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Wrestling at the Olympics
Men's featherweight freestyle wrestling
at the Games of the III Olympiad
VenueFrancis Field
DateOctober 15
Competitors9 from 3 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Benjamin Bradshaw  United States
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Theodore McLear  United States
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Charles Clapper  United States
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Wrestling at the
1904 Summer Olympics
Freestyle
Light flyweightmen
Flyweightmen
Bantamweightmen
Featherweightmen
Lightweightmen
Welterweightmen
Heavyweightmen

The featherweight was the middle of seven freestyle wrestling weight class held as part of the wrestling programme at the 1904 Summer Olympics. It included wrestlers weighing 125 to 135 pounds (56.7 to 61.2 kg). It was the first time the event, like all other freestyle wrestling events, was held in Olympic competition. Nine wrestlers competed.

Results

Charles Clapper and Frederick Ferguson were allowed to fight for the bronze medal as they both lost in this tournament against the gold medalist Benjamin Bradshaw.

 First RoundQuarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
           
  
 
  Edward Babcock (USA)
 Fall (5:06)
  Theo Koppen (USA)
  Edward Babcock (USA)
 
  Charles Clapper (USA)
 
 Fall (0:59)
 
  Charles Clapper (USA)
 
  Benjamin Bradshaw (USA)
 
 Fall (1:38)
 
  Benjamin Bradshaw (USA)
 
  Frederick Ferguson (CAN)
 
 Decision (15:00)
 
  Benjamin Bradshaw (USA)
 
  Theodore McLear (USA)
 
 Fall (0:37)
 
  Theodore McLear (USA)
 
  Louis Strebler (USA)
 
 Fall (1:02)
 
  Theodore McLear (USA)
 
  Dietrich Wortmann (GER) Third place
 
 Fall (1:56) Fall (0:54)
 
  Dietrich Wortmann (GER)  Charles Clapper (USA)
 
  Max Miller (USA)  Frederick Ferguson (CAN)
 
 
 
 

References

  1. Sullivan, James E., ed. (1905). Spalding's Official Athletic Almanac for 1905. New York City: American Publishing Company. p. 245.
  2. "Wrestling at the 1904 St. Louis Summer Games: Men's Featherweight, Freestyle". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 25 February 2019.

Sources

Olympic Champions in freestyle featherweight
  • 1904: 61.33 kg
  • 1908: 60.3 kg
  • 1920–1936: 61 kg
  • 1948–1960: 62 kg
  • 1964–1968: 63 kg
  • 1972–1996: 62 kg
  • 2000: 63 kg
  • 2004–2012: 60 kg
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