The men's freestyle heavyweight was a
freestyle wrestling
Freestyle wrestling is a style of wrestling originated from Great Britain and the United States. Along with Greco-Roman, it is one of the two styles of wrestling contested in the Olympic Games. American high school and men's college wrestling ...
event held as part of the
Wrestling at the 1928 Summer Olympics
At the 1928 Summer Olympics, thirteen wrestling events were contested, for all men. There were six weight classes in Greco-Roman wrestling and seven classes in freestyle wrestling. The freestyle competitions were held from July 30 to August 1, 192 ...
programme. It was the fifth appearance of the event.
Heavyweight
Heavyweight is a weight class in combat sports and professional wrestling.
Boxing Professional
Boxers who weigh over are considered heavyweights by 3 of the 4 major professional boxing organizations: the International Boxing Federation, the Wo ...
was the heaviest category, including wrestlers weighing over 87 kilograms.
Results
Source: Official results;
Wudarski
Gold medal round
Silver medal round
Bronze medal round
References
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Wrestling at the 1928 Summer Olympics