Men's heavyweight Greco-Roman wrestling at the Games of the VII Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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Venue | Olympisch Stadion | ||||||||||||
Dates | August 17–20 | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 19 from 12 nations | ||||||||||||
Medalists | |||||||||||||
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Wrestling at the 1920 Summer Olympics | |
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Greco-Roman | |
Feather | men |
Light | men |
Middle | men |
Light heavy | men |
Heavy | men |
Freestyle | |
Feather | men |
Light | men |
Middle | men |
Light heavy | men |
Heavy | men |
The men's Greco-Roman heavyweight was a Greco-Roman wrestling event held as part of the Wrestling at the 1920 Summer Olympics programme. It was the third appearance of the event. Heavyweight was the heaviest category, including wrestlers weighing over 82.5 kilograms.
A total of 19 wrestlers from 12 nations competed in the event, which was held from August 17 to August 20, 1920. [1]
Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||
Adolf Lindfors (FIN) | W | |||||||||||||||||||||||
André Gasiglia (FRA) | L | Adolf Lindfors (FIN) | W | |||||||||||||||||||||
Edward Willkie (USA) | W | Edward Willkie (USA) | L | |||||||||||||||||||||
Josef Struna (TCH) | L | Adolf Lindfors (FIN) | W | |||||||||||||||||||||
Edmond Dame (FRA) | L | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Edmond Dame (FRA) | W | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Artur Kukk (EST) | L | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Adolf Lindfors (FIN) | W | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Poul Hansen (DEN) | L | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Poul Hansen (DEN) | W | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Alexander Weyand (USA) | L | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Poul Hansen (DEN) | W | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Martin Nieminen (FIN) | L | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Martin Nieminen (FIN) | W | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Emil Larsen (DEN) | L | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Adolf Lindfors (FIN) | W | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Anders Ahlgren (SWE) | L | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Anders Ahlgren (SWE) | W | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Barend Bonneveld (NED) | L | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Anders Ahlgren (SWE) | W | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Harald Vassboten (NOR) | L | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Harald Vassboten (NOR) | W | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Giorgio Calza (ITA) | W | Giorgio Calza (ITA) | L | |||||||||||||||||||||
Jan Kraus (TCH) | L | Anders Ahlgren (SWE) | W | |||||||||||||||||||||
Jaap Sjouwerman (NED) | L | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Jaap Sjouwerman (NED) | W | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Dimitrios Vergos (GRE) | L | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Jaap Sjouwerman (NED) | W | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Ernst Nilsson (SWE) | L | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Ernst Nilsson (SWE) | W | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Eduard van den Bril (BEL) | L |
Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
Poul Hansen (DEN) | W | |||||||||||||
Edmond Dame (FRA) | L | Poul Hansen (DEN) | W | |||||||||||
André Gasiglia (FRA) | L | |||||||||||||
Poul Hansen (DEN) | W | |||||||||||||
Edward Willkie (USA) | L | |||||||||||||
Edward Willkie (USA) | W | |||||||||||||
Anders Ahlgren (SWE) | L |
Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
Edward Willkie (USA) | W | |||||||||||||
André Gasiglia (FRA) | L | Edward Willkie (USA) | L | |||||||||||
Martin Nieminen (FIN) | W | |||||||||||||
Martin Nieminen (FIN) | W | |||||||||||||
Alexander Weyand (USA) | L | |||||||||||||
Alexander Weyand (USA) | W | |||||||||||||
Edmond Dame (FRA) | L |
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