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The 1904 Summer Olympics were an international multi-sport event held in St. Louis, Missouri, United States, from 1 July to 23 November 1904. Many events were conducted at what is now known as Francis Field on the campus of Washington University in St. Louis. This was the first time that the Olympic Games were held outside Europe.
At the 1904 Summer Olympics in St. Louis, a roque tournament was contested. It was the only time that roque was included in the Olympic program.
At the 1904 Summer Olympics, nine swimming events were contested. The 1904 swimming competition was the only time in Olympic history that racing distances were measured in yards. The competition was held September 4–6, 1904. There was a total of 32 participants from 5 countries competing. The 10 events at the swimming competitions were held at a man-made lake that was used for life-saving exhibitions by the coast guard.
At the 1904 Summer Olympics, a water polo tournament was contested, with three club teams of seven players each. A German team tried to enter, but its entry was refused because their players did not play for the same club.
The 1904 Summer Olympics were held in St. Louis, Missouri, United States from July 1 to November 23, 1904, as part of the St. Louis World's Fair.
Water polo has been part of the Summer Olympics program since the second games, in 1900. A women's water polo tournament was introduced for the 2000 Summer Olympics. Hungary has been the most successful country in men's tournament, while the United States is the only team to win multiple times at the women's tournament since its introduction. Italy was the first to win both the men's and women's water polo tournaments.
Ramón Fonst Segundo was a Cuban fencer who competed in the early 20th century. He was one of the greatest world fencers, individual and by team; he was born and died in Havana.
Louis Marcel Richardet was a Swiss sports shooter who competed in the early 20th century. He participated in Shooting at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris and won two gold medals with the Military pistol and rifle teams for Switzerland.
Bill Looby was an American soccer forward who spent his entire career in the St. Louis Leagues. He was a member of the U.S. Olympic soccer team at the 1956 Summer Olympics and earned nine caps, scoring six goals, with the United States men's national soccer team between 1954 and 1959. He was a member of the 1959 Bronze medal Pan American Team scoring 6 goals in those games as well. Looby is a member of the Saint Louis Soccer Hall of Fame and the National Soccer Hall of Fame.
Louis Grenville Abell was an American rower who competed in the 1900 Summer Olympics and in the 1904 Summer Olympics.
Henry Louis Scott was an American long-distance runner who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics. He was part of the American team which won the gold medal in the 3000 m team event. He also competed in the final of the 5000 m, but his place is unknown. In the 10000 m competition he did not finish the final, due to a strong heat. At the same Olympics he finished 24th in the individual cross country race.
Steven Richard Erickson is an American sailor and Olympic champion in the Star class. He competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles and won a gold medal in the Star together with William Earl Buchan.
Louis Adrien Bach was a French football player who played as a defender and competed in the 1900 Olympic Games. In Paris he won a silver medal as a member of Club Française club team. He was killed in action during World War I.
Louis Paul Lebreton was a French tennis player. He was born Bordeaux and died in Lyon. He was three-time a runner-up in the singles event of the Amateur French Championships, losing in 1898 and 1899 to Paul Aymé, and in 1901 to André Vacherot.
Louis Pierre Henri Jobier was a French fencer. He won a gold medal in the foil competition at the 1924 Summer Olympics.
Hamish Pepper is a New Zealand sailor. He competed at the 1996, 2004, 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics.
Jim Turner is a New Zealand sailor. He was born in Bridport, England in 1975.
Enrico Chieffi is an Italian former yacht racer who competed in the 1984 Summer Olympics and in the 1996 Summer Olympics.
Louis Paul Gregory was an American long-distance runner. He competed in the men's 10,000 metres at the 1932 Summer Olympics.
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- ↑ "Louis D'Heur". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
