Wrestling at the 1928 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle featherweight

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Men's featherweight freestyle wrestling
at the Games of the IX Olympiad
Venue Krachtsportgebouw
DatesJuly 30–August 1
Competitors9 from 9 nations
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Allie Morrison US flag 48 stars.svg  United States
Silver medal icon.svg Kustaa Pihlajamäki Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
Bronze medal icon.svg Hans Minder Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland
  1924
1932  

The men's freestyle featherweight was a freestyle wrestling event held as part of the Wrestling at the 1928 Summer Olympics programme. It was the fifth appearance of the event. Featherweight was the second-lightest category, including wrestlers weighing up to 61 kilograms. Kustaa Pihlajamäki, who had won gold in the lighter bantamweight class in 1924, took silver. [1]

Freestyle wrestling style of amateur wrestling

Freestyle wrestling is a style of amateur wrestling that is practiced throughout the world. Along with Greco-Roman, it is one of the two styles of wrestling contested in the Olympic games. American high school and college wrestling is conducted under different rules and is termed scholastic and collegiate wrestling.

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.

Featherweight is a weight class in the combat sports of boxing, kickboxing, mixed martial arts, and Greco-Roman wrestling.

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Results

Source: Official results; [2] Wudarski [3]

Gold medal round

Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Harold Angus  (GBR)W 
Flag of Estonia.svg  Eduard Pütsep  (EST)L  Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Harold Angus  (GBR)L 
  Canadian Red Ensign (1921-1957).svg  Daniel MacDonald  (CAN)W 
   Canadian Red Ensign (1921-1957).svg  Daniel MacDonald  (CAN)L 
   Flag of Switzerland.svg  Hans Minder  (SUI)W 
  Flag of Switzerland.svg  Hans Minder  (SUI)W 
  Flag of Norway.svg  Arthur Nord  (NOR)L 
   Flag of Switzerland.svg  Hans Minder  (SUI)L
   US flag 48 stars.svg  Allie Morrison  (USA)W
  US flag 48 stars.svg  Allie Morrison  (USA)W 
  Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Pierre Bressinck  (BEL)L 
   US flag 48 stars.svg  Allie Morrison  (USA)W 
   Flag of Finland.svg  Kustaa Pihlajamäki  (FIN)L 
  Flag of Finland.svg  Kustaa Pihlajamäki  (FIN)W   
  Flag of France.svg  René Rottenfluc  (FRA)L   
 

Silver medal round

SemifinalsFinal
Flag of Switzerland.svg  Hans Minder  (SUI)W 
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Petrus Bressinck  (BEL)L  Flag of Switzerland.svg  Hans Minder  (SUI)L
  Flag of Finland.svg  Kustaa Pihlajamäki  (FIN)W
 

Bronze medal round

As Rottenfluc was injured, the single match was scratched and Minder was awarded the bronze medal.

SemifinalsFinal
 
  Flag of Switzerland.svg  Hans Minder  (SUI)W
  Flag of France.svg  René Rottenfluc  (FRA)L
 

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References

  1. "Wrestling at the 1928 Amsterdam Summer Games: Men's Featherweight, Freestyle". Sports Reference. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
  2. "1928 Summer Olympics official report" (PDF).
  3. "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich".