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

Men's middleweight freestyle wrestling
at the Games of the VII Olympiad
Venue Olympisch Stadion
Dates August 25–27
Competitors 18 from 12 nations
Medalists
1st, gold medalist(s) Eino Leino  Finland
2nd, silver medalist(s) Väinö Penttala  Finland
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Charley Johnson  United States
Wrestling at the
1920 Summer Olympics
Greco-Roman
Feather men
Light men
Middle men
Light heavy men
Heavy men
Freestyle
Feather men
Light men
Middle men
Light heavy men
Heavy men

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

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

Results

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   Third place
  Charley Johnson (USA) W       Charley Johnson (USA) L  
  Enok Lopponen (CAN) L       Charley Johnson (USA) W     Charley Johnson (USA) W
           Kumar Navale (IND) L     Angus Frantz (USA) L
           Charley Johnson (USA) W
           Gudmund Grimstad (NOR) L  
           Gudmund Grimstad (NOR) W
           Gottfrid Lindgren (SWE) L  
      

References

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