Wrestling at the 1904 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle lightweight

Men's lightweight freestyle wrestling
at the Games of the III Olympiad
VenueFrancis Field
DateOctober 15, 1904
Competitors10 from 2 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Otto Roehm  United States
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Rudolph Tesiny  United States
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Albert Zirkel  United States
Wrestling at the
1904 Summer Olympics
Freestyle
Light flyweightmen
Flyweightmen
Bantamweightmen
Featherweightmen
Lightweight
Welterweightmen
Heavyweightmen

The lightweight was the third heaviest freestyle wrestling weight class held as part of the wrestling programme at the 1904 Summer Olympics. It included wrestlers weighing 135 to 145 pounds (61.2 to 65.8 kg).[1] It was the first time the event, like all other freestyle wrestling events, was held in Olympic competition. Ten wrestlers competed.[2]

Results

 
First RoundQuarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
 
 
 
 Otto Roehm (USA)
 
Fall (11:51)
 
 Fred Koenig (USA)
 
 Otto Roehm (USA)
 
Decision
 
 Fred Huseman (USA)
 
 Fred Huseman (USA)
 
 
 
 Jerry Winholtz (USA)
 
 Otto Roehm (USA)
 
 
 Albert Zirkel (USA)
 
 
Fall (4:10)
 
 
 Albert Zirkel (USA)
 
 
 Charles Haberkorn (USA)
 
 
Decision (15:00)
 
 
 Otto Roehm (USA)
 
 
 Rudolph Tesiny (USA)
 
 
Decision
 
 
 Rudolph Wolken (GER)
 
 
 Rudolph Tesiny (USA)
 
 
Decision (9:00)
 
 
 Rudolph Tesiny (USA)
 
 
 William Hennessy (USA)
 
 
Decision (9:00)
 
 
 William Hennessy (USA)
 
 
 Charles Eng (USA)
 
 
 
 

References

  1. ^ Sullivan, James E., ed. (1905). Spalding's Official Athletic Almanac for 1905. New York City: American Publishing Company. p. 245.
  2. ^ "Wrestling at the 1904 St. Louis Summer Games: Men's Lightweight, Freestyle". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 25 February 2019.

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