Wrestling at the 1928 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle heavyweight
| Men's heavyweight freestyle wrestling at the Games of the IX Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Krachtsportgebouw | ||||||||||||
| Dates | July 30–August 1 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 7 from 7 nations | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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| Wrestling at the 1928 Summer Olympics | |
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| 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 heavyweight 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. Heavyweight was the heaviest category, including wrestlers weighing over 87 kilograms.
Results
Source: Official results;[1] Wudarski[2]
Gold medal round
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
 Edward George (USA)
| W | |||||||||||||
 Earl McCready (CAN)
| L | Edward George (USA)
| W | |||||||||||
 Henri Wernli (SUI)
| W | Henri Wernli (SUI)
| L | |||||||||||
 Léon Charlier (BEL)
| L | Edward George (USA)
| L | |||||||||||
 Johan Richthoff (SWE)
| W | Johan Richthoff (SWE)
| W | |||||||||||
 Aukusti Sihvola (FIN)
| L | Johan Richthoff (SWE)
| W | |||||||||||
 Edmond Dame (FRA)
| L | |||||||||||||
Silver medal round
| Semifinals | Final | ||||||||
| Aukusti Sihvola (FIN)
| W | ||||||||
| Edward George (USA)
| L | Aukusti Sihvola (FIN)
| W | ||||||
| Edmond Dame (FRA)
| L | ||||||||
Bronze medal round
| Semifinals | Final | ||||||||
| Edmond Dame (FRA)
| W | ||||||||
| Edward George (USA)
| L | ||||||||