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Wrestling at the Olympics
Men's welterweight freestyle wrestling
at the Games of the III Olympiad
VenueFrancis Field
DateOctober 15
Competitors10 from 2 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Charles Ericksen  Norway
2nd place, silver medalist(s) William Beckmann  United States
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Jerry Winholtz  United States
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Wrestling at the
1904 Summer Olympics
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The welterweight was the second-heaviest freestyle wrestling weight class held as part of the wrestling programme at the 1904 Summer Olympics. It included wrestlers weighing 145 to 158 pounds (65.8 to 71.7 kg). It was the first time the event, like all other freestyle wrestling events, was held in Olympic competition. Ten wrestlers competed.

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 (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

  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 Welterweight, Freestyle". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 26 February 2019.

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Olympic Champions in freestyle welterweight
  • 1904: 71.67 kg
  • 1924–1936: 72 kg
  • 1948–1960: 73 kg
  • 1964–1968: 78 kg
  • 1972–1996: 74 kg
  • 2000: 76 kg
  • 2004–present: 74 kg
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