| | Event type
Middleweight, Freestyle (≤75 kilograms), Men
| Date | 25 – 27 August 1920 | |
|---|---|---|
| Status | Olympic | |
| Location | Feestzaal, Koninklijke Zoölogische Maatschappij, Antwerpen | |
| Participants | 18 from 12 countries | |
| Format | Single-elimination tournament. Losing semi-finalists wrestled off for 3rd-Place. | |
Eino Leino of Finland defeated his countryman, Väinö Penttala, in the finals of this class. This was Penttala’s only international appearance ever. Leino competed internationally only at the Olympics, although he wrestled in the 1920, 1924, 1928 and 1932 Olympics. He won four Olympic medals – gold in 1920, silver in 1924, and bronze in 1928 and 1932.
Round One (25 August 1920)
| Match #1 | Väinö Penttala |  FIN | fall (7:15) | Charles Backsman |  FRA |
| Match #2 | Charley Johnson |  USA | decision | Enok Lopponen |  CAN |
Round Two (26 August 1920)
| Match #1 | Väinö Penttala | FIN | decision | Edgar Bacon |  GBR |
| Match #2 | Henri Derkinderen |  BEL | decision | Ahmed Rahmy |  EGY |
| Match #3 | Angus Frantz | USA | decision | Stanley Bacon | GBR |
| Match #4 | Otto Borgström |  SWE | decision | Dimitrios Vergos |  GRE |
| Match #5 | Eino Leino | FIN | fall (8:01) | Léonard Bron |  SUI |
| Match #6 | Frits Janssens | BEL | fall (2:43) | Pierre Angelot | FRA |
| Match #7 | Charley Johnson | USA | fall (6:47) | Kumar Navale |  IND |
| Match #8 | Gudmund Grimstad |  NOR | decision | Gottfrid Lindgren | SWE |
Quarter-Finals (27 August 1920)
| Match #1 | Väinö Penttala | FIN | Henri Derkinderen | BEL | |
| Match #2 | Angus Frantz | USA | Otto Borgström | SWE | |
| Match #3 | Eino Leino | FIN | Frits Janssens | BEL | |
| Match #4 | Charley Johnson | USA | Gudmund Grimstad | NOR |
Semi-Finals (27 August 1920)
| Match #1 | Väinö Penttala | FIN | Angus Frantz | USA | |
| Match #2 | Eino Leino | FIN | Charley Johnson | USA |
Final Round (27 August 1920)
| Match 1/2 | Eino Leino | FIN | Väinö Penttala | FIN | |
| Match 3/4 | Charley Johnson | USA | walkover |