Rowing at the 1904 Summer Olympics

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
VenueSt. Louis
DatesJuly 30, 1904
Competitors44 from 2 nations
← 1900
1908 →

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

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
Single sculls
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  Frank Greer (USA)   James Juvenal (USA)   Constance Titus (USA)
Double sculls
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  John Mulcahy
and William Varley (USA)
  Joseph McLoughlin
and John Hoben (USA)
  Joseph Ravannack
and John Wells (USA)
Coxless pair
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  Robert Farnan
and Joseph Ryan (USA)
  John Mulcahy
and William Varley (USA)
  John Joachim
and Joseph Buerger (USA)
Coxless four
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  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
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  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

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A total of 44 rowers from two nations competed at the St. Louis Games:

Medal table

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Only one of the 44 rowers who competed, Divie Duffield, did not win a medal. Duffield finished fourth in the single sculls event.

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  United States54413
2  Canada0101
Totals (2 entries)55414

References

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  1. ^ "Rowing at the 1904 St. Louis Summer Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
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