Wrestling At The 1928 Summer Olympics
At the 1928 Summer Olympics, thirteen wrestling events were contested, for all men. There were six weight classes in Greco-Roman wrestling and seven classes in freestyle wrestling. The freestyle competitions were held from July 30 to August 1, 1928 and the Greco-Roman events were held from August 2 to August 5, 1928.
Medal summary
Freestyle
Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Bantamweight |
Kaarlo Mäkinen Finland |
Edmond Spapen Belgium |
James Trifunov Canada |
Featherweight |
Allie Morrison United States |
Kustaa Pihlajamäki Finland |
Hans Minder Switzerland |
Lightweight |
Osvald Käpp Estonia |
Charles Pacôme France |
Eino Augusti Leino Finland |
Welterweight |
Arvo Haavisto Finland |
Lloyd Appleton United States |
Maurice Letchford Canada |
Middleweight |
Ernst Kyburz Switzerland |
Donald Stockton Canada |
Samuel Rabin Great Britain |
Light Heavyweight |
Thure Sjöstedt Sweden |
Arnold Bögli Switzerland |
Henri Lefèbre France |
Heavyweight |
Johan Richthoff Sweden |
Aukusti Sihvola Finland |
Edmond Dame France |
Greco-Roman
Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Bantamweight |
Kurt Leucht Germany |
Jindrich Maudr Czechoslovakia |
Giovanni Gozzi Italy |
Featherweight |
Voldemar Väli Estonia |
Eric Malmberg Sweden |
Gerolamo Quaglia Italy |
Lightweight |
Lajos Keresztes Hungary |
Eduard Sperling Germany |
Edvard Westerlund Finland |
Middleweight |
Väinö Kokkinen Finland |
László Papp Hungary |
Albert Kusnets Estonia |
Light Heavyweight |
Ibrahim Moustafa Egypt |
Adolf Rieger Germany |
Onni Pellinen Finland |
Heavyweight |
Rudolf Svensson Sweden |
Hjalmar Nyström Finland |
Georg Gehring Germany |
Participating nations
166 wrestlers from 29 nations competed. Argentina competed in wrestling for the first time.
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Medal table
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Finland (FIN) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
2 | Sweden (SWE) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
3 | Estonia (EST) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
4 | Germany (GER) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
5 | Switzerland (SUI) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
6 | Hungary (HUN) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
United States (USA) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
8 | Egypt (EGY) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
9 | Canada (CAN) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
France (FRA) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
11 | Belgium (BEL) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Czechoslovakia (TCH) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
13 | Italy (ITA) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
14 | Great Britain (GBR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Totals (14 entries) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 39 |
See also
- List of World and Olympic Champions in men's freestyle wrestling
- List of World and Olympic Champions in Greco-Roman wrestling
References
- ^ "Wrestling at the 1928 Amsterdam Summer Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
External links
- "Olympic Medal Winners". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2006-12-05.