Wrestling at the 1920 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle featherweight

Men's featherweight freestyle wrestling
at the Games of the VII Olympiad
Venue Olympisch Stadion
Dates August 25–27
Competitors 10 from 7 nations
Medalists
1st, gold medalist(s) Charles Ackerly  United States
2nd, silver medalist(s) Sam Gerson  United States
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Philip Bernard  Great Britain
Wrestling at the
1920 Summer Olympics
Greco-Roman
Feather men
Light men
Middle men
Light heavy men
Heavy men
Freestyle
Feather men
Light men
Middle men
Light heavy men
Heavy men

The men's freestyle featherweight was a Catch as Catch Can wrestling, later freestyle, event held as part of the wrestling at the 1920 Summer Olympics programme. It was the third appearance of the event. Featherweight was the lightest category, and included wrestlers weighing up to 54 kilograms.

A total of ten wrestlers from seven nations competed in the event, which was held from Wednesday, August 25 to Friday, August 27, 1920.[1]

Results

Round of 16
August 25
  Quarterfinals
August 26
  Semifinals
August 27
  Final
August 27
                           
  Charles Ackerly (USA) W  
  Ioannis Dialetis (GRE) L       Charles Ackerly (USA) W  
  Daniel Kaiser (SUI) -     Daniel Kaiser (SUI) L  
 Bye -         Charles Ackerly (USA) W  
  Philip Bernard (GBR) -         Philip Bernard (GBR) L  
 Bye -       Philip Bernard (GBR) W
  Jean Harrasse (FRA) -     Jean Harrasse (FRA) L  
 Bye -         Charles Ackerly (USA) W
  Sam Gerson (USA) W         Sam Gerson (USA) L
  Kaarlo Mäkinen (FIN) L       Sam Gerson (USA) W  
  Georges Barathon (FRA) -     Georges Barathon (FRA) L  
 Bye -         Sam Gerson (USA) W   Third place
  Randhir Shindes (IND) -         Randhir Shindes (IND) L  
 Bye -       Randhir Shindes (IND) W     Philip Bernard (GBR) W
  Henry Inman (GBR) -     Henry Inman (GBR) L       Randhir Shindes (IND) L
 Bye -  

References

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