Wrestling at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle lightweight
| Men's lightweight freestyle wrestling at the Games of the IV Olympiad | ||||||||||
| Venue | White City Stadium | |||||||||
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| Date | July 24 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 11 from 2 nations | |||||||||
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| Wrestling at the 1908 Summer Olympics  | ||
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| Greco-Roman | ||
| Lightweight | men | |
| Middleweight | men | |
| Light heavyweight | men | |
| Super heavyweight | men | |
| Freestyle | ||
| Bantamweight | men | |
| Featherweight | men | |
| Lightweight | men | |
| Middleweight | men | |
| Heavyweight | men | |
The freestyle lightweight was one of five freestyle wrestling weight classes contested on the Wrestling at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme. Like all other wrestling events, it was open only to men. The lightweight was the median weight class, allowing wrestlers of up to 66.6 kilograms (147 lb).
Results
Standings
| Place | Wrestler | Nation |
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| 1 | George de Relwyskow |  Great Britain |
| 2 | William Wood | Great Britain |
| 3 | Albert Gingell | Great Britain |
| 4 | George MacKenzie | Great Britain |
| 5 | Herbert Baillie | Great Britain |
| John Krug |  United States of America | |
| James McKenzie | Great Britain | |
| William Shepherd | Great Britain | |
| 9 | George Faulkner | Great Britain |
| William Henson | Great Britain | |
| Joseph Hoy | Great Britain |
Bracket
| Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||
| George de Relwyskow (GBR) |
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| William Henson (GBR) |
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| Relwyskow (GBR) |
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| Shepherd (GBR) |
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| William Shepherd (GBR) |
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| Bye | |||||||||||||
| Relwyskow (GBR) |
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| Gingell (GBR) |
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| Albert Gingell (GBR) |
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| Bye | |||||||||||||
| Gingell (GBR) |
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| Baillie (GBR) |
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| Herbert Baillie (GBR) |
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| Bye | |||||||||||||
| Relwyskow (GBR) |
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| Wood (GBR) |
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| William Wood (GBR) |
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| George Faulkner (GBR) |
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| Wood (GBR) |
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| Krug (USA) |
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| John Krug (USA) |
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| Joseph Hoy (GBR) |
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| Wood (GBR) |
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| G. McKenzie (GBR) |
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| George McKenzie (GBR) |
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| Bye | |||||||||||||
| G. McKenzie (GBR) |
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| J. McKenzie (GBR) |
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| James McKenzie (GBR) |
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| Bye | |||||||||||||
Gingell beat George McKenzie in a bronze medal match to take third place.
Sources
- Cook, Theodore Andrea (1908). The Fourth Olympiad, Being the Official Report. London: British Olympic Association.
- De Wael, Herman (2001). "Freestyle Wrestling 1908". Herman's Full Olympians. Retrieved 28 May 2006.
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