Wrestling at the 1924 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle welterweight

The men's freestyle welterweight was a freestyle wrestling event held as part of the Wrestling at the 1924 Summer Olympics programme.[1] It was the second appearance of the event. Welterweight was the middle category, including wrestlers weighing from 66 to 72 kilograms.

Men's welterweight freestyle wrestling
at the Games of the VIII Olympiad
VenueVélodrome d'Hiver
DatesJuly 11–14
Competitors13 from 7 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Hermann Gehri  Switzerland
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Eino Leino  Finland
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Otto Müller  Switzerland
← 1904
1928 →

Results edit

Source: Official results;[2] Wudarski[3]

Gold medal round edit

Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
  Donald Stockton (CAN) W
  Edgar Bacon (GBR) L
  Donald Stockton (CAN) L
  Guy Lookabaugh (USA) W   Guy Lookabough (USA) W
  Otto Müller (SUI) L   Guy Lookabough (USA) W
  John Davis (GBR) W   John Davis (GBR) L
  Fridolf Lundsten (FIN) L   Guy Lookabough (USA) L
  Eino Leino (FIN) W   Hermann Gehri (SUI) W
  Frits Janssens (BEL) L   Eino Leino (FIN) W
  Hyacinthe Roosen (BEL) W   Hyacinthe Roosen (BEL) L
  Marcel Dupraz (FRA) L   Eino Leino (FIN) L
  Hermann Gehri (SUI) W   Hermann Gehri (SUI) W
  G. Fichu (FRA) L   Hermann Gehri (SUI) W
  William Johnson (USA) L

Silver medal round edit

Semifinals Final
  Eino Leino (FIN) W
  Guy Lookabough (USA) L   Eino Leino (FIN) W
  William Johnson (USA) W   William Johnson (USA) L
  G. Fichu (FRA) L

Bronze medal round edit

Semifinals Final
  William Johnson (USA) W
  John Davis (GBR) L   William Johnson (USA) L
  Otto Müller (SUI) W   Otto Müller (SUI) W
  Donald Stockton (CAN) L

References edit

  1. ^ "Wrestling at the 1924 Paris Summer Games: Men's Welterweight, Freestyle". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18. Retrieved 2013-09-11.
  2. ^ "1924 Summer Olympics official report" (PDF).
  3. ^ "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich".