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 |
 Kustaa Pihlajamäki (FIN) |
Kaarlo Mäkinen (FIN) |
 Bryan Hines (USA) |
| Featherweight |
Robin Reed (USA) |
Chester Newton (USA) |
.svg.png){kind=small} Katsutoshi Naito (JPN) |
| Lightweight |
Russell Vis (USA) |
Volmar Wikström (FIN) |
Arvo Haavisto (FIN) |
| Welterweight |
 Hermann Gehri (SUI) |
Eino Leino (FIN) |
Otto Müller (SUI) |
| Middleweight |
Fritz Hagmann (SUI) |
.svg.png){kind=small} Pierre Ollivier (BEL) |
Vilho Pekkala (FIN) |
| Light Heavyweight |
John Spellman (USA) |
 Rudolf Svensson (SWE) |
Charles Courant (SUI) |
| Heavyweight |
Harry Steel (USA) |
Henri Wernli (SUI) |
 Andrew McDonald (GBR) |
Greco-Roman
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bantamweight |
 Eduard Pütsep (EST) |
Anselm Ahlfors (FIN) |
Väinö Ikonen (FIN) |
| Featherweight |
Kalle Anttila (FIN) |
Aleksanteri Toivola (FIN) |
Eric Malmberg (SWE) |
| Lightweight |
Oskari Friman (FIN) |
 Lajos Keresztes (HUN) |
Källe Westerlund (FIN) |
| Middleweight |
Edvard Westerlund (FIN) |
Arthur Lindfors (FIN) |
Roman Steinberg (EST) |
| Light Heavyweight |
Carl Westergren (SWE) |
Rudolf Svensson (SWE) |
Onni Pellinen (FIN) |
| Heavyweight |
 Henri Deglane (FRA) |
Edil Rosenqvist (FIN) |
Rajmund Badó (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) -
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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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