The bantamweight was the third lightest freestyle wrestling weight class held as part of the wrestling programme at the 1904 Summer Olympics. It included wrestlers weighing 115 to 125 pounds (52.2 to 56.7 kg).[1] It was the first time the event, like all other freestyle wrestling events, was held in Olympic competition. Seven wrestlers competed.[2]
| Men's bantamweight freestyle wrestling at the Games of the III Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Francis Field | ||||||||||||
| Date | October 15 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 7 from 1 nation | ||||||||||||
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Results
editLouis Strebler and John Cardwell were allowed to fight for the bronze medal as they both lost in this tournament against the gold medalist Isidor Niflot.
| First Round | Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| Fall (1:13) | |||||||
 Milton Whitehurst (USA)
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| Decision | |||||||
 Frederick Ferguson (CAN)
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| Milton Whitehurst (USA)
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| August Wester (USA)
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| August Wester (USA)
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| Fall (1:58) | |||||||
| Charles Stevens (USA)
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August Wester (USA) 
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| Fall (3:12) | |||||||
Isidor Niflot (USA) 
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| Isidor Niflot (USA)
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| Fall (2:24) | |||||||
| Louis Strebler (USA)
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| Isidor Niflot (USA)
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| John Cardwell (USA)
| Third place | ||||||
Louis Strebler (USA) 
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| John Cardwell (USA)
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References
edit- ^ Sullivan, James E., ed. (1905). Spalding's Official Athletic Almanac for 1905. New York City: American Publishing Company. p. 245.
- ^ "Wrestling at the 1904 St. Louis Summer Games: Men's Bantamweight, Freestyle". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 25 February 2019.
Sources
edit- Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in Polish). Retrieved 27 December 2006.