Wrestling at the 1928 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle light heavyweight

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Men's light heavyweight freestyle wrestling
at the Games of the IX Olympiad
Venue Krachtsportgebouw
DatesJuly 30–August 1
Competitors7 from 7 nations
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Thure Sjöstedt Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Silver medal icon.svg Arnold Bögli Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland
Bronze medal icon.svg Henri Lefèbre Flag of France.svg  France
  1924
1932  

The men's freestyle light heavyweight was a freestyle wrestling event held as part of the Wrestling at the 1928 Summer Olympics programme. It was the third appearance of the event. Light heavyweight was the second-heaviest category, including wrestlers weighing up to 87 kilograms. [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.

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Results

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

Gold medal round

QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
US flag 48 stars.svg  Heywood Edwards  (USA)W 
Flag of Finland.svg  Edil Rosenqvist  (FIN)L  US flag 48 stars.svg  Heywood Edwards  (USA)W 
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Jacques Van Assche  (BEL)W  Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Jacques van Assche  (BEL)L 
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Bernard Rowe  (GBR)L   US flag 48 stars.svg  Heywood Edwards  (USA)L
Flag of Switzerland.svg  Arnold Bögli  (SUI)W   Flag of Sweden.svg  Thure Sjöstedt  (SWE)W
Flag of France.svg  Henri Lefèbre  (FRA)L  Flag of Switzerland.svg  Arnold Bögli  (SUI)L
  Flag of Sweden.svg  Thure Sjöstedt  (SWE)W  
 

Silver medal round

SemifinalsFinal
 
  Flag of Switzerland.svg  Arnold Bögli  (SUI)W
  US flag 48 stars.svg  Heywood Edwards  (USA)L
 

Bronze medal round

SemifinalsFinal
 
  Flag of France.svg  Henri Lefèbre  (FRA)W
  US flag 48 stars.svg  Heywood Edwards  (USA)L
 

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References

  1. "Wrestling at the 1928 Amsterdam Summer Games: Men's Light-Heavyweight, Freestyle". Sports Reference. Retrieved 15 February 2019.
  2. "1928 Summer Olympics official report" (PDF).
  3. "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich".