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Bill Beckman

Full name: William "Bill" Beckman
Gender: Male
Born: May 12, 1881 in New York, New York, United States
Died: June 14, 1933 in Queens, New York, United States
Affiliations: New West Side AC, New York (USA)
Country: USA United States
Sport: Wrestling

Medals: 1 Silver (1 Total)

Biography

From New York’s New West Side AC, Bill Beckman won three matches by throws at the 1904 Olympics, but he lost a close decision in the finals to Charles Ericksen. Beckman was the defending champion in 1904, having won his only AAU Championship in 1904 at 158 lbs.

Results

Games Age City Sport Event Team NOC Rank Medal
1904 Summer 23 St. Louis Wrestling Men's Welterweight, Freestyle United States USA 2 Silver

Men's Welterweight, Freestyle

Event History
Games Age City Sport Team NOC Phase Unit Rank Date Result
1904 Summer 23 St. Louis Wrestling United States USA Final Round Match 1/2 2 Ericksen (NOR) decision (15:00), Beckman (USA)
1904 Summer 23 St. Louis Wrestling United States USA Semi-Finals Match #1 1 Beckman (USA) fall (0:38), Roehm (USA)
1904 Summer 23 St. Louis Wrestling United States USA Quarter-Finals Match #1 1 Beckman (USA) decision (overtime), Schaefer (USA)
1904 Summer 23 St. Louis Wrestling United States USA Round One Match #2 1 Beckman (USA) fall (2:04), Filler (USA)