Robert Curry

Career

In 1903, the National Wrestling Championships were held in the gymnasium of the New Polo Athletic Association at One Hundred and Twenty Ninth Street and Park Avenue, New New York The competition was held from Thursday, March 24, 1904 and culminated with the final held on the evening of Saturday, March 26, 1904 in the gymnasium of the Saint Bartholomew"s Athletic Club, East Forty-second Street, New York City. The bout lasted 3 minutes and 24 seconds.

Following the competition he was named as one of a team of six wrestlers to represent in the Saint Louis Olympics in the summer of 1904.

The tournament was held at Francis Field, Washington University beginning on October 14, 1904 and finishing on October 15, 1904 in the form of a single elimination tournament. John Hein representing United States.A. took the Silver Medal, and Gustav Thiefenthaler representing Switzerland took the Bronze.

Achievements

• Curry won the 105 pounds championship by defeating Gustav Bauer representing the National Turn Verein club in the final in 17 seconds. Bauer subsequently won a silver medal at the 1904 Saint Louis Olympic Games in the Flyweight (up to 55 kg/12125 lb) division. He represented the Saint George"s Athletic Club and won the supplementary championship wrestling competitions of the Metropolitan Association of the Amateur Athletic Union. He won his final bout in the 105 pound class, by throwing F. Priester of the Grace Athletic Club. He won the gold medal in the 1904 Summer Olympics (Street Louis) for Freestyle Wrestling in the 47.6 kg (light-flyweight) class for men by winning both of his matches by falls.