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Wrestling at the 1920 Summer Olympics

Index Wrestling at the 1920 Summer Olympics

At the 1920 Summer Olympics, ten wrestling events were contested, for all men. [1]

38 relations: Adolf Lindfors, Anders Larsson (wrestler), Arthur Lindfors, Carl Westergren, Catch wrestling, Charles Ackerly, Charles Courant, Charley Johnson (wrestler), Claes Johanson, Edil Rosenqvist, Eino Leino (wrestler), Emil Väre, Ernst Nilsson, Fred Meyer (wrestler), Freestyle wrestling, Frithjof Andersen, Fritiof Svensson, Gottfrid Svensson, Greco-Roman wrestling, Heikki Kähkönen, Johannes Eriksen, Kalle Anttila, List of World and Olympic Champions in Greco-Roman wrestling, List of World and Olympic Champions in men's freestyle wrestling, Martti Nieminen, Masa Perttilä, Nat Pendleton, Oskari Friman, Peter Wright (sport wrestler), Philip Bernard, Poul Hansen (sport wrestler), Robert Roth (sport wrestler), Sam Gerson, Taavi Tamminen, Väinö Penttala, Walter Maurer (wrestler), Wrestling, 1920 Summer Olympics.

Adolf Lindfors

Adolf Valentin "Adi" Lindfors (8 February 1879 – 5 May 1959) was a heavyweight Greco-Roman wrestler from Finland.

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Anders Larsson (wrestler)

Anders Larsson (2 July 1892 – 4 January 1945) was a Swedish freestyle wrestler who won the gold medal in the light-heavyweight class at the 1920 Summer Olympics.

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Arthur Lindfors

Arthur Richard Lindfors (17 March 1893 – 21 September 1977) was a Finnish wrestler and Olympic medalist in Greco-Roman wrestling.

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Carl Westergren

Carl "Calle" Oscar Westergren (13 October 1895 – 5 August 1958) was a Swedish wrestler who competed in the 1920, 1924, 1928, and 1932 Summer Olympics.

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Catch wrestling

Catch wrestling is a classical hybrid grappling style and combat sport developed in Britain circa 1870.

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Charles Ackerly

Charles Edwin "Charley" Ackerly (January 3, 1898 – August 16, 1982) was an American wrestler who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics.

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Charles Courant

Charles Courant (14 April 1896 – 26 June 1982) was a Swiss freestyle wrestler and Olympic medalist.

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Charley Johnson (wrestler)

Charles "Charley" Frithiof Johnson (January 31, 1887 – September 17, 1967) was an American wrestler who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics.

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Claes Johanson

Claes Edvin Johansson (4 November 1884 – 9 March 1949) was a Swedish wrestler who competed in the 1912, 1920 and 1924 Summer Olympics and won two gold medals, in 1912 and 1920.

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Edil Rosenqvist

Edil Albert Rosenqvist (11 December 1892 – 14 September 1973) was a Finnish wrestler and Olympic medalist in Greco-Roman wrestling.

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Eino Leino (wrestler)

Eino Aukusti Leino (7 April 1891 – 30 November 1986) was a Finnish freestyle wrestler.

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Emil Väre

Emil Ernst Väre (28 September 1885 – 31 January 1974) was a Finnish wrestler who won the gold medals in the lightweight class at the 1912 and 1920 Summer Olympics.

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Ernst Nilsson

Ernst Hilding Waldemar Nilsson (10 May 1891 – 11 February 1971) was a Swedish heavyweight wrestler who competed at the 1912, 1920 and 1924 Summer Olympics.

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Fred Meyer (wrestler)

Frederick "Fred" Julius Meyer (May 17, 1900 – March 12, 1983) was an American wrestler who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics.

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Freestyle wrestling

Freestyle wrestling is a style of amateur wrestling that is practiced throughout the world.

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Frithjof Andersen

Frithjof Andersen (5 April 1893 – 24 July 1975) is a Norwegian wrestler and Olympic medalist in Greco-Roman wrestling, from Oslo.

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Fritiof Svensson

Konrad Martin Fritiof Svensson (2 June 1896 – 5 March 1961) was a featherweight Greco-Roman wrestler from Sweden who competed at the 1920 and 1924 Summer Olympics He won a bronze medal in 1920 and finished fifth in 1924.

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Gottfrid Svensson

Gottfrid Cervantius Svensson (13 May 1889 – 19 August 1956) was a Swedish wrestler.

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Greco-Roman wrestling

Greco-Roman (US) or Graeco-Roman (UK) wrestling is a style of wrestling that is practiced worldwide.

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Heikki Kähkönen

Heikki Kähkönen (26 December 1891 – 30 June 1962) was a Finnish wrestler and Olympic medalist in Greco-Roman wrestling.

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Johannes Eriksen

Johannes Thorvald Eriksen (12 June 1889 – 25 June 1963) was a Danish wrestler who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics, in the 1912 Summer Olympics, and in the 1920 Summer Olympics.

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Kalle Anttila

Kaarlo Johan Jalmari "Kalle" Anttila (30 August 1887 – 1 January 1975) was a Finnish wrestler.

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List of World and Olympic Champions in Greco-Roman wrestling

Greco-Roman wrestling competition began in the Olympics in 1896.

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List of World and Olympic Champions in men's freestyle wrestling

Men's freestyle wrestling competition began in the Olympics in 1904.

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Martti Nieminen

Martin "Martti" Aleksander Nieminen (3 November 1891 – 29 March 1941) was a Finnish wrestler who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics.

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Masa Perttilä

Matti Rudolf "Masa" Perttilä (21 January 1896 – 12 May 1968) was a Finnish wrestler who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics.

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Nat Pendleton

Nathaniel Greene "Nat" Pendleton (August 9, 1895 – October 12, 1967) was an American Olympic wrestler and film actor.

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Oskari Friman

Oskar David "Oskari" Friman (27 January 1893 – 19 October 1933) was a Greco-Roman wrestler from Finland.

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Peter Wright (sport wrestler)

Peter W. Wright was a British wrestler who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics.

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Philip Bernard

Philip William Samuel Bernard was a British wrestler who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics.

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Poul Hansen (sport wrestler)

Poul Henrik Peder Hansen (20 October 1891 – 29 October 1948) was a Danish wrestler who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics, and in the 1924 Summer Olympics.

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Robert Roth (sport wrestler)

Robert Roth (5 July 1898 – 17 November 1959) was a Swiss wrestler who won a gold medal in the freestyle heavyweight class at the 1920 Summer Olympics.

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Sam Gerson

Samuel Norton "Sam" Gerson (November 30, 1895 – September 30, 1972) was a Ukrainian-born American wrestler.

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Taavi Tamminen

Taavi Tamminen (30 March 1889 – 19 January 1967) was a Greco-Roman wrestler from Finland.

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Väinö Penttala

Väinö Penttala (16 January 1897 – 28 February 1976) was a Finnish wrestler and Olympic medalist.

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Walter Maurer (wrestler)

Walter Stark Maurer (May 9, 1893 – May 18, 1983) was an American wrestler who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics.

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Wrestling

Wrestling is a combat sport involving grappling type techniques such as clinch fighting, throws and takedowns, joint locks, pins and other grappling holds.

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1920 Summer Olympics

The 1920 Summer Olympics (Les Jeux olympiques d'été de 1920; Olympische Zomerspelen van de VIIe Olympiade), officially known as the Games of the VII Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event in 1920 in Antwerp, Belgium.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wrestling_at_the_1920_Summer_Olympics

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