At the

1948 Summer Olympics The 1948 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XIV Olympiad and also known as London 1948) were an international multi-sport event held from 29 July to 14 August 1948 in London, England, United Kingdom. Following a twelve-year hiatus ca ...

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wrestling 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 ...

events were contested, for all men. There were eight weight classes in Greco-Roman wrestling and eight 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 wrestli ...

. 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.

Medal summary

Greco-Roman

Freestyle

Participating nations

A total of 219 wrestlers from 29 nations competed at the London Games: * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 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.

Medal table

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Wrestling At The 1948 Summer Olympics 1948 Summer Olympics events 1948 International wrestling competitions hosted by the United Kingdom 1948 in sport wrestling