Wrestling at the 1924 Summer Olympics
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.
Medal summary
Freestyle
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bantamweight (- 56 kg) |
 Kustaa PihlajamäkiFinland (FIN) |
Kaarlo Mäkinen Finland (FIN) |
 Bryan HinesUnited States (USA) |
| Featherweight (- 61 kg) |
Robin Reed United States (USA) |
Chester Newton United States (USA) |
.svg.png){kind=small} Katsutoshi NaitoJapan (JPN) |
| Lightweight (- 66 kg) |
Russell Vis United States (USA) |
Volmar Wikström Finland (FIN) |
Arvo Haavisto Finland (FIN) |
| Welterweight (- 72 kg) |
 Hermann GehriSwitzerland (SUI) |
Eino Leino Finland (FIN) |
Otto Müller Switzerland (SUI) |
| Middleweight (- 79 kg) |
Fritz Hagmann Switzerland (SUI) |
.svg.png){kind=small} Pierre OllivierBelgium (BEL) |
Vilho Pekkala Finland (FIN) |
| Light Heavyweight (- 87 kg) |
John Spellman United States (USA) |
 Rudolf SvenssonSweden (SWE) |
Charles Courant Switzerland (SUI) |
| Heavyweight (+ 87 kg) |
Harry Steel United States (USA) |
Henri Wernli Switzerland (SUI) |
 Andrew McDonaldGreat Britain (GBR) |
Greco-Roman
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bantamweight (- 58 kg) |
 Eduard PütsepEstonia (EST) |
Anselm Ahlfors Finland (FIN) |
Väinö Ikonen Finland (FIN) |
| Featherweight (- 62 kg) |
Kalle Anttila Finland (FIN) |
Aleksanteri Toivola Finland (FIN) |
Eric Malmberg Sweden (SWE) |
| Lightweight (- 67.5 kg) |
Oskari Friman Finland (FIN) |
 Lajos KeresztesHungary (HUN) |
Källe Westerlund Finland (FIN) |
| Middleweight (- 75 kg) |
Edvard Westerlund Finland (FIN) |
Arthur Lindfors Finland (FIN) |
Roman Steinberg Estonia (EST) |
| Light Heavyweight (- 82.5 kg) |
Carl Westergren Sweden (SWE) |
Rudolf Svensson Sweden (SWE) |
Onni Pellinen Finland (FIN) |
| Heavyweight (+ 82.5 kg) |
 Henri DeglaneFrance (FRA) |
Edil Rosenqvist Finland (FIN) |
Rajmund Badó Hungary (HUN) |
Participating nations
A total of 229 wrestlers from 26 nations competed at the Paris Games.[1]
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Australia (1) -
Austria (8) - Belgium (17)
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Canada (5) -
Czechoslovakia (9) -
Denmark (11) -
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Egypt (2) - Estonia (8)
- Finland (24)
- France (23)
- Great Britain (14)
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Greece (2) - Hungary (12)
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Italy (17) - Japan (1)
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Latvia (6) -
Luxembourg (2) -
Netherlands (8) -
Norway (7) -
Poland (2) -
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Spain (4) - Sweden (13)
- Switzerland (12)
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Turkey (5) - United States (14)
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Yugoslavia (2)
Medal table
| 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 |
References
- ↑ "Wrestling at the 1924 Paris Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 2013-05-23.
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