The men's freestyle heavyweight competition at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles took place from 1 August to 3 August at the Grand Olympic Auditorium.

In the first, Hirschl had a bye while Richthoff defeated Riley by decision.

As the victory was by decision, Richthoff moved to 2 points; the other wrestlers finished the round with 3.

Richthoff was assured of the gold medal after beating both the other wrestlers.

[5] The final round, pitting the two wrestlers who had lost to Richthoff against each other, was in effect a silver/bronze match.