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1904 World Wrestling Championships

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1904 World Championships
Host cityAustria Vienna, Austria
Dates23–26 May
1905 →

The first World Greco-Roman Wrestling Championship was organized on May 23, 1904, in Vienna, Cisleithania, Austria-Hungary, just eight years after the first modern Olympics and eight years before the foundation of the International Wrestling Federation of Associated Wrestling Styles. 26 wrestlers from Austria, Denmark, Germany, Bohemia and Hungary participated in the event.

Medal table

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RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Austria1124
2 Denmark1001
3 Germany0101
Totals (3 entries)2226

Medal summary

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Men's Greco-Roman

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
Middleweight
75 kg
Severin Ahlqvist
 Denmark
Hans Schneider
 Germany
Andreas Wolf
 Austria
Heavyweight
+75 kg
Rudolf Arnold
 Austria
Anton Schmitz
 Austria
Heinrich Wolfram
 Austria

Participating nations

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26 competitors from 5 nations participated.

References

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