title: Wrestling at the 1920 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle middleweight
text: # Wrestling at the 1920 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle middleweight
  
  The men's freestyle middleweight was a Catch as Catch Can wrestling, later freestyle, event held as part of the wrestling at the 1920 Summer Olympics programme. It was the second appearance of the event. Middleweight was the median category, and included wrestlers weighing up to 69 kilograms.
  
  A total of 18 wrestlers from twelve nations competed in the event, which was held from Wednesday, August 25 to Friday, August 27, 1920.
  
  ## Results
  
  | Round of 32 August 25 | Round of 32 August 25 | Round of 32 August 25 | Round of 16 August 26 | Round of 16 August 26 | Round of 16 August 26 | Quarterfinals August 27 | Quarterfinals August 27 | Quarterfinals August 27 | Semifinals August 27 | Semifinals August 27 | Semifinals August 27 | Final August 27 | Final August 27 | Final August 27 |
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  | Väinö Penttala (FIN) | Väinö Penttala (FIN) | W | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Charles Backsman (FRA) | Charles Backsman (FRA) | L | Väinö Penttala (FIN) | Väinö Penttala (FIN) | W | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | Edgar Bacon (GBR) | Edgar Bacon (GBR) | L | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | Väinö Penttala (FIN) | Väinö Penttala (FIN) | W | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | Pierre Derkinderen (BEL) | Pierre Derkinderen (BEL) | L | | | | | | |
  | | | | Pierre Derkinderen (BEL) | Pierre Derkinderen (BEL) | W | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | Ahmed Rahmy (EGY) | Ahmed Rahmy (EGY) | L | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | Väinö Penttala (FIN) | Väinö Penttala (FIN) | W | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | Angus Frantz (USA) | Angus Frantz (USA) | L | | | |
  | | | | Angus Frantz (USA) | Angus Frantz (USA) | W | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | Stanley Bacon (GBR) | Stanley Bacon (GBR) | L | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | Angus Frantz (USA) | Angus Frantz (USA) | W | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | Otto Borgström (SWE) | Otto Borgström (SWE) | L | | | | | | |
  | | | | Otto Borgström (SWE) | Otto Borgström (SWE) | W | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | Dimitrios Vergos (GRE) | Dimitrios Vergos (GRE) | L | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | Väinö Penttala (FIN) | Väinö Penttala (FIN) | L |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | Eino Leino (FIN) | Eino Leino (FIN) | W |
  | | | | Eino Leino (FIN) | Eino Leino (FIN) | W | | | | | | |
  | | | | Otto Bron (SUI) | Otto Bron (SUI) | L | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | Eino Leino (FIN) | Eino Leino (FIN) | W | | | |
  | | | | | | | Frits Janssens (BEL) | Frits Janssens (BEL) | L | | | |
  | | | | Frits Janssens (BEL) | Frits Janssens (BEL) | W | | | | | | |
  | | | | Pierre Angelot (FRA) | Pierre Angelot (FRA) | L | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | Eino Leino (FIN) | Eino Leino (FIN) | W |
  | Charley Johnson (USA) | Charley Johnson (USA) | W | | | | | | | Charley Johnson (USA) | Charley Johnson (USA) | L |
  | Enok Lopponen (CAN) | Enok Lopponen (CAN) | L | Charley Johnson (USA) | Charley Johnson (USA) | W | | | | | | | Third place | Third place | Third place |
  | | | | Kumar Navale (IND) | Kumar Navale (IND) | L | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | Charley Johnson (USA) | Charley Johnson (USA) | W | | | | Charley Johnson (USA) | Charley Johnson (USA) | W |
  | | | | | | | Gudmund Grimstad (NOR) | Gudmund Grimstad (NOR) | L | | | | Angus Frantz (USA) | Angus Frantz (USA) | L |
  | | | | Gudmund Grimstad (NOR) | Gudmund Grimstad (NOR) | W | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | Gottfrid Lindgren (SWE) | Gottfrid Lindgren (SWE) | L | | | | | | |
  