Wrestling at the 1924 Summer Olympics
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Wrestling
At the 1924 Summer Olympics thirteen wrestling events were contested, all for men. There were six weight classes in Greco-Roman wrestling and seven classes in freestyle wrestling. The Greco-Roman events were held from July 6 to July 10, 1924 and the freestyle competitions were held from July 11 to July 14, 1924.
Medal summary
Freestyle
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bantamweight |
Kustaa Pihlajamäki Finland
|
Kaarlo Mäkinen Finland
|
Bryan Hines United States
|
| Featherweight |
Robin Reed United States
|
Chester Newton United States
|
Katsutoshi Naito Japan
|
| Lightweight |
Russell Vis United States
|
Volmar Wikström Finland
|
Arvo Haavisto Finland
|
| Welterweight |
Hermann Gehri Switzerland
|
Eino Leino Finland
|
Otto Müller Switzerland
|
| Middleweight |
Fritz Hagmann Switzerland
|
Pierre Ollivier Belgium
|
Vilho Pekkala Finland
|
| Light Heavyweight |
John Spellman United States
|
Rudolf Svensson Sweden
|
Charles Courant Switzerland
|
| Heavyweight |
Harry Steel United States
|
Henri Wernli Switzerland
|
Archie MacDonald Great Britain
|
Greco-Roman
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bantamweight |
Eduard Pütsep Estonia
|
Anselm Ahlfors Finland
|
Väinö Ikonen Finland
|
| Featherweight |
Kalle Anttila Finland
|
Aleksanteri Toivola Finland
|
Eric Malmberg Sweden
|
| Lightweight |
Oskari Friman Finland
|
Lajos Keresztes Hungary
|
Källe Westerlund Finland
|
| Middleweight |
Edvard Westerlund Finland
|
Arthur Lindfors Finland
|
Roman Steinberg Estonia
|
| Light Heavyweight |
Carl Westergren Sweden
|
Rudolf Svensson Sweden
|
Onni Pellinen Finland
|
| Heavyweight |
Henri Deglane France
|
Edil Rosenqvist Finland
|
Rajmund Badó Hungary
|
Participating nations
A total of 229 wrestlers from 26 nations competed at the Paris Games.
Australia (1)
Austria (8)
Belgium (17)
Canada (5)
Czechoslovakia (9)
Denmark (11)
Egypt (2)
Estonia (8)
Finland (24)
France (23)
Great Britain (14)
Greece (2)
Hungary (12)
Italy (17)
Japan (1)
Latvia (6)
Luxembourg (2)
Netherlands (8)
Norway (7)
Poland (2)
Spain (4)
Sweden (13)
Switzerland (12)
Turkey (5)
United States (14)
Yugoslavia (2)
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Finland (FIN) | 4 | 7 | 5 | 16 |
| 2 |  United States (USA) | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 3 |  Switzerland (SUI) | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 4 |  Sweden (SWE) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 |  Estonia (EST) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 |  France (FRA) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 |  Hungary (HUN) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 |  Belgium (BEL) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 |  Great Britain (GBR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Japan (JPN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (10 entries) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 39 | |
References
- ^ a b "Wrestling at the 1924 Paris Summer Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
