Wrestling at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Freestyle heavyweight
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The freestyle heavyweight was one of five freestyle wrestling weight classes contested on the Wrestling at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme. Like all other wrestling events, it was open only to men. The heavyweight was the heaviest weight class, allowing wrestlers over 73 kilograms (161 lb).
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[edit] Results
[edit] Standings
| Place | Wrestler | Nation |
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| 1 | George Con O'Kelly |  Great Britain |
| 2 | Jacob Gundersen |  Norway |
| 3 | Edward Barrett | Great Britain |
| 4 | Edward Nixson | Great Britain |
| 5 | Lawrence Bruce | Great Britain |
| Frederick Humphreys | Great Britain |
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| Harold Foskett | Great Britain |
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| Charles Brown | Great Britain |
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| 9 | Arthur Banbrook | Great Britain |
| Lee Talbott |  United States of America |
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| Walter West | Great Britain |
[edit] Bracket
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| George Con O'Kelly (GBR) |
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| Lee Talbott (USA) |
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| O'Kelly (GBR) |
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| Foskett (GBR) |
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| Harold Foskett (GBR) |
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| O'Kelly (GBR) |
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| Barrett (GBR) |
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| Edward Barrett (GBR) |
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| Barrett (GBR) |
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| Brown (GBR) |
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| Charles Brown (GBR) |
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| O'Kelly (GBR) |
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| Gundersen (NOR) |
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| Jacob Gundersen (NOR) |
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| Walter West (GBR) |
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| Gundersen (NOR) |
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| Humphreys (GBR) |
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| Frederick Humphreys (GBR) |
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| Gundersen (NOR) |
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| Nixson (GBR) |
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| Edward Nixson (GBR) |
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| Nixson (GBR) |
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| Bruce (GBR) |
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| Lawrence Bruce (GBR) |
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| Arthur Banbrook (GBR) |
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Barrett beat Nixson in the bronze medal match to take third place.
[edit] Sources
- Cook, Theodore Andrea (1908). The Fourth Olympiad, Being the Official Report. London: British Olympic Association.
- De Wael, Herman (2001). Freestyle Wrestling 1908. Herman's Full Olympians. Retrieved on 28 May 2006.
| The 1908 Summer Olympics in London Games of the IV Olympiad |
| Wrestling at the 1908 Summer Olympics |
| Greco-Roman
lightweight | middleweight | light heavyweight | super heavyweight |
| Freestyle
bantamweight | featherweight | lightweight | middleweight | heavyweight |
