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Western New York Wrestling

WNY Wrestling

1919-1920

USA

United States of America

9.5 POINTS

1919-1920

Sweden

5.33 POINTS

1919-1920

Denmark

3 POINTS

1919-1920

Norway

1 POINTS

1919-1920

India

1919-1920

Olympic Wrestling Championships

Antwerp Zoo

Antwerp, Belgium

Aug 16, 1920 - Aug 27, 1920

Charles Edwin Ackerly

In 1920, Edwin Ackerly of Cuba (NY) was the only member of the United States Olympic wrestling team to take a gold medal at the 7th Olympiad in Antwerp, Belgium. SOURCE: The Cuba Patriot and Free Press, August 5-11, 1992.

GALLERY

PUBLICATIONS

Files

Cuba Boy on Olympic Team (Wellsville, Jul 19) PDF

Is World Champion: Cuba Boy Only American to Capture a First (Cuba, Sep 3) PDF

Was a Proud Day for Cuba Folks (Wellsville, Sep 25) PDF

Edwin Ackerly Wins Mention In Ripley (Cuba, 1940) PDF

Edwin Ackerly, Olympic Champion, Named to Hall of Fame (Cuba, 1961) PDF

Newark Boy Goes to Olympic Games (Newark, Jul 16) PDF

Newark Boy Qualifies for Olympic Team; Defeated Champion Wrestler of Navy to Obtain Place (Newark, Jul 22) PDF

How Cornelius Cornelius Became a Wrestler (Newark, Aug 6) PDF

The Army at the Olympic Games (District of Columbia, Jul 31) PDF

Graeco-Roman - August 15-26

Teams


                                                                  Participating Teams
                           
                                            Belgium [BEL]
                                                              Denmark [DEN]
                                                              Finland [FIN]
                                                              Norway [NOR]
                                                              Sweden [SWE]
                                                              United States of America [USA]
                                
                                                                                 
                          Team Scores
                           
                                                                      Finland [FIN] 19,                                                                                                              Sweden [SWE] 7,                                                                                                              Denmark [DEN] 3,                                                                                                              Norway [NOR] 1,

Individuals


              
              
                                                                            Place Winners
                       
                      
                                    
                      
                                                                                                        134
                                                                      
                      
                                                ➋                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
                      
                      Heikki Kahkonen
                      (Finland)
                      
                  
                                                                    
                      
                                                   
                                            
                      
                                                                        ➌                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
                      
                      Fritiof Svensson
                      (Sweden)
                      
                  
                                                                    
                      
                                                   
                                            
                      
                        ➊                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
                      
                      Oskari Friman
                      (Finland)
                      
                  
                                                                    
                      
                                                                                                        151
                                                                      
                      
                        ➊                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
                      
                      Emil Vare
                      (Finland)
                      
                  
                                                                    
                      
                                                   
                                            
                      
                                                ➋                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
                      
                      Taavi Tamminen
                      (Finland)
                      
                  
                                                                    
                      
                                                   
                                            
                      
                                                                        ➌                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
                      
                      Frithjof Andersen
                      (Norway)
                      
                  
                                                                    
                      
                                                                                                        168
                                                                      
                      
                                                ➋                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
                      
                      Arthur Lindfors
                      (Finland)
                      
                  
                                                                    
                      
                                                   
                                            
                      
                                                                        ➌                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
                      
                      Masa Perttila
                      (Finland)
                      
                  
                                                                    
                      
                                                   
                                            
                      
                        ➊                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
                      
                      Carl Westergren
                      (Sweden)
                      
                  
                                                                    
                      
                                                                                                        184
                                                                      
                      
                        ➊                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
                      
                      Claes Johanson
                      (Sweden)
                      
                  
                                                                    
                      
                                                   
                                            
                      
                                                ➋                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
                      
                      Edil Rosenqvist
                      (Finland)
                      
                  
                                                                    
                      
                                                   
                                            
                      
                                                                        ➌                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
                      
                      Johannes Eriksen
                      (Denmark)
                      
                  
                                                                    
                      
                                                                                                        HWT
                                                                      
                      
                        ➊                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
                      
                      Adolf Lindfors
                      (Finland)
                      
                  
                                                                    
                      
                                                   
                                            
                      
                                                ➋                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
                      
                      Poul Hansen
                      (Denmark)
                      
                  
                                                                    
                      
                                                   
                                            
                      
                                                                        ➌                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
                      
                      Martti Nieminen
                      (Finland)

Catch-As-Catch-Can - August 27-31

Teams


                                                                  Participating Teams
                           
                                            Belgium [BEL]
                                                              Finland [FIN]
                                                              Great Britain [GBR]
                                                              India [IND]
                                                              Sweden [SWE]
                                                              Switzerland [SUI]
                                                              United States of America [USA]
                                
                                                                                 
                          Team Scores
                           
                                                                      United States of America [USA] 9.5,                                                                                                              Finland [FIN] 8,                                                                                                              Sweden [SWE] 5.33,                                                                                                              Switzerland [SUI] 5,                                                                                                              Great Britain [GBR] 2,

Individuals


              
              
                                                                            Place Winners
                       
                      
                                    
                      
                                                                                                        119
                                                                      
                      
                        ➊                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
                      
                      Charles Edwin Ackerly
                      (USA)
                      
                  
                                                                    
                      
                                                   
                                            
                      
                                                ➋                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
                      
                      Sam Gerson
                      (USA)
                      
                  
                                                                    
                      
                                                   
                                            
                      
                                                                        ➌                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
                      
                      Philip Bernard
                      (GB)
                      
                  
                                                                    
                      
                                                                                                        135
                                                                      
                      
                        ➊                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
                      
                      Kalle Anttila
                      (Finland)
                      
                  
                                                                    
                      
                                                   
                                            
                      
                                                ➋                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
                      
                      Gottfrid Svensson
                      (Sweden)
                      
                  
                                                                    
                      
                                                   
                                            
                      
                                                                        ➌                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
                      
                      Peter Wright
                      (GB)
                      
                  
                                                                    
                      
                                                                                                        154
                                                                      
                      
                        ➊                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
                      
                      Eino Leino
                      (Finland)
                      
                  
                                                                    
                      
                                                   
                                            
                      
                                                ➋                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
                      
                      Vaino Penttala
                      (Finland)
                      
                  
                                                                    
                      
                                                   
                                            
                      
                                                                        ➌                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
                      
                      Charley Johnson
                      (USA)
                      
                  
                                                                    
                      
                                                                                                        178
                                                                      
                      
                        ➊                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
                      
                      Anders Larsson
                      (Sweden)
                      
                  
                                                                    
                      
                                                   
                                            
                      
                                                ➋                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
                      
                      Charles Courant
                      (Switzerland)
                      
                  
                                                                    
                      
                                                   
                                            
                      
                                                                        ➌                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
                      
                      Walter Maurer
                      (USA)
                      
                  
                                                                    
                      
                                                                                                        HWT
                                                                      
                      
                        ➊                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
                      
                      Robert Roth
                      (Switzerland)
                      
                  
                                                                    
                      
                                                   
                                            
                      
                                                ➋                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
                      
                      Nat Pendleton
                      (USA)
                      
                  
                                                                    
                      
                                                   
                                            
                      
                                                                        ➌                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
                      
                      Fred Meyer
                      (USA)

HISTORY

9 Known Events

2024:

Olympic Wrestling Championships

2021:

Olympic Wrestling Championships

2016:

Olympic Wrestling Championships

2012:

Olympic Wrestling Championships

2008:

Olympic Wrestling Championships

1996:

Olympic Wrestling Championships

1972:

Olympic Wrestling Championships

1920:

Olympic Wrestling Championships

1904:

Olympic Wrestling Championships

Finland

8 POINTS

1919-1920

Switzerland

5 POINTS

1919-1920

Great Britain

2 POINTS

134	➋	Heikki Kahkonen (Finland)
	➌	Fritiof Svensson (Sweden)
	➊	Oskari Friman (Finland)
151	➊	Emil Vare (Finland)
	➋	Taavi Tamminen (Finland)
	➌	Frithjof Andersen (Norway)
168	➋	Arthur Lindfors (Finland)
	➌	Masa Perttila (Finland)
	➊	Carl Westergren (Sweden)
184	➊	Claes Johanson (Sweden)
	➋	Edil Rosenqvist (Finland)
	➌	Johannes Eriksen (Denmark)
HWT	➊	Adolf Lindfors (Finland)
	➋	Poul Hansen (Denmark)
	➌	Martti Nieminen (Finland)

119	➊	Charles Edwin Ackerly (USA)
	➋	Sam Gerson (USA)
	➌	Philip Bernard (GB)
135	➊	Kalle Anttila (Finland)
	➋	Gottfrid Svensson (Sweden)
	➌	Peter Wright (GB)
154	➊	Eino Leino (Finland)
	➋	Vaino Penttala (Finland)
	➌	Charley Johnson (USA)
178	➊	Anders Larsson (Sweden)
	➋	Charles Courant (Switzerland)
	➌	Walter Maurer (USA)
HWT	➊	Robert Roth (Switzerland)
	➋	Nat Pendleton (USA)
	➌	Fred Meyer (USA)

1919-1920

1919-1920

1919-1920

1919-1920

1919-1920

Olympic Wrestling Championships

Antwerp Zoo

In 1920, Edwin Ackerly of Cuba (NY) was the only member of the United States Olympic wrestling team to take a gold medal at the 7th Olympiad in Antwerp, Belgium. SOURCE: The Cuba Patriot and Free Press, August 5-11, 1992.

GALLERY

PUBLICATIONS

Graeco-Roman - August 15-26

Catch-As-Catch-Can - August 27-31

HISTORY

1919-1920

1919-1920

1919-1920

1919-1920

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