Wrestling at the 1948 Summer Olympics
At the 1948 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 freestyle competitions were held from July 29 to July 31, 1948 and the Greco-Roman events were held from August 3 to August 6, 1948.[1]
| Wrestling at the 1948 Summer Olympics | |
|---|---|
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| Greco-Roman | |
| Fly | men |
| Bantam | men |
| Feather | men |
| Light | men |
| Welter | men |
| Middle | men |
| Light heavy | men |
| Heavy | men |
| Freestyle | |
| Fly | men |
| Bantam | men |
| Feather | men |
| Light | men |
| Welter | men |
| Middle | men |
| Light heavy | men |
| Heavy | men |
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Olle Anderberg of Sweden wrestling Ferenc Tóth of Hungary in the Featherweight event
Medal summary
Greco-Roman
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flyweight |
Pietro Lombardi |
Kenan Olcay |
Reino Kangasmäki |
| Bantamweight |
Kurt Pettersén |
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Halil Kaya |
| Featherweight |
Mehmet Oktav |
Olle Anderberg |
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| Lightweight |
Gustav Freij |
Aage Eriksen |
Károly Ferencz |
| Welterweight |
Gösta Andersson |
Miklós Szilvási |
Henrik Hansen |
| Middleweight |
Axel Grönberg |
Muhlis Tayfur |
Ercole Gallegati |
| Light Heavyweight |
Karl-Erik Nilsson |
Kelpo Gröndahl |
Ibrahim Orabi |
| Heavyweight |
Ahmet Kireççi |
Tor Nilsson |
Guido Fantoni |
Freestyle
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flyweight |
Lenni Viitala |
Halit Balamir |
Thure Johansson |
| Bantamweight |
Nasuh Akar |
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Charles Kouyos |
| Featherweight |
Gazanfer Bilge |
Ivar Sjölin |
Adolf Müller |
| Lightweight |
Celal Atik |
Gösta Frändfors |
Hermann Baumann |
| Welterweight |
Yaşar Doğu |
Dick Garrard |
Leland Merrill |
| Middleweight |
Glen Brand |
Adil Candemir |
Erik Lindén |
| Light Heavyweight |
Henry Wittenberg |
Fritz Stöckli |
Bengt Fahlqvist |
| Heavyweight |
Gyula Bóbis |
Bertil Antonsson |
Joseph Armstrong |
Participating nations
A total of 219 wrestlers from 29 nations competed at the London Games:[1]
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N.B. - Pakistan sent four wrestlers, but they could not compete as they had been mistakenly entered for the Greco-Roman style and not freestyle.
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | 6 | 4 | 1 | 11 |
| 2 | | 5 | 5 | 3 | 13 |
| 3 | | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 5 | | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 7 | | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 8 | | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 10 | | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (12 nations) | 16 | 16 | 16 | 48 | |
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See also
References
- "Wrestling at the 1948 London Summer Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 28 April 2020. Retrieved 1 March 2019.
- "THE OFFICIAL REPORT OF THE ORGANISING COMMITTEE FOR THE XIV OLYMPIAD". I. 1951: 76. Retrieved 22 September 2015. Cite journal requires
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External links
- "Olympic Medal Winners". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2006-12-05.
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