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Men’s Greco-Roman · Light Heavyweight
Held at 9 Games, 1908–1964. Most golds: Sweden (3). Most medals: Verner Weckman (1). 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
Delegations11on the podium
Games by Games gold, silver, bronze
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 Tokyo | Boyan Radev Bulgaria | Per Svensson Sweden | Heinz Kiehl United Team of Germany |
| 1960 Rome | Tevfik Kis Turkey | Krali Bimbalov Bulgaria | Givi Kartoziya Soviet Union |
| 1956 Melbourne & Stockholm | Valentin Nikolayev Soviet Union | Petko Sirakov Bulgaria | Karl-Erik Nilsson Sweden |
| 1952 Helsinki | Kelpo Gröndahl Finland | Shalva Chikhladze Soviet Union | Karl-Erik Nilsson Sweden |
| 1936 Berlin | Axel Cadier Sweden | Edvīns Bietags Latvia | August Neo Estonia |
| 1928 Amsterdam | Ibrahim Moustafa Egypt | Adolf Rieger Germany | Onni Pellinen Finland |
| 1924 Paris | Carl Westergren Sweden | Rudolf Svensson Sweden | Onni Pellinen Finland |
| 1920 Antwerp | Claes Johanson Sweden | Edil Rosenqvist Finland | Johannes Eriksen Denmark |
| 1908 London | Verner Weckman Finland | Yrjö Saarela Finland | Carl Jensen Denmark |