Wrestling at the 1920 Summer Olympics – Men's Greco-Roman heavyweight

Men's heavyweight Greco-Roman wrestling
at the Games of the VII Olympiad
VenueOlympisch Stadion
DatesAugust 17–20
Competitors19 from 12 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Adolf Lindfors  Finland
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Poul Hansen  Denmark
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Martti Nieminen  Finland
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Wrestling at the
1920 Summer Olympics
Greco-Roman
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Lightmen
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Heavymen
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Feathermen
Lightmen
Middlemen
Light heavymen
Heavymen

The men's Greco-Roman heavyweight was a Greco-Roman wrestling event held as part of the Wrestling at the 1920 Summer Olympics programme. It was the third appearance of the event. Heavyweight was the heaviest category, including wrestlers weighing over 82.5 kilograms.

A total of 19 wrestlers from 12 nations competed in the event, which was held from August 17 to August 20, 1920.[1]

Results

Gold medal round

Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
 Adolf Lindfors (FIN) W
 André Gasiglia (FRA) L  Adolf Lindfors (FIN) W
 Edward Willkie (USA) W  Edward Willkie (USA) L
 Josef Struna (TCH) L  Adolf Lindfors (FIN) W
 Edmond Dame (FRA) L
 Edmond Dame (FRA) W
 Artur Kukk (EST) L
 Adolf Lindfors (FIN) W
 Poul Hansen (DEN) L
 Poul Hansen (DEN) W
 Alexander Weyand (USA) L
 Poul Hansen (DEN) W
 Martin Nieminen (FIN) L
 Martin Nieminen (FIN) W
 Emil Larsen (DEN) L
 Adolf Lindfors (FIN) W
 Anders Ahlgren (SWE) L
 Anders Ahlgren (SWE) W
 Barend Bonneveld (NED) L
 Anders Ahlgren (SWE) W
 Harald Vassboten (NOR) L
 Harald Vassboten (NOR) W
 Giorgio Calza (ITA) W  Giorgio Calza (ITA) L
 Jan Kraus (TCH) L  Anders Ahlgren (SWE) W
 Jaap Sjouwerman (NED) L
 Jaap Sjouwerman (NED) W
 Dimitrios Vergos (GRE) L
 Jaap Sjouwerman (NED) W
 Ernst Nilsson (SWE) L
 Ernst Nilsson (SWE) W
 Eduard van den Bril (BEL) L

Silver medal round

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
 Poul Hansen (DEN) W
 Edmond Dame (FRA) L  Poul Hansen (DEN) W
 André Gasiglia (FRA) L
 Poul Hansen (DEN) W
 Edward Willkie (USA) L
 Edward Willkie (USA) W
 Anders Ahlgren (SWE) L

Bronze medal round

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
 Edward Willkie (USA) W
 André Gasiglia (FRA) L  Edward Willkie (USA) L
 Martin Nieminen (FIN) W
 Martin Nieminen (FIN) W
 Alexander Weyand (USA) L
 Alexander Weyand (USA) W
 Edmond Dame (FRA) L

References

  1. ^ "Wrestling at the 1920 Antwerpen Summer Games: Men's Heavyweight, Greco-Roman". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18. Retrieved 2013-09-01.
  • Belgium Olympic Committee (1957). Olympic Games Antwerp 1920: Official Report (in French).
  • Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in Polish). Retrieved 9 May 2008.