1904 Summer facts

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Of the 77 Olympians competing in the golf tournament at the 1904 Summer Olympics, 74 of them represented the USA and 3 of them represented Canada. Canada won the Gold.

During the 1904 summer Olympics marathon one runner hitched a ride, another was given rat poison and brandy as a stimulus, fourth place winner took a nap during the run, and two other runners were chased a mile by angry dogs

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1. The 1904 Summer Olympics were the first to be held outside of Europe, in the United States. Since transatlantic flight was 15 years away, only 9 countries and a total of 52 athletes came from outside of NA. The Unites States participated with 526 athletes and won 85% of the medals.

2. American gymnast George Eyser competed during the 1904 Summer Games despite his wooden left leg, winning the gold medals in the vault, parallel bars and rope climbing.

3. In the first international Olympic Games, the 1896 Summer Olympics, winners were awarded silver medals and runner-ups bronze medals. It was not until the 1904 Summer Olympics that the modern practice of awarding Gold, Silver and Bronze medals was established.

4. George Louis Eyser was a German-American gymnast who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics, earning six medals in one day, including three gold and two silver medals. Eyser competed with a wooden prosthesis for a left leg, having lost his real leg after being run over by a train.

5. The winner of the Men's marathon at the 1904 Summer Olympics received several doses of rat poison mixed with brandy to stimulate the nervous system and was supported by his trainers while crossing the finish line.

6. The 1904 Summer Olympics in St. Louis only featured 52 athletes from outside North America, largely due to the relative difficulty of getting to St. Louis.

7. American gymnast George Eyser competed during the 1904 Summer Games despite his wooden left leg, winning the gold medals in the vault, parallel bars and rope climbing.

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The bizarre 1904 Summer Olympics Marathon: Highlights include purposeful dehydration by race officials, car rides, in-race naps by the fourth place finisher, aggressive dogs, and the winner being carried across the finish line by friends.

The village of Trois-Pistoles, Quebec relies on an annual influx of anglophone students during the 12 weeks of French immersion summer school for its local economy. The town hasn't grown much since 1904 and its 1873 rail station stands unused - source

At the summer Olympics marathon 1904,a runner was given 'Rat Poison',one hitched a ride, another chased by dogs, while one collapsed with internal injuries.

The 1904 Summer Olympics marathon was a collection of mistakes. Runners were poisoned, ate rotten food, had no clean water, and some competitors were chased off by wild dogs. Only 14 people finished the race

In the 1904 Summer Olympic Games included greased pole climbing, rock throwing, and even mud fighting.

Frederick Lorz rode in a car for 11 miles of the 1904 Summer Olympics marathon event, the car broke down, and he finished the race on foot breaking the tape. For a while, he was declared the winner, then DQed after spectators said he didn't run the entire race.

There was an Olympic sport called "Plunge for Distance" that solely made an appearance in the 1904 summer games where 'plungers' would compete by simply diving into a pool and float as far as they could with one breath.

In 1904, the United States won Gold, Silver, and Bronze in tug-of-war at the Summer Olympics.

There was an Olympic sport called "Plunge for Distance" that solely made an appearance in the 1904 summer games where 'plungers' would compete by diving into a pool and float as far as they could with one breath.