Date | 25 – 27 August 1920 | |
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Status | Olympic | |
Location | Feestzaal, Koninklijke Zoölogische Maatschappij, Antwerpen | |
Participants | 9 from 6 countries | |
Format | Single-elimination tournament. Losing semi-finalists wrestled off for 3rd-Place. |
The finals matched Kaarle “Kalle” Anttila of Finland and Gottfrid Svensson of Sweden in what was a match of new and old in this class. Svensson was a veteran, having competed in the Greco-Roman lightweight class at the 1912 Olympics, the 1911 World Championships, and having been runner-up in 1913 in the European Championships. Antilla had never before competed internationally. He won the gold medal in Antwerp, however, presaging a great career. He would win a second Olympic title in 1924 (winning the Greco-Roman featherweight class), after having won the 1921 and 1922 World Championship.
Pos | Competitor(s) | NOC | |||
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1 | Kalle Anttila | ![]() | Gold | ||
2 | Gottfrid Svensson | ![]() | Silver | ||
3 | Herbert Wright | ![]() | Bronze | ||
4 | August Thys | ![]() | |||
=5 | Joseph Shimmon | ![]() | |||
=5 | George MacKenzie | ![]() | |||
=5 | Henri Joudiou | ![]() | |||
=8 | Jules Deligny | ![]() | |||
=8 | George Metropoulos | ![]() |
Match #1 | Kalle Anttila | ![]() | fall (5:20) | Jules Deligny | ![]() |
Match #2 | Gottfrid Svensson | ![]() | decision | George Metropoulos | ![]() |
Match #3 | Herbert Wright | ![]() | walkover |
Match #1 | Kalle Anttila | ![]() | decision | Joseph Shimmon | ![]() |
Match #2 | August Thys | ![]() | walkover | ||
Match #3 | Gottfrid Svensson | ![]() | decision | George MacKenzie | ![]() |
Match #4 | Herbert Wright | ![]() | decision | Henri Joudiou | ![]() |
Match #1 | Kalle Anttila | ![]() | August Thys | ![]() | |
Match #2 | Gottfrid Svensson | ![]() | Herbert Wright | ![]() |
Match 1/2 | Kalle Anttila | ![]() | Gottfrid Svensson | ![]() | |
Match 3/4 | Herbert Wright | ![]() | August Thys | ![]() |