Wrestling at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle featherweight

Men's featherweight freestyle wrestling
at the Games of the IV Olympiad
Venue White City Stadium
Date July 22
Competitors 12 from 2 nations
Medalists
1st, gold medalist(s) George Dole  United States
2nd, silver medalist(s) James Slim  Great Britain
3rd, bronze medalist(s) William McKie  Great Britain

The freestyle featherweight was one of five freestyle wrestling weight classes contested on the Wrestling at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme. Like all other wrestling events, it was open only to men. The featherweight was the second-lightest class, allowing wrestlers of up to 60.3 kilograms (133 lb).

Results

Standings

PlaceWrestlerNation
1George Dole United States of America
2James Slim Great Britain
3William McKie Great Britain
4William Tagg Great Britain
5Arthur Goddard Great Britain
Sidney Peake Great Britain
James Webster Great Britain
James White Great Britain
9William Adams Great Britain
Percy Cockings Great Britain
Richard Couch Great Britain
William Jones Great Britain

Bracket

 
First RoundQuarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
Decision
 
 
 George Dole (USA)
 
Decision
 
 Percy Cockings (GBR)
 
 George Dole (USA)
 
Fall (2:14)
 
 James Webster (GBR)
 
 James Webster (GBR)
 
Fall (6:00)
 
 William Adams (GBR)
 
 George Dole (USA)
 
Fall (11:56)
 
 William McKie (GBR)
 
 James White (GBR)
 
Decision
 
 William Jones (GBR)
 
 James White (GBR)
 
 
 William McKie (GBR)
 
 
2–0 (fall (9:28)/decision)
 
 
 George Dole (USA)
 
Fall (10:48)
 
 James Slim (GBR)
 
 Arthur Goddard (GBR)
 
Fall (5:00)
 
 Richard Couch (GBR)
 
 Arthur Goddard (GBR)
 
 
 William Tagg (GBR)
 
 
Decision
 
 
 William Tagg (GBR)
 
 
 James Slim (GBR) Third place
 
 
Fall (9:00) 1–0 (decision/retired)
 
 
 James Slim (GBR)  William McKie (GBR)
 
 
 Sidney Peake (GBR)  William Tagg (GBR)
 
 
 
 

Sources

  • https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1908/WRE/mens-featherweight-freestyle.html
  • Cook, Theodore Andrea (1908). The Fourth Olympiad, Being the Official Report. London: British Olympic Association.
  • De Wael, Herman (2001). "Freestyle Wrestling 1908". Herman's Full Olympians. Retrieved 28 May 2006.
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