Tennis at the 1904 Summer Olympics

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Tennis at the 1904 Summer Olympics
Date29 August–3 September 1904
Edition3rd
SurfaceRed clay
LocationWorld's Fair Stadium (Francis Olympic Field)
Champions
Men's singles
US flag 45 stars.svg  Beals Wright  (USA)
Men's doubles
US flag 45 stars.svg  Beals Wright / Edgar Leonard  (USA)
  1900  · Summer Olympics ·  1908  
Beals Wright in 1904 Beals C. Wright, Boston. World's Tennis doubles champion with E. W. Leonard at the 1904 Olympics.jpg
Beals Wright in 1904

Two events in tennis were contested at the 1904 Summer Olympics in St. Louis, United States. The competitions were held from Monday, August 29, 1904 to Monday, September 5, 1904. [1]

Contents

Medal summary

Events

EventGoldSilverBronze
Men's singles US flag 45 stars.svg  Beals Wright  (USA)US flag 45 stars.svg  Robert LeRoy  (USA)US flag 45 stars.svg  Alphonzo Bell  (USA)
US flag 45 stars.svg  Edgar Leonard  (USA)
Men's doubles US flag 45 stars.svg  United States  (USA)
Beals Wright
Edgar Leonard
US flag 45 stars.svg  United States  (USA)
Robert LeRoy
Alphonzo Bell
US flag 45 stars.svg  United States  (USA)
Clarence Gamble
Arthur Wear
US flag 45 stars.svg  United States  (USA)
Joseph Wear
Allen West

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1US flag 45 stars.svg  United States 2248
Totals (1 entries)2248

Participating nations

A total of 45 tennis players from 2 nations competed at the St. Louis Games: [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Tennis at the 1904 St. Louis Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2014-01-26.