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Lacrosse has been contested at two editions of the Summer Olympic Games, 1904 and 1908. [1] [2] [3] Both times a Canadian team won the competition. [4]In its first year, two teams from Canada and one team from the United States competed at the games in St. Louis, Missouri.
The sport of field lacrosse was played at the 1904 Summer Olympics, which marked the first time that lacrosse had been featured at the Olympic Games.Three teams participated — two from Canada and one from the United States.
A field lacrosse game was played between Canada and Great Britain at the 1908 Summer Olympics. The game was tied 9-9 in the fourth period, before Canada scored 5 straight goals to pull ahead. Canada won 14-10 to earn their second of two gold medals, the only lacrosse gold medals given out in the Olympic Games. [1] [2]
Lacrosse would definitely qualify for the 2024 Olympics. The International Olympic committee has specific criteria that each sport has to reach before it becomes an on official Olympic sport.
At the Summer Olympics, there have been eight Olympic sports that have been discontinued. For the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, long-discontinued sports in golf (last competed in 1904) and rugby (last competed in 1924) were reinstated as Olympic sports, though rugby was as rugby sevens (having previously been rugby union).
Lacrosse was a demonstration sport at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam. Teams from Canada, Great Britain, and the United States played round-robin matches on August 5, 6 and 7. Each team ended the tournament with a record of 1 win and 1 loss. The Johns Hopkins Blue Jays men's lacrosse team represented the United States. [1]
The Haudenosaunee people are credited with inventing the game of lacrosse. Now they are fighting to send a team to the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.
Lacrosse was a demonstration sport at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London. Teams from Great Britain and the United States played a single match, which ended in a 5-5 draw. The match was played in Wembley Stadium. Team USA was composed of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute team members, while Team GB fielded an all-star team. [1]