Wrestling at the Games of the III Olympiad | |
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Venue | Francis Olympic Field |
Dates | 14–15 October 1904 |
No. of events | 7 (7 men, 0 women) |
Competitors | 43 from 5 nations |
Wrestling at the 1904 Summer Olympics | |
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Freestyle | |
Light flyweight | men |
Flyweight | men |
Bantamweight | men |
Featherweight | men |
Lightweight | men |
Welterweight | men |
Heavyweight | men |
At the 1904 Summer Olympics, seven wrestling events were contested, all in the freestyle discipline. Then known as catch wrestling, it was the first time freestyle wrestling was featured at the Olympic Games, as the first Olympic wrestling contests in 1896 had been in the Greco-Roman style. Weight classes also made their first appearance. The sport continues to be in the Olympic program to the present day.[1] The event also doubled as that year's Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) Catch Wrestling Championships.[2][3]