At the 1952 Summer Olympics, 16 wrestling events were contested, for all men. There were eight weight classes in Greco-Roman wrestling and eight classes in freestyle wrestling. The events were held at Messuhalli.[1]
| Wrestling at the Games of the XV Olympiad | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Venue | Messuhalli |
| Dates | 20 – 27 July |
| Competitors | 244 from 37 nations |
Medal summary edit
Greco-Roman edit
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flyweight |
Boris Gurevich Soviet Union
|
Ignazio Fabra Italy
|
Leo Honkala Finland
|
| Bantamweight |
Imre Hódos Hungary
|
Zakaria Chibab Lebanon
|
Artem Teryan Soviet Union
|
| Featherweight |
Yakov Punkin Soviet Union
|
Imre Polyák Hungary
|
Abdel Aaal Rashed Egypt
|
| Lightweight |
Shazam Safin Soviet Union
|
Gustav Freij Sweden
|
Mikuláš Athanasov Czechoslovakia
|
| Welterweight |
Miklós Szilvásy Hungary
|
Gösta Andersson Sweden
|
Khalil Taha Lebanon
|
| Middleweight |
Axel Grönberg Sweden
|
Kalervo Rauhala Finland
|
Nikolay Belov Soviet Union
|
| Light heavyweight |
Kelpo Gröndahl Finland
|
Shalva Chikhladze Soviet Union
|
Karl-Erik Nilsson Sweden
|
| Heavyweight |
Johannes Kotkas Soviet Union
|
Josef Růžička Czechoslovakia
|
Tauno Kovanen Finland
|
Freestyle edit
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flyweight |
Hasan Gemici Turkey
|
Yushu Kitano Japan
|
Mahmoud Mollaghasemi Iran
|
| Bantamweight |
Shohachi Ishii Japan
|
Rashid Mammadbeyov Soviet Union
|
Khashaba Dadasaheb Jadhav India
|
| Featherweight |
Bayram Sit Turkey
|
Nasser Givehchi Iran
|
Josiah Henson United States
|
| Lightweight |
Olle Anderberg Sweden
|
Jay Thomas Evans United States
|
Tofigh Jahanbakht Iran
|
| Welterweight |
William Smith United States
|
Per Berlin Sweden
|
Abdollah Mojtabavi Iran
|
| Middleweight |
David Tsimakuridze Soviet Union
|
Gholamreza Takhti Iran
|
György Gurics Hungary
|
| Light heavyweight |
Viking Palm Sweden
|
Henry Wittenberg United States
|
Adil Atan Turkey
|
| Heavyweight |
Arsen Mekokishvili Soviet Union
|
Bertil Antonsson Sweden
|
Kenneth Richmond Great Britain
|
Participating nations edit
A total of 244 wrestlers from 37 nations competed at the Helsinki Games:[1]
Argentina (5)
Australia (4)
Austria (3)
Belgium (8)
Canada (4)
Czechoslovakia (3)
Denmark (5)
Egypt (12)
Finland (16)
France (10)
Germany (8)
Great Britain (6)
Greece (3)
Guatemala (3)
Hungary (12)
India (4)
Iran (8)
Ireland (1)
Italy (14)
Japan (5)
South Korea (1)
Lebanon (4)
Luxembourg (3)
Mexico (5)
Norway (7)
Philippines (1)
Poland (5)
Romania (7)
South Africa (5)
Soviet Union (16)
Sweden (1)
Switzerland (5)
Turkey (15)
United States (8)
Venezuela (3)
Yugoslavia (3)[2]
Medal table edit
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Soviet Union (URS) | 6 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
| 2 |  Sweden (SWE) | 3 | 4 | 1 | 8 |
| 3 |  Hungary (HUN) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 |  Turkey (TUR) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 |  United States (USA) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 |  Finland (FIN) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 7 | Japan (JPN) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 |  Iran (IRI) | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 9 |  Czechoslovakia (TCH) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Lebanon (LIB) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 11 |  Italy (ITA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 |  Egypt (EGY) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Great Britain (GBR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 India (IND) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (14 entries) | 16 | 16 | 16 | 48 | |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b "Wrestling at the 1952 Helsinki Summer Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
- ^ "THE OFFICIAL REPORT OF THE ORGANISING COMMITTEE FOR THE GAMES OF THE XV OLYMPIAD HELSINKI 1952". I. 1952: 353–384. Retrieved 23 September 2015.
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