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Heavyweight, Freestyle (>73 kilograms), Men

Date	23 July 1908 — 10:00-18:00
Status	Olympic
Location	White City Stadium, London
Participants	11 from 3 countries
Format	Single-elimination tournament.

The Irish-born George “Con” O’Kelly had been British heavyweight champion in 1907, but had lost the 1908 title to Edward Barrett. At the Olympics, O’Kelly and Barrett met in the semi-finals and O’Kelly turned the tables with a quick fall. O’Kelly’s son, Con, Jr., boxed for Great Britain in the heavyweight class at the 1924 Olympics and later turned professional.

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC
1	Con O'Kelly, Sr.	GBR	Gold
2	Jacob Gundersen	NOR	Silver
3	Edmond Barrett	GBR	Bronze
4	Ernest Nixson	GBR
=5	Louis Bruce	GBR
=5	Frederick Humphreys	GBR
=5	Henry Foskett	GBR
=5	Cyril Brown	GBR
=9	Lee Talbott	USA
=9	Alfred Banbrook	GBR
=9	William West	GBR

Round One (23 July 1908)

Match #1	Louis Bruce	GBR	fall (3:25)	Alfred Banbrook	GBR
Match #2	Ernest Nixson	GBR	bye
Match #3	Jacob Gundersen	NOR	fall (6:20)	William West	GBR
Match #4	Frederick Humphreys	GBR	bye
Match #5	Con O'Kelly, Sr.	GBR	fall (1:20)	Lee Talbott	USA
Match #6	Henry Foskett	GBR	bye
Match #7	Edmond Barrett	GBR	bye
Match #8	Cyril Brown	GBR	bye

Quarter-Finals (23 July 1908)

Match #1	Ernest Nixson	GBR	fall (3:50)	Louis Bruce	GBR
Match #2	Jacob Gundersen	NOR	decision	Frederick Humphreys	GBR
Match #3	Con O'Kelly, Sr.	GBR	fall (4:05)	Henry Foskett	GBR
Match #4	Edmond Barrett	GBR	fall (3:20)	Cyril Brown	GBR

Semi-Finals (23 July 1908)

Match #1	Jacob Gundersen	NOR	fall (9:37)	Ernest Nixson	GBR
Match #2	Con O'Kelly, Sr.	GBR	fall (2:14)	Edmond Barrett	GBR

Final Round (23 July 1908)

Match 1/2	Con O'Kelly, Sr.	GBR	2-0 (falls 13:27/3:35)	Jacob Gundersen	NOR
Match 3/4	Edmond Barrett	GBR	2-0 (falls 3:04/4:52)	Ernest Nixson	GBR