| Date | 23 – 25 July 1908 — 10:00-18:00 (23 July), 10:00 (25 July) | |
|---|---|---|
| Status | Olympic | |
| Location | White City Stadium, London | |
| Participants | 25 from 10 countries | |
| Format | Single-elimination tournament. | |
This was the largest class of the 1908 Olympic wrestling competition. Gustaf Malmström (SWE) was European champion in 1907 at 75 kg., and he would win again in 1909 at 67 kg., but at London he lost in the quarter-finals to the Italian, Enrico Porro. Porro went on to win the gold medal. He competed at the Olympics again, in both 1920 and 1924, failing to medal both times. But none of the three medalists ever competed at a world or European championship.
| Pos | Number | Competitor | NOC | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1069 | Enrico Porro | ITA | Gold | ||
| 2 | 1148 | Nikolay Orlov | RUS | Silver | ||
| 3 | 314 | Arvo Lindén | FIN | Bronze | ||
| 4 | 1291 | Gunnar Persson | SWE | |||
| =5 | 267 | Anders Møller | DEN | |||
| =5 | 924 | Ödön Radvány | HUN | |||
| =5 | 1271 | Gustaf Malmström | SWE | |||
| =5 | 900 | József Maróthy | HUN | |||
| =9 | 226 | Carl Carlsen | DEN | |||
| =9 | 1495 | George Faulkner | GBR | |||
| =9 | 1266 | Carl Erik Lund | SWE | |||
| =9 | 1550 | Albert Hawkins | GBR | |||
| =9 | 946 | József Téger | HUN | |||
| =9 | 712 | Frits Bruseker | NED | |||
| =9 | 1387 | Ernest Blount | GBR | |||
| =9 | 1847 | Billy Wood | GBR | |||
| =17 | 81 | Léon Hanssen | BEL | |||
| =17 | 116 | Fernand Steens | BEL | |||
| =17 | 1833 | Albert Whittingstall | GBR | |||
| =17 | 1756 | William Ruff | GBR | |||
| =17 | 226 | Christian Carlsen | DEN | |||
| =17 | 771 | Jacob van Moppes | NED | |||
| =17 | 1645 | George MacKenzie | GBR | |||
| =17 | 1754 | Albert Rose | GBR | |||
| =17 | 134 | Karel Halík | BOH |
| Date | 23 July 1908 |
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| Match | Date/Time | Competitor | NOC | Result | Competitor | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match #1 | 23 Jul | Arvo Lindén | FIN | Fall (2:33) | Léon Hanssen | BEL | |
| Match #2 | 23 Jul | Carl Carlsen | DEN | Fall (9:00) | Fernand Steens | BEL | |
| Match #3 | 23 Jul | Anders Møller | DEN | Fall (3:59) | Albert Whittingstall | GBR | |
| Match #4 | 23 Jul | George Faulkner | GBR | ||||
| Match #5 | 23 Jul | Nikolay Orlov | RUS | ||||
| Match #6 | 23 Jul | Carl Erik Lund | SWE | ||||
| Match #7 | 23 Jul | Ödön Radvány | HUN | Fall (18:35) | William Ruff | GBR | |
| Match #8 | 23 Jul | Albert Hawkins | GBR | Fall (1:10) | Christian Carlsen | DEN | |
| Match #9 | 23 Jul | Enrico Porro | ITA | ||||
| Match #10 | 23 Jul | József Téger | HUN | Decision | Jacob van Moppes | NED | |
| Match #11 | 23 Jul | Gustaf Malmström | SWE | Fall (3:35) | George MacKenzie | GBR | |
| Match #12 | 23 Jul | Frits Bruseker | NED | ||||
| Match #13 | 23 Jul | Gunnar Persson | SWE | ||||
| Match #14 | 23 Jul | Ernest Blount | GBR | ||||
| Match #15 | 23 Jul | József Maróthy | HUN | Fall (14:59) | Albert Rose | GBR | |
| Match #16 | 23 Jul | Billy Wood | GBR | Decision | Karel Halík | BOH |
| Date | 23 July 1908 |
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| Match | Date/Time | Competitor | NOC | Result | Competitor | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match #1 | 23 Jul | Arvo Lindén | FIN | Fall (4:15) | Carl Carlsen | DEN | |
| Match #2 | 23 Jul | Anders Møller | DEN | Fall (11:18) | George Faulkner | GBR | |
| Match #3 | 23 Jul | Nikolay Orlov | RUS | Fall (10:46) | Carl Erik Lund | SWE | |
| Match #4 | 23 Jul | Ödön Radvány | HUN | Fall (0:17) | Albert Hawkins | GBR | |
| Match #5 | 23 Jul | Enrico Porro | ITA | Decision | József Téger | HUN | |
| Match #6 | 23 Jul | Gustaf Malmström | SWE | Fall (3:20) | Frits Bruseker | NED | |
| Match #7 | 23 Jul | Gunnar Persson | SWE | Fall (7:06) | Ernest Blount | GBR | |
| Match #8 | 23 Jul | József Maróthy | HUN | Decision | Billy Wood | GBR |
| Date | 23 July 1908 |
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| Match | Date/Time | Competitor | NOC | Result | Competitor | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match #1 | 23 Jul | Arvo Lindén | FIN | Fall (13:32) | Anders Møller | DEN | |
| Match #2 | 23 Jul | Nikolay Orlov | RUS | Fall (7:16) | Ödön Radvány | HUN | |
| Match #3 | 23 Jul | Enrico Porro | ITA | Decision | Gustaf Malmström | SWE | |
| Match #4 | 23 Jul | Gunnar Persson | SWE |
| Date | 25 July 1908 — 10:00 |
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| Match | Date/Time | Competitor | NOC | Result | Competitor | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match #1 | 25 Jul | Nikolay Orlov | RUS | Decision | Arvo Lindén | FIN | |
| Match #2 | 25 Jul | Enrico Porro | ITA | Fall (2:05) | Gunnar Persson | SWE |
| Date | 25 July 1908 |
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| Match | Date/Time | Competitor | NOC | Result | Competitor | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match 1/2 | 25 Jul | Enrico Porro | ITA | 2-0 (decision/decision) | Nikolay Orlov | RUS | |
| Match 3/4 | 25 Jul | Arvo Lindén | FIN | Gunnar Persson | SWE |