Athletics at the 1904 Summer Olympics – Men's all-around

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Men's all-around
at the Games of the III Olympiad
VenueFrancis Field
DateJuly 4
Competitors7 from 2 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Thomas Kiely  Great Britain
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Adam Gunn  United States
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Truxtun Hare  United States

The men's all-around championship event was held at Francis Field in St. Louis, Missouri on July 4, 1904. It was the only time the all-around, a forerunner to the later decathlon, was contested at the Olympics; whether the competition was part of the Olympic program has been disputed, but the International Olympic Committee currently recognizes it as an official Olympic event.[1]

7 athletes from 2 nations competed. Tom Kiely, an Irishman, won with 6036 points.

Results[]

100 yard dash[]

Event 1
Place Athlete Time Score
1.  Truxtun Hare (USA) 10.8 790
2.  John Holloway (GBR) 769
3.  Ellery Clark (USA) 11.0 748
4.  John Grieb (USA) 720
 Adam Gunn (USA) 720
6.  Tom Kiely (GBR) 713
DNF  Max Emmerich (USA) - 0

Shot put[]

High jump[]

880 yard walk[]

Hammer throw[]

Pole vault[]

120 yard hurdles[]

56 pound weight throw[]

Long jump[]

1 mile run[]

Sources[]

  1. ^ "Athletics at the 1904 St. Louis Summer Games: Men's All-Around Championship". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
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