1. Home
  2. Games
  3. 1920 Summer Olympics
  4. Wrestling
  5. Light-Heavyweight, Freestyle (≤82½ kg), Men
|
| Event type

Light-Heavyweight, Freestyle (≤82½ kg), Men

Date25 – 27 August 1920
StatusOlympic
LocationFeestzaal, Koninklijke Zoölogische Maatschappij, Antwerpen
Participants13 from 8 countries
FormatSingle-elimination tournament. Losing semi-finalists wrestled off for 3rd-Place.

Charles Courant injured an ankle in defeating the United States’ John Redman in the semi-finals. Thus, Anders Larsson of Sweden had little competition in the final, although Courant did start, but was unable to continue in the final. This was also Larsson’s only international appearance.

PosCompetitorNOC
1Anders LarssonSWEGold
2Charles CourantSUISilver
3Walter MaurerUSABronze
4John RedmanUSA
=5Johan GallénFIN
=5Emil WesterlundFIN
=5Guillaume SnoeckBEL
=5William WilsonGBR
=9François MeyerFRA
=9Camille LedranFRA
=9Hyacinthe RoosenBEL
=9Noel RhysGBR
=9Jan van RensburgRSA

Round One

Date25 August 1920
MatchDate/TimeCompetitorNOCResultCompetitorNOC
Match #125 AugAnders LarssonSWEFall (4:43)François MeyerFRA
Match #225 AugJohan GallénFINDecisionHyacinthe RoosenBEL
Match #325 AugWalter MaurerUSAFall (1:49)Camille LedranFRA
Match #425 AugEmil WesterlundFINDecisionNoel RhysGBR
Match #525 AugCharles CourantSUIDecisionJan van RensburgRSA

Quarter-Finals

Date25 August 1920
MatchDate/TimeCompetitorNOCResultCompetitorNOC
Match #125 AugAnders LarssonSWEJohan GallénFIN
Match #225 AugWalter MaurerUSAEmil WesterlundFIN
Match #325 AugCharles CourantSUIGuillaume SnoeckBEL
Match #425 AugJohn RedmanUSAFall (0:25)William WilsonGBR

Semi-Finals

Date27 August 1920
MatchDate/TimeCompetitorNOCResultCompetitorNOC
Match #127 AugAnders LarssonSWEWalter MaurerUSA
Match #227 AugCharles CourantSUIFall (2:38)John RedmanUSA

Final Round

Date27 August 1920
MatchDate/TimeCompetitorNOCResultCompetitorNOC
Match 1/227 AugAnders LarssonSWE
Match 3/427 AugWalter MaurerUSACharles CourantSUI