Athletics at the 1904 Summer Olympics – Men's triathlon

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Men's athletic triathlon
at the Games of the III Olympiad
Venue Francis Field
DatesJuly 1–2
Competitors118 from 3 nations
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Max Emmerich US flag 45 stars.svg  United States
Silver medal icon.svg John Grieb US flag 45 stars.svg  United States
Bronze medal icon.svg William Merz US flag 45 stars.svg  United States

The men's triathlon was an unusual event conducted during the 1904 Summer Olympics. The International Olympic Committee lists it as part of the Athletics at the 1904 Summer Olympics programme, though other sources list it among the Gymnastics at the 1904 Summer Olympics events. Gymnasts rather than track and field athletes competed. However, the three events of the triathlon were decidedly athletic rather than gymnastic in nature, comprising the long jump, the shot put, and the 100 yard dash.

118 athletes from 3 nations competed.

The results from this event, as well as the gymnastics triathlon event, were used to determine scores for the gymnastics all-around event. Since 2021 the International Olympic Committee lists the medals won in this event as being part of the sport of Gymnastics Artistic under name "Individual All-Around, Field Sports Men". [1]

Results

Breakdowns of results in the three events are not known.

Totals

PlaceAthleteScore
Med 1.png US flag 45 stars.svg  Max Emmerich  (USA)35.7
Med 2.png US flag 45 stars.svg  John Grieb  (USA)34.0
Med 3.png US flag 45 stars.svg  William Merz  (USA)32.9
4.US flag 45 stars.svg  George Mayer  (USA)32.4
5.US flag 45 stars.svg  John Bissinger  (USA)30.8
6.US flag 45 stars.svg  Philip Kassel  (USA)30.1
7.Flag of the German Empire.svg  Christian Busch  (GER)30.0
US flag 45 stars.svg  Fred Schmind  (USA)30.0
9.Flag of the German Empire.svg  Ernst Mohr  (GER)29.7
10.US flag 45 stars.svg  Max Hess  (USA)29.6
US flag 45 stars.svg  Otto Neimand  (USA)29.6
12.US flag 45 stars.svg  Edward Siegler  (USA)29.2
13.US flag 45 stars.svg  John Leichinger  (USA)29.1
14.US flag 45 stars.svg  Otto Boehnke  (USA)28.7
US flag 45 stars.svg  George Stapf  (USA)28.7
16.US flag 45 stars.svg  Andrew Neu  (USA)28.6
17.US flag 45 stars.svg  Robert Reynolds  (USA)28.5
US flag 45 stars.svg  Frank Schicke  (USA)28.5
19.US flag 45 stars.svg  Ernst Reckeweg  (USA)28.2
20.US flag 45 stars.svg  Otto Steffen  (USA)28.0
21.Flag of the German Empire.svg  Wilhelm Weber  (GER)27.6
22.US flag 45 stars.svg  Ragnar Berg  (USA)27.4
US flag 45 stars.svg  Lorenz Spann  (USA)27.4
US flag 45 stars.svg  Reinhard Wagner  (USA)27.4
25.US flag 45 stars.svg  Theodore Gross  (USA)27.3
US flag 45 stars.svg  Robert Herrmann  (USA)27.3
US flag 45 stars.svg  Leander Keim  (USA)27.3
28.US flag 45 stars.svg  Oluf Landnes  (USA)27.2
Flag of the German Empire.svg  Otto Wiegand  (GER)27.2
30.US flag 45 stars.svg  William Berewald  (USA)27.0
US flag 45 stars.svg  Willard Schrader  (USA)27.0
32.US flag 45 stars.svg  Julius Lenhart  (USA)26.8
33.US flag 45 stars.svg  Henry Koeder  (USA)26.7
34.Flag of the German Empire.svg  Wilhelm Lemke  (GER)26.6
US flag 45 stars.svg  Max Thomas  (USA)26.6
36.US flag 45 stars.svg  Emil Beyer  (USA)26.5
US flag 45 stars.svg  John Duha  (USA)26.5
US flag 45 stars.svg  Edward Hennig  (USA)26.5
US flag 45 stars.svg  Clarence Kiddington  (USA)26.5
40.US flag 45 stars.svg  Anthony Jahnke  (USA)26.4
US flag 45 stars.svg  Oliver Olsen  (USA)26.4
US flag 45 stars.svg  Henry Prinzler  (USA)26.4
43.US flag 45 stars.svg  Phillip Sontag  (USA)26.2
44.US flag 45 stars.svg  Louis Hunger  (USA)25.9
US flag 45 stars.svg  Louis Kniep  (USA)25.9
Flag of the German Empire.svg Adolph Weber (GER)25.9
47.US flag 45 stars.svg  Charles Umbs  (USA)25.7
US flag 45 stars.svg  John Wolf  (USA)25.7
49.US flag 45 stars.svg  George Aschenbrener  (USA)25.5
US flag 45 stars.svg  Rudolf Krupitzer  (USA)25.5
US flag 45 stars.svg  J. Wassow  (USA)25.5
52.US flag 45 stars.svg  Emil Rothe  (USA)25.4
US flag 45 stars.svg  George Schroeder  (USA)25.4
54.US flag 45 stars.svg  Otto Feyder  (USA)25.2
55.Flag of the German Empire.svg  Hugo Peitsch  (GER)25.1
US flag 45 stars.svg  Louis Rathke  (USA)25.1
US flag 45 stars.svg  Philip Schuster  (USA)25.1
US flag 45 stars.svg  Harry Warnken  (USA)25.1
59.US flag 45 stars.svg  Anton Heida  (USA)25.0
Flag of the German Empire.svg  Jacob Hertenbahn  (GER)25.0
US flag 45 stars.svg  William Tritschler  (USA)25.0
62.US flag 45 stars.svg  Harry Hansen  (USA)24.8
63.US flag 45 stars.svg  Max Wolf  (USA)24.6
64.US flag 45 stars.svg  William Andelfinger  (USA)24.5
US flag 45 stars.svg  Charles Krause  (USA)24.5
Flag of Switzerland.svg  Adolf Spinnler  (SUI)24.5
67.US flag 45 stars.svg  Bergin Nilsen  (USA)24.4
68.US flag 45 stars.svg  Max Hess  (USA)24.3
US flag 45 stars.svg  William Traband  (USA)24.3
70.US flag 45 stars.svg  Robert Maysack  (USA)24.2
71.US flag 45 stars.svg  George Mastrovich  (USA)24.1
72.US flag 45 stars.svg  Charles Sorum  (USA)24.0
73.US flag 45 stars.svg  Bernard Berg  (USA)23.9
74.US flag 45 stars.svg  John Dellert  (USA)23.7
75.US flag 45 stars.svg  Andreas Kempf  (USA)23.6
US flag 45 stars.svg  Otto Thomsen  (USA)23.6
77.Flag of the German Empire.svg  Christian Deubler  (GER)23.5
US flag 45 stars.svg  Edward Tritschler  (USA)23.5
79.US flag 45 stars.svg  Ben Chimberoff  (USA)23.4
US flag 45 stars.svg  Henry Kraft  (USA)23.4
81.US flag 45 stars.svg  L. Guerner  (USA)23.2
82.US flag 45 stars.svg  P. Gussmann  (USA)23.1
83.US flag 45 stars.svg  Michael Lang  (USA)23.0
84.US flag 45 stars.svg P. Ritter (USA)22.8
85.US flag 45 stars.svg  Hy. Meyland  (USA)22.4
US flag 45 stars.svg  Richard Tritschler  (USA)22.4
US flag 45 stars.svg  Emil Voigt  (USA)22.4
88.US flag 45 stars.svg  Otto Knerr  (USA)22.3
89.US flag 45 stars.svg  Gustav Mueller  (USA)22.0
US flag 45 stars.svg  Otto Roissner  (USA)22.0
91.US flag 45 stars.svg  William Horschke  (USA)21.7
92.US flag 45 stars.svg Frank Raad (USA)21.5
US flag 45 stars.svg  Wilhelm Zabel  (USA)21.5
94.US flag 45 stars.svg  Max Rascher  (USA)21.4
95.US flag 45 stars.svg  William Kruppinger  (USA)21.3
US flag 45 stars.svg  August Placke  (USA)21.3
US flag 45 stars.svg  Rudolf Schrader  (USA)21.3
US flag 45 stars.svg  Emil Schwegler  (USA)21.3
US flag 45 stars.svg  Christian Sperl  (USA)21.3
100.US flag 45 stars.svg  Martin Fischer  (USA)21.2
US flag 45 stars.svg  Julian Schmitz  (USA)21.2
102.US flag 45 stars.svg  William Herzog  (USA)21.1
US flag 45 stars.svg  Arthur Rosenkampff  (USA)21.1
104.US flag 45 stars.svg  Gustav Hämmerlin  (USA)20.9
US flag 45 stars.svg  Paul Studen  (USA)20.9
106.US flag 45 stars.svg  Martin Ludwig  (USA)20.4
107.US flag 45 stars.svg  Charles Dellert  (USA)20.3
108.US flag 45 stars.svg  John Messel  (USA)20.2
US flag 45 stars.svg  Walter Real  (USA)20.2
US flag 45 stars.svg  Arthur Sundbye  (USA)20.2
111.US flag 45 stars.svg  M. Barry  (USA)20.1
112.US flag 45 stars.svg  K. Woerner  (USA)19.7
113.US flag 45 stars.svg  Edward Pueschell  (USA)19.3
114.US flag 45 stars.svg  Charles Schwartz  (USA)19.1
115.US flag 45 stars.svg  Curt Roedel  (USA)19.0
116.US flag 45 stars.svg  Alvin Kritschmann  (USA)18.9
117.US flag 45 stars.svg  William Friedrich  (USA)17.7
118.US flag 45 stars.svg  George Eyser  (USA)13.5

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