Wrestling at the 1904 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle welterweight

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).[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 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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Results

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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

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  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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