1920 Summer Olympics / wrestling
| Wrestling at the VII Olympic Games |
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| venue |
 Antwerp
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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
| space | country |
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total |
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| 1 |
 Finland
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5 | 5 | 2 | 12 |
| 2 |
 Sweden
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3 | 1 | 2 | 6th |
| 3 |
 United States
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1 | 2 | 3 | 6th |
| 4th |
 Switzerland
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1 | 1 | - | 2 |
| 5 |
 Denmark
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- | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 6th |
 Great Britain
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- | - | 2 | 2 |
| 7th |
 Norway
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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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| 1 |
United States
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Charles E. Ackerly |
| 2 |
United States
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Samuel Gerson |
| 3 |
GBR
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Peter Bernard |
| 4th |
 IND
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Randhir Shindes |
| 5 |
 FRA
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Georges Barathon |
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FRA
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Jean Harrasse | |
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GBR
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Henry Inman | |
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SUI
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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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| 1 |
FIN
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Kalle Anttila |
| 2 |
SWE
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Gottfrid Svensson |
| 3 |
GBR
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Peter Wright |
| 4th |
BEL
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Auguste Thys |
| 5 |
FRA
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Henri Joudiou |
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GBR
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George MacKenzie | |
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United States
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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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| 1 |
FIN
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Eino Aukusti Leino |
| 2 |
FIN
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Väinö Penttala |
| 3 |
United States
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Charles Johnson |
| 4th |
United States
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Angus Frantz |
| 5 |
SWE
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Otto Borgström |
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BEL
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Pierre Derkinderen | |
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NOR
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Gudmund Grimstad | |
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BEL
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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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| 1 |
SWE
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Not so Larsson |
| 2 |
SUI
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Charles Courant |
| 3 |
United States
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Walter Maurer |
| 4th |
United States
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John Redman |
| 5 |
FIN
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Johan Gallén |
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Jan van Rensburg | |
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FIN
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Emil Westerlund | |
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GBR
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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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| 1 |
SUI
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Robert Roth |
| 2 |
United States
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Nat Pendleton |
| 3 |
United States
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Fred Meyer |
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SWE
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Ernst Nilsson | |
| 5 |
GBR
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Andrew McDonald |
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GBR
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Frederick Mason | |
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FIN
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Sven Mattsson | |
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FIN
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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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| 1 |
FIN
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Oskar Friman |
| 2 |
FIN
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Heikki Kähkönen |
| 3 |
SWE
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Fritjof Svensson |
| 4th |
BEL
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Alexandre Boumans |
 EST
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Eduard Pütsep | |
| 6th |
 TCH
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Josef Beránek |
 ITA
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Enrico Porro | |
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THE
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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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| 1 |
FIN
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Eemeli Vare |
| 2 |
FIN
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Taavi Tamminen |
| 3 |
NOR
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Frithjof Andersen |
| 4th |
THE
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Frants Frisenfeldt |
| 5 |
 NED
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Carl Coerse |
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NOR
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Richard Frydenlund | |
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BEL
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Frits Janssens | |
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United States
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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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| 1 |
SWE
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Carl Westergren |
| 2 |
FIN
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Arthur Lindfors |
| 3 |
FIN
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Matti Perttilä |
| 4th |
United States
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Henry Szymanski |
| 5 |
TCH
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Jan Balej |
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SWE
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Carl Fältström | |
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NOR
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Einar Stensrud | |
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BEL
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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 |
SWE
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Claes Johansson |
| 2 |
FIN
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Edil Rosenqvist |
| 3 |
THE
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Johannes Eriksen |
| 4th |
NED
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Jan Sint |
| 5 |
BEL
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Émile Walhem |
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THE
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Axel Tetens | |
| 7th |
United States
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Frank Maichle |
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FIN
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Rajala is different | |
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BEL
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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 |
FIN
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Adolf Lindfors |
| 2 |
THE
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Poul Hansen |
| 3 |
FIN
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Martti Nieminen |
| 4th |
SWE
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Ahlgren is different |
| 5 |
NED
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Jaap Sjouwerman |
| 6th |
FRA
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Edmond lady |
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SWE
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Ernst Nilsson | |
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NOR
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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)
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