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Men’s Freestyle · Lightweight
Held at 9 Games, 1908–1964. Most golds: United States (2). Most medals: Enyu Valchev (2). The event as the lists name it each year; names that changed are joined here.
Open the latest podium in the atlas →Games91908–1964
Medals27
Delegations13on the podium
Games by Games gold, silver, bronze
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 Tokyo | Enyu Valchev Bulgaria | Klaus Rost United Team of Germany | Iwao Horiuchi Japan |
| 1960 Rome | Shelby Wilson United States | Vladimir Synyavsky Soviet Union | Enyu Valchev Bulgaria |
| 1956 Melbourne & Stockholm | Emam-Ali Habibi Iran | Shigeru Kasahara Japan | Alimbeg Bestayev Soviet Union |
| 1952 Helsinki | Olle Anderberg Sweden | Jay Thomas Evans United States | Tofigh Jahanbakht Iran |
| 1936 Berlin | Károly Kárpáti Hungary | Wolfgang Ehrl Germany | Hermanni Pihlajamäki Finland |
| 1928 Amsterdam | Osvald Käpp Estonia | Charles Pacôme France | Eino Augusti Leino Finland |
| 1924 Paris | Russell Vis United States | Volmar Wikström Finland | Arvo Haavisto Finland |
| 1920 Antwerp | Kalle Anttila Finland | Gottfrid Svensson Sweden | Herbert Wright Great Britain |
| 1908 London | George de Relwyskow Great Britain | William Wood Great Britain | Albert Gingell Great Britain |
Most golds
| Place | Delegation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | Finland | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 3 | Great Britain | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 4 | Sweden | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | Bulgaria | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | Iran | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | Estonia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Hungary | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Japan | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | Soviet Union | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 11 | France | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Germany | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Most medals
| Athlete | Gold | Medals |
|---|---|---|
| Enyu Valchev | 1 | 2 |
| George de Relwyskow | 1 | 1 |
| Kalle Anttila | 1 | 1 |
| Russell Vis | 1 | 1 |
| Osvald Käpp | 1 | 1 |
| Károly Kárpáti | 1 | 1 |
| Olle Anderberg | 1 | 1 |
| Emam-Ali Habibi | 1 | 1 |
| Shelby Wilson | 1 | 1 |
| William Wood | 0 | 1 |
| Albert Gingell | 0 | 1 |
| Gottfrid Svensson | 0 | 1 |