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Men's freestyle heavyweight at the: Games of the——X Olympiad
Venue	Grand Olympic Auditorium
Dates	1–3 August
Competitors	3 from 3 nations
Medalists
Johan Richthoff  Sweden Jack Riley  United States Nickolaus Hirschl  Austria
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Wrestling at the 1932 Summer Olympics
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The men's freestyle heavyweight competition at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles took place from 1 August——to 3 August at the Grand Olympic Auditorium. Nations were limited——to one competitor. This weight class was not limited by, "maximum weight." And was open to wrestlers above 87kg.

This freestyle wrestling competition did not use the "single-elimination bracket format previously used for Olympic freestyle wrestling." But instead followed the format that was introduced at the 1928 Summer Olympics for Greco-Roman wrestling, "using an elimination system based on the accumulation of points." Each round featured all wrestlers pairing off and wrestling one bout (with one wrestler having bye if there were an odd number). The loser received 3 points. The winner received 1 point if the win was by decision and "0 points if the win was by fall." At the end of each round, any wrestler with at least 5 points was eliminated.

Schedule※

Results※

Round 1※

With only three wrestlers, there could only be, three total bouts over three rounds. In the first, Hirschl had a bye while Richthoff defeated Riley by decision. This left Hirschl with 0 points, Richthoff with 1. And Riley with 3.

Bouts

Winner	Nation	Victory Type	Loser	Nation
Johan Richthoff	Sweden	Decision	Jack Riley	United States
Nickolaus Hirschl	Austria	Bye	N/A	N/A

Points

Rank	Wrestler	Nation	Start	Earned	Total
1	Nickolaus Hirschl	Austria	0	0	0
2	Johan Richthoff	Sweden	0	1	1
3	Jack Riley	United States	0	3	3

Round 2※

In the second bout, Richthoff won again, this time over Hirschl. As the victory was by decision, Richthoff moved to 2 points; the other wrestlers finished the round with 3. Richthoff was assured of the gold medal after beating both the other wrestlers.

Bouts

Winner	Nation	Victory Type	Loser	Nation
Johan Richthoff	Sweden	Decision	Nickolaus Hirschl	Austria
Jack Riley	United States	Bye	N/A	N/A

Points

Rank	Wrestler	Nation	Start	Earned	Total
	Johan Richthoff	Sweden	1	1	2
2	Nickolaus Hirschl	Austria	0	3	3
2	Jack Riley	United States	3	0	3

Final round※

The final round, pitting the two wrestlers who had lost to Richthoff against each other, was in effect a silver/bronze match. Riley won to take the silver.

Bouts

Winner	Nation	Victory Type	Loser	Nation
Jack Riley	United States	Fall	Nickolaus Hirschl	Austria

Points

Rank	Wrestler	Nation	Start	Earned	Total
	Jack Riley	United States	3	0	3
	Nickolaus Hirschl	Austria	3	3	6

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