Wrestling at the 1904 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle bantamweight
{{Short description|Wrestling at the Olympics}}
{{Infobox Olympic event
|event = Men's bantamweight freestyle wrestling
|games = 1904 Summer
|image =
|caption =
|venue = Francis Field
|date = October 15, 1904
|competitors = 7
|nations = 1
|longnames =
|gold = Isidor Niflot
|goldNOC = USA
|silver = August Wester
|silverNOC = USA
|bronze = Louis Strebler
|bronzeNOC = USA
|prev =
|next = 1908
}}
{{WrestlingAt1904SummerOlympics}}
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 {{convert|115|to|125|lbs|kg|1}}.{{Cite book |title=Spalding's Official Athletic Almanac for 1905 |publisher=American Publishing Company |year=1905 |page=245 |editor-last=Sullivan |editor-first=James E. |publication-place=New York City}} It was the first time the event, like all other freestyle wrestling events, was held in Olympic competition. Seven wrestlers competed.{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1904/WRE/mens-bantamweight-freestyle.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418020741/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1904/WRE/mens-bantamweight-freestyle.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 April 2020 |title=Wrestling at the 1904 St. Louis Summer Games: Men's Bantamweight, Freestyle |work=Sports Reference |accessdate=25 February 2019}}
Results
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.
{{Round8
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| team-width = 220
| skipmatch = 4
| omit_blanks = yes
| 3rdplace = yes
| RD1 = First Round
|Fall (1:13)
|{{flagIOCathlete|Milton Whitehurst|USA|1904 Summer}}
|{{flagIOCathlete|Frederick Ferguson|CAN|1904 Summer}}
||{{flagIOCathlete|August Wester|USA|1904 Summer}}
|{{flagIOCathlete|Charles Stevens|USA|1904 Summer}}
|Fall (3:12)
|{{flagIOCathlete|Isidor Niflot|USA|1904 Summer}}
|{{flagIOCathlete|Louis Strebler|USA|1904 Summer}}
|Decision
|{{flagIOCathlete|Milton Whitehurst|USA|1904 Summer}}
|{{flagIOCathlete|August Wester|USA|1904 Summer}}
|Fall (2:24)
|{{flagIOCathlete|Isidor Niflot|USA|1904 Summer}}
|{{flagIOCathlete|John Cardwell|USA|1904 Summer}}
|Fall (1:58)
|{{flagIOCathlete|August Wester|USA|1904 Summer}} {{Olympic Silver medal}}
|{{flagIOCathlete|Isidor Niflot|USA|1904 Summer}} {{Olympic Gold medal}}
||{{flagIOCathlete|Louis Strebler|USA|1904 Summer}} {{Olympic Bronze medal}}
|{{flagIOCathlete|John Cardwell|USA|1904 Summer}}
}}
References
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Sources
- {{cite web | last = Wudarski | first = Pawel | year = 1999 | url = http://olympic.w.interia.pl/ | title = Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich | accessdate = 27 December 2006 |language=pl}}
{{Footer Olympic Champions freestyle wrestling bantamweight}}
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