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St. Louis 1904
The 1904 Olympic games were held at St. Louis and started in the month of July. It represented summer Olympic III games. The Olympic games were spread out over four and a half months. Of the 94 events generally considered to have been part of the Olympic program, only 42 included athletes who were not from the United States. These Olympic games included 651 athletes with 6 women athletes and 645 men.
The 1904 Olympics included 17 sports like aquatics archery, athletics, basketball, boxing, cycling, fencing, football, golf, gymnastics, lacrosse, roque, rowing, tennis, tug of war, weightlifting and wrestling. Mr. David Francis was the official opener of the games. Archie Hahn of USA became the champion in the 60 meter, 100 meter and 200 meter sprint. In the last race, he set a new Olympic record in 21.6 seconds, a record broken only 28 years later.
George Eyser earned the title as one of the most remarkable athletes of America, who won six medals even though his left leg was made of wood. Chicago runner James Lightbody won the steeplechase and the 800 meter and then set a world record in the 1,500 meter. The American Martin Sheridan also won the decider and claimed the gold medal after he had thrown exactly the same distance as his compatriot, Ralph Rose.
The 1904 Olympics ended by a closing ceremony that was held on November 23, 1904. The United States of America compiled the leading position with 78 gold medals, 82 silver medals and 79 bronze medals.
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