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

Men's featherweight freestyle wrestling
at the Games of the IX Olympiad
Venue Krachtsportgebouw
Dates July 30–August 1
Competitors 9 from 9 nations
Medalists
1st, gold medalist(s) Allie Morrison  United States
2nd, silver medalist(s) Kustaa Pihlajamäki  Finland
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Hans Minder  Switzerland
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 featherweight was a freestyle wrestling event held as part of the Wrestling at the 1928 Summer Olympics programme. It was the fifth appearance of the event. Featherweight was the second-lightest category, including wrestlers weighing up to 61 kilograms.

Kustaa Pihlajamäki, who had won gold in the lighter bantamweight class in 1924, took silver.

Results

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

Gold medal round

Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
  Henry Angus (GBR) W  
  Eduard Pütsep (EST) L       Henry Angus (GBR) L  
        Daniel MacDonald (CAN) W  
          Daniel MacDonald (CAN) L  
          Hans Minder (SUI) W  
        Hans Minder (SUI) W  
        Arthur Nord (NOR) L  
          Hans Minder (SUI) L
          Allie Morrison (USA) W
        Allie Morrison (USA) W  
        Petrus Bressinck (BEL) L  
          Allie Morrison (USA) W  
          Kustaa Pihlajamäki (FIN) L  
        Kustaa Pihlajamäki (FIN) W       
        René Rottenfluc (FRA) L       
   

Silver medal round

Semifinals Final
  Hans Minder (SUI) W  
  Petrus Bressinck (BEL) L       Hans Minder (SUI) L
        Kustaa Pihlajamäki (FIN) W
   

Bronze medal round

Rottenfluc was injured and did not compete.

Semifinals Final
   
        Hans Minder (SUI) W
        René Rottenfluc (FRA) L
   

References

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