Canada at the 1904 Summer Olympics

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At the 1904 Summer Olympics in St. Louis
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Canada competed at the 1904 Summer Olympics in 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.

Contents 1 Medals 1.1 Gold 1.2 Silver 1.3 Bronze 2 Results by event 2.1 Athletics 2.2 Football 2.3 Golf 2.4 Lacrosse 2.5 Rowing

[edit] Medals

The most notable Canadian medal winner was Etienne Desmarteau who placed first in the 56 pound weight throw. He was fired as a Montreal police officer when he left to compete at the games. Returning as a medallist and local hero he was reinstated, but died the next year of typhoid.

Canada won two golds in team sports, two thirds of Canada's total in all summer games. The Canadian soccer team from Galt, Ontario won gold and a team known as the Winnipeg Shamrocks won the lacrosse title. The third place finishers were also from Canada, a team of Mohawks from a reserve near Brantford.

[edit] Gold

• Etienne Desmarteau — Athletics, Men's 56 lb (25.4 kg) weight throw
• George Lyon — Golf, Men's Competition
• Galt F.C. — Football, Men's Competition
• Winnipeg Shamrocks — Lacrosse, Men's Competition

[edit] Silver

• Joseph Wright, Donald Mackenzie, William Wadsworth, George Strange, Philip Boyd, George Reiffenstein, William Rice, Arthur Bailey and Thomas Loudon — Rowing, Men's Eight with Coxswain

[edit] Bronze

• Mohawk Indians — Lacrosse, Men's Competition

[edit] Results by event

[edit] Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 1904 Summer Olympics

Event	Place	Athlete	Heats	Repechage	Final
Men's 60 metres	7-8	Bobby Kerr	Unknown 2nd, heat 3	Unknown 3-4, repechage	Did not advance

Event	Place	Athlete	Heats	Final
Men's 100 metres	7-11	Bobby Kerr	Unknown 3rd, heat 2	Did not advance
Men's 200 metres	5th	Bobby Kerr	Unknown 3rd, heat 2	Did not advance

Event	Place	Athlete	Final
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

[edit] Football

Main article: Football at the 1904 Summer Olympics

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 awarded the club a gold medal for its performance.

Event	Place	Team	Wins	Losses	Percent
Men's football	1st	Galt F.C. George Ducker, John Fraser, John Gourlay (captain), Alexander Hall, Albert Johnson, Robert Lane, Ernest Linton, Gordon McDonald, Frederick Steep, Tom Taylor, William Twaits, Otto Christman, Albert Henderson	2 (USA 7-0) (USA 4-0)	0	1.000

[edit] Golf

Main article: Golf at the 1904 Summer Olympics

Event	Place	Golfer	Qualification	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final
Men's individual	1st	George Lyon	169 (9th)	Defeated John Cady	Defeated Stuart Stickney	Defeated Albert Lambert	Defeated Francis Newton	Defeated H. Chandler Egan
	65th	Adam Austin	211	Did not advance
	73rd	Albert Austin	270

[edit] Lacrosse

Main article: Lacrosse at the 1904 Summer Olympics

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
Men's lacrosse	1st	Shamrock Lacrosse Team	Bye	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 Benjamin Jamieson Jack Flett George Bretz Eli Blanchard Hilliard Laidlaw H. Lyle W. Brennaugh L.H. Pentland Sandy Cowan William Burns	Black Hawk Black Eagle Almighty Voice Flat Iron Spotted Tail Half Moon Lightfoot Snake Eater Red Jacket Night Hawk Man Afraid Soap Rain in Face

[edit] Rowing

Main article: Rowing at the 1904 Summer Olympics

Event	Place	Crew	Final
Eights	2nd	A.B. Bailey, William Rice, George Reiffenstein, Phil Boyd, George Strange, William Wadsworth, Donald MacKenzie, Joseph Wright, Thomas Loudon	Unknown

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