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Wrestling At The 1924 Summer Olympics
At the 1924 Summer Olympics thirteen wrestling events were contested, all for men. There were six weight classes in Greco-Roman wrestling and seven classes in freestyle wrestling Freestyle wrestling is a style of wrestling originated from Great Britain and the United States. Along with Greco-Roman, it is one of the two styles of wrestling contested in the Olympic Games. American high school and men's college wrestling .... The Greco-Roman events were held from July 6 to July 10, 1924 and the freestyle competitions were held from July 11 to July 14, 1924. Medal summary Freestyle Greco-Roman Participating nations A total of 229 wrestlers from 26 nations competed at the Paris Games. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Medal table References {{DEFAULTSORT:Wrestling At The 1924 Summer Olympics 1924 Summer Olympics events 1924 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1924 Summer Olympics
The 1924 Summer Olympics (french: Jeux olympiques d'été de 1924), officially the Games of the VIII Olympiad (french: Jeux de la VIIIe olympiade) and also known as Paris 1924, were an international multi-sport event held in Paris, France. The opening ceremony was held on 5 July, but some competitions had already started on 4 May. The Games were the second to be hosted by Paris (after 1900), making it the first city to host the Olympics twice. The selection process for the 1924 Summer Olympics consisted of six bids, and Paris was selected ahead of Amsterdam, Barcelona, Los Angeles, Prague, and Rome. The selection was made at the 20th IOC Session in Lausanne in 1921. The cost of these Games was estimated to be 10,000,000 F. With total receipts at 5,496,610F, the Olympics resulted in a hefty loss despite crowds that reached up to 60,000 in number daily. The United States won the most gold and overall medals, having 229 athletes competing compared to France's 401. Highlights * The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fritz Hagmann
Fritz Hagmann (28 March 1901 – 14 December 1974) was a Swiss freestyle wrestler and Olympic champion. He won a gold medal at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris Paris () is the Capital city, capital and List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in an area of more than 105 km² (41 sq mi), ma ...."1924 Summer Olympics – Paris, France – Wrestling" ''databaseOlympics.com'' (Retrieved on 7 April 2008) Beside that he was a successful Schwinger and member of the [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aleksanteri Toivola
Aleksanteri Toivola (4 March 1893 – 27 August 1987) was a Finnish wrestler and Olympic medalist in Greco-Roman wrestling. Olympics Toivola competed at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris Paris () is the Capital city, capital and List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in an area of more than 105 km² (41 sq mi), ma ... where he won a silver medal in Greco-Roman wrestling, the featherweight class."1924 Summer Olympics – Paris, France – Wrestling" ''databaseOlympics.com'' (Retrieved on 27 August 2008) References External links * [Baidu] |
Kalle Anttila
Kaarlo Johan Jalmari "Kalle" Anttila (30 August 1887 – 10 October 1949) was a Finnish Finnish may refer to: * Something or someone from, or related to Finland * Culture of Finland * Finnish people or Finns, the primary ethnic group in Finland * Finnish language, the national language of the Finnish people * Finnish cuisine See also ... wrestler. He won Olympic gold medals in the freestyle lightweight category in 1920 and in the Greco-Roman featherweight division in 1924. He also won world titles in the Greco-Roman featherweight in 1921 and 1922. Anttila was the Finnish champion in Greco-Roman wrestling in 1918–20 and 1929 and in freestyle wrestling in 1924 and 1929. He was born and raised in Finland In 1887, immigrated to Canada at the age of 4 where he was raised to work hard on a family farm. He died in 1954 and was buried in Sudbury. References 1887 births 1975 deaths People from Muhos Finnish male sport wrestlers Olympic wrestlers of Finland Wrestlers a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Väinö Ikonen
Väinö Ikonen (5 October 1895 – 10 February 1954) was a Finnish wrestler. He was born in Tuusniemi Tuusniemi is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the North Savo region, east of Kuopio. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is Neighbour municipalities are Heinäv .... He won an Olympic bronze medal in Greco-Roman wrestling in 1924. He won a gold medal at the 1921 World Wrestling Championships. References External links * 1895 births 1954 deaths People from Tuusniemi People from Kuopio Province (Grand Duchy of Finland) Olympic wrestlers of Finland Wrestlers at the 1924 Summer Olympics Finnish male sport wrestlers Olympic bronze medalists for Finland Olympic medalists in wrestling Medalists at the 1924 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from North Savo 19th-century Finnish people 20th-century Finnish people {{Finland-wrestling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anselm Ahlfors
Anselm Ahlfors (29 December 1897 – 13 August 1974) was a Finnish wrestler and Olympic medalist in Greco-Roman wrestling. Olympics Ahlfors competed at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris Paris () is the Capital city, capital and List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in an area of more than 105 km² (41 sq mi), ma ... where he won a silver medal in Greco-Roman wrestling, the bantamweight class."1924 Summer Olympics – Paris, France – Wrestling" ''databaseOlympics.com'' (Retrieved on 27 August 2008) References External links [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eduard Pütsep
Eduard Pütsep (21 October 1898 – 22 August 1960) was an Estonian wrestler. He competed in Greco-Roman wrestling in the 1920, 1924 and 1928 Olympics and won a gold medal in the bantamweight division in 1924, becoming the first Olympic champion in wrestling from Estonia. In 1928 he placed sixth in Greco-Roman and ninth in freestyle wrestling. Career Eduard Pütsep was born in Vastseliina Parish (present-day Võru Parish). He took up wrestling during World War I and in 1917 placed third at the Russian championships. At his first international competition, the 1920 Olympics, he lost in a semifinal to the eventual silver medalist Heikki Kähkönen. Next year he finished fourth at the world championships, and in 1922 won a silver medal. He retired from competitions in 1933 and attended the 1936 Summer Olympics as the head coach of the Latvian wrestling team. During World War II he moved to Finland and continued to coach wrestlers there. Since 1977 an annual international wrestling t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Archie MacDonald (wrestler)
Donald Archibald MacDonald (23 February 1895 – 5 May 1965) was a British wrestler Wrestling is a series of combat sports involving grappling-type techniques such as clinch fighting, throws and takedowns, joint locks, pins and other grappling holds. Wrestling techniques have been incorporated into martial arts, combat spor ... who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics and the 1924 Summer Olympics. In 1924, at the 1924 Summer Olympics, he won the bronze medal in the freestyle wrestling heavyweight class. References External links * 1895 births 1965 deaths People from the Isle of Skye Olympic wrestlers for Great Britain Wrestlers at the 1920 Summer Olympics Wrestlers at the 1924 Summer Olympics British male sport wrestlers Olympic bronze medallists for Great Britain Olympic medalists in wrestling Medalists at the 1924 Summer Olympics Scottish Olympic medallists {{UK-wrestling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henri Wernli
Henri Wernli (3 June 1898 – 3 June 1961) was a Swiss freestyle wrestler and Olympic medalist. Wernli won a gold medal at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris Paris () is the Capital city, capital and List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in an area of more than 105 km² (41 sq mi), ma ..., France."1924 Summer Olympics – Paris, France – Wrestling" ''databaseOlympics.com'' (Retrieved on 7 April 2008) Wernli also competed at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam, Netherlands. References < ...
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Harry Steel (wrestler)
Harry Steel (April 18, 1899 – October 8, 1971) was an American wrestler and Olympic champion. He competed at the 1924 Olympic Games in Paris, where he won a gold medal in the freestyle heavyweight division. Steel initially did not make the U.S. team at first, but the wrestler who was supposed to go ended up not being able to. Harry was called up to the team and went on to win the Olympic gold medal."1924 Summer Olympics – Paris, France – Wrestling" – ''databaseOlympics.com'' (Retrieved on April 28, 2008) Steel wrestled and played football at , where he lettered in both s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Courant
Charles Courant (14 April 1896 – 26 June 1982) was a Swiss freestyle wrestler and Olympic medalist. He competed at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp where he won a silver medal. He won a bronze medal at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris Paris () is the Capital city, capital and List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in an area of more than 105 km² (41 sq mi), ma .... References 1896 births 1982 deaths Swiss wrestlers Wrestlers at the 1920 Summer Olympics Wrestlers at the 1924 Summer Olympics Swiss male sport wrestlers Olympic silver medalists for Switzerland Olympic bronze medalists for Switzerland Olympic medalists in wrestling Medalists at the 1920 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1924 Summer Olympics {{Switzerland-wrestling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rudolf Svensson
Johan Rudolf "Starke Rudolf" Svensson (27 March 1899 – 4 December 1978) was a Swedish wrestler. He competed at the 1924, 1928 Events January * January – British bacteriologist Frederick Griffith reports the results of Griffith's experiment, indirectly proving the existence of DNA. * January 1 – Eastern Bloc emigration and defection: Boris Bazhan ... and 1932 Summer Olympics in four freestyle and Greco-Roman events in total, and won a gold or silver medal in each of them. Svensson was most successful in the Greco-Roman light-heavyweight category, in which he won two European titles in 1925 and 1933, seven national titles in 1926–36, two silver medals at the world championships, and three at the European Championships. A firefighter by profession, Svensson also played minor roles in several Swedish movies between 1934 and 1952. In 2005 he was inducted into the International Wrestling Hall of Fame. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
