Wrestling at the 1912 Summer Olympics explained

Event:Wrestling
Games:1912 Summer
Venue:Stockholm Olympic Stadium
Dates:6–15 July 1912
Num Events:5 (5 men, 0 women)
Competitors:170
Nations:18
Prev:1908
Next:1920

At the 1912 Summer Olympics, five wrestling events were contested. They were all for men in the Greco-Roman style. The Light Heavyweight match ended after a nine-hour draw. The match was finally declared a tie and it was decided that they would each receive a silver medal.[1]

Medal summary

Greco Roman

Featherweight
Lightweight
Middleweight
Light Heavyweight
none awarded
Heavyweight

Participating nations

A total of 170 wrestlers from 18 nations competed at the Stockholm Games:[2]

Notes and References

  1. News: Sweden Olympics Stockholm 1912 . 2006-11-27.
  2. Web site: Wrestling at the 1912 Stockholm Summer Games . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417054158/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1912/WRE/ . dead . 2020-04-17 . 2013-05-15 . sports-reference.com.