At the 1904 Summer Olympics, seven boxing events were contested, with the sport making its Olympic debut. The competitions were held on Wednesday, September 21, 1904 and on Thursday, September 22, 1904. Contestants in lighter weight classes could also compete in heavier classes. Oliver Kirk, winning the bantamweight and featherweight categories, thus became the only boxer to have won two gold medals in the same Olympics. George Finnegan, Harry Spanjer and Charles Mayer won one gold and one silver medal.[1][2][3]

Boxing
at the Games of the III Olympiad
Dates21-22 September 1904
Competitors18
1908 →
2 women boxing in the 1904 Olympics in St. Louis.
Two women boxing in the 1904 Olympics in St. Louis.

There was also a demonstration bout of women's boxing,[4] which would be added to the Olympic program in 2012.

Medal summary

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Games Gold Silver Bronze
Flyweight
(47.6 kg / 105 lb)
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George Finnegan
  United States
Miles Burke
  United States
Only two competitors entered
Bantamweight
(52.2 kg / 115 lb)
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Oliver Kirk
  United States
George Finnegan
  United States
Only two competitors entered
Featherweight
(56.7 kg / 125 lb)
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Oliver Kirk
  United States
Frank Haller
  United States
Frederick Gilmore
  United States
Lightweight
(61.2 kg / 135 lb)
details
Harry Spanjer
  United States
Russell van Horn
  United States
Peter Sturholdt
  United States
Welterweight
(65.8 kg / 145 lb)
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Albert Young
  United States
Harry Spanjer
  United States
Joseph Lydon
  United States
Middleweight
(71.7 kg / 158 lb)[5]
Charles Mayer
  United States
Benjamin Spradley
  United States
Only two competitors entered
Heavyweight
(over 71.7 kg/over 158 lb)
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Samuel Berger
  United States
Charles Mayer
  United States
William Michaels
  United States

Note: 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, in breach of AAU rules that banned fighting under an assumed name. In November 1905, the AAU disqualified Egan from all AAU competitions, and ordered him to return all his prizes and medals.

Therefore, Russell van Horn was upgraded to silver and Peter Sturholdt was awarded the bronze in the lightweight competition, while Joseph Lydon retained bronze in the welterweight competition.

Participating nations

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A total of 18 boxers competed at the St. Louis Games:

Medal table

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RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  United States77418
Totals (1 entries)77418

References

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  1. ^ "Boxing at the 1904 St. Louis Summer Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 3 November 2018.
  2. ^ "6124 6577kg Welterweight Men". Olympic.org.
  3. ^ "567 6124kg Lightweight Men". Olympic.org.
  4. ^ "Women's Boxing a Displayed Event in Third Olympic Games – 1904 – Historical Database".
  5. ^ "Boxing at the 1904 St. Louis Summer Games: Men's Middleweight". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 3 November 2018.