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

Men's featherweight freestyle wrestling
at the Games of the III Olympiad
Venue Francis Field
Date October 15
Competitors 9 from 1 nation
Medalists
1st, gold medalist(s) Benjamin Bradshaw  United States
2nd, silver medalist(s) Theodore McLear  United States
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Charles Clapper  United States
Wrestling at the
1904 Summer Olympics
Freestyle
Light flyweight   men
Flyweight   men
Bantamweight   men
Featherweight   men
Lightweight   men
Welterweight   men
Heavyweight   men

The featherweight was the median 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. 9 wrestlers, all from the United States, competed.

Featherweights had to be less than 61.2 kilograms.

Results

Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
 
 J. C. Babcock (USA)            
 Hugo Toeppen (USA)  
 J. C. Babcock (USA)
   Charles Clapper (USA)  
 Charles Clapper (USA)
Bye  
 Charles Clapper (USA)
   Benjamin Bradshaw (USA)  
 Benjamin Bradshaw (USA)
Bye  
 Benjamin Bradshaw (USA)
   Frederick Ferguson (USA)  
 Frederick Ferguson (USA)
Bye  
 Benjamin Bradshaw (USA)
     Theodore McLear (USA)
 Theodore McLear (USA)        
Bye  
 Theodore McLear (USA)
   Louis Strebler (USA)  
 Louis Strebler (USA)
Bye  
 Theodore McLear (USA)
   Dietrich Wortmann (USA)  
 Dietrich Wortmann (USA)
Bye  
 Dietrich Wortmann (USA)
   Max Miller (USA)  
 Max Miller (USA)
Bye  

Clapper beat Ferguson in the bronze medal final.

Sources

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