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

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Men's featherweight freestyle wrestling
at the Games of the IX Olympiad
VenueKrachtsportgebouw
DatesJuly 30–August 1
Competitors9 from 9 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Allie Morrison  United States
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Kustaa Pihlajamäki  Finland
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Hans Minder  Switzerland
← 1924
1932 →

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.[1]

Results

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

Gold medal round

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Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
 Harold Angus (GBR) W
 Eduard Pütsep (EST) L  Harold 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
 Pierre Bressinck (BEL) L
 Allie Morrison (USA) W
 Kustaa Pihlajamäki (FIN) L
 Kustaa Pihlajamäki (FIN) W
 René Rottenfluc (FRA) L

Silver medal round

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

Bronze medal round

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As Rottenfluc was injured, the single match was scratched and Minder was awarded the bronze medal.

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

References

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  1. ^ "Wrestling at the 1928 Amsterdam Summer Games: Men's Featherweight, Freestyle". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
  2. ^ "1928 Summer Olympics official report" (PDF).
  3. ^ "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich".