Wrestling at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Men's Greco-Roman lightweight

The Greco-Roman lightweight was one of four Greco-Roman wrestling weight classes contested on the Wrestling at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme. Like all other wrestling events, it was open only to men. The lightweight was the lightest weight class, allowing wrestlers up to 66.6 kilograms (147 lb).[1]

Men's lightweight Greco-Roman wrestling
at the Games of the IV Olympiad
VenueWhite City Stadium
DatesJuly 23 (R32 through semis)
July 25 (final, bronze match)
Competitors25 from 10 nations
Medalists
Enrico Porro  Italy
Nikolay Orlov  Russia
Arvo Lindén  Finland

Results

Standings

PlaceWrestlerNation
1Enrico Porro Italy
2Nikolay Orlov Russia
3Arvo Lindén Finland
4Gunnar Persson Sweden
5Gustaf Malmström Sweden
József Maróthy Hungary
Anders Møller Denmark
Ödön Radvány Hungary
9Edward Blount Great Britain
Ulferd Bruseker Netherlands
Carl Carlsen Denmark
George Faulkner Great Britain
Arthur Hawkins Great Britain
Téger József Hungary
Carl Erik Lund Sweden
William Wood Great Britain
17Christian Carlsen Denmark
Karel Halík Bohemia
Lucien Hansen Belgium
George MacKenzie Great Britain
Jacob van Moppes Netherlands
Arthur Rose Great Britain
William Ruff Great Britain
Fernand Steens Belgium
Andrew Whittingstall Great Britain

Bracket

 
First RoundSecond RoundQuarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
             
 
Fall (2:33)
 
 
 Arvo Lindén (FIN)
 
Fall (4:15)
 
 Lucien Hansen (BEL)
 
 Arvo Lindén (FIN)
 
Fall (9:00)
 
 Carl Carlsen (DEN)
 
 Carl Carlsen (DEN)
 
Fall (13:32)
 
 Fernand Steens (BEL)
 
 Arvo Lindén (FIN)
 
Fall (3:59)
 
 Anders Møller (DEN)
 
 Anders Møller (DEN)
 
Fall (11:18)
 
 Andrew Whittingstall (GBR)
 
 Anders Møller (DEN)
 
 
 George Faulkner (GBR)
 
 
Decision
 
 
 Arvo Lindén (FIN)
 
 
 Nikolay Orlov (RUS)
 
 
Fall (10:46)
 
 
 Nikolay Orlov (RUS)
 
 
 Carl Erik Lund (SWE)
 
 
Fall (7:16)
 
 
 Nikolay Orlov (RUS)
 
Fall (18:35)
 
 Ödön Radvány (HUN)
 
 Ödön Radvány (HUN)
 
Fall (0:17)
 
 William Ruff (GBR)
 
 Ödön Radvány (HUN)
 
Fall (1:10)
 
 Arthur Hawkins (GBR)
 
 Arthur Hawkins (GBR)
 
2–0 (decision/decision)
 
 Christian Carlsen (DEN)
 
 Nikolay Orlov (RUS)
 
 
 Enrico Porro (ITA)
 
 
Decision
 
 
 Enrico Porro (ITA)
 
Decision
 
 József Téger (HUN)
 
 József Téger (HUN)
 
Decision
 
 Jacob van Moppes (NED)
 
 Enrico Porro (ITA)
 
Fall (3:35)
 
 Gustaf Malmström (SWE)
 
 Gustaf Malmström (SWE)
 
Fall (3:20)
 
 George MacKenzie (GBR)
 
 Gustaf Malmström (SWE)
 
 
 Ulferd Bruseker (NED)
 
 
Fall (2:05)
 
 
 Enrico Porro (ITA)
 
 
 Gunnar Persson (SWE) Third place
 
 
Fall (7:06)  
 
 
 Gunnar Persson (SWE)  Arvo Lindén (FIN)
 
 
 Edward Blount (GBR)  Gunnar Persson (SWE)
 
 
 
 
 
 Gunnar Persson (SWE)
 
Fall (14:59)
 
József Maróthy retired
 
 József Maróthy (HUN)
 
Decision
 
 Arthur Rose (GBR)
 
 József Maróthy (HUN)
 
Decision
 
 William Wood (GBR)
 
 William Wood (GBR)
 
 
 Karel Halík (BOH)
 

References

  1. "Wrestling at the 1908 London Summer Games: Men's Lightweight, Greco-Roman". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 26 February 2019.

Sources

  • Cook, Theodore Andrea (1908). The Fourth Olympiad, Being the Official Report. London: British Olympic Association.
  • De Wael, Herman (2001). "Greco-Roman Wrestling 1908". Herman's Full Olympians. Retrieved 29 May 2006.
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