Wrestling at the 1908 Summer Olympics

At the 1908 Summer Olympics
1908 Summer Olympics
The 1908 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the IV Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was held in 1908 in London, England, United Kingdom. These games were originally scheduled to be held in Rome. At the time they were the fifth modern Olympic games...

in London

London

London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...

, nine wrestling
Amateur wrestling
Amateur wrestling is the most widespread form of sport wrestling. There are two international wrestling styles performed in the Olympic Games under the supervision of FILA : Greco-Roman and freestyle. Freestyle is possibly derived from the English Lancashire style...

events were contested, all for men. There were four weight classes in Greco-Roman wrestling

Greco-Roman wrestling

Greco-Roman wrestling is a style of wrestling that is practised worldwide. It was contested at the first modern Olympic Games in 1896 and has been included in every edition of the summer Olympics held since 1908. Two wrestlers are scored for their performance in three two-minute periods, which can...

and five weight classes in freestyle wrestling

Freestyle wrestling

Freestyle wrestling is a style of amateur wrestling that is practised throughout the world. Along with Greco-Roman, it is one of the two styles of wrestling contested in the Olympic games. It is, along with track and field, one of the oldest organized sports in history...

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Greco-Roman reappeared for the first time since the 1896 Summer Olympics

1896 Summer Olympics

The 1896 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the I Olympiad, was a multi-sport event celebrated in Athens, Greece, from April 6 to April 15, 1896. It was the first international Olympic Games held in the Modern era...

, with weight classes for the first time. The number of classes in freestyle was reduced from 7 to 5, with the light fly, fly, and welterweight classes dropped but the middleweight added. The addition of the 4 Greco-Roman classes brought the total number of events in wrestling up to 9.

Freestyle

Bantamweight
Featherweight
Lightweight
Middleweight
Heavyweight

Greco-Roman

Lightweight
Middleweight
Light heavyweight
Super heavyweight

Medal table

1	3	4	4	11
2	2	0	0	2
3	1	1	1	3
4	1	1	0	2
5	1	0	0	1
5	1	0	0	1
7	0	2	0	2
8	0	1	0	1
9	0	0	3	3
10	0	0	1	1

Belgium

Belgium at the 1908 Summer Olympics

Belgium competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, England.It was the second appearance of the European nation, which had previously competed at the 1900 Summer Olympics.-Athletics:-Cycling:...

, Bohemia

Bohemia at the 1908 Summer Olympics

Bohemia competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, England as an independent team, though it was part of Austria-Hungary at the time.-Athletics:-Fencing:...

, Germany

Germany at the 1908 Summer Olympics

Germany competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, England.-Athletics:Germany's best athletics result was a silver medal in the medley relay.-Cycling:Germany's best cycling result was the silver medal won in the team pursuit event....

, and the Netherlands

Netherlands at the 1908 Summer Olympics

Athletes from the Netherlands competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, England.-Athletics:-Cycling:-Fencing:-Football:The Netherlands was represented by the Netherlands national football team.-Gymnastics:-Rowing:...

also sent wrestlers, but did not win any medals.

Freestyle

Greco-Roman

Medal table

See also