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The silver medal awarded for the 800m run during the 1904 Summer Olympics. The 1904 Summer Olympics were held in St. Louis, Missouri, United States from July 1 to November 23, 1904, as part of the St. Louis World's Fair. A total of 651 athletes from 12 nations participated in 95 events in 16 sports at these games. [1] [2] Nine participating ...
The 1904 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the III Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was held in 1904 in St. Louis, Missouri, United States. Contents Archery
Chicago, Illinois, initially won the bid to host the 1904 Summer Olympics, [3] but the organizers of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition in St. Louis opposed the scheduling of another international event for the same time frame in a different city, perceiving such a prospect as a competitive threat that would divert potential attendees and the revenues that they would bring.
Ohioans with Summer Olympic Games gold medals 1904 Summer Olympics. Lida Howell (Archery, Lebanon): Double Columbia Round, Double National Round, Team Round.
The 1904 St. Louis Olympics medal, auctioned for $545,371, bears the inscription “Olympiad, 1904” and shows a victorious athlete holding a wreath on the front.
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.
The 1904 St. Louis Olympics medal, auctioned for $545,371, bears the inscription “Olympiad, 1904” and shows a victorious athlete holding a wreath on the front. On the other side, Nike, the goddess of victory in ancient Greek mythology, is shown alongside Zeus, the pantheon's king of gods, and the words for the 110-meter hurdles it was awarded.
At the 1904 Summer Olympics, twenty-five athletics events were contested. A total of 74 medals (25 gold, 25 silver and 24 bronze) were awarded. Multi-event competitions, the all-around and triathlon, were introduced, along with a 56-pound weight throw, while the short steeplechase was lengthened slightly from 2500 to 2590 metres, the team race was lengthened from 5000 meters to 4 miles (6,437 ...