Wrestling at the 1912 Summer Olympics
Wrestling at the 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
Greco Roman
Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
---|---|---|---|
Featherweight details | Kaarlo Koskelo Finland | Georg Gerstäcker Germany | Otto Lasanen Finland |
Lightweight details | Emil Väre Finland | Gustaf Malmström Sweden | Edvin Mattiasson Sweden |
Middleweight details | Claes Johanson Sweden | Martin Klein Russian Empire | Alfred Asikainen Finland |
Light Heavyweight details | none awarded | Anders Ahlgren Sweden | Béla Varga Hungary |
Ivar Böhling Finland | |||
Heavyweight details | 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]
- 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 | 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 entries) | 4 | 6 | 5 | 15 |
References
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Events at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm
- Athletics
- Baseball (demonstration)
- Cycling
- Diving
- Equestrian
- Fencing
- Football
- Glima (demonstration)
- Gymnastics
- Modern pentathlon
- Rowing
- Sailing
- Shooting
- Swimming
- Tennis
- Tug of war
- Water polo
- Wrestling
- Art competitions (unofficial)