| 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.
Results※
Source: Official results; Wudarski
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 | Donald Stockton (CAN)
| W | ||||||
| Ralph Hammonds (USA)
| L | ||||||||
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".
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