Wrestling At The 1928 Summer Olympics – Men's Freestyle Heavyweight

	Wrestling At The 1928 Summer Olympics – Men's Freestyle Heavyweight The men's freestyle heavyweight was a freestyle wrestling event held as part of the Wrestling at the 1928 Summer Olympics programme. It was the fifth appearance of the event. Heavyweight Heavyweight is a weight class in combat sports and professional wrestling. Boxing Professional Male boxers who weigh over are considered heavyweights by 2 of the 4 major professional boxing organizations: the International Boxing Federation an ... was the heaviest category, including wrestlers weighing over 87 kilograms. Results Source: Official results; Wudarski Gold medal round Silver medal round Bronze medal round References {{DEFAULTSORT:Wrestling At The 1928 Summer Olympics - Men's Freestyle Heavyweight Wrestling at the 1928 Summer Olympics ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Krachtsportgebouw Krachtsportgebouw (; "strength sport building") was a multi-purpose sports arena located in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Known during the 1928 Summer Olympics as the Wrestling Pavilion, it hosted the Wrestling at the 1928 Summer Olympics, wrestling, Boxing at the 1928 Summer Olympics, boxing, and Weightlifting at the 1928 Summer Olympics, weightlifting events. Krachtsportgebouw was designed by architecture, architect Jan Wils. It could accommodate 2,840 people seated and 1,794 standing and included a shower, 15 dressing rooms, and an administrative office. References1928 Summer Olympic official report. pp. 200–1, 205. Venues of the 1928 Summer Olympics Olympic boxing venues Olympic weightlifting venues Olympic wrestling venues Sports venues in Amsterdam {{Summer-Olympic-venue-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Johan Richthoff Johan Cornelius "Snövit" Richthoff (30 April 1898 – 1 October 1983) was a Swedish wrestler. He competed in the freestyle heavyweight division at the 1924, 1928 and 1932 Summer Olympics The 1932 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the X Olympiad and also known as Los Angeles 1932) were an international multi-sport event held from July 30 to August 14, 1932, in Los Angeles, California, United States. The Games were held du ... and won gold medals in 1928 and 1932; he shared fourth place in 1924. Richthoff was born to a fisherman in a family of six, and trained in football and athletics before changing to wrestling. Besides his Olympic medals, he won the European titles in light-heavyweight freestyle in 1929 and 1930, and in Greco-Roman wrestling in 1930. Later that year he became the first wrestler to receive the Svenska Dagbladet Gold Medal. After the 1932 Olympics he wrestled professionally in the United States, and won 92 bouts out of 100, drawing 8 and losing none ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Aukusti Sihvola Aukusti Sihvola (7 March 1895 – 18 June 1947) was a Finnish wrestler and Olympic medalist. He was born in Sippola. He received a silver medal in freestyle wrestling at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam."1928 Summer Olympics – Amsterdam, Netherlands – Wrestling" ''databaseOlympics.com'' (Retrieved on 9 April 2008) Sihvola died in Luumäki Luumäki () is a municipality of Finland. Its seat is in the Taavetti village. It is located in the province of Southern Finland and is part of the South Karelia region. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of which ... ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Edmond Dame Edmond Dame (4 November 1893 – 31 August 1956) was a French wrestler. He was born in Rouvroy in Pas-de-Calais. He was Olympic bronze medalist in Freestyle wrestling Freestyle wrestling is a style of wrestling. It is one of two styles of wrestling contested in the Olympic Games, along with Greco-Roman wrestling, Greco-Roman. scholastic wrestling, High school wrestling and men's collegiate wrestling in the U ... in 1928, and also competed at the 1920 and 1924 Olympics. References External links * 1893 births 1956 deaths Martial artists from Pas-de-Calais Olympic wrestlers for France Wrestlers at the 1920 Summer Olympics Wrestlers at the 1924 Summer Olympics Wrestlers at the 1928 Summer Olympics French male sport wrestlers Olympic bronze medalists for France Olympic medalists in wrestling Medalists at the 1928 Summer Olympics 20th-century French sportsmen {{France-wrestling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Wrestling At The 1924 Summer Olympics – Men's Freestyle Heavyweight The men's freestyle heavyweight was a freestyle wrestling event held as part of the Wrestling at the 1924 Summer Olympics programme. It was the fourth appearance of the event. Heavyweight Heavyweight is a weight class in combat sports and professional wrestling. Boxing Professional Male boxers who weigh over are considered heavyweights by 2 of the 4 major professional boxing organizations: the International Boxing Federation an ... was the heaviest category, including wrestlers weighing over 87 kilograms. Results Source: Official results; Wudarski Gold medal round Silver medal round Bronze medal round As Nilsson, Richthoff, and Dame declined to compete, Archie MacDonald was awarded the bronze medal. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Wrestling At The 1924 Summer Olympics - Men's Freestyle Heavyweight Wrestling at the 1924 Summer Olympics ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Wrestling At The 1932 Summer Olympics – Men's Freestyle Heavyweight Wrestling is a martial art, combat sport, and form of entertainment that involves grappling with an opponent and striving to obtain a position of advantage through different throws or techniques, within a given ruleset. Wrestling involves different grappling-type techniques, such as clinch fighting, throws and takedowns, joint locks, pins, and other grappling holds. Many different wrestling techniques have been incorporated into martial arts, combat sports, and military systems. Wrestling comes in different forms, the most popular being professional wrestling, which is a form of athletic theatre. Other legitimateThe term "wrestling" is most often widely used to specifically refer to predetermined professional wrestling, which is very different from the legitimate (or real-life) wrestling combat predominantly detailed in this article. competitive forms include Greco-Roman, freestyle, judo, sambo, folkstyle, catch, shoot, luta livre, submission, sumo, pehlwani, ''shuai jiao ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Freestyle Wrestling Freestyle wrestling is a style of wrestling. It is one of two styles of wrestling contested in the Olympic Games, along with Greco-Roman wrestling, Greco-Roman. scholastic wrestling, High school wrestling and men's collegiate wrestling in the United States are conducted under different rules and termed scholastic wrestling, scholastic and collegiate wrestling. U.S. collegiate women's wrestling is conducted under freestyle rules. Freestyle wrestling, like collegiate wrestling, has its origins in Catch wrestling, catch-as-catch-can wrestling. In both styles, the ultimate goal is to throw and pin the opponent to the mat, which results in an immediate win. Unlike Greco-Roman, freestyle and collegiate wrestling allow the use of the wrestler's or the opponent's legs in offense and defense. According to wrestling's world governing body, the United World Wrestling (UWW), freestyle wrestling is one of the six main forms of amateur competitive wrestling practiced around the globe today. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Wrestling At The 1928 Summer Olympics At the 1928 Summer Olympics, thirteen wrestling events were contested, for all men. There were six weight classes in Greco-Roman wrestling and seven classes in freestyle wrestling. The freestyle competitions were held from July 30 to August 1, 1928 and the Greco-Roman events were held from August 2 to August 5, 1928. Medal summary Freestyle Greco-Roman Participating nations 166 wrestlers from 29 nations competed. Argentina competed in wrestling for the first time. Medal table See also * List of World and Olympic Champions in men's freestyle wrestling * List of World and Olympic Champions in Greco-Roman wrestling References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Wrestling At The 1928 Summer Olympics Events at the 1928 Summer Olympics 1928 Events January * January – British bacteriologist Frederick Griffith reports the results of Griffith's experiment, indirectly demonstrating that DNA is the genetic material. * January 1 – Eastern Bloc emigration and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Heavyweight Heavyweight is a weight class in combat sports and professional wrestling. Boxing Professional Male boxers who weigh over are considered heavyweights by 2 of the 4 major professional boxing organizations: the International Boxing Federation and the World Boxing Organization. In 2020, the World Boxing Council increased their heavyweight classification to 224 pounds (102 kg; 16 st) to allow for their creation of the bridgerweight division. The World Boxing Association (WBA) did the same in 2023. Female boxers who weigh over are considered heavyweights by 2 of the 4 major boxing organizations: the IBF and the WBC. The WBA and WBO do not have a female heavyweight world title. Historical development Because this division has no upper weight limit, it has historically been vaguely defined. In the 19th century, for example, many List of heavyweight boxing champions, heavyweight champions weighed or less (although others weighed 200 pounds). In 1920, the light heavyweight divi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Ed Don George Edward Nye "Ed Don" George Jr. (June 3, 1905 – September 18, 1985) was an American amateur and professional wrestler, and wrestling promoter. A former Olympic freestyle wrestler, George competed in the 1928 Amsterdam Olympics and turned pro shortly after. He was two-time AWA World Heavyweight Champion. Career George was born in North Java, New York. He wrestled for both St. Bonaventure University and for the University of Michigan. He also represented the United States in freestyle wrestling at the 1928 Amsterdam Olympics, placing fourth in the heavyweight class (87 kg). During the years 1926–29, Ed Don George attended the University of Michigan, with his concentration of study in engineering. Later on, in 1929, at St. Bonaventure University, he graduated with a college degree. Quick and powerful, he took on the name "Ed Don George" and began his professional career shortly after returning from the Olympics. He captured the AWA World Heavyweight Championship ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Earl McCready Earl Gray McCready (June 15, 1908 – December 9, 1983) was a Canadian amateur and professional wrestler. McCready competed in the U.S. collegiately for Oklahoma A&M, where he was a three-time NCAA champion, the first wrestler ever to do so. As a freestyle wrestler, he competed for his native country of Canada in the 1928 Summer Olympics. In 1930, he won a gold medal in the heavyweight class at the British Empire Games. He soon turned pro shortly after and became a three-time NWA British Empire Heavyweight Champion. McCready was nicknamed 'The Moose' during his wrestling career. Personal life McCready was born on June 15, 1908, in Lansdowne, Ontario. He grew up on a farm in open rural area of Saskatchewan in the north regions with Regina as its capital city, Western Canada. During his wrestling career his billed height was and . McCready died on December 9, 1983, in Seattle, Washington, United States at the age of 75. Career Amateur wrestling McCready attracted the attentio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Henri Wernli Henri Wernli (3 June 1898 – 3 June 1961) was a Swiss freestyle wrestler and Olympic medalist. Wernli won a gold medal at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, France."1924 Summer Olympics – Paris, France – Wrestling" ''databaseOlympics.com'' (Retrieved on 7 April 2008) Wernli also competed at the 1928 Summer Olympics The 1928 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the IX Olympiad (), was an international multi-sport event that was celebrated from 28 July to 12 August 1928 in Amsterdam, Netherlands. The city of Amsterdam had previously bid for ... < ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]