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

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.

Men's featherweight freestyle wrestling
at the Games of the VII Olympiad
VenueOlympisch Stadion
DatesAugust 25–27
Competitors10 from 7 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Charles Ackerly  United States
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Sam Gerson  United States
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Bernard Bernard  Great Britain
← 1908
1924 →

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

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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
  Bernard Bernard (GBR) -   Bernard Bernard (GBR) L
Bye -   Bernard 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
  Dinkarrao Shinde (IND) -   Dinkarrao Shinde (IND) L
Bye -   Dinkarrao Shinde (IND) W   Bernard Bernard (GBR) W
  Henry Inman (GBR) -   Henry Inman (GBR) L   Dinkarrao Shinde (IND) L
Bye -

References

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  1. ^ "Wrestling at the 1920 Antwerpen Summer Games: Men's Featherweight, Freestyle". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18. Retrieved 2013-09-07.
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