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 at the Games of the V Olympiad | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Venue | Stockholm Olympic Stadium |
| Dates | 6–15 July 1912 |
| No. of events | 5 (5 men, 0 women) |
| Competitors | 170 from 18 nations |
Medal summary
editGreco Roman
edit| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Featherweight |
Kaarlo Koskelo Finland
|
Georg Gerstäcker Germany
|
Otto Lasanen Finland
|
| Lightweight |
Emil Väre Finland
|
Gustaf Malmström Sweden
|
Edvin Mattiasson Sweden
|
| Middleweight |
Claes Johanson Sweden
|
Martin Klein Russian Empire
|
Alfred Asikainen Finland
|
| Light Heavyweight |
none awarded | Anders Ahlgren Sweden
|
Béla Varga Hungary
|
| Ivar Böhling Finland
| |||
| Heavyweight |
Yrjö Saarela Finland
|
Johan Olin Finland
|
Søren Marinus Jensen Denmark
|
Participating nations
editA 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
edit| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finland (FIN) | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 2 | Sweden (SWE) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | Germany (GER) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Russian Empire | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 5 | Denmark (DEN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Hungary (HUN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (6 entries) | 4 | 6 | 5 | 15 | |
References
edit- ^ "Sweden Olympics Stockholm 1912". Retrieved 2006-11-27.
- ^ "Wrestling at the 1912 Stockholm Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2013-05-15.