Canada at the 1904 Summer Olympics
Canada at the 1904 Summer Olympics | |
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St. Louis | |
Competitors | 52 |
Medals Ranked 4th |
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Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Other related appearances | |
1906 Intercalated Games |
St. Louis, United States
.
These Games were the second at which Canadian athletes participated. As in 1900 they did not compete under the Canadian flag, national teams not being introduced until the next Olympics. Unofficially, however, it was a very successful Olympics for Canada with Canadian competitors winning the fourth most medals. However, this was largely because most Europeans decided not to make the long trip to compete in the games. The Canadian athletes were a unified group for the first time and were unofficially regarded as a team.
Medalists
The most notable Canadian medal winner was
typhoid
.
Canada won two golds in team sports, two thirds of Canada's total in all summer games. The Canadian
Brantford
.
Of note was
Caughnawaga
, a native village on the South Bank.
Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
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Gold | Étienne Desmarteau | Athletics | Men's 56 lb weight throw | September 1 |
Gold | Galt F.C. |
Football | November 23 | |
Gold | George Lyon | Golf | Men's individual | September 24 |
Gold | Shamrock Lacrosse Team[1] |
Lacrosse | July 7 | |
Silver | Rowing | Men's eight | July 30 | |
Bronze | Mohawk Indians |
Lacrosse | July 7 |
Results by event
Athletics
Event | Place | Athlete | Heats | Repechage | Final |
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Men's 60 metres | 7-8 | Robert Kerr | unknown 2nd, heat 3 |
unknown 3-4, repechage |
did not advance |
Event | Place | Athlete | Heats | Final |
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Men's 100 metres | 7-11 | Robert Kerr | unknown 3rd, heat 2 |
did not advance |
Men's 200 metres | 5th | Robert Kerr | unknown 3rd, heat 2 |
did not advance |
Event | Place | Athlete | Final |
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Men's 400 metres | 7-12 | Percival Molson | unknown |
Men's 800 metres | 7-13 | Peter Deer | unknown |
John Peck | unknown | ||
Men's 1500 metres | 6th | Peter Deer | unknown |
Men's 56 pound weight throw | 1st | Étienne Desmarteau | 10.46 metres OR |
Football
Canada made its first football appearance in 1904, sending a club team to
St. Louis. The team defeated each of the two United States club teams in the round-robin tournament. The International Olympic Committee later recognized the tournament as the official one and awarded the club a gold medal
for its performance.
- Summary
Team | Event | Wins | Losses | Percent | Rank |
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Galt F.C. | Men's football | 2 (USA 7-0) (USA 4-0) |
0 | 1.000 |
- Standings
Rank | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | Galt F.C. | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | +11 | 4 |
2 | Christian Brothers College | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | –5 | 3 |
3 | St. Rose Parish | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | –6 | 1 |
- Matches
Christian Brothers College | 0–7 | Galt F.C. |
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Report
Report 2 |
Steep ?' Taylor ?' McDonald ?' Hall ?' Hall ?' Hall ?' McDonald ?' |
Francis Olympic Field, St. Louis
Referee: Paul McSweeney (United States)
St. Rose Parish | 0–4 | Galt F.C. |
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Report | Taylor Henderson (og) ? |
Francis Olympic Field, St. Louis
Referee: Paul McSweeney (United States)
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- Roster
Head coach: Louis Duff
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
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GK | Ernest Linton | 17 February 1880 (aged 24) | 0 | Galt FC
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DF | John Gourlay (captain) | 26 July 1872 (aged 32) | 0 | Galt FC
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DF | George Ducker | 27 September 1871 (aged 33) | 0 | Galt FC
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MF | Bobby Lane | 15 January 1882 (aged 22) | 0 | Galt FC
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MF | Albert Johnston | 17 April 1880 (aged 24) | 0 | Galt FC
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MF | Jack Fraser | 15 December 1881 (aged 22) | 0 | Galt FC
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MF | Otto Christman | 20 February 1880 (aged 24) | 0 | Galt FC
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FW | William Twaits | 20 August 1878 (aged 26) | 0 | Galt FC
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FW | Tom Taylor | 4 December 1880 (aged 23) | 0 | Galt FC
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FW | Fred Steep | 20 December 1874 (aged 29) | 0 | Galt FC
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FW | Gordon McDonald | 2 February 1878 (aged 26) | 0 | Galt FC
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FW | Sandy Hall | 3 December 1880 (aged 23) | 0 | Galt FC
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FW | Red Henderson | 29 August 1881 (aged 23) | 0 | Galt FC
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FW | Parnell Gourlay | 3 February 1879 (aged 25) | 0 | Galt FC
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Golf
Event | Place | Golfer | Qualification | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final |
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Men's individual | 1st | George Lyon | 169 (9th) | Defeated John Cady | Defeated Stuart Stickney | Defeated Albert Lambert | Defeated Francis Newton | Defeated Chandler Egan |
65th | Bertie Austin | 211 | did not advance | |||||
73rd | Albert Austin |
270 | ||||||
Lacrosse
Two teams from Canada played in the 1904 lacrosse competition. The Winnipeg Shamrocks defeated the team from St. Louis by a score of 8-2 in the final to win gold.
Event | Place | Team | Semifinals | Final |
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Men's lacrosse |
1st | Shamrock Lacrosse Team | Moved directly to finals | Defeated United States (USA) St. Louis Amateur Athletic Association |
3rd | Mohawk Indians |
Lost to United States (USA) St. Louis Amateur Athletic Association |
did not advance | |
Winnipeg Shamrocks | Mohawk Indians |
George Cloutier George Cattanach Hilliard Laidlaw Hilliard Lyle William Brennaugh L.H. Pentland Sandy Cowan William Burns William F.L. Orris |
Black Hawk Black Eagle |
Rowing
Event | Place | Crew | Final |
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Eight | 2nd | William Rice, George Reiffenstein, Phil Boyd, George Strange, William Wadsworth, Don MacKenzie, Joseph Wright, Thomas Loudon |
unknown |
References
- ^ "1904 Winnipeg Shamrocks". Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on 2020-08-03. Retrieved 2017-05-27.