1908 Summer Olympics / Wrestling
Wrestling at the IV Olympic Games |
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venue | London |
Competition venue | White City Stadium |
Nations | 15th |
Athletes | 115 (115 men) |
date | 20th - 25th July 1908 |
decisions | 9 |
← St. Louis 1904 |
At the IV Olympic Games in London in 1908 , nine wrestling competitions were held, five of them in freestyle and four in Greco-Roman style . The venue was the White City Stadium in the White City district . The British Amateur Wrestling Association was responsible for the organization , which also carried out the weight classification.
A Greco-Roman style fight lasted a maximum of 20 minutes, in free style a maximum of 15 minutes. In order to win a fight prematurely, a wrestler had to put his opponent on the shoulders. If no clear winner could be determined within the specified time, the judges decided. A special rule said that participants were allowed to compete again in the next higher weight class. Depending on the number of participants, there were two or three preliminary rounds. This was followed by two semi-finals, a battle for the bronze medal and the final.
Balance sheet
Medal table
space | country | total | |||
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1 | United Kingdom | 3 | 4th | 4th | 11 |
2 | United States | 2 | - | - | 2 |
3 | Finland | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
4th | Sweden | 1 | 1 | - | 2 |
5 | Italy | 1 | - | - | 1 |
Hungary | 1 | - | - | 1 | |
7th | Russia | - | 2 | - | 2 |
8th | Norway | - | 1 | - | 1 |
9 | Denmark | - | - | 3 | 3 |
10 | Canada | - | - | 1 | 1 |
Medalist
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Results freestyle
Bantam weight (up to 54 kg)
space | country | athlete |
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1 | United States | George Mehnert |
2 | GBR | William J. Press |
3 | CAN | Aubert Côté |
4th | GBR | Frederick Tomkins |
5 | GBR | Frank Davis |
GBR | Burt Sansom | |
GBR | George Saunders | |
GBR | Harry Sprenger |
Date: July 20, 1908
13 participants from 3 countries
There were two preliminary rounds, with three byes in the first round. Côté won the battle for the bronze medal after 8:50 minutes, in the final Mehnert beat Press after 11:45 minutes.
Feather weight (up to 60.3 kg)
space | country | athlete |
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1 | United States | George S. Dole |
2 | GBR | John Slim |
3 | GBR | William McKie |
4th | GBR | William Tagg |
5 | GBR | Arthur Goddard |
GBR | Sidney Peake | |
GBR | James Webster | |
GBR | James White |
Date: July 22, 1908
12 participants from 2 countries
There were two preliminary rounds, with four wrestlers progressing without a fight in the first round thanks to bye tickets. Dole, the only foreign participant, won the final thanks to a higher score against Slim, leaving all the British behind. The bronze medal went to McKie, because his opponent broke off the fight shortly after the fight.
Lightweight (up to 66.6 kg)
space | country | athlete |
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1 | GBR | George de Relwyskow |
2 | GBR | William Wood |
3 | GBR | Albert Gingell |
4th | GBR | George MacKenzie |
5 | GBR | Henry Baillie |
United States | John Jug | |
GBR | James McKenzie | |
GBR | William Shepherd |
Date: July 24, 1908
11 participants from 2 countries
This competition was also an almost entirely British affair. Three participants had a bye in the first preliminary round; the only foreigner, an American, was eliminated in the second preliminary round. De Relwyskow won the final against Wood thanks to higher scores. Gingell won bronze early after 3:20 minutes.
Middle weight (up to 73 kg)
space | country | athlete |
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1 | GBR | Stanley Bacon |
2 | GBR | George de Relwyskow |
3 | GBR | Frederick Beck |
4th | SWE | Carl Andersson |
5 | GBR | Edgar Bacon |
GBR | Aubrey Coleman | |
United States | John Craige | |
United States | Fred Narganes |
Date: July 23, 1908
12 participants from 3 countries
In the first of two preliminary rounds, four wrestlers had a bye. In the final, Bacon won on points against Relwyskow. The bronze medal went to Beck without a fight. The Swede Andersson-Gorthon had been declared a loser in the semifinals despite their superiority. Team leader Sigfrid Edström (the later IOC president) was able to prevent the Swedish wrestlers from leaving in protest. However, Andersson-Gorthon decided not to fight for third place.
Heavy weight (over 73 kg)
space | country | athlete |
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1 | GBR | George Con O'Kelly |
2 | NOR | Jacob Gundersen |
3 | GBR | Edward Barrett |
4th | GBR | Edward Nixson |
5 | GBR | Lawrence Bruce |
GBR | Frederick Humphreys | |
GBR | Harold Foskett | |
GBR | Charles Brown |
Date: July 22, 1908
11 participants from 2 countries
In the first of two preliminary rounds, three byes were awarded. The Norwegian Gunderson, the only non-British rider, lost to the Irishman O'Kelly in the final after 3:35 minutes. Barrett won the battle for the bronze medal after 4:52 minutes.
Results Greco-Roman style
Lightweight (up to 66.6 kg)
space | country | athlete |
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1 | ITA | Enrico Porro |
2 | RUS | Nikolai Orlov |
3 | FIN | Arvid Lindén |
4th | SWE | Gunnar Persson |
5 | SWE | Gustaf Malmström |
HUN | József Maróthy | |
THE | Møller is different | |
HUN | Ödön Radvány |
Date: July 24th and 25th, 1908
25 participants from 10 countries
There were three preliminary rounds, with nine wrestlers progressing without a fight in the first preliminary round thanks to a bye. In the final, the Italian Porro won on points against the Russian Orlov. The Finn Lindén won the battle for the bronze medal prematurely after 2:25 minutes.
Middle weight (up to 73 kg)
space | country | athlete |
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1 | SWE | Frithiof Mårtensson |
2 | SWE | Mauritz Andersson |
3 | THE | Andersen is different |
4th | ISL | Johannes Josefsson |
5 | NED | Jaap Belmer |
THE | Johannes Eriksen | |
SWE | Axel Frank | |
THE | Axel Larsson |
Date: July 25, 1908
21 participants from 8 countries
In the first of three preliminary rounds, five wrestlers benefited from a bye. In the final, the Swede Mårtensson was able to put his compatriot Andersson on the mat after 6:25 minutes. The bronze medal went to the Dane Andersen without a fight because his opponent Josefsson broke his arm in the semifinals.
Light heavyweight (up to 93 kg)
space | country | athlete |
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1 | FIN | Verner Weckman |
2 | FIN | Yrjö Saarela |
3 | THE | Carl Jensen |
4th | HUN | Hugó Payr |
5 | GBR | Arthur Banbrook |
BEL | Fritz Larsson | |
SWE | Axel Frank | |
NED | Jacob van Westrop |
Date: July 22, 1908
21 participants from 9 countries
Five wrestlers were able to benefit from a bye in the first of three preliminary rounds. Both medal battles were ended prematurely, the final after 16:10 minutes, the battle for the bronze medal after 100 seconds.
Heavy weight (over 93 kg)
space | country | athlete |
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1 | HUN | Richárd Weisz |
2 | RUS | Alexander Petrov |
3 | THE | Søren Marinus Jensen |
4th | HUN | Hugó Payr |
5 | GBR | Edward Barrett |
GBR | Frederick Humphreys | |
THE | Carl Jensen |
Date: July 21 and 24, 1908
7 participants from 4 countries
There was only one preliminary round. The final was decided on points in favor of the Hungarian Weisz. The bronze fight was over after 5:44 minutes, the third placed had a bye in the preliminary round.
Web links
- Wrestling at the Olympic Games 1908 in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original )
- Official report of the Olympic Games 1908 (PDF, 12.4 MB)