Wrestling at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle bantamweight
The freestyle bantamweight 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 bantamweight was the lightest class, allowing wrestlers of up to 54 kilograms (119 lb).[1]
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| Venue | White City Stadium | ||||||||||||
| Date | July 20 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 13 from 3 nations | ||||||||||||
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| Greco-Roman | |
| Lightweight | men |
| Middleweight | men |
| Light heavyweight | men |
| Super heavyweight | men |
| Freestyle | |
| Bantamweight | men |
| Featherweight | men |
| Lightweight | men |
| Middleweight | men |
| Heavyweight | men |
Results
Standings
| Place | Wrestler | Nation |
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| 1 | George Mehnert |  |
| 2 | William J. Press |  |
| 3 | Aubert Côté | .svg.png){kind=small} |
| 4 | Frederick Tomkins | |
| 5 | Frank Davis | |
| Burt Sansom | | |
| George Saunders | | |
| Harry Sprenger | | |
| 9 | James Cox | |
| William Cox | | |
| Frederick Knight | | |
| Guy Schwan | | |
| Harold Whiterall | |
Bracket
| First Round | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | |||||||
| Fall (5:27) | ||||||||||
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| Fall (8:48) | ||||||||||
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| Fall (4:31) | ||||||||||
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| Fall (0:55) | ||||||||||
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| Fall (6:31) | ||||||||||
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| Fall (4:57) | ||||||||||
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| Fall (4:22) | ||||||||||
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| 2–0 (falls 11:45/3:57) | ||||||||||
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| Decision | ||||||||||
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| Fall (6:40) | ||||||||||
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| Third place | |||||||||
| Fall (4:01) | 2–0 (falls 3:55/8:50) | |||||||||
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References
- "Wrestling at the 1908 London Summer Games: Men's Bantamweight, Freestyle". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
Sources
- 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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