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 | ||||||||||||
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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.