Light-Heavyweight, Greco-Roman (≤82.5 kilograms), Men
| Date | 6 – 10 July 1924 | |
|---|---|---|
| Status | Olympic | |
| Location | Vélodrome d'Hiver, Paris | |
| Participants | 22 from 15 countries | |
| Format | Double-elimination tournament. | |
Carl Westergen was the defending Olympic champion in the middleweight class but had moved up in weight by Paris. He was expected to win with his main challenger expected to be his teammate, Rudolf Svensson, who had been runner-up in this class at the 1921 and 1922 World Championships. Unfortunately they were drawn against each other in the first round, with Westergren winning by fall in 5:40. After that match they both continued to win, and met again in the final round with the gold medal on the line, Westergren again winning, this time by decision. A few days later, Svensson would also win the silver medal in light-heavyweight freestyle. Finland’s Onni Pellinen won bronze, the first of three Olympic medals in this event, as he repeated as the bronze medalist at Amsterdam in 1928, and moved up to a silver medal in Los Angeles in 1932.
Round One (6 July 1924)
| Match #1 | Carl Westergren |  SWE | fall (5:40) | Rudolf Svensson | SWE |
| Match #2 | Seyfi Berksoy |  TUR | decision | Émile Wahlen |  BEL |
| Match #3 | František Tázler |  TCH | decision | Axel Tetens |  DEN |
| Match #4 | Arnolds Baumanis |  LAT | default (14:00) | Franz Sax |  AUT |
| Match #5 | Svend Nielsen | DEN | decision | Jan Muijs |  NED |
| Match #6 | Béla Varga |  HUN | fall (19:00) | Dante Ceccatelli |  ITA |
| Match #7 | Emil Wecksten |  FIN | decision | Rudolf Loo |  EST |
| Match #8 | István Dömény | HUN | fall (1:00) | Paul Bonnefont |  FRA |
| Match #9 | Onni Pellinen | FIN | decision | Stevan Nađ |  YUG |
| Match #10 | Antonie Misset | NED | fall (11:08) | Jean Baumert | FRA |
| Match #11 | Ibrahim Moustafa |  EGY | fall (2:07) | Bruto Testoni | ITA |
Round Two (7 July 1924)
| Match #1 | Carl Westergren | SWE | fall (5:30) | František Tázler | TCH |
| Match #2 | Rudolf Svensson | SWE | fall (11:53) | Seyfi Berksoy | TUR |
| Match #3 | Axel Tetens | DEN | decision | Franz Sax | AUT |
| Match #4 | Svend Nielsen | DEN | fall (8:43) | Arnolds Baumanis | LAT |
| Match #5 | Béla Varga | HUN | fall (9:30) | Jan Muijs | NED |
| Match #6 | Emil Wecksten | FIN | decision | Dante Ceccatelli | ITA |
| Match #7 | Rudolf Loo | EST | fall (3:24) | Paul Bonnefont | FRA |
| Match #8 | Onni Pellinen | FIN | fall (3:45) | István Dömény | HUN |
| Match #9 | Antonie Misset | NED | decision | Stevan Nađ | YUG |
| Match #10 | Ibrahim Moustafa | EGY | fall (1:29) | Jean Baumert | FRA |
Round Three (8 July 1924)
| Match #1 | Carl Westergren | SWE | decision | Axel Tetens | DEN |
| Match #2 | Rudolf Svensson | SWE | fall (19:45) | Svend Nielsen | DEN |
| Match #3 | Emil Wecksten | FIN | decision | Béla Varga | HUN |
| Match #4 | Rudolf Loo | EST | fall (11:20) | István Dömény | HUN |
| Match #5 | Onni Pellinen | FIN | decision | Antonie Misset | NED |
| Match #6 | Ibrahim Moustafa | EGY | walkover |
Round Four (8 – 9 July 1924)
| Match #1 | Ibrahim Moustafa | EGY | walkover | ||
| Match #2 | Carl Westergren | SWE | decision | Béla Varga | HUN |
| Match #3 | Rudolf Svensson | SWE | decision | Emil Wecksten | FIN |
| Match #4 | Onni Pellinen | FIN | decision | Rudolf Loo | EST |
Round Five (9 July 1924)
| Match #1 | Rudolf Svensson | SWE | decision | Ibrahim Moustafa | EGY |
| Match #2 | Carl Westergren | SWE | fall (11:20) | Emil Wecksten | FIN |
| Match #3 | Onni Pellinen | FIN | bye |
Round Six (10 July 1924)
| Match #1 | Rudolf Svensson | SWE | decision | Onni Pellinen | FIN |
| Match #2 | Carl Westergren | SWE | default (16:50) | Ibrahim Moustafa | EGY |
Final Round (10 July 1924)
| Match #1 | Carl Westergren | SWE | decision | Rudolf Svensson | SWE |
| Match #2 | Onni Pellinen | FIN | bye |