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

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

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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]

Results

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

Gold medal round

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
 Heywood Edwards (USA) W
 Edil Rosenqvist (FIN) L  Heywood Edwards (USA) W
 Jacques Van Assche (BEL) W  Jacques van Assche (BEL) L
 Bernard Rowe (GBR) L  Heywood Edwards (USA) L
 Arnold Bögli (SUI) W  Thure Sjöstedt (SWE) W
 Henri Lefèbre (FRA) L  Arnold Bögli (SUI) L
 Thure Sjöstedt (SWE) W

Silver medal round

Semifinals Final
 Arnold Bögli (SUI) W
 Heywood Edwards (USA) L

Bronze medal round

Semifinals Final
 Henri Lefèbre (FRA) W
 Heywood Edwards (USA) L

References

  1. [1]
    "Wrestling at the 1928 Amsterdam Summer Games: Men's Light-Heavyweight, Freestyle". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 15 February 2019.
  2. [2]
    "1928 Summer Olympics official report" (PDF).
  3. [3]
    "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich".
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