The

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hosted the

1904 Summer Olympics The 1904 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the III Olympiad and also known as St. Louis 1904) were an international multi-sport event held in St. Louis, Missouri, United States, from 1 July to 23 November 1904. Many events were conducted ...

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. American athletes won a total of 231 medals, setting a record for the most medals won at a single Olympics that still stands today.

Medalists

Results by event

Archery

The United States first competed in archery at the 1904 Summer Olympics.

Athletics

Running

Jumping

Throwing

Multi-event competitions

Boxing

The United States first competed in boxing in 1904. The sport made its Olympic debut that year.

Jack Egan Jack Egan may refer to: * Jack Egan (boxer) (1878–1950), American boxer * Johnny Egan (Australian footballer) (born 1898), Australian footballer * Jack Egan (Cork hurler) (1904–1984), Irish hurler * Jack Egan (Kilkenny hurler) (1921–1994), Ir ...

originally won the silver medal in the lightweight competition and the bronze medal in the welterweight competition. Later, it was discovered that his real name was Frank Joseph Floyd, whereas AAU rules made it illegal to fight under an assumed name
In November 1905, the AAU disqualified Egan
from all AAU competitions and ordered him to return all his prizes and medals.

Russell van Horn William Russell van Horn (July 30, 1885 – March 11, 1970) was an American lightweight boxer who competed in the early twentieth century. He was born in Pennsylvania and died in Wickenburg, Arizona. In 1904, van Horn won a bronze medal ...

was awarded the silver and

Peter Sturholdt Peter Johnson Sturholdt (December 7, 1885 – June 27, 1919) was an American boxer who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics. Sturholdt was born in Red Wing, Minnesota. In 1904, he finished fourth in the lightweight class after losing the bronz ...

awarded the bronze in the lightweight competition, while Joseph Lydon retained bronze in the welterweight competition.

Cycling

The United States competed in cycling.

Diving

The United States and

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were the two nations that competed in diving.

Fencing

Football (soccer)

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. ; Summary ; Standings ; Matches ; Roster – Christian Brothers College ; Roster – St. Rose Parish

Golf

Gymnastics

Turnverein

Swedish system

Lacrosse

The sport of field lacrosse was played at the 1904 Summer Olympics, which marked the first time that lacrosse had been featured at the Olympic Games. Three teams participated — two from Canada and one from the United States.

Roque

Rowing

Swimming

Tennis

The United States was one of two nations to compete in tennis.

Tug of war

Water polo

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is mentioned in the games reports for the 1904 Summer Olympics, but initially it was not included in the official

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's medal database for the 1904 Games. However, the IOC later reconsidered and recognized the sport to be a part of the official program.

Weightlifting

Wrestling

The United States wrestling team competed in 1904 for the first time.

Notes

Sources

* * {{Top Summer Olympics medal-winning nations Nations at the 1904 Summer Olympics

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