Basketball at the 1904 Summer Olympics

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th Olympic Basketball Tournament
St. Louis 1904
Tournament details
Olympics1904 Summer Olympics
Host nationUnited States
CitySt. Louis
Tournaments
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Basketball appeared at the 1904 Summer Olympics for the first time, as a demonstration sport. There were four different events that took place in Saint Louis, for basketball competition.

Amateur championships[]

  • Buffalo German YMCA def. Missouri AC, 97–8
  • Chicago Central YMCA def. Sawyer AB, 56–6
  • Buffalo German YMCA def. Turner Tigers, 77–6
  • Chicago Central YMCA def. Turner Tigers (Turner Tigers forfeited)
  • Buffalo German YMCA def. Xavier AA, 36–28
  • Buffalo German YMCA def. Chicago Central YMCA, 39–28
  • Chicago Central YMCA def. Missouri AC, 2–0 (Missouri AC failed to appear)

College basketball[]

  1. Hiram College, 2–0
  2. Wheaton College, 1–1
  3. Latter-day Saints' University, 0–2


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