| | Event type
Middleweight, Greco-Roman (≤85 kg), Men
| Date | 26 – 27 April 1906 | |
|---|---|---|
| Status | Intercalated | |
| Location | Panathinaiko Stadio, Athina | |
| Participants | 14 from 8 countries | |
| Format | Single-elimination tournament. Loser in final met the semi-finalist who lost to the champion for the silver and bronze medal positions. | |
In the middleweight class, Finland’s Verner Weckman defeated Austrian Rudolf Lindmayer in the final match in 8 minutes. Weckman had won the unofficial 1905 World Championships. He would also compete at the 1908 Olympics, winning another gold medal as a light-heavyweight. Silver went to Austria’s Lindmayer, about whom little is known. Bronze medalist Robert Behrens of Denmark would also finish third at the unofficial 1907 European Championships in the unlimited class.
| Pos | Number | Competitor | NOC | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 725 | Verner Weckman |  FIN | Gold | ||
| 2 | 826 | Rudolf Lindmayer |  AUT | Silver | ||
| 3 | – | Robert Behrens |  DEN | Bronze | ||
| 4 | 798 | Wenzel Goldbach | AUT | |||
| =5 | – | Sauveur |  BEL | |||
| =5 | 869 | Franz Solar | AUT | |||
| =5 | 241 | Václav Hradecký |  BOH | |||
| =8 | – | Paul Boghaert |  FRA | |||
| =8 | 627 | Dan Sullivan |  USA | |||
| =8 | 321 | Menelaos Karotzieris |  GRE | |||
| =8 | 526 | Themistoklis Palaiologos | GRE | |||
| =8 | 814 | Karl Höltl | AUT | |||
| =8 | 705 | Antonios Tsitas | GRE | |||
| =8 | 289 | Georges Juery | FRA |
Round One
| Date | 26 April 1906 |
|---|
| Match | Date/Time | Competitor | NOC | Result | Competitor | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match #1 | 26 Apr | Verner Weckman | FIN | Fall (0:55) | Paul Boghaert | FRA | |
| Match #2 | 26 Apr | Sauveur | BEL | Fall (1:23) | Dan Sullivan | USA | |
| Match #3 | 26 Apr | Rudolf Lindmayer | AUT | Fall (29:51) | Menelaos Karotzieris | GRE | |
| Match #4 | 26 Apr | Franz Solar | AUT | Fall (1:20) | Themistoklis Palaiologos | GRE | |
| Match #5 | 26 Apr | Robert Behrens | DEN | Karl Höltl | AUT | ||
| Match #6 | 26 Apr | Václav Hradecký | BOH | Fall(1:35) | Antonios Tsitas | GRE | |
| Match #7 | 26 Apr | Wenzel Goldbach | AUT | Fall (7:15) | Georges Juery | FRA |
Quarter-Finals
| Date | 26 April 1906 |
|---|
| Match | Date/Time | Competitor | NOC | Result | Competitor | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match #1 | 26 Apr | Verner Weckman | FIN | Sauveur | BEL | ||
| Match #2 | 26 Apr | Rudolf Lindmayer | AUT | Fall (28:00) | Franz Solar | AUT | |
| Match #3 | 26 Apr | Robert Behrens | DEN | Fall (2:24) | Václav Hradecký | BOH | |
| Match #4 | 26 Apr | Wenzel Goldbach | AUT |
Semi-Finals
| Date | 26 April 1906 |
|---|
| Match | Date/Time | Competitor | NOC | Result | Competitor | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match #1 | 26 Apr | Verner Weckman | FIN | Rudolf Lindmayer | AUT | ||
| Match #2 | 26 Apr | Robert Behrens | DEN | Wenzel Goldbach | AUT |
Final Round
| Date | 27 April 1906 |
|---|
| Match | Date/Time | Competitor | NOC | Result | Competitor | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match 1/2 | 27 Apr | Verner Weckman | FIN | Robert Behrens | DEN | ||
| Match 3/4 | 27 Apr | Rudolf Lindmayer | AUT | Fall | Robert Behrens | DEN |