Wrestling at the 1904 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle welterweight

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. Ten wrestlers competed.[1]

Men's welterweight freestyle wrestling
at the Games of the III Olympiad
VenueFrancis Field
DateOctober 15
Competitors10 from 1 nation
Medalists
Charles Ericksen  United States
William Beckmann  United States
Jerry Winholtz  United States

Results

Jerry Winholtz and William Hennessy fought for the bronze medal after losing in this tournament against the gold medalist Charles Ericksen.

 
First RoundQuarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
Fall (4:59)
 
 
 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 (USA)
 
 
Fall (2:15)
 
 
 William Hennessy (USA)
 
 
 Abraham Mellinger (USA)
 
 
Fall (2:58)
 
 
 William Hennessy (USA)
 
 
 Charles Ericksen (USA) Third place
 
 
Decision  
 
 
 Jerry Winholtz (USA)  William Hennessy (USA)
 
 
 Charles Ericksen (USA)  Jerry Winholtz (USA)
 
 
 
 

Sources

  1. "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.
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