The men's freestyle heavyweight was a freestyle wrestling event held as part of the Wrestling at the 1928 Summer Olympics programme. It was the fifth appearance of the event. Heavyweight was the heaviest category, including wrestlers weighing over 87 kilograms.[1]
Men's heavyweight freestyle wrestling at the Games of the IX Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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Venue | Krachtsportgebouw | ||||||||||||
Dates | July 30–August 1 | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 7 from 7 nations | ||||||||||||
Medalists | |||||||||||||
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Results
editSource: Official results;[2] Wudarski[3]
Gold medal round
editQuarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
Edward George (USA) | W | |||||||||||||
Earl McCready (CAN) | L | Edward George (USA) | W | |||||||||||
Henri Wernli (SUI) | W | Henri Wernli (SUI) | L | |||||||||||
Léon Charlier (BEL) | L | Edward George (USA) | L | |||||||||||
Johan Richthoff (SWE) | W | Johan Richthoff (SWE) | W | |||||||||||
Aukusti Sihvola (FIN) | L | Johan Richthoff (SWE) | W | |||||||||||
Edmond Dame (FRA) | L |
Silver medal round
editSemifinals | Final | ||||||||
Aukusti Sihvola (FIN) | W | ||||||||
Edward George (USA) | L | Aukusti Sihvola (FIN) | W | ||||||
Edmond Dame (FRA) | L |
Bronze medal round
editSemifinals | Final | ||||||||
Edmond Dame (FRA) | W | ||||||||
Edward George (USA) | L |
References
edit- ^ "Wrestling at the 1928 Amsterdam Summer Games: Men's Heavyweight, Freestyle". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 15 February 2019.
- ^ "1928 Summer Olympics official report" (PDF).
- ^ "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich".