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Men’s Freestyle · Heavyweight
Held at 9 Games, 1908–1964. Most golds: Soviet Union (2). Most medals: Hamit Kaplan (3). The event as the lists name it each year; names that changed are joined here.
Open the latest podium in the atlas →Games91908–1964
Medals28
Delegations13on the podium
Games by Games gold, silver, bronze
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 Tokyo | Aleksandr Ivanitsky Soviet Union | Lyutvi Ahmedov Bulgaria | Hamit Kaplan Turkey |
| 1960 Rome | Wilfried Dietrich United Team of Germany | Hamit Kaplan Turkey | Savkuds Dzarasov Soviet Union |
| 1956 Melbourne & Stockholm | Hamit Kaplan Turkey | Hussein Mehmedov Bulgaria | Taisto Kangasniemi Finland |
| 1952 Helsinki | Arsen Mekokishvili Soviet Union | Bertil Antonsson Sweden | Kenneth Richmond Great Britain |
| 1936 Berlin | Kristjan Palusalu Estonia | Josef Klapuch Czechoslovakia | Hjalmar Nyström Finland |
| 1928 Amsterdam | Johan Richthoff Sweden | Aukusti Sihvola Finland | Edmond Dame France |
| 1924 Paris | Harry Steel United States | Henri Wernli Switzerland | Archie MacDonald Great Britain |
| 1920 Antwerp | Robert Roth Switzerland | Nat Pendleton United States | Ernst Nilsson Sweden / Fred Meyer United States |
| 1908 London | Con O'Kelly Great Britain | Jacob Gundersen Norway | Edward Barrett Great Britain |
Most golds
| Place | Delegation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soviet Union | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | Sweden | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | Turkey | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | United States | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | Switzerland | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | Great Britain | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 7 | Estonia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | United Team of Germany | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Bulgaria | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | Finland | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 11 | Czechoslovakia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Norway | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Most medals
| Athlete | Gold | Medals |
|---|---|---|
| Hamit Kaplan | 1 | 3 |
| Con O'Kelly | 1 | 1 |
| Robert Roth | 1 | 1 |
| Harry Steel | 1 | 1 |
| Johan Richthoff | 1 | 1 |
| Kristjan Palusalu | 1 | 1 |
| Arsen Mekokishvili | 1 | 1 |
| Wilfried Dietrich | 1 | 1 |
| Aleksandr Ivanitsky | 1 | 1 |
| Jacob Gundersen | 0 | 1 |
| Edward Barrett | 0 | 1 |
| Nat Pendleton | 0 | 1 |