Boxing at the 1904 Summer Olympics – Welterweight
| Men's welterweight boxing at the Games of the III Olympiad | ||||||||||
| Venue | Physical Culture Gymnasium (Washington University in St. Louis) | |||||||||
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| 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 | |
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 all from the United States competed.
Results
| Semifinals September 21 | Final September 22 | ||||||||
| 1 |  Albert Young (USA)
| W | |||||||
| 4 | Jack Egan (USA)
| L | |||||||
| Albert Young (USA)
| W | ||||||||
| Harry Spanjer (USA)
| L | ||||||||
| 3 | Harry Spanjer (USA)
| W | |||||||
| 2 | Joseph Lydon (USA)
| L | |||||||
Since there was no bronze medal match, Egan and Lydon were both awarded bronze medals.
It was later discovered that Egan’s real name was Frank Joseph Floyd, and by the rules of the AAU, it was illegal to fight under an assumed name. In November 1905, the AAU disqualified Egan from all AAU competitions and ordered him to return all his prizes.[1]
Sources
- Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in Polish). Retrieved 14 December 2006.
- ↑ http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/blog/?p=4 November 1905 Egan disqualified
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