At the 1920 Summer Olympics, ten wrestling events were contested, for all men. There were five weight classes in Greco-Roman wrestling and five classes in freestyle wrestling. The competitions were held from Monday, August 16 to Friday, August 20, 1920 (Greco-Roman) and from Wednesday, August 25 to Friday, August 27, 1920 (freestyle).
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At the 1920 Summer Olympics, ten wrestling events were contested, for all men. There were five weight classes in Greco-Roman wrestling and five classes in freestyle wrestling. The competitions were held from Monday, August 16 to Friday, August 20, 1920 (Greco-Roman) and from Wednesday, August 25 to Friday, August 27, 1920 (freestyle).
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Medal summary[edit]
Greco-Roman[edit]
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Featherweight –60 kg |
 Oskari FrimanFinland (FIN) |
Heikki Kähkönen Finland (FIN) |
 Fritiof SvenssonSweden (SWE) |
| Lightweight –67.5 kg |
Emil Väre Finland (FIN) |
Taavi Tamminen Finland (FIN) |
 Frithjof AndersenNorway (NOR) |
| Middleweight –75 kg |
Carl Westergren Sweden (SWE) |
Arthur Lindfors Finland (FIN) |
Masa Perttilä Finland (FIN) |
| Light heavyweight –82.5 kg |
Claes Johanson Sweden (SWE) |
Edil Rosenqvist Finland (FIN) |
 Johannes EriksenDenmark (DEN) |
| Heavyweight +82.5 kg |
Adolf Lindfors Finland (FIN) |
Poul Hansen Denmark (DEN) |
Martti Nieminen Finland (FIN) |
Freestyle[edit]
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Featherweight –60 kg |
 Charles AckerlyUnited States (USA) |
Sam Gerson United States (USA) |
 Philip BernardGreat Britain (GBR) |
| Lightweight –67.5 kg |
Kalle Anttila Finland (FIN) |
Gottfrid Svensson Sweden (SWE) |
Peter Wright Great Britain (GBR) |
| Middleweight –75 kg |
Eino Leino Finland (FIN) |
Väinö Penttala Finland (FIN) |
Charley Johnson United States (USA) |
| Light heavyweight –82.5 kg |
Anders Larsson Sweden (SWE) |
 Charles CourantSwitzerland (SUI) |
Walter Maurer United States (USA) |
| Heavyweight +82.5 kg |
Robert Roth Switzerland (SUI) |
Nat Pendleton United States (USA) |
Fred Meyer United States (USA) |
| Ernst Nilsson Sweden (SWE) |
Participating nations[edit]
A total of 152 wrestlers from 19 nations competed at the Antwerp Games:[1]
Belgium (12)
Canada (1)
Czechoslovakia (10)
Denmark (10)
Egypt (1)
Estonia (4)
Finland (18)
France (17)
Great Britain (10)
Greece (5)
India (2)
Italy (8)
Luxembourg (2)
Netherlands (9)
Norway (7)
South Africa (1)
Sweden (13)
Switzerland (4)
United States (18)
Medal table[edit]
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finland (FIN) |
5 | 5 | 2 | 12 |
| 2 | Sweden (SWE) |
3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | United States (USA) |
1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 4 | Switzerland (SUI) |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | Denmark (DEN) |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | Great Britain (GBR) |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 7 | Norway (NOR) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 10 | 10 | 11 | 31 | |
See also[edit]
- List of World and Olympic Champions in men's freestyle wrestling
- List of World and Olympic Champions in Greco-Roman wrestling
- United States results in men's freestyle wrestling
References[edit]
- ^ "Wrestling at the 1920 Antwerp Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 2013-05-23.
External links[edit]
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