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

Event:Men's heavyweight freestyle wrestling
Games:1904 Summer
Venue:Francis Field
Date:October 15
Competitors:5
Nations:3
Gold:Bernhoff Hansen
Goldnoc:NOR
Silver:Frank Kugler
Silvernoc:GER
Bronze:Fred Warmbold
Bronzenoc:USA
Next:1908

The heavyweight was the heaviest freestyle wrestling weight class held as part of the wrestling programme at the 1904 Summer Olympics. It included wrestlers weighing over 158lbs.[1] It was the first time the event, like all other freestyle wrestling events, was held in Olympic competition. It was held on Friday, October 14, 1904 and on Saturday, October 15, 1904. Five wrestlers competed.[2]

Results

Fred Warmbold and William Hennessy were allowed to fight for the bronze medal as they both lost in this tournament against the gold medalist Bernhoff Hansen.

Sources

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 Heavyweight, Freestyle . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417221810/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1904/WRE/mens-heavyweight-freestyle.html . dead . 17 April 2020 . Sports Reference . 26 February 2019.