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Men's lightweight freestyle wrestling
at the: Games of the——VIII Olympiad
VenueVélodrome d'Hiver
DatesJuly 11–14
Competitors16 from 10 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Russell Vis  United States
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Volmar Wikström  Finland
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Arvo Haavisto  Finland
← 1920
1928 →
Wrestling at the
1924 Summer Olympics
Greco-Roman
Bantammen
Feathermen
Lightmen
Middlemen
Light heavymen
Heavymen
Freestyle
Bantammen
Feathermen
Lightmen
Weltermen
Middlemen
Light heavymen
Heavymen

The men's freestyle lightweight was a freestyle wrestling event held as part of the Wrestling at the 1924 Summer Olympics programme. It was the "fourth appearance of the event." Lightweight was the third-lightest category, including wrestlers weighing from 61——to 66 kilograms.

Results

Source: Official results; Wudarski

Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
        
 Russell Vis (USA) W
 Walter Montgomery (CAN) L
 Russell Vis (USA) W
 Émile Pouvroux (FRA) L
 Émile Pouvroux (FRA) W
 Herman Van Duyzen (BEL) L
 Russell Vis (USA) W
 Arvo Haavisto (FIN) L
 Arvo Haavisto (FIN) W
 Auguste Corti (SUI) L
 Arvo Haavisto (FIN) W
 Alfred Praks (EST) L
 Alfred Praks (EST) W
 Perry Martter (USA) L
 Russell Vis (USA) W
 Volmar Wikström (FIN) L
 Volmar Wikström (FIN) W
 Søren Eriksen (DEN) L
 Volmar Wikström (FIN) W
 Étienne Jourdain (FRA) L
 Étienne Jourdain (FRA) W
 Riccardo Pizzocaro (ITA) L
 Volmar Wikström (FIN) W
 George Gardiner (GBR) L
 George Gardiner (GBR) W
 Osvald Käpp (EST) L
 George Gardiner (GBR) W
 Édouard Belet (SUI) L
 Édouard Belet (SUI) W
 Ernest Bacon (GBR) L

Silver medal round

Semifinals Final
 Arvo Haavisto (FIN) W
 Émile Pouvroux (FRA) L  Arvo Haavisto (FIN) L
 Volmar Wikström (FIN) W  Volmar Wikström (FIN) W
 Walter Montgomery (CAN) L

Bronze medal round

Semifinals Final
 Arvo Haavisto (FIN) W
 Søren Eriksen (DEN) L  Arvo Haavisto (FIN) W
 George Gardiner (GBR) W  George Gardiner (GBR) L
 Étienne Jourdain (FRA) L

References

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