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

The men's freestyle featherweight was a freestyle wrestling event held as part of the Wrestling at the 1928 Summer Olympics programme. It was the fifth appearance of the event. Featherweight was the second-lightest category, including wrestlers weighing up to 61 kilograms. Kustaa Pihlajamäki, who had won gold in the lighter bantamweight class in 1924, took silver.[1]

Men's featherweight freestyle wrestling
at the Games of the IX Olympiad
VenueKrachtsportgebouw
DatesJuly 30–August 1
Competitors9 from 9 nations
Medalists
Allie Morrison  United States
Kustaa Pihlajamäki  Finland
Hans Minder  Switzerland
Wrestling at the
1928 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
 Harold Angus (GBR) W  
 Eduard Pütsep (EST) L      Harold Angus (GBR) L  
     Daniel MacDonald (CAN) W  
       Daniel MacDonald (CAN) L  
       Hans Minder (SUI) W  
     Hans Minder (SUI) W  
     Arthur Nord (NOR) L  
       Hans Minder (SUI) L
       Allie Morrison (USA) W
     Allie Morrison (USA) W  
     Pierre Bressinck (BEL) L  
       Allie Morrison (USA) W  
       Kustaa Pihlajamäki (FIN) L  
     Kustaa Pihlajamäki (FIN) W      
     René Rottenfluc (FRA) L      
 

Silver medal round
Semifinals Final
 Hans Minder (SUI) W  
 Petrus Bressinck (BEL) L      Hans Minder (SUI) L
     Kustaa Pihlajamäki (FIN) W
 

Bronze medal round

As Rottenfluc was injured, the single match was scratched and Minder was awarded the bronze medal.

Semifinals Final
 
     Hans Minder (SUI) W
     René Rottenfluc (FRA) L
 

References
  1. "Wrestling at the 1928 Amsterdam Summer Games: Men's Featherweight, Freestyle". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
  2. "1928 Summer Olympics official report" (PDF).
  3. "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich".
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