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

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Men's light heavyweight Greco-Roman wrestling
at the Games of the VII Olympiad
Venue Olympisch Stadion
DatesAugust 16–20
Competitors18 from 11 nations
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Claes Johanson Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Silver medal icon.svg Edil Rosenqvist Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
Bronze medal icon.svg Johannes Eriksen Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
  1912
1924  

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.

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A total of 18 wrestlers from 11 nations competed in the event, which was held from August 16 to August 20, 1920. [1]

Results

Gold medal round

Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Flag of Sweden.svg  Claes Johanson  (SWE)W
Flag of Finland.svg  Edil Rosenqvist  (FIN)L
Flag of Sweden.svg  Claes Johanson  (SWE)W
Flag of Denmark.svg  Johannes Eriksen  (DEN)L
Flag of Denmark.svg  Johannes Eriksen  (DEN)W
US flag 48 stars.svg  Nathaniel Pendleton  (USA)L
Flag of Sweden.svg  Claes Johanson  (SWE)W
Flag of Denmark.svg  Axel Tetens  (DEN)L
Flag of Denmark.svg  Axel Tetens  (DEN)W
Flag of Estonia.svg  Herman Kruusenberg  (EST)L
Flag of Denmark.svg  Axel Tetens  (DEN)W
US flag 48 stars.svg  Frank Maichle  (USA)L
US flag 48 stars.svg  Frank Maichle  (USA)W
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sven Ohlsson  (SWE)WFlag of Sweden.svg  Sven Ohlsson  (SWE)L
Flag of France.svg  Jean Douvinet  (FRA)L Flag of Sweden.svg  Claes Johanson  (SWE)W
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Jan Sint  (NED)L
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Jan Sint  (NED)W
Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Bruto Testoni  (ITA)L
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Jan Sint  (NED)W
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Henri Snoeck  (BEL)L
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Henri Snoeck  (BEL)W
Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  František Kocián  (TCH)L
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Jan Sint  (NED)W
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Emile Wahlem  (BEL)L
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Émile Walhem  (BEL)W
Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Giovanni Cardinale  (ITA)L
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Emile Wahlem  (BEL)W
Flag of Finland.svg  Anders Rajala  (FIN)L
Flag of Finland.svg  Anders Rajala  (FIN)W
Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  František Tázler  (TCH)WFlag of Czechoslovakia.svg  František Tázler  (TCH)L
Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Oscar Theisen  (LUX)L

Silver medal round

Semifinals Final
Flag of Denmark.svg  Johannes Eriksen  (DEN)W
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Jan Sint  (NED)L Flag of Denmark.svg  Johannes Eriksen  (DEN)L
Flag of Finland.svg  Edil Rosenqvist  (FIN)WFlag of Finland.svg  Edil Rosenqvist  (FIN)W
Flag of Denmark.svg  Axel Tetens  (DEN)L

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References

  1. "Wrestling at the 1920 Antwerpen Summer Games: Men's Light Heavyweight, Greco-Roman". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18. Retrieved 2013-09-01.