Heavyweight, Greco-Roman (>82.5 kilograms), Men
| Date | 7 – 14 July 1912 | |
|---|---|---|
| Status | Olympic | |
| Location | Stockholms Olympiastadion, Stockholm | |
| Participants | 17 from 9 countries | |
| Format | Double-elimination tournament. When three or fewer wrestlers remained, they advanced to a final-round tournament. | |
The deciding match came down to Yrjö Saarela of Finland and Søren Jensen of Denmark. Both were top international wrestlers. During his career, Jensen won eight medals at the Olympics, World Championships, and European championships, including a gold medal in the heavyweight class at the 1906 Olympic Games. Saarela had won one of the World Championships held in 1911, this one in Helsinki. But at Stockholm, Saarela prevailed, although only after three hours under a hot sun, when Jensen was forced to retire. Saarela had also won a silver medal at the 1908 Olympics in the light-heavyweight (93 kg.) class. In 1912, he earned, in addition to his gold medal, possession of the Challenge Trophy for the heavyweight Greco-Roman Wrestling, which had been donated in 1908 by The Gold and Silversmiths of Great Britain.
| Pos | Competitor(s) | NOC | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yrjö Saarela |  FIN | Gold | ||
| 2 | Johan Olin | FIN | Silver | ||
| 3 | S. M. Jensen |  DEN | Bronze | ||
| 4 | Jakob Neser |  GER | |||
| AC r5/7 | Emil Backenius | FIN | |||
| AC r5/7 | Kalle Viljamaa | FIN | |||
| AC r4/7 | Adolf Lindfors | FIN | |||
| AC r4/7 | Uuno Pelander | FIN | |||
| AC r3/7 | Barend Bonneveld |  NED | |||
| AC r3/7 | Gustaf Lindstrand |  SWE | |||
| AC r3/7 | Edmond Barrett |  GBR | |||
| AC r2/7 | Laurent Gerstmans |  BEL | |||
| AC r2/7 | Jean Hauptmanns | GER | |||
| AC r2/7 | Nikolajs Fārnasts |  RUS | |||
| AC r2/7 | David Karlsson | SWE | |||
| AC r2/7 | Alrik Sandberg | SWE | |||
| AC r2/7 | Raoul Paoli |  FRA |
Round One (7 – 9 July 1912)
| Match #1 | Yrjö Saarela | FIN | fall (32:37) | David Karlsson | SWE |
| Match #2 | Kalle Viljamaa | FIN | fall (1-18:53) | Jean Hauptmanns | GER |
| Match #3 | Johan Olin | FIN | fall (30:00) | Raoul Paoli | FRA |
| Match #4 | Gustaf Lindstrand | SWE | fall (14:01) | Laurent Gerstmans | BEL |
| Match #5 | Barend Bonneveld | NED | decision (1-30) | Emil Backenius | FIN |
| Match #6 | Jakob Neser | GER | decision (1-00) | Nikolajs Fārnasts | RUS |
| Match #7 | S. M. Jensen | DEN | fall (46:30) | Edmond Barrett | GBR |
| Match #8 | Adolf Lindfors | FIN | fall (8:50) | Alrik Sandberg | SWE |
| Match #9 | Uuno Pelander | FIN | bye |
Round Two (9 July 1912)
| Match #1 | Uuno Pelander | FIN | decision (1-00) | David Karlsson | SWE |
| Match #2 | Yrjö Saarela | FIN | walkover | ||
| Match #3 | Kalle Viljamaa | FIN | walkover | ||
| Match #4 | Johan Olin | FIN | fall (44:45) | Gustaf Lindstrand | SWE |
| Match #5 | Emil Backenius | FIN | fall (20:00) | Laurent Gerstmans | BEL |
| Match #6 | Jakob Neser | GER | fall (25:00) | Barend Bonneveld | NED |
| Match #7 | Edmond Barrett | GBR | walkover | ||
| Match #8 | S. M. Jensen | DEN | decision (1-00) | Adolf Lindfors | FIN |
| Match #9 | Uuno Pelander | FIN | decision (1-00) | Alrik Sandberg | SWE |
Round Three (12 July 1912)
| Match #1 | Yrjö Saarela | FIN | fall (6:12) | Gustaf Lindstrand | SWE |
| Match #2 | Kalle Viljamaa | FIN | DQ (both passivity) (1-00) | Barend Bonneveld | NED |
| Match #3 | Johan Olin | FIN | fall (32:00) | Jakob Neser | GER |
| Match #4 | Emil Backenius | FIN | walkover | ||
| Match #5 | S. M. Jensen | DEN | decision (1-00) | Uuno Pelander | FIN |
| Match #6 | Adolf Lindfors | FIN | bye |
Round Four (12 July 1912)
| Match #1 | Jakob Neser | GER | retired (2:00) | Adolf Lindfors | FIN |
| Match #2 | Yrjö Saarela | FIN | fall (3:36) | S. M. Jensen | DEN |
| Match #3 | Kalle Viljamaa | FIN | fall (0:27) | Johan Olin | FIN |
| Match #4 | Emil Backenius | FIN | walkover |
Round Five (12 July 1912)
| Match #1 | Johan Olin | FIN | retired (6:00) | Yrjö Saarela | FIN |
| Match #2 | Jakob Neser | GER | decision (1-00) | Kalle Viljamaa | FIN |
| Match #3 | S. M. Jensen | DEN | decision (1-30) | Emil Backenius | FIN |
Round Six (12 July 1912)
| Match #1 | Yrjö Saarela | FIN | fall (6:00) | Jakob Neser | GER |
| Match #2 | Johan Olin | FIN | bye | ||
| Match #3 | S. M. Jensen | DEN | bye |
Final Round One (14 July 1912)
| Match #1 | Yrjö Saarela | FIN | fall (3-16) | S. M. Jensen | DEN |
| Match #2 | Johan Olin | FIN | bye |
Final Round Two (14 July 1912)
| Match #1 | Johan Olin | FIN | walkover | ||
| Match #2 | Yrjö Saarela | FIN | bye |
Final Round Three (14 July 1912)
| Match #1 | Yrjö Saarela | FIN | fall (9:00) | Johan Olin | FIN |