A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | CH | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9
Wrestling at the Games of the XIV Olympiad | |
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Venue | Empress Hall, Earls Court Exhibition Centre |
Dates | 29 July – 6 August |
Competitors | 219 from 29 nations |
Wrestling at the 1948 Summer Olympics | |
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Greco-Roman | |
Fly | men |
Bantam | men |
Feather | men |
Light | men |
Welter | men |
Middle | men |
Light heavy | men |
Heavy | men |
Freestyle | |
Fly | men |
Bantam | men |
Feather | men |
Light | men |
Welter | men |
Middle | men |
Light heavy | men |
Heavy | men |
At the 1948 Summer Olympics, 16 wrestling events were contested, for all men. There were eight weight classes in Greco-Roman wrestling and eight classes in freestyle wrestling. The freestyle competitions were held from July 29 to July 31, 1948 and the Greco-Roman events were held from August 3 to August 6, 1948.[1]
Medal table
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Turkey (TUR) | 6 | 4 | 1 | 11 |
2 | Sweden (SWE) | 5 | 5 | 3 | 13 |
3 | United States (USA) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
4 | Hungary (HUN) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
5 | Finland (FIN) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
6 | Italy (ITA) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
7 | Switzerland (SUI) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
8 | Australia (AUS) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Egypt (EGY) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
10 | Norway (NOR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
11 | Denmark (DEN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
France (FRA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (12 entries) | 16 | 16 | 16 | 48 |
Medal summary
Freestyle
Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Flyweight |
Lenni Viitala Finland |
Halit Balamir Turkey |
Thure Johansson Sweden |
Bantamweight |
Nasuh Akar Turkey |
Gerald Leeman United States |
Charles Kouyos France |
Featherweight |
Gazanfer Bilge Turkey |
Ivar Sjölin Sweden |
Adolf Müller Switzerland |
Lightweight |
Celal Atik Turkey |
Gösta Frändfors Sweden |
Hermann Baumann Switzerland |
Welterweight |
Yaşar Doğu Turkey |
Dick Garrard Australia |
Leland Merrill United States |
Middleweight |
Glen Brand United States |
Adil Candemir Turkey |
Erik Lindén Sweden |
Light Heavyweight |
Henry Wittenberg United States |
Fritz Stöckli Switzerland |
Bengt Fahlqvist Sweden |
Heavyweight |
Gyula Bóbis Hungary |
Bertil Antonsson Sweden |
Joseph Armstrong Australia |
Greco-Roman
Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
---|---|---|---|
Flyweight |
Pietro Lombardi Italy |
Kenan Olcay Turkey |
Reino Kangasmäki Finland |
Bantamweight |
Kurt Pettersén Sweden |
Mahmoud Hassan Egypt |
Halil Kaya Turkey |
Featherweight |
Mehmet Oktav Turkey |
Olle Anderberg Sweden |
Ferenc Tóth Hungary |
Lightweight |
Gustav Freij Sweden |
Aage Eriksen Norway |
Károly Ferencz Hungary |
Welterweight |
Gösta Andersson Sweden |
Miklós Szilvási Hungary |
Henrik Hansen Denmark |
Middleweight |
Axel Grönberg Sweden |
Muhlis Tayfur Turkey |
Ercole Gallegati Italy |
Light Heavyweight |
Karl-Erik Nilsson Sweden |
Kelpo Gröndahl Finland |
Ibrahim Orabi Egypt |
Heavyweight |
Ahmet Kireççi Turkey |
Tor Nilsson Sweden |
Guido Fantoni Italy |
Participating nations
A total of 219 wrestlers from 29 nations competed at the London Games:[1]
- Argentina (8)
- Australia (4)
- Austria (5)
- Belgium (9)
- Canada (6)
- Cuba (3)
- Czechoslovakia (3)
- Denmark (5)
- Egypt (13)
- Finland (15)
- France (11)
- Great Britain (16)
- Greece (5)
- Hungary (12)
- India (6)
- Italy (11)
- South Korea (4)
- Lebanon (5)
- Luxembourg (2)
- Mexico (4)
- Netherlands (4)
- Norway (6)
- Philippines (1)
- South Africa (3)
- Sweden (16)
- Switzerland (12)
- Turkey (16)
- United States (8)[2]
N.B. - Pakistan sent four wrestlers, but they could not compete as they had been mistakenly entered for the Greco-Roman style and not freestyle.
See also
- List of World and Olympic Champions in men's freestyle wrestling
- List of World and Olympic Champions in Greco-Roman wrestling
References
- ^ a b "Wrestling at the 1948 London Summer Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 28 April 2020. Retrieved 1 March 2019.
- ^ "THE OFFICIAL REPORT OF THE ORGANISING COMMITTEE FOR THE XIV OLYMPIAD". I. 1951: 76. Retrieved 22 September 2015.
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External links
- "Olympic Medal Winners". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2006-12-05.
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