Wrestling at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Greco-Roman light heavyweight

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The Greco-Roman light heavyweight was one of four Greco-Roman wrestling weight classes contested on the Wrestling at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme. Like all other wrestling events, it was open only to men. The light heavyweight was the second-heaviest weight class, allowing wrestlers up to 93 kilograms (205 lb).

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[edit] Results

[edit] Standings

Place Wrestler Nation
1 Verner Weckman Finland Finland
2 Yrjö Saarela Finland Finland
3 Carl Jensen Denmark Denmark
4 Hugó Payr Hungary Hungary
5 Arthur Banbrook Great Britain Great Britain
Marcel Dubois Belgium Belgium
Fritz Larsson Sweden Sweden
Jacob van Westrop Netherlands Netherlands
9 Charles Brown Great Britain Great Britain
Jussi Kivimäki Finland Finland
August Meesen Belgium Belgium
Edward Nixson Great Britain Great Britain
Leendert van Oosten Netherlands Netherlands
Walter West Great Britain Great Britain
Douwe Wijbrands Netherlands Netherlands
Yevgeny Zamotin Russia Russia
17 Harald Christiansen Denmark Denmark
Harold Foskett Great Britain Great Britain
György Luntzer Hungary Hungary
Henri Nielsen Denmark Denmark
Miroslav Šustera Bohemia Bohemia

[edit] Bracket

Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
 
Finland Weckman (FIN)                
Bye  
Finland Weckman (FIN)
  Great Britain West (GBR)  
Great Britain West (GBR)
Bohemia Šustera (BOH)  
Finland Weckman (FIN)
  Sweden Larsson (SWE)  
Sweden Larsson (SWE)
Denmark Christiansen (DEN)  
Sweden Larsson (SWE)
  Netherlands Wijbrands (NED)  
Netherlands Wijbrands (NED)
Hungary Luntzer (HUN)  
Finland Weckman (FIN)
    Hungary Payr (HUN)  
Hungary Payr (HUN)        
Bye  
Hungary Payr (HUN)
  Russia Zamotin (RUS)  
Russia Zamotin (RUS)
Bye  
Hungary Payr (HUN)
  Netherlands Westrop (NED)  
Netherlands Westrop (NED)
Bye  
Netherlands Westrop (NED)
  Finland Kivimäki (FIN)  
Finland Kivimäki (FIN)
Bye  
Finland Weckman (FIN)
    Finland Saarela (FIN)
Finland Saarela (FIN)            
Denmark Nielsen (DEN)  
Finland Saarela (FIN)
  Great Britain Nixson (GBR)  
Great Britain Nixson (GBR)
Bye  
Finland Saarela (FIN)
  Belgium Dubois (BEL)  
Belgium Dubois (BEL)
Great Britain Foskett (GBR)  
Belgium Dubois (BEL)
  Great Britain Brown (GBR)  
Great Britain Brown (GBR)
Bye  
Finland Saarela (FIN)
    Denmark Jensen (DEN)  
Denmark Jensen (DEN)        
Bye  
Denmark Jensen (DEN)
  Netherlands Oosten (NED)  
Netherlands Oosten (NED)
Bye  
Denmark Jensen (DEN)
  Great Britain Banbrook (GBR)  
Great Britain Banbrook (GBR)
Bye  
Great Britain Banbrook (GBR)
  Belgium Meesen (BEL)  
Belgium Meesen (BEL)
Bye  


Jensen beat Payr in the bronze medal match to take third place.

[edit] Sources

  • Cook, Theodore Andrea (1908). The Fourth Olympiad, Being the Official Report. London: British Olympic Association.
  • De Wael, Herman (2001). Greco-Roman Wrestling 1908. Herman's Full Olympians. Retrieved on 29 May 2006.


The 1908 Summer Olympics in London
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Wrestling at the 1908 Summer Olympics
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