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Encyclopedia > Wrestling at the 1912 Summer Olympics

At the 1912 Summer Olympics, five wrestling events were contested. 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] Image File history File links Olympic_pictogram_Wrestling. ... The 1912 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the V Olympiad, were held in 1912 in Stockholm, Sweden. ... Andrell Durden (top) and Edward Harris grapple for position during the All-Marine Wrestle Offs. ...


Medal table

Medal summary

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Greco-Roman featherweight  Kaarlo Koskelo
Finland (FIN)
Germany Georg Gerstäcker
Germany (GER)
 Otto Lasanen
Finland (FIN)
Greco-Roman lightweight  Emil Väre
Finland (FIN)
Sweden Gustaf Malmström
Sweden (SWE)
Sweden Edvin Matiasson
Sweden (SWE)
Greco-Roman middleweight Sweden Claes Johanson
Sweden (SWE)
 Martin Klein
Russia (RUS)
 Alfred Asikainen
Finland (FIN)
Greco-Roman light heavyweight none Denmark Anders Ahlgren
Denmark (DEN)
 Ivar Böhling
Finland (FIN)
Hungary Béla Varga
Hungary (HUN)
Greco-Roman heavyweight  Yrjö Saarela
Finland (FIN)
 John Olin
Finland (FIN)
Denmark Søren Jensen
Denmark (DEN)

Image File history File links Flag_of_Russia_(bordered). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_German_Empire. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Russia_(bordered). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Russia_(bordered). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Sweden. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Sweden. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Sweden. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Russia_(bordered). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Russia_(bordered). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Denmark. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Russia_(bordered). ... Flag of the Kingdom of Hungary from 1867 to 1918 File links The following pages link to this file: 1896 Summer Olympics Tennis at the 1896 Summer Olympics Swimming at the 1896 Summer Olympics Athletics at the 1896 Summer Olympics 1906 Summer Olympics 1912 Summer Olympics 1908 Summer Olympics 1904... Image File history File links Flag_of_Russia_(bordered). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Russia_(bordered). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Denmark. ... The 1912 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the V Olympiad, were held in 1912 in Stockholm, Sweden. ...   (IPA: ; UN/LOCODE: SE STO) is the capital of Sweden, and consequently the site of its Government and Parliament as well as the residence of the Swedish head of state, King Carl XVI Gustaf. ... Final results of Athletics at the 1912 Summer Olympics. ... Baseball had its first appearance at the 1912 Summer Olympics as an exhibition sport. ... At the 1912 Summer Olympics, two cycling events were contested. ... At the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, four diving events were contested. ... The Stockholm Games had three equestrian events: dressage (individual only), eventing (team and individual medals), and show jumping (team and individual medals). ... At the 1912 Summer Olympics, five fencing events were contested. ... The football tournament at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, Sweden, attracted a record 11 entries, all of them from Europe. ... The results of Gymnastics at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm [edit] Mens Team 1. ... Modern pentathlon was first contested at the Olympic Games at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm. ... Rowing at the 1912 Summer Olympics featured 4 events, for men only. ... At the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, four events in sailing were contested. ... At the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, 18 events in shooting were contested. ... At the 1912 Summer Olympics, nine swimming events were contested. ... Final results of the Tennis competition at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, Sweden. ... Tug of War, Men ... Final results for the water polo tournament at the 1912 Summer Olympics: Categories: | ... Wrestling has been contested at every Summer Olympic Games since the birth of the modern Olympic movement at the 1896 Summer Olympics except only the 1900 Summer Olympics. ... Image File history File links Olympic_pictogram_Wrestling. ... At the 1896 Summer Olympics, one wrestling event was contested. ... At the 1904 Summer Olympics, seven wrestling events were contested, all in the freestyle discipline for men. ... At the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, nine wrestling events were contested, all for men. ... At the 1920 Summer Olympics, ten wrestling events were contested, for all men. ... At the 1924 Summer Olympics, thirteen wrestling events were contested, for all men. ... At the 1928 Summer Olympics, thirteen wrestling events were contested, for all men. ... At the 1932 Summer Olympics, 14 wrestling events were contested, for all men. ... At the 1936 Summer Olympics, 14 wrestling events were contested, for all men. ... Categories: | | ... At the 1952 Summer Olympics, 16 wrestling events were contested, for all men. ... At the 1956 Summer Olympics, 16 wrestling events were contested, for all men. ... At the 1960 Summer Olympics, 16 wrestling events were contested, for all men. ... At the 1964 Summer Olympics, 16 wrestling events were contested, for all men. ... At the 1968 Summer Olympics, 16 wrestling events were contested, for all men. ... At the 1972 Summer Olympics, 20 wrestling events were contested, for all men. ... Final Results of the Wrestling competition at the 1976 Summer Olympics. ... Wrestling at the 1980 Summer Olympics was represented by twenty events (all — mens individual). ... Categories: | | ... Sergei Beloglazov Gold Medal Gary Bohay Ranked 8th Categories: ... Categories: | | ... Final results for the Wrestling competition at the 1996 Summer Olympics. ... At the 2000 Summer Olympics, 2 different Wrestling disciplines were contested: Freestyle Wrestling and Greco-Roman Wrestling. ... Wrestling at the 2004 Summer Olympics took place in the Ano Liossia Olympic Hall and was split into two disciplines, Freestyle and Greco-Roman which are further divided into different weight categories. ... Wrestling at the 2008 Summer Olympics will take place in Beijing, China. ... This is the complete list of Olympic medalists in wrestling from 1896 to 2004. ...

Notes and references

  1. ^ "Sweden Olympics Stockholm 1912". Retrieved on 2006-11-27.

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