title: Wrestling at the 1912 Summer Olympics
text: # Wrestling at the 1912 Summer Olympics
  
  At the 1912 Summer Olympics, five wrestling events were contested. They were all for men in the Greco-Roman style. The Light Heavyweight match ended after a nine-hour draw. The match was finally declared a tie and it was decided that they would each receive a silver medal.
  
  ## Medal summary
  
  ### Greco Roman
  
  | Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Featherweight details | Kaarlo Koskelo Finland | Georg Gerstäcker Germany | Otto Lasanen Finland |
  | Lightweight details | Emil Väre Finland | Gustaf Malmström Sweden | Edvin Mattiasson Sweden |
  | Middleweight details | Claes Johanson Sweden | Martin Klein Russian Empire | Alfred Asikainen Finland |
  | Light Heavyweight details | none awarded | Anders Ahlgren Sweden | Béla Varga Hungary |
  | Light Heavyweight details | none awarded | Ivar Böhling Finland | Béla Varga Hungary |
  | Heavyweight details | Yrjö Saarela Finland | Johan Olin Finland | Søren Marinus Jensen Denmark |
  
  ## Participating nations
  
  A total of 170 wrestlers from 18 nations competed at the Stockholm Games:
  
  * Austria (8)
  * Belgium (1)
  * Bohemia (4)
  * Denmark (9)
  * Finland (37)
  * France (6)
  * Germany (14)
  * Great Britain (12)
  * Greece (1)
  * Hungary (10)
  * Iceland (1)
  * Italy (6)
  * Netherlands (3)
  * Norway (9)
  * Portugal (2)
  * Russian Empire (11)
  * Sweden (34)
  * United States (2)
  
  ## Medal table
  
  | Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Finland (FIN) | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
  | 2 | Sweden (SWE) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
  | 3 | Germany (GER) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
  | 3 | Russian Empire | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
  | 5 | Denmark (DEN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
  | 5 | Hungary (HUN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
  | Totals (6 entries) | Totals (6 entries) | 4 | 6 | 5 | 15 |
  