Lotta fil- 1904 Olimpjadi tas-sajf fl St. Louis
Nhar il-Ġimgħa, Ottubru 14, u s-Sibt, Ottubru 15, 1904, 42 wrestlers fil 7 klassijiet ta 'piż sodisfatti fl-ewwel Logħob Olimpiku kontestati fil-metodu lotta freestyle. Logħob Olimpiku preċedenti kienu kkontestata fl-istil Greco-Roman tal lotta. Il- 1904 Olimpjadi tas-Sajf saret flimkien mal- 1904 Ġust Dinja f'San. Louis, MO.
St. Louis was well-represented in the wrestling tournament. Unlike the boxing tournament, a St. Louisan did not win a gold medal in wrestling during these Olympic Games.
Frank X. Kugler, who took the silver medal in the heavyweight wrestling division, holds the distinction of being the only person to win three medals in three different sports. Kugler took the bronze medal in weightlifting and his Southwest Turnverein Hall team took the bronze medal in the tug of war.
St. Louisans ħadet żewġ midalji fid-diviżjoni heavyweight. Fred WARMBOLD mit-Tramuntana Turnverein Hall fil Hyde Park ħa l-midalja tal-bronż għal-tielet post. Medalist deheb Bernhoff Hansen threw WARMBOLD bi istiva qadd għall-waqgħa aktar rapida fis 23 sekondi. WARMBOLD avenged lilu nnifsu fil-logħba bronż midalja u rebaħ tielet post.
Il-Tramuntana u Nofsinhar Turnverein Swali kienu rrappreżentati sew fil lotta, weightlifting u irmonk ta 'gwerra. Filwaqt li ħafna mill-wrestlers ma midalja, l Turners ħareġ li jikkompetu u jagħtu l-kamp xi kompetizzjoni. Turner Hall promossi bil-qawwa idoneità fiżika fl-ibliet bħal St. Louis u Milwaukee.
Frank Kugler għexet fil St. Louis sal-mewt tiegħu fuq Lulju 7, 1952. Kugler was a retired brewery worker, who lived in the 4300 blokk ta 'Street Arsenal. Kugler xorta żżomm l-distinzjoni hija l-unika medalist tlieta isport fl-istorja Olimpiku.
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