Wrestling at the 1912 Summer Olympics
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At the 1912 Summer Olympics, five wrestling events were contested. They were all for men in the Greco-Roman style. The Light Heavyweight match ended after a nine hour draw. The match was finally declared a tie and it was decided that they would each receive a silver medal.[1]
Medal summary
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| featherweight |
 Kaarlo Koskelo (FIN) |
 Georg Gerstäcker (GER) |
Otto Lasanen (FIN) |
| lightweight |
Emil Väre (FIN) |
 Gustaf Malmström (SWE) |
Edvin Mattiasson (SWE) |
| middleweight |
Claes Johanson (SWE) |
22x20px Martin Klein (RUS) | Alfred Asikainen (FIN) |
| light heavyweight |
none awarded | Anders Ahlgren (SWE) |
 Béla Varga (HUN) |
| Ivar Böhling (FIN) |
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| heavyweight |
Yrjö Saarela (FIN) |
Johan Olin (FIN) |
 Søren Marinus Jensen (DEN) |
Participating nations
A total of 170 wrestlers from 18 nations competed at the Stockholm Games:[2]
Austria (8)
Belgium (1)- 23x15px Bohemia (4)
Denmark (9)
Finland (37)
France (6)
Germany (14)
Great Britain (12)
Greece (1)
Hungary (10)- Iceland (1)
Italy (6)
Netherlands (3)
Norway (9)
Portugal (2)- 23x15px Russia (11)
Sweden (34)
United States (2)
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finland (FIN) |
3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 2 | Sweden (SWE) |
1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | Germany (GER) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Russia Russia (RUS) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 5 | Denmark (DEN) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Hungary (HUN) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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