| Wrestling at the Games of the XV Olympiad | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Venue | Messuhalli |
| Dates | 20 – 27 July |
| Competitors | 244 from 37 nations |
| Wrestling at the 1952 Summer Olympics | |
|---|---|
| |
| Greco-Roman | |
| Fly | men |
| Bantam | men |
| Feather | men |
| Light | men |
| Welter | men |
| Middle | men |
| Light heavy | men |
| Heavy | men |
| Freestyle | |
| Fly | men |
| Bantam | men |
| Feather | men |
| Light | men |
| Welter | men |
| Middle | men |
| Light heavy | men |
| Heavy | men |
At the 1952 Summer Olympics, 16 wrestling events were contested, for all men. There were eight weight classes in Greco-Roman wrestling and eight classes in freestyle wrestling. The events were held at Messuhalli.[1]
Medal summary
Greco-Roman
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flyweight |
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Ignazio Fabra Italy |
Leo Honkala Finland |
| Bantamweight |
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Zakaria Chibab Lebanon |
Artem Teryan Soviet Union |
| Featherweight |
Yakov Punkin Soviet Union |
Imre Polyák Hungary |
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| Lightweight |
Shazam Safin Soviet Union |
Gustav Freij Sweden |
Mikuláš Athanasov Czechoslovakia |
| Welterweight |
Miklós Szilvásy Hungary |
Gösta Andersson Sweden |
Khalil Taha Lebanon |
| Middleweight |
Axel Grönberg Sweden |
Kalervo Rauhala Finland |
Nikolay Belov Soviet Union |
| Light heavyweight |
Kelpo Gröndahl Finland |
Shalva Chikhladze Soviet Union |
Karl-Erik Nilsson Sweden |
| Heavyweight |
Johannes Kotkas Soviet Union |
Josef Růžička Czechoslovakia |
Tauno Kovanen Finland |
Freestyle
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flyweight |
Hasan Gemici Turkey |
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Mahmoud Mollaghasemi.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Iran |
| Bantamweight |
Shohachi Ishii Japan |
Rashid Mammadbeyov Soviet Union |
Khashaba Dadasaheb Jadhav India |
| Featherweight |
Bayram Sit Turkey |
Nasser Givehchi Iran |
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| Lightweight |
Olle Anderberg Sweden |
Jay Thomas Evans United States |
Tofigh Jahanbakht Iran |
| Welterweight |
William Smith United States |
Per Berlin Sweden |
Abdollah Mojtabavi Iran |
| Middleweight |
David Tsimakuridze Soviet Union |
Gholamreza Takhti Iran |
György Gurics Hungary |
| Light heavyweight |
Viking Palm Sweden |
Henry Wittenberg United States |
Adil Atan Turkey |
| Heavyweight |
Arsen Mekokishvili Soviet Union |
Bertil Antonsson Sweden |
Kenneth Richmond Great Britain |
Participating nations
A total of 244 wrestlers from 37 nations competed at the Helsinki Games:[1]
Argentina (5)
Australia (4)
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Canada (4)- Czechoslovakia (3)
Denmark (5)- Egypt (12)
- Finland (16)
France (10)
Germany (8)- Great Britain (6)
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Greece (3)
Guatemala (3)- Hungary (12)
- India (4)
- Iran (8)
Ireland (1)- Italy (14)
- Japan (5)
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South Korea (1)- Lebanon (4)
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Mexico (5)
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South Africa (5)- Soviet Union (16)
- Sweden (1)
Switzerland (5)- Turkey (15)
- United States (8)
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Yugoslavia (3)[2]
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soviet Union (URS) | 6 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
| 2 | Sweden (SWE) | 3 | 4 | 1 | 8 |
| 3 | Hungary (HUN) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | Turkey (TUR) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | United States (USA) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 | Finland (FIN) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 7 | Japan (JPN) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | Iran (IRI) | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 9 | Czechoslovakia (TCH) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Lebanon (LIB) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 11 | Italy (ITA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Egypt (EGY) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Great Britain (GBR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| India (IND) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (14 entries) | 16 | 16 | 16 | 48 | |
See also
References
- 1 2 "Wrestling at the 1952 Helsinki Summer Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
- ↑ "THE OFFICIAL REPORT OF THE ORGANISING COMMITTEE FOR THE GAMES OF THE XV OLYMPIAD HELSINKI 1952". I. 1952: 353–384. Retrieved 23 September 2015.
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