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

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
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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.

Results

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

Gold medal round

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

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

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

  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".
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  • 1904: 71.67 kg
  • 1924–1936: 72 kg
  • 1948–1960: 73 kg
  • 1964–1968: 78 kg
  • 1972–1996: 74 kg
  • 2000: 76 kg
  • 2004–present: 74 kg