Wrestling at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Men's Greco-Roman super heavyweight

Men's super heavyweight Greco-Roman wrestling
at the Games of the IV Olympiad
Venue White City Stadium
Dates July 21 (quarterfinals, semifinals)
July 24 (final, bronze match)
Competitors 7 from 4 nations
Medalists
1st, gold medalist(s) Richárd Weisz  Hungary
2nd, silver medalist(s) Aleksandr Petrov  Russia
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Søren Marinus Jensen  Denmark
Wrestling at the
1908 Summer Olympics
Greco-Roman
Lightweight   men
Middleweight   men
Light heavyweight   men
Super heavyweight   men
Freestyle
Bantamweight   men
Featherweight   men
Lightweight   men
Middleweight   men
Heavyweight   men

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).

Resulters

Places

Place Wrestler Nation
1 Richárd Weisz Hungary
2 Aleksandr Petrov Russia
3 Søren Marinus Jensen Denmark
4 Hugó Payr Hungary
5 Edward Barrett Great Britain
Frederick Humphreys Great Britain
Carl Jensen Denmark

Bracket

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
     
Richárd Weisz (HUN)        
Carl Jensen (DEN)  
Weisz (HUN)
  S. Jensen (DEN)  
Søren Marinus Jensen (DEN)
Bye  
Weisz (HUN)
  Petrov (RUS)
Hugó Payr (HUN)
Edward Barrett (GBR)  
Payr (HUN)
  Petrov (RUS)  
Aleksandr Petrov (RUS)
Frederick Humphreys (GBR)  

Jensen beat Payr in the bronze medal match to take third place.

Sources

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