Wrestling at the 1912 Summer Olympics
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At the 1912 Summer Olympics, five wrestling events were contested. 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]
[edit] Medal table
[edit] Medal summary
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Greco-Roman featherweight |  Kaarlo KoskeloFinland (FIN) |
 Georg GerstäckerGermany (GER) |
Otto Lasanen Finland (FIN) |
| Greco-Roman lightweight | Emil Väre Finland (FIN) |
 Gustaf MalmströmSweden (SWE) |
Edvin Matiasson Sweden (SWE) |
| Greco-Roman middleweight | Claes Johanson Sweden (SWE) |
Martin Klein Russia (RUS) |
Alfred Asikainen Finland (FIN) |
| Greco-Roman light heavyweight | none |  Anders AhlgrenDenmark (DEN) Ivar BöhlingFinland (FIN) |
 Béla VargaHungary (HUN) |
| Greco-Roman heavyweight | Yrjö Saarela Finland (FIN) |
John Olin Finland (FIN) |
Søren Jensen Denmark (DEN) |
| Events at the 1912 Summer Olympics (Stockholm) |
|---|
| Athletics • Baseball (demonstration) • Cycling • Diving • Equestrian • Fencing • Football • Gymnastics • Modern pentathlon • Rowing • Sailing • Shooting • Swimming • Tennis • Tug of war • Water polo • Wrestling |
| Wrestling at the Summer Olympics |  |
|---|---|
| 1896 • 1900 • 1904 • 1908 • 1912 • 1920 • 1924 • 1928 • 1932 • 1936 • 1948 • 1952 • 1956 • 1960 • 1964 • 1968 • 1972 • 1976 • 1980 • 1984 • 1988 • 1992 • 1996 • 2000 • 2004 • 2008 See also: List of Olympic medalists in wrestling |
[edit] Notes and references
- ^ "Sweden Olympics Stockholm 1912". Retrieved on 2006-11-27.
