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

Men's light heavyweight Greco-Roman wrestling
at the Games of the VII Olympiad
VenueOlympisch Stadion
DatesAugust 16–20
Competitors18 from 11 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Claes Johanson  Sweden
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Edil Rosenqvist  Finland
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Johannes Eriksen  Denmark
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Wrestling at the
1920 Summer Olympics
Greco-Roman
Feathermen
Lightmen
Middlemen
Light heavymen
Heavymen
Freestyle
Feathermen
Lightmen
Middlemen
Light heavymen
Heavymen

The men's Greco-Roman light 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. Light heavyweight was the second heaviest category, including wrestlers weighing up to 82.5 kilograms.

A total of 18 wrestlers from 11 nations competed in the event, which was held from August 16 to August 20, 1920.[1]

Results

Gold medal round

Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
 Claes Johanson (SWE) W
 Edil Rosenqvist (FIN) L
 Claes Johanson (SWE) W
 Johannes Eriksen (DEN) L
 Johannes Eriksen (DEN) W
 Nathaniel Pendleton (USA) L
 Claes Johanson (SWE) W
 Axel Tetens (DEN) L
 Axel Tetens (DEN) W
 Herman Kruusenberg (EST) L
 Axel Tetens (DEN) W
 Frank Maichle (USA) L
 Frank Maichle (USA) W
 Sven Ohlsson (SWE) W  Sven Ohlsson (SWE) L
 Jean Douvinet (FRA) L  Claes Johanson (SWE) W
 Jan Sint (NED) L
 Jan Sint (NED) W
 Bruto Testoni (ITA) L
 Jan Sint (NED) W
 Henri Snoeck (BEL) L
 Henri Snoeck (BEL) W
 František Kocián (TCH) L
 Jan Sint (NED) W
 Emile Wahlem (BEL) L
 Émile Walhem (BEL) W
 Giovanni Cardinale (ITA) L
 Emile Wahlem (BEL) W
 Anders Rajala (FIN) L
 Anders Rajala (FIN) W
 František Tázler (TCH) W  František Tázler (TCH) L
 Oscar Theisen (LUX) L

Silver medal round

Semifinals Final
 Johannes Eriksen (DEN) W
 Jan Sint (NED) L  Johannes Eriksen (DEN) L
 Edil Rosenqvist (FIN) W  Edil Rosenqvist (FIN) W
 Axel Tetens (DEN) L

References

  1. ^ "Wrestling at the 1920 Antwerpen Summer Games: Men's Light 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.