The lightweight was the third heaviest freestyle wrestling weight class held as part of the wrestling programme at the 1904 Summer Olympics. It included wrestlers weighing 135 to 145 pounds (61.2 to 65.8 kg).[1] It was the first time the event, like all other freestyle wrestling events, was held in Olympic competition. Ten wrestlers competed.[2]
| Men's lightweight freestyle wrestling at the Games of the III Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Francis Field | ||||||||||||
| Date | October 15 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 10 from 2 nations | ||||||||||||
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Results
edit| First Round | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | |||||||
 Otto Roehm (USA)
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| Fall (11:51) | ||||||||||
| Fred Koenig (USA)
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| Otto Roehm (USA)
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| Decision | ||||||||||
| Fred Huseman (USA)
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| Fred Huseman (USA)
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| Jerry Winholtz (USA)
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| Otto Roehm (USA)
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Albert Zirkel (USA) 
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| Fall (4:10) | ||||||||||
| Albert Zirkel (USA)
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| Charles Haberkorn (USA)
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| Decision (15:00) | ||||||||||
Otto Roehm (USA) 
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Rudolph Tesiny (USA) 
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| Decision | ||||||||||
 Rudolph Wolken (GER)
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| Rudolph Tesiny (USA)
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| Decision (9:00) | ||||||||||
| Rudolph Tesiny (USA)
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| William Hennessy (USA)
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| Decision (9:00) | ||||||||||
| William Hennessy (USA)
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| Charles Eng (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 Lightweight, 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.