1904 Summer Olympics
The 1904 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the III Olympiad, were held in St. Louis, Missouri, United States.[2]
 Advertisement for the 1904 Summer Olympics and the Louisiana Purchase Exposition | |||
| Host city | St. Louis, Missouri, United States | ||
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| Nations | 12 | ||
| Athletes | 651 (645 men, 6 women) | ||
| Events | 95 in 16 sports (17 disciplines) | ||
| Opening | July 1 | ||
| Closing | November 23 | ||
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| Stadium | Washington University in St. Louis Francis Field | ||
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The games were part of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition (St. Louis World's Fair). The sports events were not well planned; and the games were not thought to be a success.[3]
Participating nations
Athletes from 12 nations took part in the St. Louis games.
The American bicyclist Frank Bizzoni was also known as a competitor from Italy[4] The American wrestlers Charles Ericksen and Bernhof Hansen were also known as Norwegian competitors.[5]
1904 Summer Olympics Media
A tug of war competition at the 1904 Summer Olympics
An Ainu man competing in an archery contest during "Anthropology Days"
Participants.*Blue = Participated for the first time*Green = Previously participated*Host city (St Louis) marked by yellow square
Number of athletes from each country
The silver medal of the 1904 Olympics for the 800 meter run
Related pages
References
- ↑ International Olympic Committee (September 13, 2013). "Factsheet – Opening Ceremony of the Games f the Olympiad". Press release. https://stillmed.olympic.org/Documents/Reference_documents_Factsheets/Opening_ceremony_of_the_Games_of_the_Olympiad.pdf. Retrieved 22 December 2018.
- ↑ Sports Reference.com (SR/Olympics), "1904 St Louis Summer Games"[dead link]; retrieved 2012-7-23.
- ↑ Zarnowski, C. Frank. "A Look at Olympic Costs," Archived 2018-12-25 at the Wayback Machine Citius, Altius, Fortius (US). Summer 1992, Vol. 1, Issue 1, p. 19 [4 of 17 PDF]; retrieved 2012-7-24.
- ↑ SR/Olympics, "Italy at the 1904 St. Louis Summer Games" Archived 2020-04-17 at the Wayback Machine; "https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/bi/frank-bizzoni-1.html "Frank Bizzoni" Archived 2020-04-17 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved 2012-7-23.
- ↑ SR/Olympics, "Norway at the 1904 St. Louis Summer Games" Archived 2020-04-17 at the Wayback Machine; "Charles Ericksen" Archived 2020-04-17 at the Wayback Machine; "Bernhof Hansen" Archived 2011-09-15 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved 2012-7-23.
Further reading
- Lucas, Charles J. P. (1905). The Olympic Games 1904.[dead link] St. Louis: Woodward & Tiernan Printing Co.
- Sullivan, James E. (1905). Spalding's Athletic Almanac for 1905. Archived 2011-08-29 at the Wayback Machine New York: American Publishing Co.
Other websites
Media related to 1904 Summer Olympics at Wikimedia Commons
- IOC page for the 1904 Summer Olympics
- "Competitions on Anthropology Days" at St Louis Public Library Archived 2007-03-10 at the Wayback Machine
- "Olympic" at Missouri History Museum Archived 2016-03-05 at the Wayback Machine
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