The men's freestyle featherweight was a freestyle wrestling event held as part of the Wrestling at the 1928 Summer Olympics programme.

It was the fifth appearance of the event.

Featherweight was the second-lightest category, including wrestlers weighing up to 61 kilograms.

Kustaa Pihlajamäki, who had won gold in the lighter bantamweight class in 1924, took silver.

[1] Source: Official results;[2] Wudarski[3] As Rottenfluc was injured, the single match was scratched and Minder was awarded the bronze medal.