Wrestling saa 1904 Michezo ya Olimpiki katika St. Louis

Siku ya Ijumaa, Oktoba 14, na Jumamosi, Oktoba 15, 1904, 42 wrestlers katika 7 madarasa uzito walikutana katika kwanza Michezo ya Olimpiki kugombea katika njia freestyle mieleka. Kabla ya Michezo ya Olimpiki walikuwa kugombea katika style Greco-Roman kumenyana. The 1904 Olimpiki ya ulifanyika kwa kushirikiana na 1904 Dunia Fair katika St. Louis, MO.

St. Louis was well-represented in the wrestling tournament. Unlike the boxing tournament, 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 took two medals in the heavyweight division. Fred Warmbold from the North Turnverein Hall in Hyde Park took the bronze medal for third place. Gold medalist Bernhoff Hansen threw Warmbold with a waist hold for the quickest fall in 23 seconds. Warmbold avenged himself in the bronze medal match and won third place.

The North and South Turnverein Halls were well represented in wrestling, weightlifting and tug of war. While many of the wrestlers did not medal, the Turners came out to compete and give the field some competition. Turner Hall strongly promoted physical fitness in cities such as St. Louis and Milwaukee.

Frank Kugler lived in St. Louis until his death on July 7, 1952. Kugler alikuwa wastaafu kampuni ya bia mfanyakazi, who lived in the 4300 block of Arsenal Street. Kugler still holds the distinction of being the only three sport medalist in Olympic history.

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