Wrestling at the 1912 Summer Olympics

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.

Wrestling
Wrestling

Medal summary

Greco Roman

Games Gold Silver Bronze
Featherweight
details
Kaarlo Koskelo
 Finland
Georg Gerstäcker
 Germany
Otto Lasanen
 Finland
Lightweight
details
Emil Väre
 Finland
Gustaf Malmström
 Sweden
Edvin Mattiasson
 Sweden
Middleweight
details
Claes Johanson
 Sweden
Martin Klein
 Russian Empire
Alfred Asikainen
 Finland
Light Heavyweight
details
none awarded Anders Ahlgren
 Sweden
Béla Varga
 Hungary
Ivar Böhling
 Finland
Heavyweight
details
Yrjö Saarela
 Finland
Johan Olin
 Finland
Søren Marinus Jensen
 Denmark

Participating nations

A total of 170 wrestlers from 18 nations competed at the Stockholm Games:

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Finland (FIN)3227
2 Sweden (SWE)1214
3 Germany (GER)0101
 Russian Empire0101
5 Denmark (DEN)0011
 Hungary (HUN)0011
Totals (6 entries)46515

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