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

Men's lightweight Greco-Roman wrestling
at the Games of the VII Olympiad
VenueOlympisch Stadion
DatesAugust 16–20
Competitors22 from 12 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Emil Väre  Finland
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Taavi Tamminen  Finland
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Frithjof Andersen  Norway
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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 lightweight 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. Featherweight was the second lightest category, and included wrestlers weighing up to 67.5 kilograms.

A total of 22 wrestlers from 12 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
 Emil Väre (FIN) W
 Fritz Christiansen (DEN) L  Emil Väre (FIN) W
 Maurice Rohon (FRA) W  Maurice Rohon (FRA) L
 Ahmed Rahmy (EGY) L  Emil Väre (FIN) W
 Frits Janssens (BEL) L
 Frits Janssens (BEL) W
 Oral Swigart (USA) W  Oral Swigart (USA) L
 Walter Ranghieri (ITA) L  Emil Väre (FIN) W
 Frants Frisenfeldt (DEN) W  Frants Frisenfeldt (DEN) L
 Vasilios Pavlidis (GRE) L  Frants Frisenfeldt (DEN) W
 Albert Savonet (BEL) L
 Frants Frisenfeldt (DEN) W
 George Metropoulos (USA) L
 George Metropoulos (USA) W
 Vasilios Vouyoukos (GRE) L
 Emil Väre (FIN) W
 Taavi Tamminen (FIN) L
 Taavi Tamminen (FIN) W
 František Kopřiva (TCH) L
 Taavi Tamminen (FIN) W
 Richard Frydenlund (NOR) L
 Richard Frydenlund (NOR) W
 Gustaf Nilsson (SWE) L
 Taavi Tamminen (FIN) W
 Frithjof Andersen (NOR) L
 Frithjof Andersen (NOR) W
 Holger Lindberg (SWE) W  Holger Lindberg (SWE) L
 Johannes Nolton (NED) L  Frithjof Andersen (NOR) W
 Carl Coerse (NED) W  Carl Coerse (NED) L
 Théodore Bainconneau (FRA) L  Carl Coerse (NED) W
 Karel Halík (TCH) L

Silver medal round

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
 Frits Janssens (BEL) W
 Fritz Christiansen (DEN) L  Frits Janssens (BEL) L
 Taavi Tamminen (FIN) W
 Taavi Tamminen (FIN) W
 Frants Frisenfeldt (DEN) L
 Frants Frisenfeldt (DEN) W
 Maurice Rohon (FRA) L

Bronze medal rounds

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
 Frithjof Andersen (NOR) W
 Frants Frisenfeldt (DEN) L  Frithjof Andersen (NOR) W
 František Kopřiva (TCH) L
 Frithjof Andersen (NOR) W
 Frits Janssens (BEL) L
 Frits Janssens (BEL) W
 Richard Frydenlund (NOR) L

References

  1. ^ "Wrestling at the 1920 Antwerpen Summer Games: Men's Lightweight, Greco-Roman". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18. Retrieved 2013-08-30.
  • Belgium Olympic Committee (1957). Olympic Games Antwerp 1920: Official Report (in French).
  • Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in Polish). Retrieved 8 May 2008.