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

Men's heavyweight freestyle wrestling at the Games of the III Olympiad
Venue	Francis Field
Date	October 15, 1904
Competitors	5 from 3 nations
Medalists
Bernhoff Hansen  Norway Frank Kugler  Germany Fred Warmbold  United States

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 158 pounds (71.7 kg).^[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]

Results

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.

	First Round			Semi-finals			Final
	Fall (0:23)
	Bernhoff Hansen (NOR)
				Fall (5:07)
	Fred Warmbold (USA)
				Bernhoff Hansen (NOR)
				William Hennessy (USA)
							Fall (2:00)
							Bernhoff Hansen (NOR)
							Frank Kugler (GER)
				Fall (4:20)
				Joseph Dilg (USA)
				Frank Kugler (GER)			Third place
							Fred Warmbold (USA)
							William Hennessy (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 Heavyweight, Freestyle". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 26 February 2019.

Sources

• Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in Polish). Retrieved 27 December 2006.