Wrestling at the 1904 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle lightweight
{{Short description|Wrestling at the Olympics}}
{{Infobox Olympic event
|event = Men's lightweight freestyle wrestling
|games = 1904 Summer
|image =
|caption =
|venue = Francis Field
|date = October 15, 1904
|competitors = 10
|nations = 2
|longnames =
|gold = Otto Roehm
|goldNOC = USA
|silver = Rudolph Tesiny
|silverNOC = USA
|bronze = Albert Zirkel
|bronzeNOC = USA
|prev =
|next = 1908
}}
{{WrestlingAt1904SummerOlympics}}
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 {{convert|135|to|145|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. Ten wrestlers competed.{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1904/WRE/mens-lightweight-freestyle.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418130417/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1904/WRE/mens-lightweight-freestyle.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 April 2020 |title=Wrestling at the 1904 St. Louis Summer Games: Men's Lightweight, Freestyle |work=Sports Reference |access-date=25 February 2019}}
Results
{{Round16
|score-boxes=0
|skipmatch=3-8
|omit_blanks=yes
|team-width=220
|3rdplace=no
|RD1=First Round
||{{flagIOCathlete|Otto Roehm|USA|1904 Summer}}
|{{flagIOCathlete|Fred Koenig|USA|1904 Summer}}
|Decision
|{{flagIOCathlete|Fred Huseman|USA|1904 Summer}}
|{{flagIOCathlete|Jerry Winholtz|USA|1904 Summer}}
|Fall (11:51)
|{{flagIOCathlete|Otto Roehm|USA|1904 Summer}}
|{{flagIOCathlete|Fred Huseman|USA|1904 Summer}}
|Fall (4:10)
|{{flagIOCathlete|Albert Zirkel|USA|1904 Summer}}
|{{flagIOCathlete|Charles Haberkorn|USA|1904 Summer}}
|Decision
|{{flagIOCathlete|Rudolph Wolken|GER|1904 Summer}}
|{{flagIOCathlete|Rudolph Tesiny|USA|1904 Summer}}
|Decision (9:00)
|{{flagIOCathlete|William Hennessy|USA|1904 Summer}}
|{{flagIOCathlete|Charles Eng|USA|1904 Summer}}
||{{flagIOCathlete|Otto Roehm|USA|1904 Summer}}
|{{flagIOCathlete|Albert Zirkel|USA|1904 Summer}} {{Olympic Bronze medal}}
|Decision (9:00)
|{{flagIOCathlete|Rudolph Tesiny|USA|1904 Summer}}
|{{flagIOCathlete|William Hennessy|USA|1904 Summer}}
|Decision (15:00)
|{{flagIOCathlete|Otto Roehm|USA|1904 Summer}} {{Olympic Gold medal}}
|{{flagIOCathlete|Rudolph Tesiny|USA|1904 Summer}} {{Olympic Silver medal}}
}}
References
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Sources
- {{cite web | last = Wudarski | first = Pawel | year = 1999 | url = http://olympic.w.interia.pl/ | title = Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich | access-date = 27 December 2006 |language=pl}}
{{Footer Olympic Champions freestyle wrestling lightweight}}
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