1904 Summer Olympics

The Games of the III Olympiad were held in 1904 in St. Louis, USA. The organizers repeated all of the mistakes of 1900. The Olympic competitions, spread out over four and a half months, were lost in the chaos of a World?s Fair. Of the 94 events generally considered to have been part of the Olympic program, only 42 included athletes who were not from the United States.

Games of the III Olympiad

Nations participating 13

Athletes participating 689 (681 men, 8 women)

Events 94 in 17 sports

Opening ceremonies July 1, 1904

Closing ceremonies November 23, 1904

Officially opened by David Francis
president of Louisiana Purchase Exposition

Athlete's Oath not applicable

Judge's Oath not applicable

Olympic Torch not applicable

Table of contents

1 Highlights
2 Medals awarded
3 Medal count
4 References

4.1 Internal links
4.2 External links

Highlights

First games at which gold, silver and bronze medals were awarded for first, second and third place.
Boxing, dumbbells, freestyle wrestling, and decathlon made their debuts.
Marathon runners Len Tau and Jan Mashiani, Tswana tribesmen who were in St. Louis as part of the Boer War exhibit at the World?s Fair, became the first Africans to compete in the Olympics.
One of the most remarkable athletes was the American gymnast George Eyser, who won six medals even though his left leg was made of wood.
Chicago runner James Lightbody won the steeplechase and the 800m and then set a world record in the 1,500m.

Medals awarded

Medal count

Pos Country Gold Silver Bronze Total

1 United States 78 83 77 238

2 Germany 4 4 5 13

3 Cuba 4 2 3 9

4 Canada 4 1 0 5

5 Hungary 2 1 1 4

6 Mixed Team (ZZX) 1 1 0 2

7 Great Britain 1 1 0 2

8 Greece 1 0 1 2

9 Switzerland 1 0 1 2

10 Austria 0 0 1 1

96 93 89 278

References

Internal links

External links

IOC Site on 1904 Summer Olympics

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