Wrestling at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Freestyle lightweight
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The freestyle lightweight was one of five freestyle 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 lightweight was the median weight class, allowing wrestlers of up to 66.6 kilograms (147 lb).
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[edit] Results
[edit] Standings
| Place | Wrestler | Nation |
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| 1 | George de Relwyskow |  Great Britain |
| 2 | William Wood | Great Britain |
| 3 | Albert Gingell | Great Britain |
| 4 | George MacKenzie | Great Britain |
| 5 | Herbert Baillie | Great Britain |
| John Krug |  United States of America |
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| James McKenzie | Great Britain |
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| William Shepherd | Great Britain |
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| 9 | George Faulkner | Great Britain |
| William Henson | Great Britain |
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| Joseph Hoy | Great Britain |
[edit] Bracket
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| George de Relwyskow (GBR) |
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| William Henson (GBR) |
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| Relwyskow (GBR) |
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| Shepherd (GBR) |
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| William Shepherd (GBR) |
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| Relwyskow (GBR) |
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| Gingell (GBR) |
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| Albert Gingell (GBR) |
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| Gingell (GBR) |
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| Baillie (GBR) |
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| Herbert Baillie (GBR) |
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| Relwyskow (GBR) |
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| Wood (GBR) |
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| William Wood (GBR) |
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| George Faulkner (GBR) |
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| Wood (GBR) |
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| Krug (USA) |
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| John Krug (USA) |
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| Joseph Hoy (GBR) |
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| Wood (GBR) |
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| G. McKenzie (GBR) |
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| George McKenzie (GBR) |
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| Bye | |||||||||||||
| G. McKenzie (GBR) |
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| J. McKenzie (GBR) |
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| James McKenzie (GBR) |
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| Bye | |||||||||||||
Gingell beat George McKenzie in a 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). Freestyle Wrestling 1908. Herman's Full Olympians. Retrieved on 28 May 2006.
| The 1908 Summer Olympics in London Games of the IV Olympiad |
| Wrestling at the 1908 Summer Olympics |
| Greco-Roman
lightweight | middleweight | light heavyweight | super heavyweight |
| Freestyle
bantamweight | featherweight | lightweight | middleweight | heavyweight |
