Athletics at the 1904 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 metres hurdles

Men's 200 metres hurdles at the Games of the III Olympiad
Venue	Francis Field
Dates	September 1
Competitors	5 from 1 nation
Medalists
Harry Hillman   United States   Frank Castleman   United States   George Poage   United States
«1900

Athletics at the 1904 Summer Olympics
Track events
60 m		men
100 m		men
200 m		men
400 m		men
800 m		men
1500 m		men
110 m hurdles		men
200 m hurdles		men
400 m hurdles		men
2590 m steeplechase		men
4 mile team race		men
Road events
Marathon	men
Field events
Long jump	men
Triple jump	men
High jump	men
Pole vault	men
Standing long jump	men
Standing triple jump	men
Standing high jump	men
Shot put	men
Discus throw	men
Hammer throw	men
56 pound weight throw	men
Combined events
Triathlon	men
Decathlon	men

The men's 200 metres hurdles was a track and field athletics event held as part of the Athletics at the 1904 Summer Olympics programme. It was the second time the event was held. 5 athletes, all from the United States, participated. The competition was held on September 1, 1904.

Records

These were the standing world and Olympic records (in seconds) prior to the 1904 Summer Olympics.

World Record		none
Olympic Record	25.4	Alvin Kraenzlein	Paris (FRA)	July 16, 1900

Harry Hillman set a new Olympic record with 24.6 seconds. As the competition has been discontinued, his Olympic record still stands.

Results

Final

Place	Athlete	Time
1	Harry Hillman (USA)	24.6 OR
2	Frank Castleman (USA)	24.9
3	George Poage (USA)
4	George Varnell (USA)
5	Fred Schule (USA)

Sources

• Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich". http://olympic.w.interia.pl/. Retrieved 13 December 2006.  (Polish)