Wrestling at the 1920 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle heavyweight

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Men's heavyweight freestyle wrestling
at the Games of the VII Olympiad
Venue Olympisch Stadion
DatesAugust 25–27
Competitors8 from 5 nations
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Robert Roth Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland
Silver medal icon.svg Nat Pendleton US flag 48 stars.svg  United States
Bronze medal icon.svg Fred Meyer US flag 48 stars.svg  United States
Bronze medal icon.svg Ernst Nilsson Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
  1908
1924  

The men's freestyle heavyweight was a Catch as Catch Can wrestling, later freestyle, event held as part of the wrestling at the 1920 Summer Olympics programme. It was the third appearance of the weight class. Heavyweight was the heaviest category, and included wrestlers weighing over 80 kilograms.

Contents

A total of eight wrestlers from five nations competed in the event, which was held from Wednesday, August 25 to Friday, August 27, 1920. [1]

Results

 
Quarterfinals
August 25
Semifinals
August 27
Final
August 27
 
          
 
 
 
 
Flag of Switzerland.svg  Robert Roth  (SUI)W
 
 
 
Flag of Finland.svg  Jussi Salila  (FIN) L
 
Flag of Switzerland.svg  Robert Roth  (SUI)W
 
 
 
US flag 48 stars.svg  Fred Meyer  (USA) L
 
US flag 48 stars.svg  Fred Meyer  (USA)W
 
 
 
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Frederick Mason  (GBR) L
 
Flag of Switzerland.svg  Robert Roth  (SUI)W
 
 
 
US flag 48 stars.svg  Nat Pendleton  (USA) L
 
US flag 48 stars.svg  Nat Pendleton  (USA)W
 
 
 
Flag of Finland.svg  Sven Mattsson  (FIN) L
 
US flag 48 stars.svg  Nat Pendleton  (USA)W
 
 
 
Flag of Sweden.svg  Ernst Nilsson  (SWE) L Third place
 
Flag of Sweden.svg  Ernst Nilsson  (SWE)W
 
 
 
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Archie MacDonald  (GBR) L
 
US flag 48 stars.svg  Fred Meyer  (USA)draw
 
 
Flag of Sweden.svg  Ernst Nilsson  (SWE)draw
 

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References

  1. "Wrestling at the 1920 Antwerpen Summer Games: Men's Heavyweight, Freestyle". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18. Retrieved 2013-09-08.