Wrestling at the 1912 Summer Olympics
At the 1912 Summer Olympics, five wrestling events were contested. They were all for men in the Greco-Roman style. The Light Heavyweight match ended after a nine-hour draw. The match was finally declared a tie and it was decided that they would each receive a silver medal.[1]
![Wrestling](../I/Wrestling_pictogram.svg.png.webp)
Wrestling
Medal summary
Greco Roman
Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
---|---|---|---|
Featherweight |
Kaarlo Koskelo![]() |
Georg Gerstäcker![]() |
Otto Lasanen![]() |
Lightweight |
Emil Väre![]() |
Gustaf Malmström![]() |
Edvin Mattiasson![]() |
Middleweight |
Claes Johanson![]() |
Martin Klein![]() |
Alfred Asikainen![]() |
Light Heavyweight |
none awarded | Anders Ahlgren![]() |
Béla Varga![]() |
Ivar Böhling![]() | |||
Heavyweight |
Yrjö Saarela![]() |
Johan Olin![]() |
Søren Marinus Jensen![]() |
Participating nations
A total of 170 wrestlers from 18 nations competed at the Stockholm Games:[2]
Austria (8)
Belgium (1)
Bohemia (4)
Denmark (9)
Finland (37)
France (6)
Germany (14)
Great Britain (12)
Greece (1)
Hungary (10)
Iceland (1)
Italy (6)
Netherlands (3)
Norway (9)
Portugal (2)
Russian Empire (11)
Sweden (34)
United States (2)
Medal table
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
2 | ![]() | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
3 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
5 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (6 entries) | 4 | 6 | 5 | 15 |
References
- "Sweden Olympics Stockholm 1912". Retrieved 2006-11-27.
- "Wrestling at the 1912 Stockholm Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2013-05-15.
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