Boxing at the 1904 Summer Olympics

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Boxing
at the Games of the III Olympiad
Boxing pictogram.svg
Dates21-22 September 1904
Competitors18
1908  
Two women boxing in the 1904 Olympics in St. Louis. Saint-Louis 1904 - boxing - women's fight.jpg
Two women boxing in the 1904 Olympics in St. Louis.

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.

Medal summary

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.

GamesGoldSilverBronze
Flyweight
(47.6 kg / 105 lb)
details
George Finnegan
US flag 45 stars.svg  United States
Miles Burke
US flag 45 stars.svg  United States
Only two competitors entered
Bantamweight
(52.2 kg / 115 lb)
details
Oliver Kirk
US flag 45 stars.svg  United States
George Finnegan
US flag 45 stars.svg  United States
Only two competitors entered
Featherweight
(56.7 kg / 125 lb)
details
Oliver Kirk
US flag 45 stars.svg  United States
Frank Haller
US flag 45 stars.svg  United States
Frederick Gilmore
US flag 45 stars.svg  United States
Lightweight
(61.2 kg / 135 lb)
details
Harry Spanjer
US flag 45 stars.svg  United States
Russell van Horn
US flag 45 stars.svg  United States
Peter Sturholdt
US flag 45 stars.svg  United States
Welterweight
(65.8 kg / 145 lb)
details
Albert Young
US flag 45 stars.svg  United States
Harry Spanjer
US flag 45 stars.svg  United States
Joseph Lydon
US flag 45 stars.svg  United States
Middleweight
(71.7 kg / 158 lb)
details
Charles Mayer
US flag 45 stars.svg  United States
Benjamin Spradley
US flag 45 stars.svg  United States
Only two competitors entered
Heavyweight
(over 71.7 kg/over 158 lb)
details
Samuel Berger
US flag 45 stars.svg  United States
Charles Mayer
US flag 45 stars.svg  United States
William Michaels
US flag 45 stars.svg  United States

Participating nations

A total of 18 boxers competed at the St. Louis Games:

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1US flag 45 stars.svg  United States 77418
Totals (1 entries)77418

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References

  1. "Boxing at the 1904 St. Louis Summer Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 3 November 2018.
  2. "6124 6577kg Welterweight Men". Olympic.org.
  3. "567 6124kg Lightweight Men". Olympic.org.
  4. "Women's Boxing a Displayed Event in Third Olympic Games – 1904 – Historical Database".