This article was most recently revised and updated by … The report states that "Immediately after the game, the Galt aggregation, numbering about 50 persons, retired to the office of James E. Sullivan, chief of the Department of Physical Culture, where they received their prize. Amazingly, the 1904 exhibition in St. Louis would be the last time women boxed at the Olympics for 108 years, as the competition was not revived until the 2012 Summer Games in … Zoltán Halmay of Hungary and Charles Daniels of the United States each won two gold medals in individual swimming, while Emil Rausch of Germany won three. However, the 1904 Olympics produced innovations, they were the first to award gold, silver and bronze medals. The 1904 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the III Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event which was celebrated in St. Louis, Missouri, United States, from August 29 until September 3, 1904, as part of an extended sports program lasting from July 1 to November 23, 1904, located at what is now known as Francis Field on the campus of Washington University in St. Louis. Hungary's Zoltan Halmay was a Hungarian swimmer who won the 100 yards and 50 yard freestyle in the 1904 St Louis Olympics. Canada made its first football appearance in 1904, sending a club team to St. Louis. Skiff, Director of Exhibits, presenting the Skiff Cup to Archie HAHN of the United States, donated as a prize to winner of the 100m dash. The International Olympic Committee later awarded the club a gold medal for its performance. After a talk by Mr. James A. Conlon, … According to a report in the Toronto Mail and Empire newspaper of November 18, 1904, medals were awarded to the players in St. Louis. The team defeated each of the two United States club teams in the round-robin tournament. Lighting the Olympic Flame by: F.J.V. Summary Official opening of the Games by: Mr David Francis, president of Louisiana Purchase Exposition.
George Coleman Poage, born in Hannibal, Missouri, became the first African-American athlete to win a medal at the Olympic Games. One other notable achievement in 1904 was [Oliver Kirk], who won two gold medals in boxing, in two different weight classes, an Olympic record that will surely never be equalled. Boxing made its Olympic debut in 1904.
The great hoax of the athletic events at the 1904 Olympics occurred in the marathon race. Saint-Louis 1904. He won bronze in the 200 and 400 meter hurdles in 1904. Fiasco in the St Louis 2004 Olympic Swimming Pool.