Athletics at the 1904 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 metres hurdles

The men's 200 metres hurdles was a track and field athletics event held as part of the Athletics at the 1904 Summer Olympics programme. It was the second, and final, time the event was held. Five athletes from the United States participated. The competition was held on September 1, 1904. The event was won by Harry Hillman; Frank Castleman took silver and George Poage bronze.

Men's 200 metres hurdles at the Games of the III Olympiad
Finish of the race
Venue	Francis Field
Date	September 1
Competitors	5 from 1 nation
Winning time	24.6 OR
Medalists
Harry Hillman  United States Frank Castleman  United States George Poage  United States

Background

This was the second and last time the event was held, with the previous time in 1900. None of the runners from the 1900 event returned. The three-time IC4A champion Edwin Clapp did not compete; 1902 AAU champion Harry Hillman did and was a "weak favorite" in the small field.

The United States made its second appearance.

Competition format

The low hurdles competition consisted of a single race, with only five men competing.

Records

These were the standing world and Olympic records (in seconds) prior to the 1904 Summer Olympics.

World record	Alvin Kraenzlein (USA)	23.8y (220 yds = 201.1 m)	New York City	28 May 1898
Olympic record	Alvin Kraenzlein (USA)	25.4	Paris, France	16 July 1900

Harry Hillman set a new Olympic record with 24.6 seconds. As the competition has been discontinued, his Olympic record still stands.

Schedule

Date	Time	Round
Thursday, 1 September 1904		Final

Results

Rank	Athlete	Nation	Time	Notes
	Harry Hillman	United States	24.6	OR
	Frank Castleman	United States	24.9
	George Poage	United States	Unknown
4	George Varnell	United States	Unknown
5	Fred Schule	United States	Unknown
—	Edward Cairns	United States	DNS
	Edwin Clapp	United States	DNS

Sources

• Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in Polish). Retrieved 13 December 2006.