Boxing at the 1904 Summer Olympics - Welterweight

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Boxing at the 1904 Summer Olympics
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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 September 21, 1904 and on 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 all from the United States competed.

[edit] Medalists

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

[edit] Results

	Semifinals September 21					Final September 22
	Albert Young (USA)		W
	Jack Egan (USA)		L
						Albert Young (USA)		W
						Harry Spanger (USA)		L
	Harry Spanger (USA)		W
	Joseph Lydon (USA)		L

Since there was no bronze medal match, Egan and Lydon were both awarded bronze medals.

[edit] Sources

• Wudarski, Pawel (1999). Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich. Retrieved on 14 December 2006. (Polish)