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
Eino Leino  Finland Väinö Penttala  Finland Charley Johnson  United States

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.

A total of 18 wrestlers from twelve nations competed in the event, which was held from August 25 to 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

Léonard 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

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.

External links

• Belgium Olympic Committee (1957). Olympic Games Antwerp 1920: Official Report (in French).
• Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in Polish). Retrieved 9 May 2008.
• American Olympic Committee (1920). "Report of the American Olympic Committee, Seventh Olympic Games" (PDF). Retrieved 27 July 2016.