At the 1904 Summer Olympics, five rowing events were contested. All competitions were held on Saturday, July 30.[1]
Rowing at the Games of the III Olympiad | |
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Venue | St. Louis |
Dates | July 30, 1904 |
Competitors | 44 from 2 nations |
It was the second appearance of the sport in Olympic competition. Coxless forms of the pairs and fours were introduced, replacing the coxed pairs and fours that had been used four years earlier. Sculling was expanded, with double sculls as well as singles.
Medal summary
editEvent | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Single sculls |
Frank Greer (USA) | James Juvenal (USA) | Constance Titus (USA) |
Double sculls |
John Mulcahy and William Varley (USA) |
Joseph McLoughlin and John Hoben (USA) |
Joseph Ravannack and John Wells (USA) |
Coxless pair |
Robert Farnan and Joseph Ryan (USA) |
John Mulcahy and William Varley (USA) |
John Joachim and Joseph Buerger (USA) |
Coxless four |
United States (USA) Arthur Stockhoff August Erker George Dietz Albert Nasse |
United States (USA) Frederick Suerig Martin Formanack Charles Aman Michael Begley |
United States (USA) Gus Voerg John Freitag Lou Heim Frank Dummerth |
Eight |
United States (USA) Frederick Cresser Michael Gleason Frank Schell James Flanagan Charles Armstrong Harry Lott Joseph Dempsey John Exley Louis Abell |
Canada (CAN) Arthur Bailey William Rice George Reiffenstein Phil Boyd George Strange William Wadsworth Don MacKenzie Joseph Wright Thomas Loudon |
none awarded |
Participating nations
editA total of 44 rowers from two nations competed at the St. Louis Games:
- Canada (9)
- United States (35)
Medal table
editOnly one of the 44 rowers who competed, Divie Duffield, did not win a medal. Duffield finished fourth in the single sculls event.
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | United States | 5 | 4 | 4 | 13 |
2 | Canada | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Totals (2 entries) | 5 | 5 | 4 | 14 |
References
edit- ^ "Rowing at the 1904 St. Louis Summer Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
External links
edit- "Olympic Medal Winners". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2008-02-14.