Boxing at the 1904 Summer Olympics - Welterweight

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Boxing at the 1904 Summer Olympics
Flyweight		men
Bantamweight		men
Featherweight		men
Lightweight		men
Welterweight		men
Middleweight		men
Heavyweight		men

The welterweight was the third heaviest boxing weight class held as part of the Boxing at the 1904 Summer Olympics programme. 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.

[edit] Medalists

Gold	Albert Young United States (USA)
Silver	Harry Spanger United States (USA)
Bronze	James Jack Eagan United States (USA)
Bronze	Joseph Lydon United States (USA)

[edit] Results

	Semifinals					Final
	Albert Young (USA)		W
	James Jack Eagan (USA)		L
						Albert Young (USA)		W
						Harry Spanger (USA)		L
	Harry Spanger (USA)		W
	Joseph Lydon (USA)		L

There was no bronze medal match; Eagan and Lydon were both awarded bronze medals.

[edit] Sources

• Wudarski, Pawel (1999). Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich. Retrieved on December 14, 2007. (Polish)