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Summer Olympics · Wrestling · men’s · 1920–1964
Men’s Greco-Roman · Heavyweight
Held at 8 Games, 1920–1964. Most golds: Soviet Union (3). Most medals: Adolf Lindfors (1). The event as the lists name it each year; names that changed are joined here.
Open the latest podium in the atlas →Games81920–1964
Medals24
Delegations11on the podium
Games by Games gold, silver, bronze
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 Tokyo | István Kozma Hungary | Anatoly Roshchin Soviet Union | Wilfried Dietrich United Team of Germany |
| 1960 Rome | Ivan Bogdan Soviet Union | Wilfried Dietrich United Team of Germany | Bohumil Kubát Czechoslovakia |
| 1956 Melbourne & Stockholm | Anatoli Parfenov Soviet Union | Wilfried Dietrich United Team of Germany | Adelmo Bulgarelli Italy |
| 1952 Helsinki | Johannes Kotkas Soviet Union | Josef Růžička Czechoslovakia | Tauno Kovanen Finland |
| 1936 Berlin | Kristjan Palusalu Estonia | John Nyman Sweden | Kurt Hornfischer Germany |
| 1928 Amsterdam | Rudolf Svensson Sweden | Hjalmar Nyström Finland | Georg Gehring Germany |
| 1924 Paris | Henri Deglane France | Edil Rosenqvist Finland | Rajmund Badó Hungary |
| 1920 Antwerp | Adolf Lindfors Finland | Poul Hansen Denmark | Martti Nieminen Finland |
Most golds
| Place | Delegation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soviet Union | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 2 | Finland | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 3 | Sweden | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | Hungary | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | Estonia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | France | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | United Team of Germany | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | Czechoslovakia | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | Denmark | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Germany | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 11 | Italy | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Most medals
| Athlete | Gold | Medals |
|---|---|---|
| Adolf Lindfors | 1 | 1 |
| Henri Deglane | 1 | 1 |
| Rudolf Svensson | 1 | 1 |
| Kristjan Palusalu | 1 | 1 |
| Johannes Kotkas | 1 | 1 |
| Anatoli Parfenov | 1 | 1 |
| Ivan Bogdan | 1 | 1 |
| István Kozma | 1 | 1 |
| Wilfried Dietrich | 0 | 3 |
| Poul Hansen | 0 | 1 |
| Martti Nieminen | 0 | 1 |
| Edil Rosenqvist | 0 | 1 |