Wrestling at the 1924 Summer Olympics – Men's Greco-Roman middleweight

The men's Greco-Roman middleweight was a Greco-Roman wrestling event held as part of the Wrestling at the 1924 Summer Olympics programme.[1] It was the fourth appearance of the event. Middleweight was the third-heaviest category, including wrestlers weighing 67 to 75 kilograms.

Men's middleweight Greco-Roman wrestling
at the Games of the VIII Olympiad
VenueVélodrome d'Hiver
DatesJuly 6–10
Competitors27 from 19 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s)Edvard Westerlund Finland
2nd place, silver medalist(s)Arthur Lindfors Finland
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)Roman Steinberg Estonia
← 1920
1928 →

Results

Source: Official results;[2] Wudarski[3]

The tournament was double-elimination.

First round

LossesWinnerLoserLosses
0  Viktor Fischer (AUT)  Giuseppe Gorletti (ITA)1
0  Paul Jahren (NOR)  Amadeo Gorgano (ITA)1
0  Sándor Kónyi (HUN)  Oldřich Pštros (TCH)1
0  Émile Clody (FRA)  Jules Grandjean (SUI)1
0  Tayyar Yalaz (TUR)  Eladio Vidal (ESP)1
0  Arthur Lindfors (FIN)  Adolphe Dumont (LUX)1
0  Wacław Okulicz-Kozaryn (POL)  Louis Veuve (SUI)1
0  Nikola Grbić (YUG)  Carl Nilsson (SWE)1
0  Kārlis Vilciņš (LAT)  Wilhelmus Doll (NED)1
0  John Christoffersen (DEN)  Jean Dumont (BEL)1
0  Edvard Westerlund (FIN)  Dűrrũ Sade (TUR)1
0  Jan Reinderman (NED)  Jean Domas (FRA)1
0  Roman Steinberg (EST)  Ferenc Györgyei (HUN)1
0  František Pražský (TCH)Bye

Second round

LossesWinnerLoserLosses
1  Giuseppe Gorletti (ITA)  František Pražský (TCH)1
0  Viktor Fischer (AUT)  Amadeo Gorgano (ITA)2
0  Sándor Kónyi (HUN)  Paul Jahren (NOR)1
1  Oldřich Pštros (TCH)  Jules Grandjean (SUI)2
0  Tayyar Yalaz (TUR)  Émile Clody (FRA)1
1  Eladio Vidal (ESP)  Adolphe Dumont (LUX)2
0  Arthur Lindfors (FIN)  Wacław Okulicz-Kozaryn (POL)1
0  Nikola Grbić (YUG)  Louis Veuve (SUI)2
1  Carl Nilsson (SWE)  Wilhelmus Doll (NED)2
0  John Christoffersen (DEN)  Kārlis Vilciņš (LAT)1
0  Edvard Westerlund (FIN)  Jean Dumont (BEL)2
0  Jan Reinderman (NED)  Dűrrũ Sade (TUR)2
1  Jean Domas (FRA)  Ferenc Györgyei (HUN)2
0  Roman Steinberg (EST)Bye

Third round

LossesWinnerLoserLosses
0  Roman Steinberg (EST)  František Pražský (TCH)2
1  Giuseppe Gorletti (ITA)  Paul Jahren (NOR)2
0  Viktor Fischer (AUT)  Sándor Kónyi (HUN)1
1  Oldřich Pštros (TCH)  Émile Clody (FRA)2
0  Arthur Lindfors (FIN)  Tayyar Yalaz (TUR)1
1  Wacław Okulicz-Kozaryn (POL)  Eladio Vidal (ESP)2
0  Nikola Grbić (YUG)  Kārlis Vilciņš (LAT)2
1  Carl Nilsson (SWE)  John Christoffersen (DEN)1
0  Edvard Westerlund (FIN)  Jan Reinderman (NED)1
1  Jean Domas (FRA)Bye

Fourth round

LossesWinnerLoserLosses
0  Roman Steinberg (EST)  Jean Domas (FRA)2
1  Giuseppe Gorletti (ITA)  Sándor Kónyi (HUN)2
0  Viktor Fischer (AUT)  Oldřich Pštros (TCH)2
0  Arthur Lindfors (FIN)  Nikola Grbić (YUG)1
1  Wacław Okulicz-Kozaryn (POL)  Tayyar Yalaz (TUR)2
0  Edvard Westerlund (FIN)  Carl Nilsson (SWE)2
1  John Christoffersen (DEN)  Jan Reinderman (NED)2

Fifth round

LossesWinnerLoserLosses
1  Giuseppe Gorletti (ITA)  Roman Steinberg (EST)1
0  Arthur Lindfors (FIN)  Viktor Fischer (AUT)1
1  Nikola Grbić (YUG)  Wacław Okulicz-Kozaryn (POL)2
0  Edvard Westerlund (FIN)  John Christoffersen (DEN)2

Sixth round

After this round, the undefeated Lindfors and Westerlund and the one-loss Steinberg were left. Lindfors and Westerlund advanced to the seventh round to face each other for gold, while Steinberg received the bronze.

LossesWinnerLoserLosses
0  Arthur Lindfors (FIN)  Giuseppe Gorletti (ITA)2
1  Roman Steinberg (EST)  Viktor Fischer (AUT)2
0  Edvard Westerlund (FIN)  Nikola Grbić (YUG)2

Seventh round

LossesWinnerLoserLosses
0  Edvard Westerlund (FIN)  Arthur Lindfors (FIN)1

References