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1904 World Championships
Host city Austria 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

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

Medal summary

Men's Greco-Roman

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

26 competitors from 5 nations participated.

References