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]
![Wrestling](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/12/Wrestling_pictogram.svg/100px-Wrestling_pictogram.svg.png)
Medal summary
Greco Roman
Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
---|---|---|---|
Featherweight details | Kaarlo Koskelo![]() | Georg Gerstäcker![]() | Otto Lasanen![]() |
Lightweight details | Emil Väre![]() | Gustaf Malmström![]() | Edvin Mattiasson![]() |
Middleweight details | Claes Johanson![]() | Martin Klein![]() | Alfred Asikainen![]() |
Light Heavyweight details | none awarded | Anders Ahlgren![]() | Béla Varga![]() |
Ivar Böhling![]() | |||
Heavyweight details | Yrjö Saarela![]() | Johan Olin![]() | Søren Marinus Jensen![]() |
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 | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
2 | ![]() | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
3 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
5 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
![]() | 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)