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

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Men's lightweight freestyle wrestling
at the Games of the IX Olympiad
Venue Krachtsportgebouw
DatesJuly 30–August 1
Competitors11 from 11 nations
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Osvald Käpp Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia
Silver medal icon.svg Charles Pacôme Flag of France.svg  France
Bronze medal icon.svg Eino Leino Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
  1924
1932  

The men's freestyle lightweight 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. Lightweight was the third-lightest category, including wrestlers weighing up to 65 kilograms. Eino Leino won his third Olympic medal, a bronze to go with his 1920 middleweight gold and 1924 welterweight 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.

Lightweight is a weight class in combat sports and rowing.

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Results

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

Gold medal round

Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
US flag 48 stars.svg  Clarence Berryman  (USA)W 
Flag of Sweden.svg  Algot Malmberg  (SWE)L  US flag 48 stars.svg  Clarence Berryman  (USA)L 
Flag of Estonia.svg  Osvald Käpp  (EST)W  Flag of Estonia.svg  Osvald Käpp  (EST)W 
Flag of Denmark.svg  Carlo Jørgensen  (DEN)L   Flag of Estonia.svg  Osvald Käpp  (EST)W 
Flag of Finland.svg  Eino Leino  (FIN)W   Flag of France.svg  Charles Pacôme  (FRA)L 
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  George MacKenzie  (GBR)L  Flag of Finland.svg  Eino Leino  (FIN)L 
  Flag of France.svg  Charles Pacôme  (FRA)W 
   Flag of Estonia.svg  Osvald Käpp  (EST)W
   Flag of Norway.svg  Birgir Nilsen  (NOR)L
  Flag of Norway.svg  Birgir Nilsen  (NOR)W 
  Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Jean Smet  (BEL)L 
   Flag of Norway.svg  Birgir Nilsen  (NOR)W 
   Flag of Switzerland.svg  Hans Mollet  (SUI)L 
  Flag of Switzerland.svg  Hans Mollet  (SUI)W   
  Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Isuke Shinmen  (JPN)L   
 

Silver medal round

SemifinalsFinal
Flag of Denmark.svg  Carlo Jørgensen  (DEN)W 
US flag 48 stars.svg  Clarence Berryman  (USA)L  Flag of Denmark.svg  Carlo Jørgensen  (DEN)L
Flag of France.svg  Charles Pacôme  (FRA)W  Flag of France.svg  Charles Pacôme  (FRA)W
Flag of Norway.svg  Birgir Nilsen  (NOR)L 

Bronze medal round

SemifinalsFinal
 
  Flag of Finland.svg  Eino Leino  (FIN)W
  Flag of Norway.svg  Birgir Nilsen  (NOR)L
 

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References

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