Wrestling at the 1920 Summer Olympics - Men's freestyle heavyweight
| Men's heavyweight freestyle wrestling at the Games of the VII Olympiad
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| Venue | Olympisch Stadion | ||||||||||||||||
| Dates | August 25–27 | ||||||||||||||||
| Competitors | 8 from 5 nations | ||||||||||||||||
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Robert Roth |
 Switzerland
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Nat Pendleton |
 United States
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Fred Meyer |
United States
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Ernst Nilsson |
 Sweden
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The men's freestyle heavyweight was a Catch as Catch Can wrestling, later freestyle, event held as part of the wrestling at the 1920 Summer Olympics programme. It was the third appearance of the weight class. Heavyweight was the heaviest category, and included wrestlers weighing over 80 kilograms.
A total of eight wrestlers from five nations competed in the event, which was held from Wednesday, August 25 to Friday, August 27, 1920.
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