References

  1. "Wrestling at the 1920 Antwerpen Summer Games: Men's Featherweight, Greco-Roman". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18. Retrieved 2013-05-23.

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