United States at the 1904 Summer Olympics

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United States at the Olympic Games

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At the 1904 Summer Olympics in St. Louis
Competitors
Medals
Rank: 1		 Gold
79		 Silver
83		 Bronze
80		 Total
242
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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 242 of 283 total medals awarded. Many events were contested solely by Americans.

Contents

[edit] Medalists

[edit] Gold

[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

Main article: Archery at the 1904 Summer Olympics

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 Archer Score
Men's double York round 1st George Bryant 820
2nd Robert Williams 819
3rd William Thompson 816
4th Wallace Bryant 618
5th Benjamin Keys 532
6th Ernest Frentz 528
7th Homer Taylor 506
8th C.S. Woodruff 487
9th Henry B. Richardson 439
10th D. F. McGowan 383
11th Thomas Scott 375
12th Cyrus Dallin 355
13th Lewis Maxon 341
14th Ralph Taylor 328
15th Edward Weston 268
16th Edward Bruce 238
Men's double American round 1st George Bryant 1048
2nd Robert Williams 991
3rd William Thompson 949
4th C.S. Woodruff 907
5th William Clark 880
6th Homer Taylor 862
7th Benjamin Keys 840
8th Wallace Bryant 818
9th Cyrus Dallin 816
10th Henry B. Richardson 813
11th Charles Hubbard 779
12th Lewis Maxon 777
13th Galen Spencer 701
14th Samuel Duvall 699
15th Ernest Frentz 665
16th Amos Casselman 628
17th Ralph Taylor 533
18th Edward Bruce 516
19th E. H. Weston 508
20th Edward Weston 450
21st W. G. Valentine 347
Women's double National round 1st Matilda Howell 620
2nd Emma Cooke 419
3rd Jessie Pollock 419
4th Laura Woodruff 234
5th Mabel Taylor 160
6th Louise Taylor 159
Women's double Columbia round 1st Matilda Howell 867
2nd Emma Cooke 630
3rd Jessie Pollock 630
4th Laura Woodruff 547
5th Mabel Taylor 243
6th Louise Taylor 229
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

Main article: Athletics at the 1904 Summer Olympics

[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
Event Place Athlete Final
Men's 400 metres 1st Harry Hillman 49.2 seconds OR
2nd Frank Waller 49.9 seconds
3rd Herman Groman 50.0 seconds
4th Joseph Fleming Unknown
5th Myer Prinstein Unknown
6th George Poage Unknown
7-12 Clyde Blair Unknown
Paul Pilgrim Unknown
George Underwood Unknown
Howard Valentine Unknown
Men's 800 metres 1st Jim Lightbody 1:56.0 OR
2nd Howard Valentine 1:56.3
3rd Emil Breitkreutz 1:56.4
4th George Underwood Unknown
6th William Verner Unknown
7-13 George Bonhag Unknown
Harvey Cohn Unknown
Lacey Hearn Unknown
John J. Joyce Unknown
Paul Pilgrim Unknown
Men's 1500 metres 1st Jim Lightbody 4:05.4 OR
2nd William Verner 4:06.8
3rd Lacey Hearn Unknown
4th David Munson Unknown
7th Howard Valentine Unknown
8th Harvey Cohn Unknown
9th Charles Bacon Unknown
Event Place Athlete Heats Final
Men's 110 metre hurdles 1st Frederick Schule 16.2 seconds
1st, heat 1		 16.0 seconds
2nd Thaddeus Schideler Unknown
2nd, heat 2		 16.3 seconds
3rd Lesley Ashburner Unknown
2nd, heat 1		 16.4 seconds
4th Frank Castleman 16.2 seconds
1st, heat 2		 Unknown
5-7 Craig McLanahan Unknown
3rd, heat 1		 Unknown
Event Place Athlete Final
Men's 200 metre hurdles 1st Harry Hillman 24.6 seconds OR
2nd Frank Castleman 24.9 seconds
3rd George Poage Unknown
4th George Varnell Unknown
5th Frederick Schule Unknown
Men's 400 metre hurdles 1st Harry Hillman 53.0 seconds
2nd Frank Waller 53.2 seconds
3rd George Poage Unknown
4th George Varnell Unknown
Men's 2590 metre steeplechase 1st Jim Lightbody 7:39.6
3rd Arthur Newton Unknown
4th William Verner Unknown
5-7 Harvey Cohn Unknown
David Munson Unknown
Richard Sandford Unknown
Event Place Team Athletes Score
Men's 4 mile team race 1st New York AC Arthur Newton (1)
George Underwood (5)
Paul Pilgrim (6)
Howard Valentine (7)
David Munson (8)		 27 points
2nd Chicago AA Jim Lightbody (2)
William Verner (3)
Lacey Hearn (4)
Albert Coray (9)
Sidney Hatch (10)		 28 points
Event Place Athlete Final
Men's marathon 1st Thomas J. Hicks 3:28:53
2nd Albert Coray 3:34:52
3rd Arthur Newton 3:47:33
6th David Kneeland Unknown
7th Henry Brawley Unknown
8th Sidney Hatch Unknown
11th F. P. Devlin Unknown
13th John Furla Unknown
— Edward P. Carr Did not finish
Robert Fowler Did not finish
John Foy Did not finish
William Garcia Did not finish
Thomas J. Kennedy Did not finish
John Lordon Did not finish
Samuel Mellor Did not finish
Frank Pierce Did not finish
Guy Porter Did not finish
Michael Spring Did not finish
Frederick Lorz Disqualified

[edit] Jumping

Event Place Athlete Final
Men's long jump 1st Myer Prinstein 7.34 metres OR
2nd Daniel Frank 6.89 metres
3rd Robert Stangland 6.88 metres
4th Frederick Englehardt 6.63 metres
5th George van Cleaf Unknown
6th John Hagerman Unknown
7-10 John T. Oxley Unknown
Men's triple jump 1st Myer Prinstein 14.35 metres
2nd Frederick Englehardt 13.90 metres
3rd Robert Stangland 13.36 metres
4th John Fuhler 12.91 metres
5th George van Cleaf Unknown
6th John Hagerman Unknown
7th Samuel Jones Unknown
Men's high jump 1st Samuel Jones 1.80 metres
2nd Garrett Serviss 1.77 metres
5th Emil Freymark Unknown
6th Ervin Barker 1.70 metres
Men's pole vault 1st Charles Dvorak 3.50 metres OR
2nd LeRoy Samse 3.35 metres
3rd Louis Wilkins 3.35 metres
4th Craig McLanahan 3.35 metres
5th Claude Allen 3.35 metres
6th Walter Dray Unknown
Men's standing long jump 1st Ray Ewry 3.47 metres OR
2nd Charles King 3.27 metres
3rd John Biller 3.25 metres
4th Henry Field 3.18 metres
Men's standing triple jump 1st Ray Ewry 10.54 metres
2nd Charles King 10.16 metres
3rd Joseph Stadler 9.60 metres
4th Garrett Serviss 9.53 metres
Men's standing high jump 1st Ray Ewry 1.60 metres
2nd Joseph Stadler 1.44 metres
3rd Lawson Robertson 1.44 metres
4th John Biller 1.42 metres

[edit] Throwing

Event Place Athlete Final
Men's shot put 1st Ralph Rose 14.81 metres OR
2nd William Coe 14.40 metres
3rd Lawrence Feuerbach 13.37 metres
4th Martin Sheridan 12.39 metres
5th Charles Chadwick Unknown
6th Albert Johnson Unknown
7th John Guiney Unknown
Men's discus throw 1st Martin Sheridan 39.28 metres OR
2nd Ralph Rose 39.28 metres OR
4th John Jesus Flanagan 36.14 metres
5th John Biller Unknown
6th James Mitchell Unknown
Men's hammer throw 1st John Jesus Flanagan 51.23 metres OR
2nd John DeWitt 50.26 metres
3rd Ralph Rose 45.73 metres
4th Charles Chadwick 42.78 metres
5th James Mitchell Unknown
6th Albert Johnson Unknown
Men's 56 pound weight throw 2nd John Jesus Flanagan 10.16 metres
3rd James Mitchell 10.13 metres
4th Charles Henneman 9.18 metres
5th Charles Chadwick Unknown
6th Ralph Rose 8.53 metres

[edit] Multi-event competitions

Event Place Athlete Total score
Men's triathlon 1st Max Emmerich 35.7
2nd John Grieb 34.0
3rd William Merz 32.9
4th George Mayer 32.4
5th John Bissinger 30.8
6th Philip Kassel 30.1
7th Fred Schmind 30.0
10th Max Hess 29.6
Otto Neimand 29.6
12th Edward Siegler 29.2
13th John Leichinger 29.1
14th Otto Boehnke 28.7
George Stapf 28.7
16th Andrew Neu 28.6
17th Robert Reynolds 28.5
Frank Schicke 28.5
19th Ernst Reckeweg 28.2
20th Otto Steffen 28.0
22nd Ragnar Berg 27.4
Lorenz Spann 27.4
Reinhard Wagner 27.4
25th Theodore Gross 27.3
Robert Herrmann 27.3
Leander Keim 27.3
28th Oluf Landnes 27.2
30th William Berewald 27.0
Willard Schrader 27.0
32nd Julius Lenhart 26.8
33rd Henry Koeder 26.7
34th Max Thomas 26.6
36th Emil Beyer 26.5
John Duha 26.5
Edward Hennig 26.5
Clarence Kiddington 26.5
40th Anthony Jahnke 26.4
Oliver Olsen 26.4
Henry Prinzler 26.4
43rd Phillip Sontag 26.2
44th Louis Hunger 25.9
Louis Kniep 25.9
47th Charles Umbs 25.7
John Wolf 25.7
49th George Aschenbrener 25.5
Rudolf Krupitzer 25.5
J. Wassow 25.5
52nd Emil Rothe 25.4
George Schroeder 25.4
54. Otto Feyder 25.2
55th Louis Rathke 25.1
Philip Schuster 25.1
Harry Warnken 25.1
59th Anton Heida 25.0
Jacob Hertenbahn 25.0
William Tritschler 25.0
62nd Harry Hansen 24.8
63rd Max Wolf 24.6
64th William Andelfinger 24.5
Charles Krause 24.5
67. Bergin Nilsen 24.4
68th James Dwyer 24.3
William Traband 24.3
70th Robert Maysack 24.2
71st George Mastrovich 24.1
72nd Charles Sorum 24.0
73rd Bernard Berg 23.9
74th John Dellert 23.7
75th Andreas Kempf 23.6
Otto Thomsen 23.6
77th Christian Deubler 23.5
Edward Tritschler 23.5
79th Barry Chimberoff 23.4
Henry Kraft 23.4
81st L. Guerner 23.2
82nd P. Gussmann 23.1
83rd Michael Lang 23.0
84th P. Ritter 22.8
85th Hy. Meyland 22.4
Richard Tritschler 22.4
Emil Voigt 22.4
88th Otto Knerr 22.3
89th Gustav Mueller 22.0
Otto Roissner 22.0
91st William Horschke 21.7
92nd Frank Raad 21.5
Wilhelm Zabel 21.5
94th M. Bascher 21.4
95th William Kruppinger 21.3
August Placke 21.3
Rudolf Schrader 21.3
Emil Schwegler 21.3
Christian Sperl 21.3
100th M. Fischer 21.2
Julian Schmitz 21.2
102nd William Herzog 21.1
Arthur Rosenkampff 21.1
104th G. Hermerrling 20.9
Paul Studen 20.9
106th Martin Ludwig 20.4
107th Charles Dellert 20.3
108th John Messel 20.2
Walter Real 20.2
Arthur Sundbye 20.2
111th M. Barry 20.1
112th K. Woerner 19.7
113th Edward Pueschell 19.3
114th Charles Schwartz 19.1
115th K. Roedek 19.0
116th Alvin Kritschmann 18.9
117th William Friedrich 17.7
118th George Eyser 13.5
Men's decathlon 2nd Adam Gunn 5907
3rd Thomas Truxton Hare 5813
5th Ellery Clark 2778
6th John Grieb 2199
7th Max Emmerich 0

[edit] Boxing

Main article: Boxing at the 1904 Summer Olympics

The United States was the only nation to have boxers compete in boxing.

Event Place Boxer Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Flyweight 1st George Finnegan None held Defeated Miles Burke
2nd Miles Burke Lost to George Finnegan
Bantamweight 1st Oliver Kirk None held Defeated George Finnegan
2nd George Finnegan Lost to Oliver Kirk
Featherweight 1st Oliver Kirk None held Bye Defeated Frank Haller
2nd Frank Haller Defeated Frederick Gilmore Lost to Oliver Kirk
3rd Frederick Gilmore Lost to Frank Haller Did not advance
Lightweight 1st Harry Spanjer Defeated Kenneth Jewett Defeated Russell van Horn Defeated Jack Egan
2nd Jack Egan Defeated Joseph Lydon Defeated Peter Sturholdt Lost to Harry Spanjer
3rd Russell van Horn Defeated Arthur Seward Lost to Harry Spanjer Defeated Peter Sturholdt
4th Peter Sturholdt Carroll Burton disqualified Lost to Jack Egan Lost to Russell van Horn
5th Kenneth Jewett Lost to Harry Spanjer Did not advance
Joseph Lydon Lost to Jack Egan
Arthur Seward Lost to Russell van Horn
— Carroll Burton Disqualified
Welterweight 1st Albert Young None held Defeated Jack Egan Defeated Harry Spanjer
2nd Harry Spanjer Defeated Joseph Lydon Lost to Albert Young
3rd Jack Egan Lost to Albert Young No bronze medal match
Joseph Lydon Lost to Harry Spanjer
Middleweight 1st Charles Mayer None held Defeated Benjamin Spradley
2nd Benjamin Spradley Lost to Charles Mayer
Heavyweight 1st Samuel Berger None held Defeated William Michaels Defeated Charles Mayer
2nd Charles Mayer Bye Lost to Samuel Berger
3rd William Michaels Lost to Samuel Berger Did not advance

[edit] Cycling

Main article: Cycling at the 1904 Summer Olympics

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 ?
Event Place Cyclist Semifinals Final
1 mile 1st Marcus Hurley 2:34.2
1st, semifinal 1		 2:41.6
2nd Burton Downing 2:33.0
1st, semifinal 2		 Unknown
3rd Teddy Billington Unknown
2nd, semifinal 2		 Unknown
4th Oscar Goerke Unknown
2nd, semifinal 1		 Unknown
5-7 Charles Schlee Unknown
3rd, semifinal 1		 Did not advance
George E. Wiley Unknown
3rd, semifinal 2
Anthony Williamson Unknown
4th, semifinal 2
— Joel N. McCrea Did not finish
—, semifinal 1
Event Place Cyclist Final
2 miles 1st Burton Downing 4:57.8
2nd Oscar Goerke Unknown
3rd Marcus Hurley Unknown
4th Teddy Billington Unknown
5-13 Charles Schlee Unknown
Unknown Unknown
Unknown Unknown
Unknown Unknown
Unknown Unknown
Unknown Unknown
Unknown Unknown
Unknown Unknown
Unknown Unknown
5 miles 1st Charles Schlee 13:08.2
2nd George E. Wiley Unknown
3rd Arthur F. Andrews Unknown
4th Julius Schaefer Unknown
? Unknown competitor(s) Unknown
— Teddy Billington Did not finish
Burton Downing Did not finish
Oscar Goerke Did not finish
Marcus Hurley Did not finish
Joel N. McCrea Did not finish
25 miles 1st Burton Downing 1:10:55.4
2nd Arthur F. Andrews Unknown
3rd George E. Wiley Unknown
4th Samuel LaVoice Unknown
— Teddy Billington Did not finish
Oscar Goerke Did not finish
Marcus Hurley Did not finish
Julius Schaefer Did not finish
Charles Schlee Did not finish
Anthony Williamson Did not finish

[edit] Diving

Main article: Diving at the 1904 Summer Olympics

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.

Event Place Diver Final
Platform 1st George Sheldon 12.66 points
3rd Frank Kehoe 11.33 points
Plunge for distance 1st William Dickey 19.05 metres
2nd Edgar Adams 17.52 metres
3rd Leo Goodwin 17.37 metres
4th Newman Samuels 16.76 metres
5th Charles Pyrah 14.02 metres

[edit] Fencing

Main article: Fencing at the 1904 Summer Olympics
Event Place Fencer Semifinal Final
Men's foil 5-6 Wilfred Holroyd 1-2
3rd, semifinal B		 Did not advance
Charles Fitzhugh Townsend 2-2
3rd, semifinal A
7-8 Theodore Carstens 1-3
4th, semifinal A
Arthur Fox 0-3
4th, semifinal B
9th William Grebe 0-4
5th, semifinal A
Event Place Fencer Final
Men's team foil 2nd Charles Tatham[1]
Charles Fitzhugh Townsend
Arthur Fox[2]		 0-1 (2-7)
Men's épée 5th Charles Fitzhugh Townsend Unknown
Men's sabre 2nd William Grebe 2-1
4th Theodore Carstens 1-2
5th Arthur Fox 0-3
Men's singlestick 2nd William O'Connor 8
3rd Willi