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

Men's lightweight freestyle wrestling at the Games of the VII Olympiad
Venue	Olympisch Stadion
Dates	August 25–27
Competitors	9 from 6 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Kalle Anttila File:Flag of Finland.svg Finland 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Gottfrid Svensson File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Herbert Wright File:Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg Great Britain

The men's freestyle lightweight 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 third appearance of the event. Lightweight was the second-lightest category, and included wrestlers weighing up to 61 kilograms. Nine wrestlers from six nations competed in the event, which was held from Wednesday, August 25 to Friday, August 27, 1920.

Results

Round of 16 August 25

Quarterfinals August 26

Semifinals August 27

Final August 27

File:Flag of Finland.svg Kalle Anttila (FIN)

W

File:Flag of France.svg Jules Deligny (FRA)

L

File:Flag of Finland.svg Kalle Anttila (FIN)

W

File:US flag 48 stars.svg Joseph Shimmon (USA)

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File:US flag 48 stars.svg Joseph Shimmon (USA)

L

Bye

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File:Flag of Finland.svg Kalle Anttila (FIN)

W

File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg August Thys (BEL)

-

File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg August Thys (BEL)

L

Bye

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File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg August Thys (BEL)

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-

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Bye

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-

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File:Flag of Finland.svg Kalle Anttila (FIN)

W

File:Flag of Sweden.svg Gottfrid Svensson (SWE)

W

File:Flag of Sweden.svg Gottfrid Svensson (SWE)

L

File:US flag 48 stars.svg George Metropoulos (USA)

L

File:Flag of Sweden.svg Gottfrid Svensson (SWE)

W

File:Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg George MacKenzie (GBR)

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File:Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg George MacKenzie (GBR)

L

Bye

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File:Flag of Sweden.svg Gottfrid Svensson (SWE)

W

Third place

File:Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg Herbert Wright (GBR)

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File:Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg Herbert Wright (GBR)

L

Bye

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File:Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg Herbert Wright (GBR)

W

File:Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg Herbert Wright (GBR)

W

File:Flag of France.svg Henri Joudiou (FRA)

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File:Flag of France.svg Henri Joudiou (FRA)

L

File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg August Thys (BEL)

L

Bye

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External links

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