Wrestling at the 1920 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle light heavyweight

The men's freestyle light heavyweight was a Catch as Catch Can wrestling, later freestyle, held as part of the Wrestling at the 1920 Summer Olympics programme. It was the first appearance of the weight class. Light heavyweight was the second-heaviest category, and included wrestlers weighing up to 80 kilograms.

Men's light heavyweight freestyle wrestling
at the Games of the VII Olympiad
VenueOlympisch Stadion
DatesAugust 25–27
Competitors13 from 8 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Anders Larsson  Sweden
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Charles Courant  Switzerland
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Walter Maurer  United States
1924 →

A total of 13 wrestlers from eight nations competed in the event, which was held from Wednesday, August 25 to Friday, August 27, 1920.[1]

Results

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Round of 16
August 25
Quarterfinals
August 25
Semifinals
August 27
Final
August 27
  Anders Larsson (SWE) W
  François Meyer (FRA) L   Anders Larsson (SWE) W
  Johan Gallén (FIN) W   Johan Gallén (FIN) L
  Hyacinthe Roosen (BEL) L   Anders Larsson (SWE) W
  Walter Maurer (USA) W   Walter Maurer (USA) L
  Pierre Ledron (FRA) L   Walter Maurer (USA)
  Emil Westerlund (FIN) W   Emil Westerlund (FIN)
  Noel Rhys (GBR) L   Anders Larsson (SWE) W
  Charles Courant (SUI) -   Charles Courant (SUI) L
Bye -   Charles Courant (SUI) W
  Jan van Rensburg (RSA) W   Jan van Rensburg (RSA) L
  Henri Snoeck (BEL) L   Charles Courant (SUI) W Third place
  John Redman (USA) -   John Redman (USA) L
Bye -   John Redman (USA) W   Walter Maurer (USA) W
  Walter Wilson (GBR) -   Walter Wilson (GBR) L   John Redman (USA) L
Bye -

References

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  1. ^ "Wrestling at the 1920 Antwerpen Summer Games: Men's Light-Heavyweight, Freestyle". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18. Retrieved 2013-09-07.
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