Wrestling at the 1928 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle middleweight
| Men's middleweight freestyle wrestling at the Games of the IX Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Krachtsportgebouw | ||||||||||||
| Dates | July 30–August 1 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 9 from 9 nations | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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| Wrestling at the 1928 Summer Olympics | |
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| Greco-Roman | |
| Bantam | men |
| Feather | men |
| Light | men |
| Middle | men |
| Light heavy | men |
| Heavy | men |
| Freestyle | |
| Bantam | men |
| Feather | men |
| Light | men |
| Welter | men |
| Middle | men |
| Light heavy | men |
| Heavy | men |
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.[1]
Results[]
Source: Official results;[2] Wudarski[3]
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[]
- ^ "Wrestling at the 1928 Amsterdam Summer Games: Men's Middleweight, Freestyle". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 15 February 2019.
- ^ "1928 Summer Olympics official report" (PDF).
- ^ "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich".
 Olympic Champions in freestyle middleweight | |
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