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

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Men's middleweight Greco-Roman wrestling
at the Games of the VII Olympiad
Venue Olympisch Stadion
DatesAugust 16–20
Competitors23 from 12 nations
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Carl Westergren Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Silver medal icon.svg Arthur Lindfors Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
Bronze medal icon.svg Masa Perttilä Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
  1912
1924  

The men's Greco-Roman middleweight 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. Middleweight was the median category, including wrestlers weighing up to 75 kilograms.

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A total of 23 wrestlers from 12 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  Calle Westergren  (SWE)W
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Johannes Eillebrecht  (NED)L Flag of Sweden.svg  Calle Westergren  (SWE)W
Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Michel Dechmann  (LUX)L
Flag of Sweden.svg  Calle Westergren  (SWE)W
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Maurice Vanderleenden  (BEL)L
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  M. Vanderleenden  (BEL)W
US flag 48 stars.svg  Paul Zanolini  (USA)L
Flag of Sweden.svg  Calle Westergren  (SWE)W
Flag of Finland.svg  Matti Perttilä  (FIN)WFlag of Finland.svg  Matti Perttilä  (FIN)L
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Oscar Cornelis  (BEL)L Flag of Finland.svg  Matti Perttilä  (FIN)W
Flag of Denmark.svg  Svend Nielsen  (DEN)WFlag of Denmark.svg  Svend Nielsen  (DEN)L
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Willem Leloux  (NED)L Flag of Finland.svg  Matti Perttilä  (FIN)W
Flag of Sweden.svg  Carl Fältström  (SWE)L
Flag of Sweden.svg  Carl Fältström  (SWE)W
Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Giuseppe Gorletti  (ITA)L
Flag of Sweden.svg  Calle Westergren  (SWE)Gold medal.svgW
Flag of Finland.svg  Arthur Lindfors  (FIN)WFlag of Finland.svg  Arthur Lindfors  (FIN)L
Flag of Denmark.svg  Emil Christensen  (DEN)L Flag of Finland.svg  Arthur Lindfors  (FIN)W
Flag of Norway.svg  Sjur Johnsen  (NOR)L
Flag of Finland.svg  Arthur Lindfors  (FIN)W
Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Jan Balej  (TCH)L
Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Jan Balej  (TCH)W
Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Carlo Corsanego  (ITA)WFlag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Carlo Corsanego  (ITA)L
Flag of France.svg  Émile Gorbière  (FRA)L Flag of Finland.svg  Arthur Lindfors  (FIN)W
US flag 48 stars.svg  Henry Szymanski  (USA)L
US flag 48 stars.svg  Henry Szymanski  (USA)W
Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Josef Huml  (TCH)WFlag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Josef Huml  (TCH)L
Flag of France.svg  Camille Prunier  (FRA)L US flag 48 stars.svg  Henry Szymanski  (USA)W
Flag of Norway.svg  Einar Stensrud  (NOR)L
Flag of Norway.svg  Einar Stensrud  (NOR)W
Flag of Greece (1828-1978).svg  Sotirios Notaris  (GRE)WFlag of Greece (1828-1978).svg  Sotirios Notaris  (GRE)L
Flag of Estonia.svg  Mihkel Müller  (EST)L

Silver medal round

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Maurice Vanderleenden  (BEL)W
Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Michel Dechmann  (LUX)L Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Maurice Vanderleenden  (BEL)L
Flag of Finland.svg  Matti Perttilä  (FIN)W
Flag of Finland.svg  Matti Perttilä  (FIN)L
Flag of Finland.svg  Arthur Lindfors  (FIN)Silver medal.svgW
Flag of Finland.svg  Arthur Lindfors  (FIN)W
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Johannes Eillebrecht  (NED)L

Bronze medal rounds

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Flag of Norway.svg  Sjur Johnsen  (NOR)W
US flag 48 stars.svg  Henry Szymanski  (USA)L Flag of Norway.svg  Sjur Johnsen  (NOR)W
Flag of Denmark.svg  Emil Christensen  (DEN)L
Flag of Norway.svg  Sjur Johnsen  (NOR)L
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Johannes Eillebrecht  (NED)WFlag of Finland.svg  Matti Perttilä  (FIN)Bronze medal.svgW
Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Jan Balej  (TCH)L Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Johannes Eillebrecht  (NED)L
Flag of Finland.svg  Matti Perttilä  (FIN)W

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References

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