At the 1904 Summer Olympics, twenty-five athletics events were contested, all for men only.

Multi-event competitions, the decathlon and triathlon, were introduced for the first time. The short steeplechase was lengthened slightly, from 2500 to 2590 metres, while the long steeplechase was eliminated. The 5000 metre team race was replaced with the 4 mile team race. A 56 pound weight throw was added. In all, the 25 events featured in 1904 were 2 more than were held in 1900.

[edit] Medal summary

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
60 metres	Archie Hahn United States (USA)	William Hogenson United States (USA)	Fay Moulton United States (USA)
100 metres	Archie Hahn United States (USA)	Nathaniel Cartmell United States (USA)	William Hogenson United States (USA)
200 metres	Archie Hahn United States (USA)	Nathaniel Cartmell United States (USA)	William Hogenson United States (USA)
400 metres	Harry Hillman United States (USA)	Frank Waller United States (USA)	Herman Groman United States (USA)
800 metres	Jim Lightbody United States (USA)	Howard Valentine United States (USA)	Emil Breitkreutz United States (USA)
1500 metres	Jim Lightbody United States (USA)	William Verner United States (USA)	Lacey Hearn United States (USA)
Marathon	Thomas J. Hicks United States (USA)	Albert Coray United States (USA)	Arthur Newton United States (USA)
110 metre hurdles	Frederick Schule United States (USA)	Thaddeus Shideler United States (USA)	Lesley Ashburner United States (USA)
200 metre hurdles	Harry Hillman United States (USA)	Frank Castleman United States (USA)	George Poage United States (USA)
400 metre hurdles	Harry Hillman United States (USA)	Frank Waller United States (USA)	George Poage United States (USA)
2590 metre steeplechase	Jim Lightbody United States (USA)	John Daly Great Britain & Ireland (GBR)	Arthur Newton United States (USA)
4 mile team race	United States (USA) New York AC Arthur Newton George Underwood Paul Pilgrim Howard Valentine David Munson	Mixed team (ZZX) Chicago AA Jim Lightbody William Verner Lacey Hearn Albert Coray [1] Sidney Hatch	none awarded
long jump	Myer Prinstein United States (USA)	Daniel Frank United States (USA)	Robert Stangland United States (USA)
triple jump	Meyer Prinstein United States (USA)	Frederick Englehardt United States (USA)	Robert Stangland United States (USA)
high jump	Samuel Jones United States (USA)	Garrett Serviss United States (USA)	Paul Weinstein Germany (GER)
pole vault	Charles Dvorak United States (USA)	LeRoy Samse United States (USA)	Louis Wilkins United States (USA)
standing long jump	Ray Ewry United States (USA)	Charles King United States (USA)	John Biller United States (USA)
standing triple jump	Ray Ewry United States (USA)	Charles King United States (USA)	Joseph Stadler United States (USA)
standing high jump	Ray Ewry United States (USA)	Joseph Stadler United States (USA)	Lawson Robertson United States (USA)
shot put	Ralph Rose United States (USA)	Wesley Coe United States (USA)	Lawrence Feuerbach United States (USA)
discus throw	Martin Sheridan United States (USA)	Ralph Rose United States (USA)	Nicolaos Georgandas Greece (GRE)
hammer throw	John Jesus Flanagan United States (USA)	John DeWitt United States (USA)	Ralph Rose United States (USA)
56 pound weight throw	Étienne Desmarteau Canada (CAN)	John Jesus Flanagan United States (USA)	James Mitchell United States (USA)
triathlon (long jump, shot put, 100 yards)	Max Emmerich United States (USA)	John Grieb United States (USA)	William Merz United States (USA)
decathlon	Tom Kiely Great Britain & Ireland (GBR)	Adam Gunn United States (USA)	Thomas Hare United States (USA)

1. ^ Some sources show Coray as of French nationality, but the IOC medal database shows him as representing the United States.

[edit] Participating nations

233 athletes from 10 nations competed. This figure includes the athletic triathlon event, which some sources exclude.

• Australia (2)
• Canada (5)
• Cuba (1)
• Germany (9)
• Great Britain (3)
• Greece (10)
• Hungary (2)
• South Africa (3)
• Switzerland (1)
• United States (197)

[edit] Medal table

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	United States	23	23	22	68
2	Great Britain	1	1	0	2
3	Canada	1	0	0	1
4	Mixed team	0	1	0	1
5	Germany	0	0	1	1
	Greece	0	0	1	1

Australia, Cuba, Hungary, South Africa, and Switzerland had athletes compete, but won no medals. France is often credited with Coray's competition, which would put that nation 4th with 1 silver medal and move Germany and Greece to a tie for 6th in the standings.

[edit] References

• International Olympic Committee results database

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