| | Event type
Light-Heavyweight, Freestyle (≤82½ kilograms), Men
| Date | 25 – 27 August 1920 | |
|---|---|---|
| Status | Olympic | |
| Location | Feestzaal, Koninklijke Zoölogische Maatschappij, Antwerpen | |
| Participants | 13 from 8 countries | |
| Format | Single-elimination tournament. Losing semi-finalists wrestled off for 3rd-Place. | |
Charles Courant injured an ankle in defeating the United States’ John Redman in the semi-finals. Thus Anders Larsson of Sweden had little competition in the final, although Courant did start, but was unable to continue in the final. This was also Larsson’s only international appearance.
| Pos | Competitor(s) | NOC | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anders Larsson |  SWE | Gold | ||
| 2 | Charles Courant |  SUI | Silver | ||
| 3 | Walter Maurer |  USA | Bronze | ||
| 4 | John Redman | USA | |||
| =5 | Johan Gallén |  FIN | |||
| =5 | Emil Westerlund | FIN | |||
| =5 | Guillaume Snoeck |  BEL | |||
| =5 | William Wilson |  GBR | |||
| =9 | François Meyer |  FRA | |||
| =9 | Camille Ledran | FRA | |||
| =9 | Hyacinthe Roosen | BEL | |||
| =9 | Noel Rhys | GBR | |||
| =9 | Jan van Rensburg |  RSA |
Round One (25 August 1920)
| Match #1 | Anders Larsson | SWE | fall (4:43) | François Meyer | FRA |
| Match #2 | Johan Gallén | FIN | decision | Hyacinthe Roosen | BEL |
| Match #3 | Walter Maurer | USA | fall (1:49) | Camille Ledran | FRA |
| Match #4 | Emil Westerlund | FIN | decision | Noel Rhys | GBR |
| Match #5 | Charles Courant | SUI | decision | Jan van Rensburg | RSA |
Quarter-Finals (25 August 1920)
| Match #1 | Anders Larsson | SWE | Johan Gallén | FIN | |
| Match #2 | Walter Maurer | USA | Emil Westerlund | FIN | |
| Match #3 | Charles Courant | SUI | Guillaume Snoeck | BEL | |
| Match #4 | John Redman | USA | fall (0:25) | William Wilson | GBR |
Semi-Finals (27 August 1920)
| Match #1 | Anders Larsson | SWE | Walter Maurer | USA | |
| Match #2 | Charles Courant | SUI | fall (2:38) | John Redman | USA |
Final Round (27 August 1920)
| Match 1/2 | Anders Larsson | SWE | bye | ||
| Match 3/4 1 | Walter Maurer | USA | Charles Courant | SUI 2 |