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

Men's bantamweight freestyle wrestling
at the Games of the IX Olympiad
Venue Krachtsportgebouw
Dates July 30–August 1
Competitors 8 from 8 nations
Medalists
1st, gold medalist(s) Kaarlo Mäkinen  Finland
2nd, silver medalist(s) Edmond Spapen  Belgium
3rd, bronze medalist(s) James Trifunov  Canada
Wrestling at the
1928 Summer Olympics
Greco-Roman
Bantam men
Feather men
Light men
Middle men
Light heavy men
Heavy men
Freestyle
Bantam men
Feather men
Light men
Welter men
Middle men
Light heavy men
Heavy men

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.

Results

Source: Official results;[1] Wudarski[2]

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

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