At the 1924 Summer Olympics thirteen wrestling events were contested, all for men. There were six weight classes in Greco-Roman wrestling and seven classes in freestyle wrestling. The Greco-Roman events were held from 6 to 10 July 1924 and the freestyle competitions from 11 to 14 July 1924.
| Wrestling at the Games of the VIII Olympiad | |
|---|---|
| Venue | Vélodrome d'Hiver |
| Dates | 6–14 July 1924 |
| No. of events | 13 (13 men, 0 women) |
| Competitors | 229 from 26 nations |
Medal summary
Freestyle
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bantamweight | Kustaa Pihlajamäki Finland | Kaarlo Mäkinen Finland | Bryan Hines United States |
| Featherweight | Robin Reed United States | Chester Newton United States | Katsutoshi Naito Japan |
| Lightweight | Russell Vis United States | Volmar Wikström Finland | Arvo Haavisto Finland |
| Welterweight | Hermann Gehri Switzerland | Eino Leino Finland | Otto Müller Switzerland |
| Middleweight | Fritz Hagmann Switzerland | Pierre Ollivier Belgium | Vilho Pekkala Finland |
| Light Heavyweight | John Spellman United States | Rudolf Svensson Sweden | Charles Courant Switzerland |
| Heavyweight | Harry Steel United States | Henri Wernli Switzerland | Archie MacDonald Great Britain |
Greco-Roman
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bantamweight | Eduard Pütsep Estonia | Anselm Ahlfors Finland | Väinö Ikonen Finland |
| Featherweight | Kalle Anttila Finland | Aleksanteri Toivola Finland | Eric Malmberg Sweden |
| Lightweight | Oskari Friman Finland | Lajos Keresztes Hungary | Källe Westerlund Finland |
| Middleweight | Edvard Westerlund Finland | Arthur Lindfors Finland | Roman Steinberg Estonia |
| Light Heavyweight | Carl Westergren Sweden | Rudolf Svensson Sweden | Onni Pellinen Finland |
| Heavyweight | Henri Deglane France | Edil Rosenqvist Finland | Rajmund Badó Hungary |
Participating nations
A total of 229 wrestlers from 26 nations competed at the Paris Games.
- Australia (1)
- Austria (8)
- Belgium (17)
- Canada (5)
- Czechoslovakia (9)
- Denmark (11)
- Egypt (2)
- Estonia (8)
- Finland (24)
- France (23)
- Great Britain (14)
- Greece (2)
- Hungary (12)
- Italy (17)
- Japan (1)
- Latvia (6)
- Luxembourg (2)
- Netherlands (8)
- Norway (7)
- Poland (2)
- Spain (4)
- Sweden (13)
- Switzerland (12)
- Turkey (5)
- United States (14)
- Yugoslavia (2)
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finland | 4 | 7 | 5 | 16 |
| 2 | United States | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 3 | Switzerland | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 4 | Sweden | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | Estonia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | France | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Hungary | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | Belgium | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Great Britain | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Japan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (10 entries) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 39 | |
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