Wrestling at the 1952 Summer Olympics
Wrestling at the Games of the XV Olympiad | |
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Venue | Messuhalli |
Dates | 20 – 27 July |
Competitors | 244 from 37 nations |
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At the 1952 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 events were held at Messuhalli.[1]
Medal summary
Greco-Roman
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Flyweight details | Boris Gurevich![]() | Ignazio Fabra![]() | Leo Honkala![]() |
Bantamweight details | Imre Hódos![]() | Zakaria Chibab![]() | Artem Teryan![]() |
Featherweight details | Yakov Punkin![]() | Imre Polyák![]() | Abdel Aaal Rashed![]() |
Lightweight details | Shazam Safin![]() | Gustav Freij![]() | Mikuláš Athanasov![]() |
Welterweight details | Miklós Szilvásy![]() | Gösta Andersson![]() | Khalil Taha![]() |
Middleweight details | Axel Grönberg![]() | Kalervo Rauhala![]() | Nikolay Belov![]() |
Light heavyweight details | Kelpo Gröndahl![]() | Shalva Chikhladze![]() | Karl-Erik Nilsson![]() |
Heavyweight details | Johannes Kotkas![]() | Josef Růžička![]() | Tauno Kovanen![]() |
Freestyle
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Flyweight details | Hasan Gemici![]() | Yushu Kitano![]() | Mahmoud Mollaghasemi![]() |
Bantamweight details | Shohachi Ishii![]() | Rashid Mammadbeyov![]() | Khashaba Dadasaheb Jadhav![]() |
Featherweight details | Bayram Sit![]() | Nasser Givehchi![]() | Josiah Henson![]() |
Lightweight details | Olle Anderberg![]() | Jay Thomas Evans![]() | Tofigh Jahanbakht![]() |
Welterweight details | William Smith![]() | Per Berlin![]() | Abdollah Mojtabavi![]() |
Middleweight details | David Tsimakuridze![]() | Gholamreza Takhti![]() | György Gurics![]() |
Light heavyweight details | Viking Palm![]() | Henry Wittenberg![]() | Adil Atan![]() |
Heavyweight details | Arsen Mekokishvili![]() | Bertil Antonsson![]() | Kenneth Richmond![]() |
Participating nations
A total of 244 wrestlers from 37 nations competed at the Helsinki Games:[1]
Argentina (5)
Australia (4)
Austria (3)
Belgium (8)
Canada (4)
Czechoslovakia (3)
Denmark (5)
Egypt (12)
Finland (16)
France (10)
Germany (8)
Great Britain (6)
Greece (3)
Guatemala (3)
Hungary (12)
India (4)
Iran (8)
Ireland (1)
Italy (14)
Japan (5)
South Korea (1)
Lebanon (4)
Luxembourg (3)
Mexico (5)
Norway (7)
Philippines (1)
Poland (5)
Romania (7)
South Africa (5)
Soviet Union (16)
Sweden (1)
Switzerland (5)
Turkey (15)
United States (8)
Venezuela (3)
Yugoslavia (3)[2]
Medal table
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | ![]() | 6 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
2 | ![]() | 3 | 4 | 1 | 8 |
3 | ![]() | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
4 | ![]() | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
5 | ![]() | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
6 | ![]() | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
7 | ![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
8 | ![]() | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
9 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
![]() | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
11 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
12 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (14 entries) | 16 | 16 | 16 | 48 |
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 1952 Helsinki Summer Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
- ^ "THE OFFICIAL REPORT OF THE ORGANISING COMMITTEE FOR THE GAMES OF THE XV OLYMPIAD HELSINKI 1952". I. 1952: 353–384. Retrieved 23 September 2015.
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