Wrestling at the 1948 Summer Olympics
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At the 1948 Summer Olympics, 16 wrestling events were contested, for all men. There were eight weight classes in Greco-Roman wrestling and eight classes in freestyle wrestling.
[edit] Medal summary
[edit] Greco-Roman
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Flyweight (- 52 kg) |
 Pietro Lombardi (ITA) |
 Kenan Olcay (TUR) |
 Reino Kangasmäki (FIN) |
| Bantamweight (52 - 57 kg) |
 Kurt Pettersén (SWE) |
 Ali Mahmoud Hassan (EGY) |
Halil Kaya (TUR) |
| Featherweight (57 - 62 kg) |
Mehmet Oktav (TUR) |
Olle Anderberg (SWE) |
 Ferenc Tóth (HUN) |
| Lightweight (62 - 67 kg) |
Gustav Freij (SWE) |
 Aage Eriksen (NOR) |
Károly Ferencz (HUN) |
| Welterweight (67 - 73 kg) |
Gösta Andersson (SWE) |
Miklós Szilvási (HUN) |
 Henrik Hansen (DEN) |
| Middleweight (73 - 79 kg) |
Axel Grönberg (SWE) |
Muhlis Tayfur (TUR) |
Ercole Gallegati (ITA) |
| Light Heavyweight (79 - 87 kg) |
Karl-Erik Nilsson (SWE) |
Kelpo Gröndahl (FIN) |
Ibrahim Orabi (EGY) |
| Heavyweight (+ 87 kg) |
Ahmet Kireççi (TUR) |
Tor Nilsson (SWE) |
Guido Fantoni (ITA) |
[edit] Freestyle
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Flyweight (- 52 kg) |
Lenni Viitala (FIN) |
Halit Balamir (TUR) |
Thure Johansson (SWE) |
| Bantamweight (52 - 57 kg) |
Nasuh Akar (TUR) |
 Gerald Leeman (USA) |
 Charles Kouyos (FRA) |
| Featherweight (57 - 62 kg) |
Gazanfer Bilge (TUR) |
Ivar Sjölin (SWE) |
 Adolf Müller (SUI) |
| Lightweight (62 - 67 kg) |
Celal Atik (TUR) |
Gösta Frändfors (SWE) |
Hermann Baumann (SUI) |
| Welterweight (67 - 73 kg) |
Yasar Dogu (TUR) |
 Richard Garrard (AUS) |
Leland Merrill (USA) |
| Middleweight (73 - 79 kg) |
Glen Brand (USA) |
Adil Candemir (TUR) |
Erik Lindén (SWE) |
| Light heavyweight (79 - 87 kg) |
Henry Wittenberg (USA) |
Fritz Stöckli (SUI) |
Bengt Fahlkvist (SWE) |
| Heavyweight (+ 87 kg) |
Gyula Bóbis (HUN) |
Bertil Antonsson (SWE) |
Joseph Armstrong (AUS) |
| Events at the 1948 Summer Olympics (London) |
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