Heavyweight, Greco-Roman (>82.5 kilograms), Men
| Date | 6 – 10 July 1924 | |
|---|---|---|
| Status | Olympic | |
| Location | Vélodrome d'Hiver, Paris | |
| Participants | 17 from 10 countries | |
| Format | Double-elimination tournament. | |
The favorites were probably Finland’s Ernst Nilsson, the 1922 World Champion, Sweden’s Claes Johanson, Olympic champion in 1912 as a middleweight and in 1920 as a light-heavy, and Finland’s Edil Rosenqvist, World Champion in 1921-22 as a light-heavyweight. But in round one Nilsson and Rosenqvist were drawn against each other with Rosenqvist winning. In round two Johanson faced France’s Henri Deglane, who was little known. After the 20-minute time limit Johanson was awarded the decision but the French team protested. The two wrestlers were ordered to wrestle an extra 6-minute period, after which Deglane was given the decision. Johanson was incensed and withdrew from the tournament. This allowed Deglane to go unbeaten to the final match where he faced Rosenqvist with Deglane winning another decision for the gold medal. After Paris, Deglane never again appeared in any international competition.
| Pos | Competitor(s) | NOC | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Henri Deglane |  FRA | Gold | ||
| 2 | Edil Rosenqvist |  FIN | Silver | ||
| 3 | Rajmund Badó |  HUN | Bronze | ||
| 4 | Emil Larsen |  DEN | |||
| =5 | Jānis Polis |  LAT | |||
| =5 | Léon Pottier |  BEL | |||
| =5 | Ernst Nilsson |  SWE | |||
| =5 | Edmond Dame | FRA | |||
| =9 | Jussi Salila | FIN | |||
| =9 | Ottó Szelky | HUN | |||
| =9 | Poul Hansen | DEN | |||
| =9 | Jan Sint |  NED | |||
| =13 | Marcello Giuria |  ITA | |||
| =13 | Jaap Sjouwerman | NED | |||
| =13 | Claes Johanson | SWE | |||
| =13 | Aleardo Donati | ITA | |||
| =13 | Franz Mileder |  AUT |
Round One (6 July 1924)
| Match #1 | Emil Larsen | DEN | decision | Jānis Polis | LAT |
| Match #2 | Jussi Salila | FIN | walkover | ||
| Match #3 | Léon Pottier | BEL | fall (5:40) | Jaap Sjouwerman | NED |
| Match #4 | Claes Johanson | SWE | decision | Ottó Szelky | HUN |
| Match #5 | Henri Deglane | FRA | decision | Poul Hansen | DEN |
| Match #6 | Jan Sint | NED | fall (12:24) | Aleardo Donati | ITA |
| Match #7 | Edil Rosenqvist | FIN | decision | Ernst Nilsson | SWE |
| Match #8 | Edmond Dame | FRA | decision | Franz Mileder | AUT |
| Match #9 | Rajmund Badó | HUN | bye |
Round Two (7 July 1924)
| Match #1 | Emil Larsen | DEN | fall (11:25) | Rajmund Badó | HUN |
| Match #2 | Jānis Polis | LAT | fall (6:52) | Marcello Giuria | ITA |
| Match #3 | Léon Pottier | BEL | decision | Jussi Salila | FIN |
| Match #4 | Ottó Szelky | HUN | fall (6:50) | Jaap Sjouwerman | NED |
| Match #5 | Henri Deglane | FRA | decision | Claes Johanson | SWE |
| Match #6 | Poul Hansen | DEN | fall (15:00) | Jan Sint | NED |
| Match #7 | Ernst Nilsson | SWE | fall (8:45) | Aleardo Donati | ITA |
| Match #8 | Edil Rosenqvist | FIN | decision | Franz Mileder | AUT |
| Match #9 | Edmond Dame | FRA | walkover |
Round Three (8 July 1924)
| Match #1 | Rajmund Badó | HUN | fall (3:28) | Edmond Dame | FRA |
| Match #2 | Emil Larsen | DEN | default (14:00) | Jussi Salila | FIN |
| Match #3 | Jānis Polis | LAT | decision | Léon Pottier | BEL |
| Match #4 | Henri Deglane | FRA | decision | Ottó Szelky | HUN |
| Match #5 | Ernst Nilsson | SWE | decision | Poul Hansen | DEN |
| Match #6 | Edil Rosenqvist | FIN | decision | Jan Sint | NED |
Round Four (8 – 9 July 1924)
| Match #1 | Edil Rosenqvist | FIN | decision | Edmond Dame | FRA |
| Match #2 | Rajmund Badó | HUN | walkover | ||
| Match #3 | Emil Larsen | DEN | fall (5:04) | Léon Pottier | BEL |
| Match #4 | Henri Deglane | FRA | decision | Ernst Nilsson | SWE |
Round Five (9 – 10 July 1924)
| Match #1 | Henri Deglane | FRA | decision | Rajmund Badó | HUN |
| Match #2 | Edil Rosenqvist | FIN | decision | Emil Larsen | DEN |
Final Round (10 July 1924)
| Match #1 | Henri Deglane | FRA | decision | Edil Rosenqvist | FIN |