Wrestling at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Greco-Roman super heavyweight
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The Greco-Roman super heavyweight was one of four Greco-Roman 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 super heavyweight was the heaviest weight class, allowing wrestlers over 93 kilograms (205 lb).
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[edit] Results
[edit] Standings
| Place | Wrestler | Nation |
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| 1 | Richárd Weisz |  Hungary |
| 2 | Aleksandr Petrov (wrestler) |  Russia |
| 3 | Søren Marinus Jensen |  Denmark |
| 4 | Hugó Payr | Hungary |
| 5 | Edward Barrett |  Great Britain |
| Frederick Humphreys | Great Britain |
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| Carl Jensen | Denmark |
[edit] Bracket
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| Richárd Weisz (HUN) |
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| Carl Jensen (DEN) |
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| Weisz (HUN) |
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| S. Jensen (DEN) |
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| Søren Marinus Jensen (DEN) |
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| Bye | |||||||||
| Weisz (HUN) |
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| Petrov (RUS) |
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| Hugó Payr (HUN) |
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| Edward Barrett (GBR) |
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| Payr (HUN) |
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| Petrov (RUS) |
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| Aleksandr Petrov (RUS) |
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| Frederick Humphreys (GBR) |
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Jensen beat Payr 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). Greco-Roman Wrestling 1908. Herman's Full Olympians. Retrieved on 29 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 |
