Wrestling at the 1920 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle lightweight

The men's freestyle lightweight was a Catch as Catch Can wrestling, later freestyle, event held as part of the wrestling at the 1920 Summer Olympics programme. It was the third appearance of the event. Lightweight was the second-lightest category, and included wrestlers weighing up to 61 kilograms.

Men's lightweight freestyle wrestling
at the Games of the VII Olympiad
VenueOlympisch Stadion
DatesAugust 25–27
Competitors9 from 6 nations
Medalists
Kalle Anttila  Finland
Gottfrid Svensson  Sweden
Peter Wright  Great Britain

Nine wrestlers from six nations competed in the event, which was held from Wednesday, August 25 to Friday, August 27, 1920.[1]

Results

Round of 16
August 25
  Quarterfinals
August 26
  Semifinals
August 27
  Final
August 27
                           
 Kalle Anttila (FIN) W  
 Jules Deligny (FRA) L      Kalle Anttila (FIN) W  
 Joseph Shimmon (USA) -    Joseph Shimmon (USA) L  
Bye -        Kalle Anttila (FIN) W  
 Auguste Thijs (BEL) -        Auguste Thys (BEL) L  
Bye -      Auguste Thys (BEL) -
- -   Bye -  
- -        Kalle Anttila (FIN) W
 Gottfrid Svensson (SWE) W        Gottfrid Svensson (SWE) L
 George Metropoulos (USA) L      Gottfrid Svensson (SWE) W  
 George MacKenzie (GBR) -    George MacKenzie (GBR) L  
Bye -        Gottfrid Svensson (SWE) W   Third place
 Peter Wright (GBR) -        Peter Wright (GBR) L  
Bye -      Peter Wright (GBR) W    Peter Wright (GBR) W
 Henri Joudiou (FRA) -    Henri Joudiou (FRA) L      Auguste Thys (BEL) L
Bye -  

References

  1. "Wrestling at the 1920 Antwerpen Summer Games: Men's Lightweight, Freestyle". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18. Retrieved 2013-09-07.
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