Wrestling at the 1904 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle light flyweight explained

Event:Men's light flyweight freestyle wrestling
Games:1904 Summer
Venue:Francis Field
Date:October 15
Competitors:4
Nations:2
Gold:Robert Curry
Goldnoc:USA
Silver:John Hein
Silvernoc:USA
Bronze:Gustav Thiefenthaler
Bronzenoc:SUI
Next:1972

The light flyweight was the lightest freestyle wrestling weight class held as part of the wrestling programme at the 1904 Summer Olympics. It included wrestlers weighing up to 105lbs.[1] It was the first time the event, like all other freestyle wrestling events, was held in Olympic competition. Four wrestlers competed.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Spalding's Official Athletic Almanac for 1905 . . 1905 . 245 . Sullivan . James E. . New York City.
  2. Web site: Wrestling at the 1904 St. Louis Summer Games: Men's Light-Flyweight, Freestyle . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418130600/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1904/WRE/mens-light-flyweight-freestyle.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . Sports Reference . 25 February 2019.