Wrestling at the 1924 Summer Olympics
| Wrestling at the Games of the VIII Olympiad | |
|---|---|
| Venue | Vélodrome d'Hiver |
| Dates | 6–14 July 1924 |
| No. of events | 13 (13 men, 0 women) |
| Competitors | 229 from 26 nations |
| at the 1924 Summer Olympics | |
|---|---|
| Greco-Roman | |
| Bantam | men |
| Feather | men |
| Light | men |
| Middle | men |
| Light heavy | men |
| Heavy | men |
| Freestyle | |
| Bantam | men |
| Feather | men |
| Light | men |
| Welter | men |
| Middle | men |
| Light heavy | men |
| Heavy | men |
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 6 to 10 July 1924 and the freestyle competitions from 11 to 14 July 1924.[1]
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.[1]
- 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.