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]
Medal summary
editGreco Roman
edit| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Featherweight |
Kaarlo Koskelo Finnland
|
Georg Gerstäcker Deutschland
|
Otto Lasanen Finnland
|
| Lightweight |
Emil Väre Finnland
|
Gustaf Malmström Schweden
|
Edvin Mattiasson Schweden
|
| Middleweight |
Claes Johanson Schweden
|
Martin Klein Russian Empire
|
Alfred Asikainen Finnland
|
| Light Heavyweight |
none awarded | Anders Ahlgren Schweden
|
Béla Varga Ungarn
|
| Ivar Böhling Finnland
| |||
| Heavyweight |
Yrjö Saarela Finnland
|
Johan Olin Finnland
|
Søren Marinus Jensen Dänemark
|
Participating nations
editA total of 170 wrestlers from 18 nations competed at the Stockholm Games:[2]
Österreich (8)
Belgien (1)
Bohemia (4)
Dänemark (9)
Finnland (37)
Frankreich (6)
Deutschland (14)
Great Britain (12)
Griechenland (1)
Ungarn (10)- Island (1)
Italien (6)
Niederlande (3)
Norwegen (9)
Portugal (2)- Russian Empire (11)
Schweden (34)
Vereinigte Staaten (2)
Medal table
edit| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Finnland (FIN) | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 2 |  Schweden (SWE) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 |  Deutschland (GER) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Russian Empire | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 5 |  Dänemark (DEN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Ungarn (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.