Wrestling at the 1920 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle middleweight

The men's freestyle middleweight was a Catch as Catch Can wrestling, later freestyle, event held as part of the wrestling competition at the 1920 Summer Olympics. It was the second appearance of the event. Middleweight was the median category, and included wrestlers weighing up to 69 kilograms.

Men's middleweight freestyle wrestling
at the Games of the VII Olympiad
VenueOlympisch Stadion
DatesAugust 25–27
Competitors18 from 12 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Eino Leino  Finland
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Väinö Penttala  Finland
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Charley Johnson  United States
← 1908
1924 →

A total of 18 wrestlers from twelve nations competed in the event, which was held from August 25 to 27, 1920.[1]

Results

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Round of 32
August 25
Round of 16
August 26
Quarterfinals
August 27
Semifinals
August 27
Final
August 27
  Väinö Penttala (FIN) W
  Charles Backsman (FRA) L   Väinö Penttala (FIN) W
  Edgar Bacon (GBR) L
  Väinö Penttala (FIN) W
  Pierre Derkinderen (BEL) L
  Pierre Derkinderen (BEL) W
  Ahmed Rahmy (EGY) L
  Väinö Penttala (FIN) W
  Angus Frantz (USA) L
  Angus Frantz (USA) W
  Stanley Bacon (GBR) L
  Angus Frantz (USA) W
  Otto Borgström (SWE) L
  Otto Borgström (SWE) W
  Dimitrios Vergos (GRE) L
  Väinö Penttala (FIN) L
  Eino Leino (FIN) W
  Eino Leino (FIN) W
  Otto Bron (SUI) L
  Eino Leino (FIN) W
  Frits Janssens (BEL) L
  Frits Janssens (BEL) W
  Pierre Angelot (FRA) L
  Eino Leino (FIN) W
  Charley Johnson (USA) W   Charley Johnson (USA) L
  Enok Lopponen (CAN) L   Charley Johnson (USA) W Third place
  Kumar Navale (IND) L
  Charley Johnson (USA) W   Charley Johnson (USA) W
  Gudmund Grimstad (NOR) L   Angus Frantz (USA) L
  Gudmund Grimstad (NOR) W
  Gottfrid Lindgren (SWE) L

References

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