Wrestling at the 1924 Summer Olympics – Men's Greco-Roman heavyweight
men's heavyweight Greco-Roman wrestling events at the Olympics
The men's Greco-Roman heavyweight was a Greco-Roman wrestling event held as part of the Wrestling at the 1924 Summer Olympics programme. It was the third appearance of the event. Heavyweight was the heaviest category, including wrestlers weighing over 82.5 kilograms.
Results
Source: Official results; Wudarski
The tournament was double-elimination.
First round
Second round
After 20 minutes, Johansson was declared the winner over Deglane on points. French officials protested, and the two wrestlers were ordered to wrestle for another 6 minutes. Deglane was declared the victor, and Johansson was so disgusted with the result that he withdrew from the competition.
Third round
Fourth round
Fifth round
After this round, the undefeated Deglane and Rosenqvist and the one-loss Badó were left. Deglane and Rosenqvist advanced to the sixth round to face each other for gold, while Badó received the bronze.
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