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