| | Event type
Glíma, Men
| Date | 15 July 1912 — 15:00 |
|---|---|
| Status | Olympic (non-medal) |
| Location | Stockholms Olympiastadion, Stockholm |
| Participants | 6 from 1 countries |
While the Gotlanders were displaying their traditional sports, at the other end of the stadium an exhibition of Glíma wrestling was given (7 July at 1930 [7:30 PM]). Although Glíma was exhibited in the evening of 7 July, the Glíma wrestlers held a more formal competition on Monday, 15 July, at 3:00 PM (1500), when they competed for the Glíma Cup, donated by Icelanders in Denmark.
| Pos | Competitor | NOC | Wins | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hallgrímur Benediktsson |  ISL | 5 | |||
| 2 | Sigurjón Pétursson | ISL | 4 | |||
| 3 | Axel Kristjánsson | ISL | 3 | |||
| 4 | Guðmundur Kristinn Guðmundsson | ISL | 2 | |||
| 5 | Magnús Tómasson Kjaran | ISL | 1 | |||
| 6 | Jón Halldórsson | ISL | 0 |