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

Men's welterweight freestyle wrestling at the Games of the III Olympiad
Venue	Francis Field
Date	October 15, 1904
Competitors	10 from 2 nations
Medalists
Charles Ericksen  Norway William Beckmann  United States Jerry Winholtz  United States

The welterweight was the second-heaviest freestyle wrestling weight class held as part of the wrestling programme at the 1904 Summer Olympics. It included wrestlers weighing 145 to 158 pounds (65.8 to 71.7 kg).¹ It was the first time the event, like all other freestyle wrestling events, was held in Olympic competition. Ten wrestlers competed.²

Jerry Winholtz and William Hennessy fought for the bronze medal after losing in this tournament against the gold medalist Charles Ericksen.

	First Round			Quarter-finals			Semi-finals			Final
	Fall (4:59)
	William Schaefer (USA)
				Decision (overtime)
	Albert Bechestobill (USA)
				William Schaefer (USA)
	Fall (2:04)
				William Beckmann (USA)
	William Beckmann (USA)
							Fall (0:38)
	Samuel Filler (USA)
							William Beckmann (USA)
							Otto Roehm (USA)
				Fall (3:30)
				Otto Roehm (USA)
				Hugo Toeppen (USA)
										Decision (15:00)
										William Beckmann (USA)
										Charles Ericksen (NOR)
				Fall (2:15)
				William Hennessy (USA)
				Abraham Mellinger (USA)
							Fall (2:58)
							William Hennessy (USA)
							Charles Ericksen (NOR)			Third place
				Decision
				Jerry Winholtz (USA)						William Hennessy (USA)
				Charles Ericksen (NOR)						Jerry Winholtz (USA)