Wrestling at the 1904 Summer Olympics

At the 1904 Summer Olympics, seven wrestling events were contested, all in the freestyle discipline for men. All wrestlers who competed in the 1904 Games were from the United States. It was the first time freestyle wrestling was featured, as the first Olympic wrestling contests had been in the Greco-Roman style. Weight classes also made their first appearance.

Medal summary

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Light flyweight
 Robert Curry (USA)  John Hein (USA)  Gustav Thiefenthaler (USA)
Flyweight
 George Mehnert (USA)  Gustave Bauer (USA)  William Nelson (USA)
Bantamweight
 Isidor Niflot (USA)  August Wester (USA)  Louis Strebler (USA)
Featherweight
 Benjamin Bradshaw (USA)  Theodore McLear (USA)  Charles Clapper (USA)
Lightweight
 Otto Roehm (USA)  Rudolph Tesing (USA)  Albert Zirkel (USA)
Welterweight
 Charles Ericksen (USA)  William Beckmann (USA)  Jerry Winholtz (USA)
Heavyweight
 Bernhoff Hansen (USA)  Frank Kugler (USA)  Fred Warmbold (USA)

Participating nations

Wrestling match during 1904 Summer Olympics.

A total of 42 wrestlers from one nation competed at the St. Louis Games:

Two of the gold medalists were Norwegian citizens at the time of the Games, and are listed as competitors for Norway in some sources. [1]

Medal table

 Rank  Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1  United States 7 7 7 21

Notes

  1. "Norway at the 1904 St. Louis Summer Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com.

References

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