At the 1924 Summer Olympics thirteen wrestling events were contested, all for men. There were six weight classes in Greco-Roman wrestling and seven classes in freestyle wrestling. The Greco-Roman events were held from July 6 to July 10, 1924 and the freestyle competitions were held from July 11 to July 14, 1924. [1]
Medal summary
Freestyle
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bantamweight |
Kustaa Pihlajamäki
Finland
|
Kaarlo Mäkinen
Finland
|
Bryan Hines
United States
|
| Featherweight |
Robin Reed
United States
|
Chester Newton
United States
|
Katsutoshi Naito
Japan
|
| Lightweight |
Russell Vis
United States
|
Volmar Wikström
Finland
|
Arvo Haavisto
Finland
|
| Welterweight |
Hermann Gehri
Switzerland
|
Eino Leino
Finland
|
Otto Müller
Switzerland
|
| Middleweight |
Fritz Hagmann
Switzerland
|
Pierre Ollivier
Belgium
|
Vilho Pekkala
Finland
|
| Light Heavyweight |
John Spellman
United States
|
Rudolf Svensson
Sweden
|
Charles Courant
Switzerland
|
| Heavyweight |
Harry Steel
United States
|
Henri Wernli
Switzerland
|
Archie MacDonald
Great Britain
|
Greco-Roman
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bantamweight |
Eduard Pütsep
Estonia
|
Anselm Ahlfors
Finland
|
Väinö Ikonen
Finland
|
| Featherweight |
Kalle Anttila
Finland
|
Aleksanteri Toivola
Finland
|
Eric Malmberg
Sweden
|
| Lightweight |
Oskari Friman
Finland
|
Lajos Keresztes
Hungary
|
Källe Westerlund
Finland
|
| Middleweight |
Edvard Westerlund
Finland
|
Arthur Lindfors
Finland
|
Roman Steinberg
Estonia
|
| Light Heavyweight |
Carl Westergren
Sweden
|
Rudolf Svensson
Sweden
|
Onni Pellinen
Finland
|
| Heavyweight |
Henri Deglane
France
|
Edil Rosenqvist
Finland
|
Rajmund Badó
Hungary
|
Participating nations
A total of 229 wrestlers from 26 nations competed at the Paris Games. [1]
Australia (1)
Austria (8)
Belgium (17)
Canada (5)
Czechoslovakia (9)
Denmark (11)
Egypt (2)
Estonia (8)
Finland (24)
France (23)
Great Britain (14)
Greece (2)
Hungary (12)
Italy (17)-
Japan (1)
Latvia (6)
Luxembourg (2)
Netherlands (8)
Norway (7)
Poland (2)
Spain (4)
Sweden (13)
Switzerland (12)
Turkey (5)
United States (14)
Yugoslavia (2)
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Finland (FIN) | 4 | 7 | 5 | 16 |
| 2 |
United States (USA) | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 3 |
Switzerland (SUI) | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 4 |
Sweden (SWE) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 |
Estonia (EST) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 |
France (FRA) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 |
Hungary (HUN) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 |
Belgium (BEL) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 |
Great Britain (GBR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
|
Japan (JPN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (10 entries) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 39 | |
References
- ^ a b "Wrestling at the 1924 Paris Summer Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
