Event: | Men's bantamweight freestyle wrestling |
Games: | 1904 Summer |
Venue: | Francis Field |
Date: | October 15 |
Competitors: | 7 |
Nations: | 1 |
Gold: | Isidor Niflot |
Goldnoc: | USA |
Silver: | August Wester |
Silvernoc: | USA |
Bronze: | Louis Strebler |
Bronzenoc: | USA |
Next: | 1908 |
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 115to.[1] It was the first time the event, like all other freestyle wrestling events, was held in Olympic competition. Seven wrestlers competed.[2]
Louis 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.