Wrestling at the 1928 Summer Olympics
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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.
[edit] Medal summary
[edit] Greco-Roman
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Bantamweight (-58 kg) |
 Kurt Leucht (GER) |
 Jindrich Maudr (TCH) |
 Giovanni Gozzi (ITA) |
| Featherweight (58 - 62 kg) |
 Voldemar Väli (EST) |
 Erki Malmberg (SWE) |
Gerolamo Quaglia (ITA) |
| Lightweight (62 - 67.5 kg) |
 Lajos Keresztes (HUN) |
Eduard Sperling (GER) |
 Edvard Westerlund (FIN) |
| Middleweight (67.5 - 75 kg) |
Väinö Kokkinen (FIN) |
László Papp (HUN) |
Albert Kusnets (EST) |
| Light Heavyweight (75 - 82.5 kg) |
 Ibrahim Moustafa (EGY) |
Adolf Rieger (GER) |
Onni Pellinen (FIN) |
| Heavyweight (+82.5 kg) |
Rudolf Svensson (SWE) |
Hjalmar Nyström (FIN) |
Georg Gehring (GER) |
[edit] Freestyle
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Bantamweight (-56 kg) |
Kaarlo Mäkinen (FIN) |
 Edmond Spapen (BEL) |
 James Trifunov (CAN) |
| Featherweight (56 - 61 kg) |
 Allie Morrison (USA) |
Kustaa Pihlajamäki (FIN) |
 Hans Minder (SUI) |
| Lightweight (61 - 66 kg) |
Osvald Käpp (EST) |
 Charles Pacôme (FRA) |
Eino Augusti Leino (FIN) |
| Welterweight (66 - 72 kg) |
Arvo Haavisto (FIN) |
Lloyd Appleton (USA) |
Maurice Letchford (CAN) |
| Middleweight (72 - 79 kg) |
Ernst Kyburz (SUI) |
Donald Stockton (CAN) |
 Samuel Rabin (GBR) |
| Light Heavyweight (79 - 87 kg) |
Thure Sjöstedt (SWE) |
Arnold Bögli (SUI) |
Henri Lefèbre (FRA) |
| Heavyweight (+87 kg) |
Johan Richthoff (SWE) |
Aukusti Sihvola (FIN) |
Edmond Dame (FRA) |
| Events at the 1928 Summer Olympics (Amsterdam) |
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| Athletics • Boxing • Cycling • Diving • Equestrian • Fencing • Football • Gymnastics • Hockey • Lacrosse (demonstration) • Modern pentathlon • Rowing • Sailing • Shooting • Swimming • Water polo • Weightlifting • Wrestling |
| Wrestling at the Summer Olympics |  |
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