Wrestling at the 1920 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle heavyweight

The men's freestyle heavyweight was a Catch as Catch Can wrestling, later freestyle, event held as part of the wrestling at the 1920 Summer Olympics programme. It was the third appearance of the weight class. Heavyweight was the heaviest category, and included wrestlers weighing over 80 kilograms.

Men's heavyweight freestyle wrestling
at the Games of the VII Olympiad
VenueOlympisch Stadion
DatesAugust 25–27
Competitors8 from 5 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Robert Roth  Switzerland
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Nat Pendleton  United States
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Fred Meyer  United States
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Ernst Nilsson  Sweden
← 1908
1924 →

A total of eight wrestlers from five nations competed in the event, which was held from Wednesday, August 25 to Friday, August 27, 1920.[1]

Results

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Quarterfinals
August 25
Semifinals
August 27
Final
August 27
 
          
 
 
 
 
  Robert Roth (SUI) W
 
 
 
  Jussi Salila (FIN) L
 
  Robert Roth (SUI) W
 
 
 
  Fred Meyer (USA) L
 
  Fred Meyer (USA) W
 
 
 
  Frederick Mason (GBR) L
 
  Robert Roth (SUI) W
 
 
 
  Nat Pendleton (USA) L
 
  Nat Pendleton (USA) W
 
 
 
  Sven Mattsson (FIN) L
 
  Nat Pendleton (USA) W
 
 
 
  Ernst Nilsson (SWE) L Third place
 
  Ernst Nilsson (SWE) W
 
 
 
  Archie MacDonald (GBR) L
 
  Fred Meyer (USA) draw
 
 
  Ernst Nilsson (SWE) draw
 

References

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  1. ^ "Wrestling at the 1920 Antwerpen Summer Games: Men's Heavyweight, Freestyle". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18. Retrieved 2013-09-08.
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