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Wrestling at the 1924 Summer Olympics
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| Wrestling at the Games of the VIII Olympiad | |
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| Venue | Vélodrome d'Hiver |
| Dates | 6–14 July 1924 |
| No. of events | 13 (13 men, 0 women) |
| Competitors | 229 from 26 nations |
| Wrestling at the 1924 Summer Olympics | |
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| Greco-Roman | |
| Bantam | men |
| Feather | men |
| Light | men |
| Middle | men |
| Light heavy | men |
| Heavy | men |
| Freestyle | |
| Bantam | men |
| Feather | men |
| Light | men |
| Welter | men |
| Middle | men |
| Light heavy | men |
| Heavy | men |
At the 1924 Summer Olympics thirteen wrestling events were contested, all for men. There were six weight classes in Greco-Roman wrestling and seven classes in freestyle wrestling. The Greco-Roman events were held from July 6 to July 10, 1924 and the freestyle competitions were held from July 11 to July 14, 1924.[1]
Medal summary
[edit]Freestyle
[edit]| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bantamweight |
Kustaa Pihlajamäki Finland
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Kaarlo Mäkinen Finland
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Bryan Hines United States
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| Featherweight |
Robin Reed United States
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Chester Newton United States
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Katsutoshi Naito Japan
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| Lightweight |
Russell Vis United States
|
Volmar Wikström Finland
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Arvo Haavisto Finland
|
| Welterweight |
Hermann Gehri Switzerland
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Eino Leino Finland
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Otto Müller Switzerland
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| Middleweight |
Fritz Hagmann Switzerland
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Pierre Ollivier Belgium
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Vilho Pekkala Finland
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| Light Heavyweight |
John Spellman United States
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Rudolf Svensson Sweden
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Charles Courant Switzerland
|
| Heavyweight |
Harry Steel United States
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Henri Wernli Switzerland
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Archie MacDonald Great Britain
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Greco-Roman
[edit]| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bantamweight |
Eduard Pütsep Estonia
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Anselm Ahlfors Finland
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Väinö Ikonen Finland
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| Featherweight |
Kalle Anttila Finland
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Aleksanteri Toivola Finland
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Eric Malmberg Sweden
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| Lightweight |
Oskari Friman Finland
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Lajos Keresztes Hungary
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Källe Westerlund Finland
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| Middleweight |
Edvard Westerlund Finland
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Arthur Lindfors Finland
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Roman Steinberg Estonia
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| Light Heavyweight |
Carl Westergren Sweden
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Rudolf Svensson Sweden
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Onni Pellinen Finland
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| Heavyweight |
Henri Deglane France
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Edil Rosenqvist Finland
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Rajmund Badó Hungary
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Participating nations
[edit]A total of 229 wrestlers from 26 nations competed at the Paris Games.[1]
Australia (1)
Austria (8)
Belgium (17)
Canada (5)
Czechoslovakia (9)
Denmark (11)
Egypt (2)
Estonia (8)
Finland (24)
France (23)
Great Britain (14)
Greece (2)
Hungary (12)
Italy (17)- Japan (1)
Latvia (6)
Luxembourg (2)
Netherlands (8)
Norway (7)
Poland (2)
Spain (4)
Sweden (13)
Switzerland (12)
Turkey (5)
United States (14)
Yugoslavia (2)
Medal table
[edit]| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finland (FIN) | 4 | 7 | 5 | 16 |
| 2 | United States (USA) | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 3 | Switzerland (SUI) | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 4 | Sweden (SWE) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | Estonia (EST) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | France (FRA) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Hungary (HUN) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | Belgium (BEL) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Great Britain (GBR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Japan (JPN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (10 entries) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 39 | |
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Wrestling at the 1924 Paris Summer Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
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