| Weightlifting at the Games of the III Olympiad | |
|---|---|
 Weightlifting pictogram | |
| Venue | Francis Field |
| Date | 1 September - 3 September 1904 |
| No. of events | 2 (2 men, 0 women) |
| Competitors | 5 from 3 nations |
| Weightlifting at the 1904 Summer Olympics | |
|---|---|
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| Two hand lift | |
| All-around dumbbell | |
At the 1904 Summer Olympics in St. Louis, two weightlifting events were contested. [1]
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Two Hand Lift | Perikles Kakousis  Greece | Oscar Osthoff  United States | Frank Kugler  Germany |
| All Around Dumbbell | Oscar Osthoff United States | Frederick Winters United States | Frank Kugler Germany |
5 weightlifters from 3 nations competed.
Greece (1)
Germany (1)
United States (3)| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | Greece | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Germany | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Totals (3 entries) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
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