Boxing at the 1904 Summer Olympics – Welterweight
The welterweight was the third heaviest boxing weight class held as part of the Boxing at the 1904 Summer Olympics programme. 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]
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 |
Results
Semifinals September 21 | Final September 22 | ||||||||
1 | ![]() | W | |||||||
4 | ![]() | L | |||||||
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3 | ![]() | W | |||||||
2 | ![]() | L | |||||||
Since there was no bronze medal match, Egan and Lydon were both awarded bronze medals.
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 while the AAU rules made it illegal to fight under an assumed name. In November 1905 the AAU disqualified Egan from all AAU competitions and he had to return all his prizes. In the lightweight competition Russell van Horn moved up to silver. However according to IOC's medal database for 1904 Olympics Jack Egan has silver medal in Boxing lightweight and bronze medal in Boxing welterweight, Russell van Horn has bronze in the lightweight competition and Joseph Lydon keeps 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.
- "6124 6577kg Welterweight Men". Olympic.org.
- "567 6124kg Lightweight Men". Olympic.org.
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