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

Men's light heavyweight freestyle wrestling
at the Games of the IX Olympiad
Venue Krachtsportgebouw
Dates July 30–August 1
Competitors 7 from 7 nations
Medalists
1st, gold medalist(s) Thure Sjöstedt  Sweden
2nd, silver medalist(s) Arnold Bögli  Switzerland
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Henri Lefèbre  France

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.

Results

Source: Official results;[1] Wudarski[2]

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. ↑ "1928 Summer Olympics official report" (PDF).
  2. ↑ "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich".
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