Wrestling at the 1948 Summer Olympics
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At the 1948 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.
[edit] Medal summary
[edit] Greco-Roman
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Flyweight (- 52 kg) |
 Pietro LombardiItaly (ITA) |
 Kenan OlcayTurkey (TUR) |
 Reino KangasmäkiFinland (FIN) |
| Bantamweight (52 - 57 kg) |
 Kurt PettersénSweden (SWE) |
 Ali Mahmoud HassanEgypt (EGY) |
Halil Kaya Turkey (TUR) |
| Featherweight (57 - 62 kg) |
Mehmet Oktav Turkey (TUR) |
Olle Anderberg Sweden (SWE) |
 Ferenc TóthHungary (HUN) |
| Lightweight (62 - 67 kg) |
Gustav Freij Sweden (SWE) |
 Aage EriksenNorway (NOR) |
Károly Ferencz Hungary (HUN) |
| Welterweight (67 - 73 kg) |
Gösta Andersson Sweden (SWE) |
Miklós Szilvási Hungary (HUN) |
 Henrik HansenDenmark (DEN) |
| Middleweight (73 - 79 kg) |
Axel Grönberg Sweden (SWE) |
Muhlis Tayfur Turkey (TUR) |
Ercole Gallegati Italy (ITA) |
| Light Heavyweight (79 - 87 kg) |
Karl-Erik Nilsson Sweden (SWE) |
Kelpo Gröndahl Finland (FIN) |
Ibrahim Orabi Egypt (EGY) |
| Heavyweight (+ 87 kg) |
Ahmet Kireççi Turkey (TUR) |
Tor Nilsson Sweden (SWE) |
Guido Fantoni Italy (ITA) |
[edit] Freestyle
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Flyweight (- 52 kg) |
Lenni Viitala Finland (FIN) |
Halit Balamir Turkey (TUR) |
Thure Johansson Sweden (SWE) |
| Bantamweight (52 - 57 kg) |
Nasuh Akar Turkey (TUR) |
 Gerald LeemanUnited States (USA) |
 Charles KouyosFrance (FRA) |
| Featherweight (57 - 62 kg) |
Gazanfer Bilge Turkey (TUR) |
Ivar Sjölin Sweden (SWE) |
 Adolf MüllerSwitzerland (SUI) |
| Lightweight (62 - 67 kg) |
Celal Atik Turkey (TUR) |
Gösta Frändfors Sweden (SWE) |
Hermann Baumann Switzerland (SUI) |
| Welterweight (67 - 73 kg) |
Yasar Dogu Turkey (TUR) |
 Richard GarrardAustralia (AUS) |
Leland Merrill United States (USA) |
| Middleweight (73 - 79 kg) |
Glen Brand United States (USA) |
Adil Candemir Turkey (TUR) |
Erik Lindén Sweden (SWE) |
| Light heavyweight (79 - 87 kg) |
Henry Wittenberg United States (USA) |
Fritz Stöckli Switzerland (SUI) |
Bengt Fahlkvist Sweden (SWE) |
| Heavyweight (+ 87 kg) |
Gyula Bóbis Hungary (HUN) |
Bertil Antonsson Sweden (SWE) |
Joseph Armstrong Australia (AUS) |
| Events at the 1948 Summer Olympics (London) |
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| Athletics • Basketball • Boxing • Canoeing • Cycling • Diving • Equestrian • Fencing • Football • Gymnastics • Hockey • Lacrosse (demonstration) • Modern pentathlon • Rowing • Sailing • Shooting • Swimming • Water polo • Weightlifting • Wrestling |
| Wrestling at the Summer Olympics |  |
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| 1896 • 1900 • 1904 • 1908 • 1912 • 1920 • 1924 • 1928 • 1932 • 1936 • 1948 • 1952 • 1956 • 1960 • 1964 • 1968 • 1972 • 1976 • 1980 • 1984 • 1988 • 1992 • 1996 • 2000 • 2004 • 2008 See also: List of Olympic medalists in wrestling |
