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

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Men's middleweight freestyle wrestling
at the Games of the IX Olympiad
VenueKrachtsportgebouw
DatesJuly 30–August 1
Competitors9 from 9 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Ernst Kyburz  Switzerland
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Donald Stockton  Canada
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Samuel Rabin  Great Britain
← 1924
1932 →

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

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

Gold medal round

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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

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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

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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

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  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "1928 Summer Olympics official report" (PDF).
  3. ^ "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich".