Wrestling at the 1924 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle heavyweight

The men's freestyle heavyweight was a freestyle wrestling event held as part of the Wrestling at the 1924 Summer Olympics programme.[1] It was the fourth appearance of the event. Heavyweight was the heaviest category, including wrestlers weighing over 87 kilograms.

Men's heavyweight freestyle wrestling
at the Games of the VIII Olympiad
VenueVélodrome d'Hiver
DatesJuly 11–14
Competitors11 from 6 nations
Medalists
Harry Steel  United States
Henri Wernli  Switzerland
Andrew McDonald  Great Britain
Wrestling at the
1924 Summer Olympics
Greco-Roman
Bantammen
Feathermen
Lightmen
Middlemen
Light heavymen
Heavymen
Freestyle
Bantammen
Feathermen
Lightmen
Weltermen
Middlemen
Light heavymen
Heavymen

Results

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

Gold medal round
Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
 Henri Wernli (SUI) W  
 Edmond Dame (FRA) L      Henri Wernli (SUI) W  
 Johan Richthoff (SWE) W      Johan Richthoff (SWE) L  
 Albert Sangwine (GBR) L        Henri Wernli (SUI) L  
       Harry Steel (USA) W  
     Harry Steel (USA) W  
     Andrew McDonald (GBR) L  
       Harry Steel (USA) W
       Ernst Nilsson (SWE) L
     Ernst Nilsson (SWE) W  
     Roger Flanders (USA) L  
       Ernst Nilsson (SWE) W  
 Hans Roth (SUI) W        Toivo Pohjala (FIN) L  
 Hjalmar Nyström (FIN) L      Hans Roth (SUI) L      
     Toivo Pohjala (FIN) W      
 

Silver medal round
Semifinals Final
 Henri Wernli (SUI) W  
 Ernst Nilsson (SWE) L      Henri Wernli (SUI) W
     Andrew McDonald (GBR) L
 

Bronze medal round

As Nilsson, Richthoff, and Dame declined to compete, Andrew McDonald was awarded the bronze medal.

References
  1. "Wrestling at the 1924 Paris Summer Games: Men's Heavyweight, Freestyle". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18. Retrieved 2013-09-15.
  2. "1924 Summer Olympics official report" (PDF).
  3. "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich".
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