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

Men's middleweight freestyle wrestling
at the Games of the VIII Olympiad
VenueVélodrome d'Hiver
DatesJuly 11–14
Competitors14 from 9 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Fritz Hagmann  Switzerland
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Pierre Ollivier  Belgium
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Vilho Pekkala  Finland
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The men's freestyle middleweight was a freestyle wrestling event held as part of the Wrestling at the 1924 Summer Olympics programme.[1] It was the third appearance of the event. Middleweight was the third-heaviest category, including wrestlers weighing from 72 to 79 kilograms.

Results

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

Gold medal round

Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
 Noel Rhys (GBR) W
 Carl Nilsson (SWE) L
 Noel Rhys (GBR) L
 Fritz Hagemann (SUI) W  Fritz Hagemann (SUI) W
 John Christoffersen (DEN) L  Fritz Hagemann (SUI) W
 Johan Penttilä (FIN) W  Johan Penttilä (FIN) L
 Raymond Durr (FRA) L  Fritz Hagemann (SUI) W
 Pierre Ollivier (BEL) W  Pierre Ollivier (BEL) L
 Enrico Bonassin (ITA) L  Pierre Ollivier (BEL) W
 Ernst Tognetti (SUI) W  Ernst Tognetti (SUI) L
 Bernard Rowe (GBR) L  Pierre Ollivier (BEL) W
 Vilho Pekkala (FIN) W  Vilho Pekkala (FIN) L
 Walter Wright (USA) L  Vilho Pekkala (FIN) W
 Herschel Smith (USA) W  Herschel Smith (USA) L
 Svend Nielsen (DEN) L

Silver medal round

Semifinals Final
 Pierre Ollivier (BEL) W
 Noel Rhys (GBR) L  Pierre Ollivier (BEL) W
 Johan Penttilä (FIN) W  Johan Penttilä (FIN) L
 John Christoffersen (DEN) L

Bronze medal round

Semifinals Final
 Vilho Pekkala (FIN) W
 Enrico Bonassin (ITA) L  Vilho Pekkala (FIN) W
 Johan Penttilä (FIN) W  Johan Penttilä (FIN) L
 Ernst Tognetti (SUI) L

References

  1. ^ "Wrestling at the 1924 Paris Summer Games: Men's Middleweight, Freestyle". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18. Retrieved 2013-09-13.
  2. ^ "1924 Summer Olympics official report" (PDF).
  3. ^ "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich".
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  • 1908: 73 kg
  • 1920: 75 kg
  • 1924–1960: 79 kg
  • 1964–1968: 87 kg
  • 1972–1996: 82 kg
  • 2000: 85 kg
  • 2004–2012: 84 kg
  • 2016–present: 86 kg