Wrestling at the 1924 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle heavyweight
# Wrestling at the 1924 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle heavyweight

The men's freestyle heavyweight was a freestyle wrestling event held as part of the Wrestling at the 1924 Summer Olympics programme. It was the fourth appearance of the event. Heavyweight was the heaviest category, including wrestlers weighing over 87 kilograms.

## Results

Source: Official results; Wudarski

### Gold medal round

| Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Henri Wernli (SUI) | Henri Wernli (SUI) | W | | | | | | | | | |
| Edmond Dame (FRA) | Edmond Dame (FRA) | L | Henri Wernli (SUI) | Henri Wernli (SUI) | W | | | | | | |
| Johan Richthoff (SWE) | Johan Richthoff (SWE) | W | Johan Richthoff (SWE) | Johan Richthoff (SWE) | L | | | | | | |
| Albert Sangwine (GBR) | Albert Sangwine (GBR) | L | | | | Henri Wernli (SUI) | Henri Wernli (SUI) | L | | | |
| | | | | | | Harry Steel (USA) | Harry Steel (USA) | W | | | |
| | | | Harry Steel (USA) | Harry Steel (USA) | W | | | | | | |
| | | | Archie MacDonald (GBR) | Archie MacDonald (GBR) | L | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Harry Steel (USA) | Harry Steel (USA) | W |
| | | | | | | | | | Ernst Nilsson (SWE) | Ernst Nilsson (SWE) | L |
| | | | Ernst Nilsson (SWE) | Ernst Nilsson (SWE) | W | | | | | | |
| | | | Roger Flanders (USA) | Roger Flanders (USA) | L | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Ernst Nilsson (SWE) | Ernst Nilsson (SWE) | W | | | |
| Hans Roth (SUI) | Hans Roth (SUI) | W | | | | Toivo Pohjala (FIN) | Toivo Pohjala (FIN) | L | | | |
| Hjalmar Nyström (FIN) | Hjalmar Nyström (FIN) | L | Hans Roth (SUI) | Hans Roth (SUI) | L | | | | | | |
| | | | Toivo Pohjala (FIN) | Toivo Pohjala (FIN) | W | | | | | | |

### Silver medal round

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Henri Wernli (SUI) | Henri Wernli (SUI) | W | | | |
| Ernst Nilsson (SWE) | Ernst Nilsson (SWE) | L | Henri Wernli (SUI) | Henri Wernli (SUI) | W |
| | | | Archie MacDonald (GBR) | Archie MacDonald (GBR) | L |

### Bronze medal round

As Nilsson, Richthoff, and Dame declined to compete, Archie MacDonald was awarded the bronze medal.

