The featherweight was the middle of seven freestyle wrestling weight class held as part of the wrestling programme at the 1904 Summer Olympics. It was the first time the event, like all other freestyle wrestling events, was held in Olympic competition. Nine wrestlers competed.[1]
| Men's featherweight freestyle wrestling at the Games of the III Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Francis Field | ||||||||||||
| Date | October 15 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 9 from 3 nations | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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Results edit
Charles Clapper and Frederick Ferguson were allowed to fight for the bronze medal as they both lost in this tournament against the gold medalist Benjamin Bradshaw.
| First Round | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | |||||||
 John Babcock (USA)
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| Fall (5:06) | ||||||||||
| Theo Koppen (USA)
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| J. C. Babcock (USA)
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| Charles Clapper (USA)
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| Fall (0:59) | ||||||||||
| Charles Clapper (USA)
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| Benjamin Bradshaw (USA)
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| Fall (1:38) | ||||||||||
| Benjamin Bradshaw (USA)
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 Frederick Ferguson (CAN)
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| Decision (15:00) | ||||||||||
Benjamin Bradshaw (USA) 
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Theodore McLear (USA) 
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| Fall (0:37) | ||||||||||
| Theodore McLear (USA)
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| Louis Strebler (USA)
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| Fall (1:02) | ||||||||||
| Theodore McLear (USA)
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 Dietrich Wortmann (GER)
| Third place | |||||||||
| Fall (1:56) | Fall (0:54) | |||||||||
| Dietrich Wortmann (GER)
| Charles Clapper (USA) 
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| Max Miller (USA)
| Frederick Ferguson (CAN)
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References edit
- ^ "Wrestling at the 1904 St. Louis Summer Games: Men's Featherweight, Freestyle". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 25 February 2019.
Sources edit
- Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in Polish). Retrieved 27 December 2006.