The men's freestyle middleweight was a
freestyle 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 fourth appearance of the event.
Middleweight
Middleweight is a weight class in combat sports.
Boxing Professional
In professional boxing, the middleweight division is contested above and up to .
Early boxing history is less than exact, but the middleweight designation seems to have be ...
was the third-heaviest category, including wrestlers weighing up to 79 kilograms.
Results
Source: Official results;
Wudarski
Gold medal round
Silver medal round
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
Samuel Rabin (1905 – May 7, 1993) was an American lawyer and politician.
Life
He was born in 1905 in Manhattan, New York City. He graduated from Cornell University, and in 1928 from New York University School of Law. He was admitted to the bar, ...
was awarded the bronze medal.
References
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Wrestling at the 1928 Summer Olympics