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

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{{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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| 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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Category:Wrestling at the 1904 Summer Olympics