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

Men's lightweight freestyle wrestling at the Games of the IX Olympiad
Venue	Krachtsportgebouw
Dates	July 30–August 1
Competitors	11 from 11 nations
Medalists
Osvald Käpp  Estonia Charles Pacôme  France Eino Leino  Finland
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The men's freestyle lightweight 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. Lightweight was the third-lightest category, including wrestlers weighing up to 65 kilograms. Eino Leino won his third Olympic medal, a bronze to go with his 1920 middleweight gold and 1924 welterweight silver.^[1]

Results

Source: Official results;^[2] Wudarski^[3]

Gold medal round

Round of 16

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Final

Clarence Berryman (USA)

W

Algot Malmberg (SWE)

L

Clarence Berryman (USA)

L

Osvald Käpp (EST)

W

Osvald Käpp (EST)

W

Carlo Jørgensen (DEN)

L

Osvald Käpp (EST)

W

Eino Leino (FIN)

W

Charles Pacôme (FRA)

L

George MacKenzie (GBR)

L

Eino Leino (FIN)

L

Charles Pacôme (FRA)

W

Osvald Käpp (EST)

W

Birgir Nilsen (NOR)

L

Birgir Nilsen (NOR)

W

Jean Smet (BEL)

L

Birgir Nilsen (NOR)

W

Hans Mollet (SUI)

L

Hans Mollet (SUI)

W

Isuke Shinmen (JPN)

L

Silver medal round

	Semifinals					Final
	Carlo Jørgensen (DEN)		W
	Clarence Berryman (USA)		L			Carlo Jørgensen (DEN)		L
	Charles Pacôme (FRA)		W			Charles Pacôme (FRA)		W
	Birgir Nilsen (NOR)		L

Bronze medal round

	Semifinals					Final
						Eino Leino (FIN)		W
						Birgir Nilsen (NOR)		L

References