Boxing at the 1904 Summer Olympics – Welterweight
| Men's welterweight boxing at the Games of the III Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Physical Culture Gymnasium (Washington University in St. Louis) | ||||||||||||
| Dates | September 21 (semifinals) September 22 (final) | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 4 from 1 nation | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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| Boxing at the 1904 Summer Olympics | |
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| Flyweight | men |
| Bantamweight | men |
| Featherweight | men |
| Lightweight | men |
| Welterweight | men |
| Middleweight | men |
| Heavyweight | men |
The welterweight was the third heaviest boxing weight class held as part of the boxing programme at the 1904 Summer Olympics. The competition was held on Wednesday, September 21, 1904 and on Thursday, September 22, 1904. It was the first time the event, like all other boxing events, was held in Olympic competition. Welterweights had to be less than 65.8 kilograms. Four boxers competed.[1]
Results
| Semifinals September 21 | Final September 22 | ||||||||
| 1 |  Albert Young (USA)
| W | |||||||
| 4 | Jack Egan (USA)
| L | |||||||
| Albert Young (USA)
| W | ||||||||
| Harry Spanjer (USA)
| L | ||||||||
| 3 | Harry Spanjer (USA)
| W | |||||||
| 2 | Joseph Lydon (USA)
| L | |||||||
Note: Jack Egan originally won the silver medal in the lightweight competition and the bronze medal in the welterweight competition. Later, it was discovered that his real name was Frank Joseph Floyd, whereas AAU rules made it illegal to fight under an assumed name. In November 1905, the AAU disqualified Egan from all AAU competitions and ordered him to return all his prizes and medals. Russell van Horn was awarded the silver and Peter Sturholdt awarded the bronze in the lightweight competition while Joseph Lydon retained bronze in the welterweight competition.[2][3]
References
- ^ "Boxing at the 1904 St. Louis Summer Games: Men's Welterweight". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 3 November 2018.
- ^ "St. Louis 1904 Boxing 567 6124kg Lightweight Men Results". Olympics.com. Retrieved 2021-09-03.
- ^ "St. Louis 1904 Boxing 6124 6577kg Welterweight Men Results". Olympics.com. Retrieved 2021-09-03.
Sources
- Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in Polish). Retrieved 14 December 2006.
- In November 1905 the AAU disqualified Egan
- IOC's medal database for 1904 Olympics
1904: 135–145 lb (61.2–65.8 kg) · 1920–1936: 135–147 lb (61.2–66.7 kg) · 1948: 62–67 kg · 1952–2000: 63.5–67 kg · 2004–2012: 64–69 kg · 2016: 65–69 kg · 2020–: 64–69 kg | |
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