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Wrestling at the 1948 Summer Olympics
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| Wrestling at the Games of the XIV Olympiad | |
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| Venue | Empress Hall, Earls Court Exhibition Centre |
| Dates | 29 July – 6 August |
| Competitors | 219 from 29 nations |
| Wrestling at the 1948 Summer Olympics | |
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| Greco-Roman | |
| Fly | men |
| Bantam | men |
| Feather | men |
| Light | men |
| Welter | men |
| Middle | men |
| Light heavy | men |
| Heavy | men |
| Freestyle | |
| Fly | men |
| Bantam | men |
| Feather | men |
| Light | men |
| Welter | men |
| Middle | men |
| Light heavy | men |
| Heavy | men |
At the 1948 Summer Olympics, 16 wrestling events were contested, for all men. There were eight weight classes in Greco-Roman wrestling and eight classes in freestyle wrestling. The freestyle competitions were held from July 29 to July 31, 1948 and the Greco-Roman events were held from August 3 to August 6, 1948.[1]
Medal table
[edit]| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 |  Turkey (TUR) | 6 | 4 | 1 | 11 |
| 2 |  Sweden (SWE) | 5 | 5 | 3 | 13 |
| 3 |  United States (USA) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 |  Hungary (HUN) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 5 |  Finland (FIN) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 |  Italy (ITA) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 7 |  Switzerland (SUI) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 8 |  Australia (AUS) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Egypt (EGY) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 10 |  Norway (NOR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 |  Denmark (DEN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 France (FRA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (12 entries) | 16 | 16 | 16 | 48 | |
Medal summary
[edit]Freestyle
[edit]| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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| Flyweight |
Lenni Viitala Finland
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Halit Balamir Turkey
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Thure Johansson Sweden
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| Bantamweight |
Nasuh Akar Turkey
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Gerald Leeman United States
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Charles Kouyos France
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| Featherweight |
Gazanfer Bilge Turkey
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Ivar Sjölin Sweden
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Adolf Müller Switzerland
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| Lightweight |
Celal Atik Turkey
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Gösta Frändfors Sweden
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Hermann Baumann Switzerland
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| Welterweight |
Yaşar Doğu Turkey
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Dick Garrard Australia
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Leland Merrill United States
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| Middleweight |
Glen Brand United States
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Adil Candemir Turkey
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Erik Lindén Sweden
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| Light Heavyweight |
Henry Wittenberg United States
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Fritz Stöckli Switzerland
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Bengt Fahlqvist Sweden
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| Heavyweight |
Gyula Bóbis Hungary
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Bertil Antonsson Sweden
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Joseph Armstrong Australia
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Greco-Roman
[edit]| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flyweight |
Pietro Lombardi Italy
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Kenan Olcay Turkey
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Reino Kangasmäki Finland
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| Bantamweight |
Kurt Pettersén Sweden
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Mahmoud Hassan Egypt
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Halil Kaya Turkey
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| Featherweight |
Mehmet Oktav Turkey
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Olle Anderberg Sweden
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Ferenc Tóth Hungary
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| Lightweight |
Gustav Freij Sweden
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Aage Eriksen Norway
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Károly Ferencz Hungary
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| Welterweight |
Gösta Andersson Sweden
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Miklós Szilvási Hungary
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Henrik Hansen Denmark
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| Middleweight |
Axel Grönberg Sweden
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Muhlis Tayfur Turkey
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Ercole Gallegati Italy
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| Light Heavyweight |
Karl-Erik Nilsson Sweden
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Kelpo Gröndahl Finland
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Ibrahim Orabi Egypt
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| Heavyweight |
Ahmet Kireççi Turkey
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Tor Nilsson Sweden
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Guido Fantoni Italy
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Participating nations
[edit]A total of 219 wrestlers from 29 nations competed at the London Games:[1]
Argentina (8)- Australia (4)
Austria (5)
Belgium (9)
Canada (6)
Cuba (3)
Czechoslovakia (3)- Denmark (5)
- Egypt (13)
- Finland (15)
- France (11)
Great Britain (16)
Greece (5)- Hungary (12)
India (6)- Italy (11)
South Korea (4)
Lebanon (5)
Luxembourg (2)
Mexico (4)
Netherlands (4)- Norway (6)
Philippines (1)
South Africa (3)- Sweden (16)
- Switzerland (12)
- Turkey (16)
- United States (8)[2]
N.B. - Pakistan sent four wrestlers, but they could not compete as they had been mistakenly entered for the Greco-Roman style and not freestyle.
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See also
[edit]- List of World and Olympic Champions in men's freestyle wrestling
- List of World and Olympic Champions in Greco-Roman wrestling
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Wrestling at the 1948 London Summer Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 28 April 2020. Retrieved 1 March 2019.
- ^ "THE OFFICIAL REPORT OF THE ORGANISING COMMITTEE FOR THE XIV OLYMPIAD". I. 1951: 76. Retrieved 22 September 2015.
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External links
[edit]- "Olympic Medal Winners". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2006-12-05.
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