The United States hosted the 1904 Summer Olympics in St. Louis, Missouri. These Games were sparsely attended by athletes from outside the USA, and consequently, American athletes won 241 of 283 total medals awarded. Many events were contested solely by Americans. [edit] Medalists [edit] Silver [edit] Bronze - William Thompson - archery, men's double York round
- William Thompson - archery, men's double American round
- Jessie Pollock - archery, women's double National round
- Jessie Pollock - archery, women's double Columbia round
- Boston Archers - archery, men's team round
- St. Rose of Lima Parish - football, men's competition
[edit] Results by event [edit] Archery The United States first competed in archery at the 1904 Summer Olympics. They were the only nation to compete that year, taking all 17 medals. | Event | Place | Team | Archers | Score | | | | | | | Men's team round | 1st | Potomac Archers | William Thompson, Robert Williams, Lewis Maxon, Galen Spencer | 1344 | | 2nd | Cincinnati Archers | C.S. Woodruff, William Clark, Charles Hubbard, Samuel Duvall | 1341 | | 3rd | Boston Archers | George Bryant, Wallace Bryant, Cyrus Dallin, Henry B. Richardson | 1268 | | 4th | Chicago Archers | Benjamin Keys, Homer Taylor, Edward Weston, Edward Bruce | 942 | | | | | | | Women's team round | 1st | | Matilda Howell, Jessie Pollock, Laura Woodruff, Louise Taylor | Unknown | | 2nd | | Emma Cooke, Mabel Taylor | Unknown | | | | | | [edit] Athletics [edit] Running | Event | Place | Athlete | Heats | Repechage | Final | | | Men's 60 metres | 1st | Archie Hahn | 7.2 seconds 1st, heat 3 | Advanced directly | 7.0 seconds | | 2nd | William Hogenson | 7.0 seconds 1st, heat 2 | 7.2 seconds | | 3rd | Fay Moulton | Unknown 1st, heat 4 | 7.2 seconds | | 4th | Clyde Blair | 7.0 seconds 1st, heat 1 | 7.2 seconds | | 5th | Myer Prinstein | Unknown 2nd, heat 1 | 7.2 seconds 2nd, repechage | Unknown | | 6th | Frank Castleman | Unknown 2nd, heat 2 | 7.2 seconds 1st, repechage | Unknown | | 7-8 | Nathaniel Cartmell | Unknown 2nd, heat 4 | Unknown 3-4, repechage | Did not advance | | 9-12 | William Hunter | Unknown 3-4, heat 1 | Did not advance | | George Poage | Unknown 3-4, heat 1 | | Lawson Robertson | Unknown 3rd, heat 3 | | | Event | Place | Athlete | Heats | Final | | | Men's 100 metres | 1st | Archie Hahn | 11.4 seconds 1st, heat 1 | 11.0 seconds | | 2nd | Nathaniel Cartmell | 11.4 seconds 1st, heat 3 | 11.2 seconds | | 3rd | William Hogenson | 11.6 seconds 1st, heat 2 | 11.2 seconds | | 4th | Fay Moulton | Unknown 2nd, heat 3 | Unknown | | 5th | Frederick Heckwolf | Unknown 2nd, heat 2 | Unknown | | 6th | Lawson Robertson | Unknown 2nd, heat 1 | Unknown | | 7-11 | Clyde Blair | Unknown 3rd, heat 3 | Did not advance | | Frank Castleman | Unknown 4th, heat 3 | | Myer Prinstein | Unknown 4th, heat 2 | | | Men's 200 metres | 1st | Archie Hahn | 22.2 seconds 1st, heat 1 | 21.6 seconds OR | | 2nd | Nathaniel Cartmell | Unknown 2nd, heat 1 | 21.9 seconds | | 3rd | William Hogenson | 22.8 seconds 1st, heat 2 | Unknown | | 4th | Fay Moulton | Unknown 2nd, heat 2 | Unknown | | [edit] Jumping [edit] Throwing [edit] Multi-event competitions [edit] Boxing The United States was the only nation to have boxers compete in boxing. Egan's real name was Frank Floyd and by the rules of the AAU it was illegal to fight under an assumed name. In November 1905 the AAU disqualified Egan from all AAU competitions and he had to return all his prizes. Van Horn moved up to silver and Sturholdt to bronze. Sturholdt won the bronze medal without winning a single bout. [edit] Cycling The United States was the only nation to compete in cycling. | Event | Place | Cyclist | Heats | Semifinals | Final | | | 1⁄4 mile | 1st | Marcus Hurley | 35.6 seconds 1st, heat 2 | 34.8 seconds 1st, semifinal 1 | 31.8 seconds | | 2nd | Burton Downing | 35.2 seconds 1st, heat 4 | Unknown 2nd, semifinal 2 | Unknown | | 3rd | Teddy Billington | 36.2 seconds 1st, heat 1 | Unknown 2nd, semifinal 1 | Unknown | | 4th | Oscar Goerke | 34.8 seconds 1st, heat 3 | 33.4 seconds 1st, semifinal 2 | Unknown | | 5-8 | Arthur F. Andrews | Unknown 2nd, heat 3 | Unknown 3-4, semifinal 2 | Did not advance | | Frank Bizzoni | Unknown 2nd, heat 1 | Unknown 3-4, semifinal 1 | | Frank Montaldi | Unknown 2nd, heat 2 | Unknown 3-4, semifinal 1 | | Henry Wittman | Unknown 2nd, heat 4 | Unknown 3-4, semifinal 2 | | 9-11 | Fred Grinham | Unknown 3rd, heat 3 | Did not advance | | Oscar Schwab | Unknown 3rd, heat 2 | | Anthony Williamson | Unknown 3rd, heat 4 | | | 1⁄3 mile | 1st | Marcus Hurley | Unknown 1-2, heat 3 or 4 | 44.2 seconds 1st, semifinal 2 | 43.8 seconds | | 2nd | Burton Downing | Unknown 1-2, heat 3 or 4 | Unknown 2nd, semifinal 2 | Unknown | | 3rd | Teddy Billington | Unknown 2nd, heat 1 | 50.2 seconds 1st, semifinal 1 | Unknown | | 4th | Charles Schlee | Unknown 1st, heat 1 | Unknown 2nd, semifinal 1 | Unknown | | 5-8 | Oscar Goerke | Unknown 1st, heat 2 | Unknown 3-4, semifinal 1 | Did not advance | | Fred Grinham | Unknown 2nd, heat 2 | Unknown 3-4, semifinal 1 | | Unknown | Unknown 1-2, heat 3 or 4 | Unknown 3-4, semifinal 2 | | Unknown | Unknown 1-2, heat 3 or 4 | Unknown 3-4, semifinal 2 | | 9-10 | Unknown | Unknown 3rd, heat 3 or 4 | Did not advance | | Unknown | Unknown 3rd, heat 3 or 4 | | | 1⁄2 mile | 1st | Marcus Hurley | 1:08.6 1st, heat 1 | 1:12.8 1st, semifinal 1 | 1:09.0 | | 2nd | Teddy Billington | 1:18.6 1st, heat 3 | 1:09.0 1st, semifinal 2 | Unknown | | 3rd | Burton Downing | 1:13.6 1st, heat 4 | Unknown 2nd, semifinal 2 | Unknown | | 4th | George E. Wiley | Unknown 2nd, heat 1 | Unknown 2nd, semifinal 1 | Unknown | | 5-8 | A. Fritz | 1:07.0 1st, heat 2 | Unknown 3-4, semifinal 1 | Did not advance | | Fred Grinham | Unknown 2nd, heat 4 | Unknown 3-4, semifinal 2 | | Charles Schlee | Unknown 2nd, heat 2 | Unknown 3-4, semifinal 1 | | Henry Wittman | Unknown 2nd, heat 3 | Unknown 3-4, semifinal 2 | | 9-16 | Arthur F. Andrews | Unknown 3rd, heat 1 | Did not advance | | Oscar Goerke | Unknown 3rd, heat 2 | | Leo Larson | Unknown 3rd, heat 4 | | Joel N. McCrea | Unknown 4th, heat ? | | Oscar Schwab | Unknown 4th, heat ? | | Anthony Williamson | Unknown 3rd, heat 3 | | Unknown | Unknown 4th, heat ? | | Unknown | Unknown 4th, heat ? | | [edit] Diving The United States and Germany were the two nations that competed in diving. The two American divers took gold and (tied) bronze in the platform event. The five Americans in the plunge for distance had no foreign competition, taking all three medals. [edit] Fencing The United States made its first appearance in football, known there as soccer, in 1904. Two American club teams played in a round-robin with a Canadian team, with the Canadian team defeating both of the American squads. The Americans then played two scoreless draws against each other before one won the third contest, 2-0. | Event | Place | Team | Wins | Losses | Percent | | | | | | | Men's football | 2nd | Christian Brothers College Charles Bartliff, Warren Brittingham, Oscar Brockmeyer, Alexander Cudmore, Charles January, John January, Thomas January, Raymond Lawler, Joseph Lydon, Louis Menges, Peter Ratican | 1 (USA 2-0) | 1 (CAN 7-0) | .500 | | 3rd | St. Rose Parish Joseph Brady, George Cooke, Thomas Cooke, Cormic Cosgrove, Dierkes, Martin Dooling, Frank Frost, Claude Jameson, Henry Jameson, Johnson, O'Connell, Harry Tate | 0 | 2 (CAN 4-0) (USA 2-0) | .000 | | | | | | | | Event | Place | Team | Total | | | Men's team | 1st | Western Golf Association Chandler Egan, Daniel Sawyer, Robert Hunter, Kenneth Edwards, Clement Smoot, Warren Wood, Mason Phelps, Walter Egan, Edward Cummins, Nathaniel Moore | 1749 | | 2nd | Trans-Mississippi Golf Association Francis Newton, Henry Potter, Ralph McKittrick, Albert Lambert, Frederick Semple, Stuart Stickney, Burt McKinnie, William Stickney, John Maxwell, John Cady | 1770 | | 3rd | United States Golf Association Douglass Cadwallader, Allen Lard, Jesse Carleton, Simeon Price, Harold Weber, John Rahm, Arthur Hussey, Orus Jones, Harold Fraser, George Oliver | 1839 | | [edit] Gymnastics [edit] Turnverein [edit] Swedish system [edit] Lacrosse [edit] Rowing | Event | Place | Crew | Final | | | Single sculls | 1st | Frank Greer | 10:08.5 | | 2nd | James Juvenal | Unknown | | 3rd | Constance Titus | Unknown | | 4th | David Duffield | Unknown | | | Double sculls | 1st | John Mulcahy and William Varley | 10:03.2 | | 2nd | Jamie McLoughlin and John Hoben | Unknown | | 3rd | Joseph Ravannack and John Wells | Unknown | | | Coxless pairs | 1st | Robert Farnan and Joseph Ryan | 10:57.0 | | 2nd | John Mulcahy and William Varley | Unknown | | 3rd | John Joachim and Joseph Buerger | Unknown | | | Coxless fours | 1st | Arthur Stockhoff, August Erker, George Dietz, and Albert Nasse | 9:05.8 | | 2nd | Frederck Suerig, Martin Formanack, Charles Aman, and Michael Begley | Unknown | | 3rd | Gustav Voerg, John Freitag, Louis Helm, and Frank Dummerth | Unknown | | | Eights | 1st | Frederick Cresser, Michael Gleason, Frank Schell, James Flanagan, Charles Armstrong, Harry Lott, Joseph Dempsey, John Exley, Louis Abell | 7:50.0 | | [edit] Swimming | Event | Place | Swimmer | Heats | Final | | | 50 yd free | 2nd | Scott Leary | 28.2 seconds 1st, heat 2 | 28.2 seconds 28.6 (race-off) | | 3rd | Charles Daniels | Unknown 2nd, heat 2 | Unknown | | 4th | David Gaul | Unknown 3rd, heat 2 | Unknown | | 5th | Leo Goodwin | Unknown 2nd, heat 1 | Unknown | | 6th | Raymond Thorne | Unknown 3rd, heat 1 | Unknown | | 7-9 | David Hammond[3] | Unknown 4-5, heat 1 or 2 | Did not advance | | William Orthwein[3] | Unknown 4-5, heat 1 or 2 | | Edwin Swatek[3] | Unknown 4-5, heat 1 or 2 | | | 100 yd free | 2nd | Charles Daniels | 1:07.4 1st, heat 2 | Unknown | | 3rd | Scott Leary | Unknown 2nd, heat 1 | Unknown | | 4th | David Gaul | Unknown 2nd, heat 2 | Unknown | | 5th | David Hammond | Unknown 3rd, heat 1 | Unknown | | 6th | Leo Goodwin | Unknown 3rd, heat 2 | Unknown | | 7-9 | William Orthwein[3] | Unknown 4-5, heat 1 or 2 | Did not advance | | Edwin Swatek[3] | Unknown 4-5, heat 1 or 2 | | Raymond Thorne[3] | Unknown 4-5, heat 1 or 2 | | | Event | Place | Team | Final | | | 4x50 yd free relay | 1st | Joseph Ruddy, Leo Goodwin, Louis Handley, and Charles Daniels | Unknown | | 2nd | David Hammond, William Tuttle, Hugo Goetz, and Raymond Thorne | Unknown | | 3rd | Amedee Reyburn, Gwynne Evans, Marquard Schwarz, and William Orthwein | Unknown | | 4th | Edgar Adams, David Bratton, George van Cleaf, and David Hesser | Unknown | | [edit] Tennis The United States was one of two nations (Germany sent one player) to compete in tennis. [edit] Tug of war [edit] Water polo [edit] Weightlifting [edit] Wrestling The United States was the only nation to have wrestlers compete in 1904. - ^ The IOC results database shows Charles Tatham as Cuban for individual events and American for the team event.
- ^ This team is listed as American in the IOC database, though one of its members is listed as Cuban for his individual medals.
- ^ a b c d e f De Wael notes that the identity of the non-advancing swimmers in the heats of the sprint races are uncertain.
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