1920 Summer Olympics / wrestling
Wrestling at the VII Olympic Games |
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Competition venue | Antwerp Zoo |
Nations | 19th |
Athletes | 152 (152 men) |
date | 16.-27. August 1920 |
decisions | 10 |
← Stockholm 1912 |
At the VII Olympic Games in Antwerp in 1920 ten wrestling competitions were held. The venue was Antwerp Zoo . In addition to five competitions in the Greco-Roman style, five freestyle competitions were on the program for the first time since 1908.
Balance sheet
Medal table
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5 | 5 | 2 | 12 |
2 |
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3 | 1 | 2 | 6th |
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1 | 2 | 3 | 6th |
4th |
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1 | 1 | - | 2 |
5 |
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- | 1 | 1 | 2 |
6th |
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- | - | 2 | 2 |
7th |
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- | - | 1 | 1 |
Medalist
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Results freestyle
Feather weight (up to 60 kg)
space | country | athlete |
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Charles E. Ackerly |
2 |
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Samuel Gerson |
3 |
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Peter Bernard |
4th |
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Randhir Shindes |
5 |
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Georges Barathon |
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Jean Harrasse | |
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Henry Inman | |
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Daniel Kaiser |
Date: August 25-27, 1920
10 participants from 7 countries
Lightweight (up to 67.5 kg)
space | country | athlete |
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Kalle Anttila |
2 |
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Gottfrid Svensson |
3 |
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Peter Wright |
4th |
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Auguste Thys |
5 |
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Henri Joudiou |
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George MacKenzie | |
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Joseph Shimmon |
Date: August 25-27, 1920
9 participants from 6 countries
Middle weight (up to 75 kg)
space | country | athlete |
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Eino Aukusti Leino |
2 |
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Väinö Penttala |
3 |
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Charles Johnson |
4th |
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Angus Frantz |
5 |
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Otto Borgström |
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Pierre Derkinderen | |
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Gudmund Grimstad | |
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Frits Janssens |
Date: August 25-27, 1920
18 participants from 12 countries
Light heavyweight (up to 82.5 kg)
space | country | athlete |
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Not so Larsson |
2 |
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Charles Courant |
3 |
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Walter Maurer |
4th |
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John Redman |
5 |
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Johan Gallén |
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Jan van Rensburg | |
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Emil Westerlund | |
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Walter Wilson |
Date: August 25-27, 1920
13 participants from 8 countries
Heavy weight (over 82.5 kg)
space | country | athlete |
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Robert Roth |
2 |
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Nat Pendleton |
3 |
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Fred Meyer |
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Ernst Nilsson | |
5 |
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Andrew McDonald |
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Frederick Mason | |
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Sven Mattsson | |
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Jussi Salila |
Date: August 25-27, 1920
8 participants from 5 countries
The battle for third place ended in a draw, which is why both Meyer and Nilsson received a bronze medal.
Results Greco-Roman style
Feather weight (up to 60 kg)
space | country | athlete |
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Oskar Friman |
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Heikki Kähkönen |
3 |
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Fritjof Svensson |
4th |
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Alexandre Boumans |
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Eduard Pütsep | |
6th |
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Josef Beránek |
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Enrico Porro | |
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Rasmus Torgensen |
Date: August 16-20, 1920
21 participants from 12 countries
Lightweight (up to 67.5 kg)
space | country | athlete |
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Eemeli Vare |
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Taavi Tamminen |
3 |
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Frithjof Andersen |
4th |
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Frants Frisenfeldt |
5 |
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Carl Coerse |
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Richard Frydenlund | |
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Frits Janssens | |
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George Metropoulos |
Date: August 16-20, 1920
22 participants from 12 countries
Middle weight (up to 75 kg)
space | country | athlete |
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Carl Westergren |
2 |
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Arthur Lindfors |
3 |
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Matti Perttilä |
4th |
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Henry Szymanski |
5 |
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Jan Balej |
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Carl Fältström | |
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Einar Stensrud | |
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Maurice Vanderleenden |
Date: August 16-20, 1920
23 participants from 12 countries
Light heavyweight (up to 82.5 kg)
space | country | athlete |
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1 |
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Claes Johansson |
2 |
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Edil Rosenqvist |
3 |
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Johannes Eriksen |
4th |
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Jan Sint |
5 |
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Émile Walhem |
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Axel Tetens | |
7th |
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Frank Maichle |
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Henri Snoeck |
Date: August 16-20, 1920
18 participants from 11 countries
Heavy weight (over 82.5 kg)
space | country | athlete |
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1 |
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Adolf Lindfors |
2 |
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Poul Hansen |
3 |
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Martti Nieminen |
4th |
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Ahlgren is different |
5 |
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Jaap Sjouwerman |
6th |
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Edmond lady |
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Ernst Nilsson | |
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Harald Vassboten |
Date: August 16-20, 1920
19 participants from 12 countries
Web links
- Wrestling at the Olympic Games 1920 in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original )
- Official report of the Olympic Games 1920 (PDF, 952 kB)