Wrestling at the 1928 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle middleweight
| Men's middleweight freestyle wrestling at the Games of the IX Olympiad
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| Venue | Krachtsportgebouw | ||||||||||||
| Dates | July 30–August 1 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 9 from 9 nations | ||||||||||||
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Ernst Kyburz |
 Switzerland
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 Canada
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Samuel Rabin |
 Great Britain
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The men's freestyle middleweight was a freestyle wrestling event held as part of the Wrestling at the 1928 Summer Olympics programme. It was the fourth appearance of the event. Middleweight was the third-heaviest category, including wrestlers weighing up to 79 kilograms.
Source: Official results; Wudarski
1 Stockton was declared the winner after Hammonds retired from the match due to injury.
As Hammonds and Praeg were both injured in the silver medal round, Samuel Rabin was awarded the bronze medal.
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