| | Event type
Heavyweight, Freestyle (>158 pounds), Men
| Date | 14 – 15 October 1904 | |
|---|---|---|
| Status | Olympic | |
| Location | Francis Field, Washington University, St. Louis | |
| Participants | 5 from 1 countries | |
| Format | Single-elimination tournament | |
Bernhoff Hansen won three matches by falls to win this class. He would defend his AAU title in 1905. Hansen was listed as American in older records but he was still a Norwegian citizen in 1904. He defeated Frank Kugler in the final. Kugler won medals in St. Louis in tug-of-war, weightlifting, and wrestling, making him the only Olympian ever to win medals in three sports at one Olympic Games. Kugler has also been discovered to not be a US citizen, as is often seen, but was still a German national in 1904.
| Pos | Competitor(s) | NOC | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bernhoff Hansen |  USA | Gold | ||
| 2 | Franz Kugler | USA | Silver | ||
| 3 | Fred Warmbold | USA | Bronze | ||
| AC r2/3 | William Hennessy | USA | |||
| AC r2/3 | Joseph Dilg | USA |
Round One (—)
| Match #1 | Bernhoff Hansen | USA | fall (0:23) | Fred Warmbold | USA |
Semi-Finals (—)
| Match #1 | Bernhoff Hansen | USA | fall (5:07) | William Hennessy | USA |
| Match #2 | Franz Kugler | USA | fall (4:20) | Joseph Dilg | USA |
Final Round (—)
| Match 1/2 | Bernhoff Hansen | USA | fall (2:00) | Franz Kugler | USA |