At the 1928 Summer Olympics, thirteen wrestling events were contested, for all men. There were six weight classes in Greco-Roman wrestling and seven classes in freestyle wrestling. The freestyle competitions were held from July 30 to August 1, 1928 and the Greco-Roman events were held from August 2 to August 5, 1928. [1]
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bantamweight | Kaarlo Mäkinen  Finland | Edmond Spapen  Belgium | James Trifunov  Canada |
| Featherweight | Allie Morrison  United States | Kustaa Pihlajamäki Finland | Hans Minder  Switzerland |
| Lightweight | Osvald Käpp  Estonia | Charles Pacôme  France | Eino Augusti Leino Finland |
| Welterweight | Arvo Haavisto Finland | Lloyd Appleton United States | Maurice Letchford Canada |
| Middleweight | Ernst Kyburz Switzerland | Donald Stockton Canada | Samuel Rabin  Great Britain |
| Light Heavyweight | Thure Sjöstedt  Sweden | Arnold Bögli Switzerland | Henri Lefèbre France |
| Heavyweight | Johan Richthoff Sweden | Aukusti Sihvola Finland | Edmond Dame France |
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bantamweight | Kurt Leucht  Germany | Jindrich Maudr  Czechoslovakia | Giovanni Gozzi  Italy |
| Featherweight | Voldemar Väli Estonia | Eric Malmberg Sweden | Gerolamo Quaglia Italy |
| Lightweight | Lajos Keresztes  Hungary | Eduard Sperling Germany | Edvard Westerlund Finland |
| Middleweight | Väinö Kokkinen Finland | László Papp Hungary | Albert Kusnets Estonia |
| Light Heavyweight | Ibrahim Moustafa  Egypt | Adolf Rieger Germany | Onni Pellinen Finland |
| Heavyweight | Rudolf Svensson Sweden | Hjalmar Nyström Finland | Georg Gehring Germany |
166 wrestlers from 29 nations competed. Argentina competed in wrestling for the first time. [1]
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| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Finland (FIN) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
| 2 |  Sweden (SWE) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 |  Estonia (EST) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 |  Germany (GER) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 |  Switzerland (SUI) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 |  Hungary (HUN) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 United States (USA) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 8 |  Egypt (EGY) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 |  Canada (CAN) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
 France (FRA) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 11 |  Belgium (BEL) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Czechoslovakia (TCH) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 13 |  Italy (ITA) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 14 |  Great Britain (GBR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (14 entries) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 39 | |
Greco-Roman, Graeco-Roman, classic wrestling or French wrestling is a style of wrestling that is practiced worldwide. Greco-Roman wrestling was included in the first modern Olympic Games in 1896 and has been in every edition of the summer Olympics held since 1904. This style of wrestling forbids holds below the waist, which is the main feature that differentiates it from freestyle wrestling. This restriction results in an emphasis on throws, because a wrestler cannot use trips to bring an opponent to the ground or hook/grab the opponent's leg to avoid being thrown.
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