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Wrestling at the 1920 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle light heavyweight

Men's light heavyweight freestyle wrestling
at the Games of the VII Olympiad
Venue Olympisch Stadion
Dates August 25–27
Competitors 13 from 8 nations
Medalists
1st, gold medalist(s) Anders Larsson  Sweden
2nd, silver medalist(s) Charles Courant  Switzerland
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Walter Maurer  United States
1924 →
1st, gold medalist(s) Anders Larsson  Sweden
2nd, silver medalist(s) Charles Courant  Switzerland
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Walter Maurer  United States

The men's freestyle light heavyweight was a Catch as Catch Can wrestling, later freestyle, held as part of the Wrestling at the 1920 Summer Olympics programme. It was the first appearance of the weight class. Light heavyweight was the second-heaviest category, and included wrestlers weighing up to 80 kilograms.

A total of 13 wrestlers from eight nations competed in the event, which was held from Wednesday, August 25 to Friday, August 27, 1920.


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