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

Men's middleweight freestyle wrestling
at the Games of the IX Olympiad
Venue Krachtsportgebouw
Dates July 30–August 1
Competitors 9 from 9 nations
Medalists
1st, gold medalist(s) Ernst Kyburz  Switzerland
2nd, silver medalist(s) Donald Stockton  Canada
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Samuel Rabin  Great Britain

The men's freestyle middleweight was a freestyle wrestling event held as part of the Wrestling at the 1928 Summer Olympics programme. It was the fourth appearance of the event. Middleweight was the third-heaviest category, including wrestlers weighing up to 79 kilograms.

Results

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

Gold medal round

Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
 Ernst Kyburz (SUI) W  
 Thomas Bolger (AUS) L      Ernst Kyburz (SUI) W  
     Anton Praeg (RSA) L  
       Ernst Kyburz (SUI) W  
       Donald Stockton (CAN) L  
     Donald Stockton (CAN) W  
     Samuel Rabin (GBR) L  
       Ernst Kyburz (SUI) W
       Ralph Hammonds (USA) L
     Ralph Hammonds (USA) W  
     Louis van der Herten (BEL) L  
       Ralph Hammonds (USA) W  
       Vilho Pekkala (FIN) L  
     Vilho Pekkala (FIN) W      
     Henri Deniel (FRA) L      
 

Silver medal round

Semifinals Final
 Anton Praeg (RSA) W  
 Thomas Bolger (AUS) L      Anton Praeg (RSA) L
 Donald Stockton (CAN) W 1      Donald Stockton (CAN) W
 Ralph Hammonds (USA) L  

1 Stockton was declared the winner after Hammonds retired from the match due to injury.

Bronze medal round

As Hammonds and Praeg were both unable to compete after being injured in the silver medal round, Samuel Rabin was awarded the bronze medal.

References

  1. ↑ "1928 Summer Olympics official report" (PDF).
  2. ↑ "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich".
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