Wrestling at the 1924 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle welterweight

Men's welterweight freestyle wrestling
at the Games of the VIII Olympiad
Venue Krachtsportgebouw
Dates July 11–14
Competitors 13 from 7 nations
Medalists
1st, gold medalist(s) Hermann Gehri  Switzerland
2nd, silver medalist(s) Eino Leino  Finland
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Otto Müller  Switzerland
Wrestling at the
1924 Summer Olympics
Greco-Roman
Bantam men
Feather men
Light men
Middle men
Light heavy men
Heavy men
Freestyle
Bantam men
Feather men
Light men
Welter men
Middle men
Light heavy men
Heavy men

The men's freestyle welterweight was a freestyle wrestling event held as part of the Wrestling at the 1924 Summer Olympics programme.[1] It was the second appearance of the event. Welterweight was the middle category, including wrestlers weighing from 66 to 72 kilograms.

Results

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

Gold medal round

Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
   
        Donald Stockton (CAN) W  
        Edgar Bacon (GBR) L  
          Donald Stockton (CAN) L  
  Guy Lookabaugh (USA) W         Guy Lookabough (USA) W  
  Otto Müller (SUI) L       Guy Lookabough (USA) W  
  James Davis (GBR) W       James Davis (GBR) L  
  Fridolf Lundsten (FIN) L         Guy Lookabough (USA) L
  Eino Leino (FIN) W         Hermann Gehri (SUI) W
  Frits Janssens (BEL) L       Eino Leino (FIN) W  
  Hyacinthe Roosen (BEL) W       Hyacinthe Roosen (BEL) L  
  Marcel Dupraz (FRA) L         Eino Leino (FIN) L  
  Hermann Gehri (SUI) W         Hermann Gehri (SUI) W  
  G. Fichu (FRA) L       Hermann Gehri (SUI) W       
        William Johnson (USA) L       
   

Silver medal round

Semifinals Final
  Eino Leino (FIN) W  
  Guy Lookabough (USA) L       Eino Leino (FIN) W
  William Johnson (USA) W       William Johnson (USA) L
  G. Fichu (FRA) L  

Bronze medal round

Semifinals Final
  William Johnson (USA) W  
  James Davis (GBR) L       William Johnson (USA) L
  Otto Müller (SUI) W       Otto Müller (SUI) W
  Donald Stockton (CAN) L  

References

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