Wrestling at the 1904 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle welterweight
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| Men's welterweight freestyle wrestling at the Games of the III Olympiad
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| Venue | Francis Field | ||||||||||||
| Date | October 15 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 10 from 1 nation | ||||||||||||
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| Wrestling at the 1904 Summer Olympics  |
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| Freestyle | ||
| Light flyweight | men | |
| Flyweight | men | |
| Bantamweight | men | |
| Featherweight | men | |
| Lightweight | men | |
| Welterweight | men | |
| Heavyweight | men | |
The welterweight was the second heaviest freestyle wrestling weight class held as part of the Wrestling at the 1904 Summer Olympics programme. It was the first time the event, like all other freestyle wrestling events, was held in Olympic competition. 10 wrestlers, all from the United States, competed.
Welterweights had to be less than 71.7 kilograms.
Results
Jerry Winholtz and William Hennessy were allowed to fight for the bronze medal as they both lost in this tournament against the gold medalist Charles Ericksen.
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 William Schaefer (USA) |
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| A. J. Betchestobill (USA) |
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| William Schaefer (USA) |
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| William Beckmann (USA) |
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| William Beckmann (USA) |
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| Samuel Filler (USA) |
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| William Beckmann (USA) |
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| Otto Roehm (USA) |
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| Otto Roehm (USA) |
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| Bye | |||||||||||||
| Otto Roehm (USA) |
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| Hugo Toeppen (USA) |
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| Hugo Toeppen (USA) |
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| William Beckmann (USA) |
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| Charles Ericksen (USA) |
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| William Hennessy (USA) |
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| William Hennessy (USA) |
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| A. Mellinger (USA) |
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| A. Mellinger (USA) |
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| Bye | |||||||||||||
| William Hennessy (USA) |
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| Charles Ericksen (USA) |
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| Jerry Winholtz (USA) |
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| Bye | |||||||||||||
| Jerry Winholtz (USA) |
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| Charles Ericksen (USA) |
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| Charles Ericksen (USA) |
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| Bye | |||||||||||||
Sources
- ↑ Ericksen was a Norwegian citizen living in the United States. Charles Ericksens citizenship (In norwegian) The International Olympic Committee lists him as a member of the American team, though some sources list him as a competitor for Norway.
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