Boxing at the 1904 Summer Olympics – Welterweight

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.

Medalists

Gold	Silver	Bronze
Albert Young  United States	Harry Spanjer  United States	Joseph Lydon  United States

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. Egan’s real name was Frank 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 he had to return all his prizes.

Sources

• Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich". Retrieved 14 December. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Unknown parameter |accessyear= ignored (|access-date= suggested) (help) Template:Pl icon