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


Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Austria	1	1	2	4
2	Denmark	1	0	0	1
3	Germany	0	1	0	1
Totals (3 entries)		2	2	2	6

Medal summary

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

26 competitors from 5 nations participated.