Wrestling at the 1928 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle bantamweight

Men's bantamweight freestyle wrestling
at the Games of the IX Olympiad
VenueKrachtsportgebouw
DatesJuly 30–August 1
Competitors8 from 8 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Kaarlo Mäkinen  Finland
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Edmond Spapen  Belgium
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) James Trifunov  Canada
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Wrestling at the
1928 Summer Olympics
Greco-Roman
Bantammen
Feathermen
Lightmen
Middlemen
Light heavymen
Heavymen
Freestyle
Bantammen
Feathermen
Lightmen
Weltermen
Middlemen
Light heavymen
Heavymen

The men's freestyle bantamweight 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. Bantamweight was the lightest category, including wrestlers weighing up to 56 kilograms. Kaarlo Mäkinen, the silver medalist at the previous Games, won the event.[1]

Results

Source: Official results;[2] Wudarski[3]

Gold medal round

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
         
 Amedée Piguet (SUI) W
 Arthur Ford (AUS) L
 Amedée Piguet (SUI) L
 Robert Hewitt (USA) W
 Robert Hewitt (USA) W
 Michel Rozan (FRA) L
 Robert Hewitt (USA) L
 Kaarlo Mäkinen (FIN) W
 Kaarlo Mäkinen (FIN) W
 Harold Sansum (GBR) L
 Kaarlo Mäkinen (FIN) W
 Edmond Spapen (BEL) L
 Edmond Spapen (BEL) W
 James Trifunov (CAN) L

Silver medal round

Semifinals Final
 Harold Sansum (GBR) W
 Robert Hewitt (USA) L  Harold Sansum (GBR) L
 Edmond Spapen (BEL) W

Bronze medal round

Semifinals Final
 James Trifunov (CAN) W
 Harold Sansum (GBR) L

References

  1. ^ "Wrestling at the 1928 Amsterdam Summer Games: Men's Bantamweight, Freestyle". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
  2. ^ "1928 Summer Olympics official report" (PDF).
  3. ^ "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich".