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Wrestling at the Olympics
Men's middleweight Greco-Roman wrestling
at the Games of the VII Olympiad
VenueOlympisch Stadion
DatesAugust 16–20
Competitors23 from 12 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Carl Westergren  Sweden
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Arthur Lindfors  Finland
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Masa Perttilä  Finland
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Wrestling at the
1920 Summer Olympics
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Heavymen

The men's Greco-Roman middleweight was a Greco-Roman wrestling event held as part of the Wrestling at the 1920 Summer Olympics programme. It was the third appearance of the event. Middleweight was the median category, including wrestlers weighing up to 75 kilograms.

A total of 23 wrestlers from 12 nations competed in the event, which was held from August 16 to August 20, 1920.

Results

Gold medal round

Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
 Calle Westergren (SWE) W
 Johannes Eillebrecht (NED) L  Calle Westergren (SWE) W
 Michel Dechmann (LUX) L
 Calle Westergren (SWE) W
 Maurice Vanderleenden (BEL) L
 M. Vanderleenden (BEL) W
 Paul Zanolini (USA) L
 Calle Westergren (SWE) W
 Matti Perttilä (FIN) W  Matti Perttilä (FIN) L
 Oscar Cornelis (BEL) L  Matti Perttilä (FIN) W
 Svend Nielsen (DEN) W  Svend Nielsen (DEN) L
 Willem Leloux (NED) L  Matti Perttilä (FIN) W
 Carl Fältström (SWE) L
 Carl Fältström (SWE) W
 Giuseppe Gorletti (ITA) L
 Calle Westergren (SWE) W
 Arthur Lindfors (FIN) W  Arthur Lindfors (FIN) L
 Emil Christensen (DEN) L  Arthur Lindfors (FIN) W
 Sjur Johnsen (NOR) L
 Arthur Lindfors (FIN) W
 Jan Balej (TCH) L
 Jan Balej (TCH) W
 Carlo Corsanego (ITA) W  Carlo Corsanego (ITA) L
 Émile Gorbière (FRA) L  Arthur Lindfors (FIN) W
 Henry Szymanski (USA) L
 Henry Szymanski (USA) W
 Josef Huml (TCH) W  Josef Huml (TCH) L
 Camille Prunier (FRA) L  Henry Szymanski (USA) W
 Einar Stensrud (NOR) L
 Einar Stensrud (NOR) W
 Sotirios Notaris (GRE) W  Sotirios Notaris (GRE) L
 Mihkel Müller (EST) L

Silver medal round

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
 Maurice Vanderleenden (BEL) W
 Michel Dechmann (LUX) L  Maurice Vanderleenden (BEL) L
 Matti Perttilä (FIN) W
 Matti Perttilä (FIN) L
 Arthur Lindfors (FIN) W
 Arthur Lindfors (FIN) W
 Johannes Eillebrecht (NED) L

Bronze medal rounds

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
 Sjur Johnsen (NOR) W
 Henry Szymanski (USA) L  Sjur Johnsen (NOR) W
 Emil Christensen (DEN) L
 Sjur Johnsen (NOR) L
 Johannes Eillebrecht (NED) W  Matti Perttilä (FIN) W
 Jan Balej (TCH) L  Johannes Eillebrecht (NED) L
 Matti Perttilä (FIN) W

References

  1. "Wrestling at the 1920 Antwerpen Summer Games: Men's Middleweight, Greco-Roman". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18. Retrieved 2013-09-01.

External links

Olympic Champions in Greco-Roman middleweight
  • 1908: 73 kg
  • 1912–1928: 75 kg
  • 1932–1960: 79 kg
  • 1964–1968: 87 kg
  • 1972–1996: 82 kg
  • 2000: 85 kg
  • 2004–2012: 84 kg
  • 2016: 85 kg
  • 2020–present: 87 kg
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