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]
Medal summary
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Featherweight |
Kaarlo Koskelo Finland |
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Otto Lasanen Finland |
| Lightweight |
Emil Väre Finland |
Gustaf Malmström Sweden |
Edvin Mattiasson Sweden |
| Middleweight |
Claes Johanson Sweden |
Martin Klein Russian Empire |
Alfred Asikainen Finland |
| Light Heavyweight |
none awarded | Anders Ahlgren Sweden |
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| Ivar Böhling Finland | |||
| Heavyweight |
Yrjö Saarela Finland |
Johan Olin Finland |
Søren Marinus Jensen Denmark |
Participating nations
A total of 170 wrestlers from 18 nations competed at the Stockholm Games:[2]
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Bohemia (4)- Denmark (9)
- Finland (37)
France (6)- Germany (14)
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Greece (1)- Hungary (10)
- Iceland (1)
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Italy (6)
Netherlands (3)
Norway (9)
Portugal (2)- Russian Empire (11)
- Sweden (34)
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United States (2)
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finland (FIN) | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 2 | Sweden (SWE) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | Germany (GER) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Russian Empire | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 5 | Denmark (DEN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Hungary (HUN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (6 nations) | 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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