The men's Greco-Roman heavyweight was a Greco-Roman wrestling event held as part of the Wrestling at the 1924 Summer Olympics programme.[1] It was the third appearance of the event. Heavyweight was the heaviest category, including wrestlers weighing over 82.5 kilograms.
| Men's heavyweight Greco-Roman wrestling at the Games of the VIII Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Vélodrome d'Hiver | ||||||||||||
| Dates | July 6–10 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 17 from 10 nations | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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Results
editSource: Official results;[2] Wudarski[3]
The tournament was double-elimination.
First round
edit| Losses | Winner | Loser | Losses |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 |  Emil Larsen (DEN)
|
 Jānis Polis (LAT)
|
1 |
| 0 |  Johan Salila (FIN)
|
 Marcello Giuria (ITA)
|
1 |
| 0 |  Lucien Pothier (BEL)
|
 Jaap Sjouwerman (NED)
|
1 |
| 0 |  Claes Johansson (SWE)
|
 Ottó Szelky (HUN)
|
1 |
| 0 |  Jean Deglane (FRA)
|
Poul Hansen (DEN)
|
1 |
| 0 | Jan Sint (NED)
|
Aleardo Donati (ITA)
|
1 |
| 0 | Edil Rosenqvist (FIN)
|
Ernst Nilsson (SWE)
|
1 |
| 0 | Edmond Dame (FRA)
|
 Franz Mileder (AUT)
|
1 |
| 0 | Rajmund Badó (HUN)
|
Bye | – |
Second round
edit| Losses | Winner | Loser | Losses |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Rajmund Badó (HUN)
|
Emil Larsen (DEN)
|
1 |
| 1 | Jānis Polis (LAT)
|
Marcello Giuria (ITA)
|
2 |
| 0 | Lucien Pothier (BEL)
|
Johan Salila (FIN)
|
1 |
| 1 | Ottó Szelky (HUN)
|
Jaap Sjouwerman (NED)
|
2 |
| 0 | Jean Deglane (FRA)
|
Claes Johansson (SWE)
|
1 |
| 1 | Poul Hansen (DEN)
|
Jan Sint (NED)
|
1 |
| 1 | Ernst Nilsson (SWE)
|
Aleardo Donati (ITA)
|
2 |
| 0 | Edil Rosenqvist (FIN)
|
Franz Mileder (AUT)
|
2 |
| 0 | Edmond Dame (FRA)
|
Bye | – |
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.[4]
Third round
edit| Losses | Winner | Loser | Losses |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Rajmund Badó (HUN)
|
Edmond Dame (FRA)
|
1 |
| 1 | Emil Larsen (DEN)
|
Johan Salila (FIN)
|
2 |
| 1 | Jānis Polis (LAT)
|
Lucien Pothier (BEL)
|
1 |
| 0 | Jean Deglane (FRA)
|
Ottó Szelky (HUN)
|
2 |
| 1 | Ernst Nilsson (SWE)
|
Poul Hansen (DEN)
|
2 |
| 0 | Edil Rosenqvist (FIN)
|
Jan Sint (NED)
|
2 |
| – | Abandoned | Claes Johansson (SWE)
|
– |
Fourth round
edit| Losses | Winner | Loser | Losses |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Rajmund Badó (HUN)
|
Jānis Polis (LAT)
|
2 |
| 0 | Edil Rosenqvist (FIN)
|
Edmond Dame (FRA)
|
2 |
| 1 | Emil Larsen (DEN)
|
Lucien Pothier (BEL)
|
2 |
| 0 | Jean Deglane (FRA)
|
Ernst Nilsson (SWE)
|
2 |
Fifth round
editAfter 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.
| Losses | Winner | Loser | Losses |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Jean Deglane (FRA)
|
Rajmund Badó (HUN)
|
1 |
| 0 | Edil Rosenqvist (FIN)
|
Emil Larsen (DEN)
|
2 |
Sixth round
edit| Losses | Winner | Loser | Losses |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Jean Deglane (FRA)
|
Edil Rosenqvist (FIN)
|
1 |
References
edit- ^ "Wrestling at the 1924 Paris Summer Games: Men's Heavyweight, Greco-Roman". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18. Retrieved 2013-09-29.
- ^ "1924 Summer Olympics official report" (PDF).
- ^ "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich".
- ^ Wallechinsky, David (1984). The Complete Book To The Olympics. England: Penguin Books. p. 527. ISBN 0140066322.