Wrestling at the 1920 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle heavyweight

Men's heavyweight freestyle wrestling
at the Games of the VII Olympiad
Venue Olympisch Stadion
Dates August 25–27
Competitors 8 from 5 nations
Medalists
1st, gold medalist(s) Robert Roth  Switzerland
2nd, silver medalist(s) Nat Pendleton  United States
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Fred Meyer  United States
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Ernst Nilsson  Sweden

The men's freestyle heavyweight was a Catch as Catch Can wrestling, later freestyle, event held as part of the wrestling at the 1920 Summer Olympics programme. It was the third appearance of the weight class. Heavyweight was the heaviest category, and included wrestlers weighing over 80 kilograms.

A total of eight wrestlers from five nations competed in the event, which was held from Wednesday, August 25 to Friday, August 27, 1920.[1]

Results

 
Quarterfinals
August 25
Semifinals
August 27
Final
August 27
 
          
 
 
 
 
 Robert Roth (SUI) W
 
 
 
 Jussi Salila (FIN) L
 
 Robert Roth (SUI) W
 
 
 
 Fred Meyer (USA) L
 
 Fred Meyer (USA) W
 
 
 
 Frederick Mason (GBR) L
 
 Robert Roth (SUI) W
 
 
 
 Nat Pendleton (USA) L
 
 Nat Pendleton (USA) W
 
 
 
 Sven Mattsson (FIN) L
 
 Nat Pendleton (USA) W
 
 
 
 Ernst Nilsson (SWE) L Third place
 
 Ernst Nilsson (SWE) W
 
 
 
 Andrew McDonald (GBR) L
 
 Fred Meyer (USA) draw
 
 
 Ernst Nilsson (SWE) draw
 

References

  1. "Wrestling at the 1920 Antwerpen Summer Games: Men's Heavyweight, Freestyle". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 2013-09-08.
  • Belgium Olympic Committee (1957). Olympic Games Antwerp 1920: Official Report (in French).
  • Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in Polish). Retrieved 10 May 2008.
  • American Olympic Committee (1920). "Report of the American Olympic Committee, Seventh Olympic Games" (PDF). Retrieved 27 July 2016.
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