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Men's lightweight freestyle wrestling
at the Games of the IX Olympiad
VenueKrachtsportgebouw
DatesJuly 30–August 1, 1928
Competitors11 from 11 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Osvald Käpp  Estonia
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Charles Pacôme  France
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Eino Leino  Finland
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Wrestling at the
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The men's freestyle lightweight 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. Lightweight was the third-lightest category, including wrestlers weighing up to 65 kilograms. Eino Leino won his third Olympic medal, a bronze to go with his 1920 middleweight gold and 1924 welterweight silver.

Results

Source: Official results; Wudarski

Gold medal round

Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
 Clarence Berryman (USA) W
 Algot Malmberg (SWE) L  Clarence Berryman (USA) L
 Osvald Käpp (EST) W  Osvald Käpp (EST) W
 Carlo Jørgensen (DEN) L  Osvald Käpp (EST) W
 Eino Leino (FIN) W  Charles Pacôme (FRA) L
 George MacKenzie (GBR) L  Eino Leino (FIN) L
 Charles Pacôme (FRA) W
 Osvald Käpp (EST) W
 Birgir Nilsen (NOR) L
 Birgir Nilsen (NOR) W
 Jean Smet (BEL) L
 Birgir Nilsen (NOR) W
 Hans Mollet (SUI) L
 Hans Mollet (SUI) W
 Isuke Shinmen (JPN) L

Silver medal round

Semifinals Final
 Carlo Jørgensen (DEN) W
 Clarence Berryman (USA) L  Carlo Jørgensen (DEN) L
 Charles Pacôme (FRA) W  Charles Pacôme (FRA) W
 Birgir Nilsen (NOR) L

Bronze medal round

Semifinals Final
 Eino Leino (FIN) W
 Birgir Nilsen (NOR) L

References

  1. "Wrestling at the 1928 Amsterdam Summer Games: Men's Lightweight, 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".
Olympic Champions in freestyle lightweight
  • 1904: 65.77 kg
  • 1908: 66.5 kg
  • 1920–1936: 67.5 kg
  • 1948–1960: 67 kg
  • 1964–1968: 70 kg
  • 1972–1996: 68 kg
  • 2000: 69 kg
  • 2004–2012: 66 kg
  • 2016–present: 65 kg
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