Wrestling_at_the_1904_Summer_Olympics
Wrestling at the 1904 Summer Olympics
Wrestling at the Olympics
At the 1904 Summer Olympics, seven wrestling events were contested, all in the freestyle discipline. Then-known as catch wrestling, it was the first time freestyle wrestling was featured, as the first Olympic wrestling contests had been in the Greco-Roman style. Weight classes also made their first appearance. The sport continues to be in the Olympic program to the present day.[1]
The event doubled as that year's Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) Catch Wrestling Championships, although five nations were represented, each of the 42 competitors resided in the US [2][3]