Men's light heavyweight Greco-Roman wrestling at the Games of the VII Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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Venue | Olympisch Stadion | ||||||||||||
Dates | August 16–20 | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 18 from 11 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 light 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. Light heavyweight was the second heaviest category, including wrestlers weighing up to 82.5 kilograms.
A total of 18 wrestlers from 11 nations competed in the event, which was held from August 16 to August 20, 1920. [1]
Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||
Claes Johanson (SWE) | W | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Edil Rosenqvist (FIN) | L | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Claes Johanson (SWE) | W | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Johannes Eriksen (DEN) | L | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Johannes Eriksen (DEN) | W | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Nathaniel Pendleton (USA) | L | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Claes Johanson (SWE) | W | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Axel Tetens (DEN) | L | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Axel Tetens (DEN) | W | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Herman Kruusenberg (EST) | L | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Axel Tetens (DEN) | W | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Frank Maichle (USA) | L | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Frank Maichle (USA) | W | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sven Ohlsson (SWE) | W | Sven Ohlsson (SWE) | L | |||||||||||||||||||||
Jean Douvinet (FRA) | L | Claes Johanson (SWE) | W | |||||||||||||||||||||
Jan Sint (NED) | L | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Jan Sint (NED) | W | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Bruto Testoni (ITA) | L | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Jan Sint (NED) | W | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Henri Snoeck (BEL) | L | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Henri Snoeck (BEL) | W | |||||||||||||||||||||||
František Kocián (TCH) | L | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Jan Sint (NED) | W | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Emile Wahlem (BEL) | L | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Émile Walhem (BEL) | W | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Giovanni Cardinale (ITA) | L | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Emile Wahlem (BEL) | W | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Anders Rajala (FIN) | L | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Anders Rajala (FIN) | W | |||||||||||||||||||||||
František Tázler (TCH) | W | František Tázler (TCH) | L | |||||||||||||||||||||
Oscar Theisen (LUX) | L |
Semifinals | Final | ||||||||
Johannes Eriksen (DEN) | W | ||||||||
Jan Sint (NED) | L | Johannes Eriksen (DEN) | L | ||||||
Edil Rosenqvist (FIN) | W | Edil Rosenqvist (FIN) | W | ||||||
Axel Tetens (DEN) | L |
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