Wrestling at the 1924 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle heavyweight
| Men's heavyweight freestyle wrestling at the Games of the VIII Olympiad | ||||||||||
| Venue | Krachtsportgebouw | |||||||||
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| Dates | July 11–14 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 11 from 6 nations | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| Wrestling at the 1924 Summer Olympics  | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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.
References
- ↑ "Wrestling at the 1924 Paris Summer Games: Men's Heavyweight, Freestyle". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 2013-09-15.
- ↑ "1924 Summer Olympics official report" (PDF).
- ↑ "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich".
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