Wrestling at the 1904 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle welterweight
| Men's welterweight freestyle wrestling at the Games of the III Olympiad | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Venue | Francis Field | ||||||||||||
| Date | October 15 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 10 from 1 nation | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||
| Wrestling at the 1904 Summer Olympics | |
|---|---|
 | |
| 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 programme at the 1904 Summer Olympics. It was the first time the event, like all other freestyle wrestling events, was held in Olympic competition. Ten wrestlers competed.[1]
Results
Jerry Winholtz and William Hennessy fought for the bronze medal after losing in this tournament against the gold medalist Charles Ericksen.
| First Round | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | |||||||
| Fall (4:59) | ||||||||||
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} William Schaefer (USA)
| ||||||||||
| Decision (overtime) | ||||||||||
| Albert Bechestobill (USA)
| ||||||||||
| William Schaefer (USA)
| ||||||||||
| Fall (2:04) | ||||||||||
| William Beckmann (USA)
| ||||||||||
| William Beckmann (USA)
| ||||||||||
| Fall (0:38) | ||||||||||
| Samuel Filler (USA)
| ||||||||||
| William Beckmann (USA)
| ||||||||||
| Otto Roehm (USA)
| ||||||||||
| Fall (3:30) | ||||||||||
| Otto Roehm (USA)
| ||||||||||
| Hugo Toeppen (USA)
| ||||||||||
| Decision (15:00) | ||||||||||
William Beckmann (USA) 
| ||||||||||
 Charles Ericksen (NOR) 
| ||||||||||
| Fall (2:15) | ||||||||||
| William Hennessy (USA)
| ||||||||||
| Abraham Mellinger (USA)
| ||||||||||
| Fall (2:58) | ||||||||||
| William Hennessy (USA)
| ||||||||||
| Charles Ericksen (NOR)
| Third place | |||||||||
| Decision | ||||||||||
| Jerry Winholtz (USA)
| William Hennessy (USA)
| |||||||||
| Charles Ericksen (NOR)
| Jerry Winholtz (USA) 
| |||||||||
Sources
- "Wrestling at the 1904 St. Louis Summer Games: Men's Welterweight, Freestyle". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
External links
- Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in Polish). Retrieved 27 December 2006.
| |
|
.svg.png.webp){kind=small}
.svg.png.webp){kind=small}
.svg.png.webp){kind=small}
.svg.png.webp){kind=small}
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.