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Wrestling at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle heavyweight

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Competitors
  
11 from 3 nations

Location
  
White City Stadium

Start date
  
1908

Venue
  
White City Stadium

The freestyle heavyweight was one of five freestyle wrestling weight classes contested on the Wrestling at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme. Like all other wrestling events, it was open only to men. The heavyweight was the heaviest weight class, allowing wrestlers over 73 kilograms (161 lb). Eleven wrestlers competed; nine from Great Britain, one from Norway, and one from the United States. The competition was held on July 23, 1908.

Bracket

Barrett beat Nixson in the bronze medal match to take third place.

References

Wrestling at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle heavyweight Wikipedia


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