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Wrestling at the 1924 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle heavyweight

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Men's heavyweight freestyle wrestling
at the Games of the VIII Olympiad
VenueVélodrome d'Hiver
DatesJuly 11–14
Competitors11 from 6 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Harry Steel  United States
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Henri Wernli  Switzerland
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Archie MacDonald  Great Britain
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Wrestling at the
1924 Summer Olympics
Greco-Roman
Bantammen
Feathermen
Lightmen
Middlemen
Light heavymen
Heavymen
Freestyle
Bantammen
Feathermen
Lightmen
Weltermen
Middlemen
Light heavymen
Heavymen

The men's freestyle heavyweight was a freestyle wrestling event held as part of the Wrestling at the 1924 Summer Olympics programme. It was the fourth appearance of the event. Heavyweight was the heaviest category, including wrestlers weighing over 87 kilograms.

Results

Source: Official results; Wudarski

Gold medal round

Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
 Henri Wernli (SUI) W
 Edmond Dame (FRA) L  Henri Wernli (SUI) W
 Johan Richthoff (SWE) W  Johan Richthoff (SWE) L
 Albert Sangwine (GBR) L  Henri Wernli (SUI) L
 Harry Steel (USA) W
 Harry Steel (USA) W
 Archie MacDonald (GBR) L
 Harry Steel (USA) W
 Ernst Nilsson (SWE) L
 Ernst Nilsson (SWE) W
 Roger Flanders (USA) L
 Ernst Nilsson (SWE) W
 Hans Roth (SUI) W  Toivo Pohjala (FIN) L
 Hjalmar Nyström (FIN) L  Hans Roth (SUI) L
 Toivo Pohjala (FIN) W

Silver medal round

Semifinals Final
 Henri Wernli (SUI) W
 Ernst Nilsson (SWE) L  Henri Wernli (SUI) W
 Archie MacDonald (GBR) L

Bronze medal round

As Nilsson, Richthoff, and Dame declined to compete, Archie MacDonald was awarded the bronze medal.

References

  1. "Wrestling at the 1924 Paris Summer Games: Men's Heavyweight, Freestyle". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18. Retrieved 2013-09-15.
  2. "1924 Summer Olympics official report" (PDF).
  3. "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich".
Olympic Champions in freestyle heavyweight
  • 1904: +71.67 kg
  • 1908: +73 kg
  • 1920: +82.5 kg
  • 1924–1960: +87 kg
  • 1964–1968: +97 kg
  • 1972–1996: 100 kg
  • 2000: 97 kg
  • 2004–2012: 96 kg
  • 2016–present: 97 kg
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