Wrestling at the 1952 Summer Olympics
At the 1952 Summer Olympics, 16 wrestling events were contested, for all men. There were eight weight classes in Greco-Roman wrestling and eight classes in freestyle wrestling. The events were held at Messuhalli.
Medal summary
Greco-Roman
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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| Flyweight |
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 Ignazio Fabra (ITA) |
 Leo Honkala (FIN) |
| Bantamweight |
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 Zakaria Chibab (LIB) |
Artem Teryan (URS) |
| Featherweight |
Yakov Punkin (URS) |
Imre Polyák (HUN) |
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| Lightweight |
Shazam Safin (URS) |
 Gustav Freij (SWE) |
 Mikuláš Athanasov (TCH) |
| Welterweight |
Miklós Szilvásy (HUN) |
Gösta Andersson (SWE) |
Khalil Taha (LIB) |
| Middleweight |
Axel Grönberg (SWE) |
Kalervo Rauhala (FIN) |
Nikolay Belov (URS) |
| Light heavyweight |
Kelpo Gröndahl (FIN) |
Shalva Chikhladze (URS) |
Karl-Erik Nilsson (SWE) |
| Heavyweight |
Johannes Kotkas (URS) |
Josef Růžička (TCH) |
Tauno Kovanen (FIN) |
Freestyle
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flyweight |
 Hasan Gemici (TUR) |
.svg.png){kind=small} Yushu Kitano (JPN) |
.svg.png){kind=small} Mahmoud Mollaghasemi (IRI) |
| Bantamweight |
Shohachi Ishii (JPN) |
Rashid Mammadbeyov (URS) |
 Khashaba Dadasaheb Jadhav (IND) |
| Featherweight |
Bayram Sit (TUR) |
Nasser Givehchi (IRI) |
 Josiah Henson (USA) |
| Lightweight |
Olle Anderberg (SWE) |
Jay Thomas Evans (USA) |
Jahanbakht Tofigh (IRI) |
| Welterweight |
William Smith (USA) |
Per Berlin (SWE) |
Abdollah Mojtabavi (IRI) |
| Middleweight |
David Tsimakuridze (URS) |
Gholamreza Takhti (IRI) |
György Gurics (HUN) |
| Light heavyweight |
Viking Palm (SWE) |
Henry Wittenberg (USA) |
Adil Atan (TUR) |
| Heavyweight |
Arsen Mekokishvili (URS) |
Bertil Antonsson (SWE) |
 Kenneth Richmond (GBR) |
Participating nations
A total of 215 wrestlers from 36 nations competed at the Helsinki Games:
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Argentina (5) -
Australia (4) -
Austria (3) -
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Belgium (8) -
Canada (4) - Czechoslovakia (3)
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Denmark (5) - Egypt (12)
- Finland (16)
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France (10) -
Germany (8) - Great Britain (6)
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Greece (3) -
Guatemala (3) - Hungary (12)
- India (4)
- Iran (8)
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Ireland (1) - Italy (14)
- Japan (5)
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South Korea (1) - Lebanon (4)
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Luxembourg (3) -
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Mexico (5) -
Norway (7) -
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Philippines (1) -
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Poland (5) -
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Romania (7) -
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South Africa (5) - Soviet Union (16)
- Sweden (1)
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Switzerland (5) - Turkey (15)
- United States (8)
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Venezuela (3) -
Yugoslavia (3)[1]
See also
- List of World and Olympic Champions in men's freestyle wrestling
- List of World and Olympic Champions in Greco-Roman wrestling
References
- ↑ "THE OFFICIAL REPORT OF THE ORGANISING COMMITTEE FOR THE GAMES OF THE XV OLYMPIAD HELSINKI 1952". Volume I. 1952: 353–384. Retrieved 23 September 2015.
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