Wrestling at the 1920 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle featherweight

Men's featherweight freestyle wrestling
at the Games of the VII Olympiad
Venue Olympisch Stadion
Dates August 25–27
Competitors 10 from 7 nations
Medalists
1st, gold medalist(s) Charles Ackerly  United States
2nd, silver medalist(s) Sam Gerson  United States
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Philip Bernard  Great Britain

The men's freestyle featherweight was a Catch as Catch Can wrestling, later freestyle, event held as part of the wrestling at the 1920 Summer Olympics programme. It was the third appearance of the event. Featherweight was the lightest category, and included wrestlers weighing up to 54 kilograms.

A total of ten wrestlers from seven nations competed in the event, which was held from Wednesday, August 25 to Friday, August 27, 1920.[1]

Results

Round of 16
August 25		   Quarterfinals
August 26		   Semifinals
August 27		   Final
August 27
                           
 Charles Ackerly (USA) W  
 Ioannis Dialetis (GRE) L      Charles Ackerly (USA) W  
 Daniel Kaiser (SUI) -    Daniel Kaiser (SUI) L  
Bye -        Charles Ackerly (USA) W  
 Philip Bernard (GBR) -        Philip Bernard (GBR) L  
Bye -      Philip Bernard (GBR) W
 Jean Harrasse (FRA) -    Jean Harrasse (FRA) L  
Bye -        Charles Ackerly (USA) W
 Sam Gerson (USA) W        Sam Gerson (USA) L
 Kaarlo Mäkinen (FIN) L      Sam Gerson (USA) W  
 Georges Barathon (FRA) -    Georges Barathon (FRA) L  
Bye -        Sam Gerson (USA) W   Third place
 Randhir Shindes (IND) -        Randhir Shindes (IND) L  
Bye -      Randhir Shindes (IND) W    Philip Bernard (GBR) W
 Henry Inman (GBR) -    Henry Inman (GBR) L      Randhir Shindes (IND) L
Bye -  

References

  1. ↑ "Wrestling at the 1920 Antwerpen Summer Games: Men's Featherweight, Freestyle". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 2013-09-07.
  • Belgium Olympic Committee (1957). Olympic Games Antwerp 1920: Official Report (in French).
  • Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in Polish). Retrieved 9 May 2008.
  • American Olympic Committee (1920). "Report of the American Olympic Committee, Seventh Olympic Games" (PDF). Retrieved 27 July 2016.
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