Australia at the 1904 Summer Olympics
Two athletes from Australia competed at the 1904 Summer Olympics in St. Louis, United States. Although this was the third games at which athletes from Australia participated, it was the first time those athletes competed representing the Commonwealth of Australia, which had come into existence at Federation in 1901.
Australia at the 1904 Summer Olympics | |
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IOC code | AUS |
NOC | Australian Olympic Committee |
Website | www |
in St. Louis, United States 1 July – 23 November 1904 | |
Competitors | 2 in 2 sports and 6 events |
Medals Ranked 10th |
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Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Other related appearances | |
1906 Intercalated Games –––– Australasia (1908–1912) |
Traditionally, it was believed that either one or two Australians had competed in the games, with neither winning medals.[1] However, in 2009 it came to light that Frank Gailey, who later immigrated to the United States and became an American citizen, had not yet done so when he competed in the Games. Gailey won three silver medals and one bronze medal in swimming.[2]
Medalists
Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
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Silver | Francis Gailey | Swimming | 220 yard freestyle | September 6 |
Silver | Francis Gailey | Swimming | 440 yard freestyle | September 7 |
Silver | Francis Gailey | Swimming | 880 yard freestyle | September 7 |
Bronze | Francis Gailey | Swimming | 1 mile freestyle | September 6 |
Athletics
- Track & road events
Athlete | Events | Heat | Final | ||
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Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
Corrie Gardner | 110 m hurdles | Unknown | 4 | did not advance | |
Leslie McPherson | did not start | did not advance | |||
Leslie McPherson | 400 m hurdles | did not start | did not advance |
- Field events
Athlete | Events | Final | |
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Distance | Rank | ||
Corrie Gardner | Men's long jump | Unknown | Unknown |
Leslie McPherson | did not start |
Swimming
Athlete | Events | Final | |
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Result | Rank | ||
Francis Gailey | Men's 220 yard freestyle | 2:46.0 | |
Francis Gailey | Men's 440 yard freestyle | 6:22.0 | |
Francis Gailey | Men's 880 yard freestyle | 13:23.4 | |
Francis Gailey | Men's 1 mile freestyle | 28.54.0 |
References
- Titus O'Reily (20 August 2018). A Thoroughly Unhelpful History of Australian Sport. Penguin Books. p. 262. ISBN 9780143793519.
- Gordon, Harry (28 February 2009). "Unveiled: our lost Olympic champion". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
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