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Wrestling at the 1928 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle heavyweight

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Men's heavyweight freestyle wrestling
at the Games of the IX Olympiad
VenueKrachtsportgebouw
DatesJuly 30–August 1
Competitors7 from 7 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Johan Richthoff  Sweden
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Aukusti Sihvola  Finland
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Edmond Dame  France
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Wrestling at the
1928 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 1928 Summer Olympics programme. It was the fifth appearance of the event. Heavyweight was the heaviest category, including wrestlers weighing over 87 kilograms.

Results

Source: Official results; Wudarski

Gold medal round

Quarterfinals 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

Semifinals Final
 Aukusti Sihvola (FIN) W
 Edward George (USA) L  Aukusti Sihvola (FIN) W
 Edmond Dame (FRA) L

Bronze medal round

Semifinals Final
 Edmond Dame (FRA) W
 Edward George (USA) L

References

  1. "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.
  2. "1928 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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