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
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Venue | Krachtsportgebouw | ||||||||||||
Dates | July 11–14 | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 11 from 6 nations | ||||||||||||
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Wrestling at the 1924 Summer Olympics |
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Greco-Roman | ||
Bantam | men | |
Feather | men | |
Light | men | |
Middle | men | |
Light heavy | men | |
Heavy | men | |
Freestyle | ||
Bantam | men | |
Feather | men | |
Light | men | |
Welter | men | |
Middle | men | |
Light heavy | men | |
Heavy | men |
The men's freestyle heavyweight was a freestyle wrestling event held as part of the Wrestling at the 1924 Summer Olympics programme.[1] It was the fourth appearance of the event. Heavyweight was the heaviest category, including wrestlers weighing over 87 kilograms.
Results
Source: Official results;[2] Wudarski[3]
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 | |||||||||||||||||
Andrew McDonald (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 | |||||
Andrew McDonald (GBR) | L | |||||||
Bronze medal round
Nilsson, Richthoff, and Dame declined to compete, leaving Andrew McDonald to claim the bronze medal.