United States at the 1904 Summer Olympics
Sporting event delegation
The United States hosted the 1904 Summer Olympics in St. Louis, Missouri . 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.
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
-
Emma Cooke, Mabel Taylor
Did not participate
Athletics
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
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 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 was awarded the silver and Peter Sturholdt awarded the bronze in the lightweight competition, while Joseph Lydon retained bronze in the welterweight competition.
Cycling
The United States competed 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 Williamsen
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
Aimé 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 Williamsen
Unknown 3rd, heat 3
Unknown
Unknown 4th, heat ?
Unknown
Unknown 4th, heat ?
Diving
The United States and Germany were the two nations that competed in diving.
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.
Summary
Standings
Matches
Roster – Christian Brothers College
Player coach: Joe Lydon
Roster – St. Rose Parish
Golf
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 , Allan Lard , Jesse Carleton , Simeon Price , Harold Weber , John Rahm , Arthur Hussey , Orus Jones , Harold Fraser , George Oliver
1839
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.
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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 pair
1st
Robert Farnan and Joseph Ryan
10:57.0
2nd
John Mulcahy and William Varley
Unknown
3rd
John Joachim and Joseph Buerger
Unknown
Coxless four
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
Gus Voerg , John Freitag , Lou Heim , and Frank Dummerth
Unknown
Eight
1st
Frederick Cresser , Michael Gleason , Frank Schell , James Flanagan , Charles Armstrong , Harry Lott , Joseph Dempsey , John Exley , Louis Abell
7:50.0
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 [1]
Unknown 4-5, heat 1 or 2
Did not advance
Bill Orthwein [1]
Unknown 4-5, heat 1 or 2
Edwin Swatek [1]
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
Bill Orthwein [1]
Unknown 4-5, heat 1 or 2
Did not advance
Edwin Swatek [1]
Unknown 4-5, heat 1 or 2
Raymond Thorne [1]
Unknown 4-5, heat 1 or 2
Event
Place
Team
Final
4x50 yd free relay
1st
Joe Ruddy , Leo Goodwin , Louis Handley , and Charles Daniels
Unknown
2nd
David Hammond , Bill Tuttle , Hugo Goetz , and Raymond Thorne
Unknown
3rd
Amedee Reyburn , Gwynne Evans , Marquard Schwarz , and Bill Orthwein
Unknown
4th
Edgar Adams , David Bratton , George van Cleaf , and David Hesser
Unknown
Tennis
The United States was one of two nations to compete in tennis.
Tug of war
Water polo
Water polo is mentioned in the games reports for the 1904 Summer Olympics, but initially it was not included in the official International Olympic Committee '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
^ 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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