Bantamweight, Freestyle (≤119 lbs [54 kg]), Men

George Mehnert had won the flyweight class gold medal at St. Louis in 1904. He had won U.S. championships each year from 1902-1908, with the exception of 1907. In London, he won all his matches by falls, easily defeating William Press (GBR) in straight falls in the final. It was noted, )At the end the victor offered to shake hands with the vanquished man, but the latter refused and went off grumbling.)