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Wrestling at the 1920 Summer Olympics

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At the 1920 Summer Olympics, ten wrestling events were contested, for all men. There were five weight classes in Greco-Roman wrestling and five classes in Catch as Catch Can, predecessor to freestyle wrestling. The competitions were held from Monday, August 16 to Friday, August 20, 1920 (Greco-Roman) and from Wednesday, August 25 to Friday, August 27, 1920 (freestyle).

Participating nations

A total of 152 wrestlers from 19 nations competed at the Antwerp Games:

  •  Belgium (12)
  •  Canada (1)
  •  Czechoslovakia (10)
  •  Denmark (10)
  •  Egypt (1)
  •  Estonia (4)
  •  Finland (18)
  •  France (17)
  •  Great Britain (10)
  •  Greece (5)
  •  India (2)
  •  Italy (8)
  •  Luxembourg (2)
  •  Netherlands (9)
  •  Norway (7)
  •  South Africa (1)
  •  Sweden (13)
  •  Switzerland (4)
  •  United States (18)
  • References

    Wrestling at the 1920 Summer Olympics Wikipedia


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