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

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Men's light heavyweight freestyle wrestling
at the Games of the IX Olympiad
VenueKrachtsportgebouw
DatesJuly 30–August 1
Competitors7 from 7 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Thure Sjöstedt  Sweden
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Arnold Bögli  Switzerland
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Henri Lefèbre  France
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Wrestling at the
1928 Summer Olympics
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Greco-Roman
Bantammen
Feathermen
Lightmen
Middlemen
Light heavymen
Heavymen
Freestyle
Bantammen
Feathermen
Lightmen
Weltermen
Middlemen
Light heavymen
Heavymen

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.[1]

Results

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

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. ^ "Wrestling at the 1928 Amsterdam Summer Games: Men's Light-Heavyweight, Freestyle". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 15 February 2019.
  2. ^ "1928 Summer Olympics official report" (PDF).
  3. ^ "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich".
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