Wrestling at the 1920 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle lightweight

Men's lightweight freestyle wrestling
at the Games of the VII Olympiad
Venue Olympisch Stadion
Dates August 25–27
Competitors 9 from 6 nations
Medalists
    Finland
    Sweden
    Great Britain
«1908 1924»
Wrestling at the
1920 Summer Olympics
Greco-Roman
Feather men
Light men
Middle men
Light heavy men
Heavy men
Freestyle
Feather men
Light men
Middle men
Light heavy men
Heavy men

The men's freestyle lightweight was a freestyle wrestling event held as part of the wrestling at the 1920 Summer Olympics programme. It was the third appearance of the event. Lightweight was the second lightest category, and included wrestlers weighing up to 67.5 kilograms.

Nine wrestlers from six nations competed in the event, which was held from Wednesday, August 25 to Friday, August 27, 1920.

Results

Round of 16
August 25
  Quarterfinals
August 26
  Semifinals
August 27
  Final
August 27
                           
  Kalle Anttila (FIN) W  
  Jules Deligny (FRA) L       Kalle Anttila (FIN) W  
  Joseph Shimmon (USA) -     Joseph Shimmon (USA) L  
 Bye -         Kalle Anttila (FIN) W  
  Auguste Thys (BEL) -         Auguste Thys (BEL) L  
 Bye -       Auguste Thys (BEL) -
 - -    Bye -  
 - -         Kalle Anttila (FIN) W
  Gottfrid Svensson (SWE) W         Gottfrid Svensson (SWE) L
  George Metropoulos (USA) L       Gottfrid Svensson (SWE) W  
  George MacKenzie (GBR) -     George MacKenzie (GBR) L  
 Bye -         Gottfrid Svensson (SWE) W   Third place
  Peter Wright (GBR) -         Peter Wright (GBR) L  
 Bye -       Peter Wright (GBR) W     Peter Wright (GBR) W
  Henri Joudiou (FRA) -     Henri Joudiou (FRA) L       Auguste Thys (BEL) L
 Bye -  

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