At the 1920 Summer Olympics, ten wrestling events were contested, for all men. There were five weight classes in Greco-Roman wrestling and five classes in Catch as Catch Can, predecessor to freestyle wrestling. The competitions were held from Monday, August 16 to Friday, August 20, 1920 (Greco-Roman) and from Wednesday, August 25 to Friday, August 27, 1920 (freestyle).
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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| Featherweight details |
Oskari Friman Finland
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Heikki Kähkönen Finland
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Fritiof Svensson Sweden
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| Lightweight details |
Emil Väre Finland
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Taavi Tamminen Finland
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Frithjof Andersen Norway
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| Middleweight details |
Carl Westergren Sweden
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Arthur Lindfors Finland
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Masa Perttilä Finland
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| Light heavyweight details |
Claes Johanson Sweden
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Edil Rosenqvist Finland
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Johannes Eriksen Denmark
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| Heavyweight details |
Adolf Lindfors Finland
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Poul Hansen Denmark
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Martti Nieminen Finland
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| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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| Featherweight details |
Charles Ackerly United States
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Sam Gerson United States
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Bernard Bernard Great Britain
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| Lightweight details |
Kalle Anttila Finland
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Gottfrid Svensson Sweden
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Herbert Wright Great Britain
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| Middleweight details |
Eino Leino Finland
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Väinö Penttala Finland
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Charley Johnson United States
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| Light heavyweight details |
Anders Larsson Sweden
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Charles Courant Switzerland
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Walter Maurer United States
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| Heavyweight details |
Robert Roth Switzerland
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Nat Pendleton United States
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Fred Meyer United States
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| Ernst Nilsson Sweden
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A total of 152 wrestlers from 19 nations competed at the Antwerp Games:[1]
Belgium (12)
Canada (1)
Czechoslovakia (10)
Denmark (10)
Egypt (1)
Estonia (4)
Finland (18)
France (17)
Great Britain (10)
Greece (5)
India (2)
Italy (8)
Luxembourg (2)
Netherlands (9)
Norway (7)
South Africa (1)
Sweden (13)
Switzerland (4)
United States (18)| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 | Finland (FIN) | 5 | 5 | 2 | 12 |
| 2 | Sweden (SWE) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | United States (USA) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 4 | Switzerland (SUI) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | Denmark (DEN) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | Great Britain (GBR) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 7 | Norway (NOR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (7 entries) | 10 | 10 | 11 | 31 | |
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