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 | |||||||||
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| Date | October 15 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 5 from 1 nation | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| 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 | |
The heavyweight was the heaviest freestyle wrestling weight class held as part of the Wrestling at the 1904 Summer Olympics programme. 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, all from the United States, competed.
Heavyweights could be over 71.7 kilograms.
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.
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
 Bernhoff Hansen (USA) |
W 0:23 | |||||||||
| Fred Warmbold (USA) |
L | |||||||||
| Bernhoff Hansen (USA) |
W 5:07 | |||||||||
| William Hennessy (USA) |
L | |||||||||
| William Hennessy (USA) |
– | |||||||||
| Bye | – | |||||||||
| Bernhoff Hansen (USA) |
W 2:00 | |||||||||
| Frank Kugler (USA) |
L | |||||||||
| Joseph Dilg (USA) |
– | |||||||||
| Bye | – | |||||||||
| Joseph Dilg (USA) |
L | Third place | ||||||||
| Frank Kugler (USA) |
W 4:20 | |||||||||
| Frank Kugler (USA) |
– | Fred Warmbold (USA) |
W | |||||||
| Bye | – | William Hennessy (USA) |
L | |||||||
Sources
- Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in Polish). Retrieved 27 December 2006.
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