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]
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.