Wrestling at the 1924 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle heavyweight
Men's heavyweight freestyle wrestling at the Games of the VIII Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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Venue | Vélodrome d'Hiver | ||||||||||||
Dates | July 11–14 | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 11 from 6 nations | ||||||||||||
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||
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.