| Event: | Men's welterweight freestyle wrestling |
| Games: | 1904 Summer |
| Venue: | Francis Field |
| Date: | October 15 |
| Competitors: | 10 |
| Nations: | 2 |
| Gold: | Charles Ericksen |
| Goldnoc: | NOR |
| Silver: | William Beckmann |
| Silvernoc: | USA |
| Bronze: | Jerry Winholtz |
| Bronzenoc: | USA |
| Next: | 1924 |
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 145to.[1] It was the first time the event, like all other freestyle wrestling events, was held in Olympic competition. Ten wrestlers competed.[2]
Jerry Winholtz and William Hennessy fought for the bronze medal after losing in this tournament against the gold medalist Charles Ericksen.