Boxing at the Games of the III Olympiad | |
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Dates | 21-22 September 1904 |
Competitors | 18 |
Boxing at the 1904 Summer Olympics | |
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Flyweight | men |
Bantamweight | men |
Featherweight | men |
Lightweight | men |
Welterweight | men |
Middleweight | men |
Heavyweight | men |
At the 1904 Summer Olympics, seven boxing events were contested, with the sport making its Olympic debut. The competitions were held on Wednesday, September 21, 1904 and on Thursday, September 22, 1904. Contestants in lighter weight classes could also compete in heavier classes. Oliver Kirk, winning the bantamweight and featherweight categories, thus became the only boxer to have won two gold medals in the same Olympics. George Finnegan, Harry Spanjer and Charles Mayer won one gold and one silver medal. [1] [2] [3]
There was also a demonstration bout of women's boxing, [4] which would be added to the Olympic program in 2012.
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, in breach of AAU rules that banned fighting 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.
Therefore, 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.
Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Flyweight (47.6 kg / 105 lb) | George Finnegan United States | Miles Burke United States | Only two competitors entered |
Bantamweight (52.2 kg / 115 lb) | Oliver Kirk United States | George Finnegan United States | Only two competitors entered |
Featherweight (56.7 kg / 125 lb) | Oliver Kirk United States | Frank Haller United States | Frederick Gilmore United States |
Lightweight (61.2 kg / 135 lb) | Harry Spanjer United States | Russell van Horn United States | Peter Sturholdt United States |
Welterweight (65.8 kg / 145 lb) | Albert Young United States | Harry Spanjer United States | Joseph Lydon United States |
Middleweight (71.7 kg / 158 lb) | Charles Mayer United States | Benjamin Spradley United States | Only two competitors entered |
Heavyweight (over 71.7 kg/over 158 lb) | Samuel Berger United States | Charles Mayer United States | William Michaels United States |
A total of 18 boxers competed at the St. Louis Games:
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | United States | 7 | 7 | 4 | 18 |
Totals (1 entries) | 7 | 7 | 4 | 18 |
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