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The men's marathon at the 1904 Summer Olympics in St. Louis, United States, took place on August 30 of that year, over a distance of 24 miles 1500 yards (40 km). [1]The race was run during the hottest part of the day on dusty country roads with minimal water supply; while 32 athletes coming from seven nations (the United States, France, Cuba, Greece, the Orange River Colony, Great Britain, and ...
English: Map depicting the course of the men marathon in Saint Louis (Mo.) during the 1904 Olympic games. Date: 5 August 2021: Source: Own work: Author: PBrieux ...
Chicago, Illinois, initially won the bid to host the 1904 Summer Olympics, [3] but the organizers of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition in St. Louis opposed the scheduling of another international event for the same time frame in a different city, perceiving such a prospect as a competitive threat that would divert potential attendees and the revenues that they would bring.
The marathon at the Summer Olympics is the only road running event held at the multi-sport event. The men's marathon has been present on the Olympic athletics programme since the first modern Olympics in 1896. Nearly ninety years later, the women's event was added to the programme at the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles.
At the 1904 Summer Olympics, twenty-five athletics events were contested. A total of 74 medals (25 gold, 25 silver and 24 bronze) were awarded. Multi-event competitions, the all-around and triathlon, were introduced, along with a 56-pound weight throw, while the short steeplechase was lengthened slightly from 2500 to 2590 metres, the team race was lengthened from 5000 meters to 4 miles (6,437 ...
Fair organizers threatened to host their own athletic events. It took the founder of the modern Olympic movement, Pierre de Coubertin, to forge peace by moving the Olympics 300 miles (483 kilometers) south. If that drama weren't enough, Fred Lorz looked to have won the marathon race until it was discovered he rode partway in a car.
Hicks and supporters at the 1904 Summer Olympics Thomas John Hicks (January 11, 1876 – January 28, 1952) [ 1 ] was an American track and field athlete . He won the marathon at the 1904 Summer Olympics .
The 1904 St. Louis Olympics medal, auctioned for $545,371, bears the inscription “Olympiad, 1904” and shows a victorious athlete holding a wreath on the front. On the other side, Nike, the goddess of victory in ancient Greek mythology, is shown alongside Zeus, the pantheon's king of gods, and the words for the 110-meter hurdles it was awarded.