France at the 1904 Summer Olympics

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France at the
1904 Summer Olympics
Flag of France.svg
IOC code FRA
NOC French National Olympic and Sports Committee
Website www.franceolympique.com  (in French)
in St. Louis
Competitors1 in 1 sport
Medals
Ranked 13th
Gold
0
Silver
1
Bronze
0
Total
1
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

France, the previous host of the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris, boycotted the 1904 Summer Olympics in St. Louis, United States. [1] [2] Albert Corey, who was a French immigrant to the US and lived in America, won two silver medals in athletics. [3] [4] The International Olympic Committee attributes his silver medal in the marathon to France, and shows him as being part of a mixed team along with American athletes in the 4 mile team race.

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Medalists

MedalNameSportEventDate
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Albert Corey Athletics Men's marathon August 30

Results by event

Athletics

EventPlaceAthleteFinal
Men's marathon 2nd Albert Corey 03:34:00

References

  1. ↑ Mallon, Bill (1998). "1904 Olympic Games – Analysis and Summaries" (PDF). LA84 Foundation. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 8, 2011. Retrieved August 8, 2011.
  2. ↑ Cronin, Brian (2010-08-10). "Sports Legend Revealed: A marathon runner nearly died". Los Angeles Times . Los Angeles.
  3. ↑ "St. Louis 1904 Summer Olympics - Athletes, Medals & Results". 25 April 2018.
  4. ↑ "Olympic Games | History, Locations, & Winners".
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