1904 Summer Olympics
 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 | ||
| Opened by | David R. Francis[1] | ||
| Stadium | Washington University in St. Louis Francis Field | ||
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The 1904 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the III Olympiad, were held in St. Louis, Missouri, United States.[2]
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.
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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]
Related pages
References
- ↑ "Factsheet – Opening Ceremony of the Games f the Olympiad" (PDF) (Press release). International Olympic Committee. September 13, 2013. Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 August 2016. Retrieved 22 December 2018.
- ↑ Sports Reference.com (SR/Olympics), "1904 St Louis Summer Games"; 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. 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
