The Greco-Roman heavyweight competition at the 1912 Summer Olympics was part of the wrestling programme.

When only three wrestlers remain (the medalists), the double-elimination halts and a special final round is used to determine the order of the medals.

Heavyweight was the heaviest category, including wrestlers weighing over 82.5 kilograms (181.9 lb).

The matches in this round were all symmetrical in terms of number of losses by the wrestlers involved.

With only five men left, and all having a loss, the sixth round would have consisted of two matches that were both sure to be loser-out.

Neser faced Saarela; the German was unable to survive elimination a second time in a row and fell to the Finn.