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Athletics At The 1904 Summer Olympics – Men's All-around
The men's all-around championship event was held at Francis Field in St. Louis, Missouri on July 4, 1904. It was the only time the all-around, a forerunner to the later decathlon, was contested at the Olympics; whether the competition was part of the Olympic program has been disputed, but the International Olympic Committee currently recognizes it as an official Olympic event. 7 athletes from 2 nations competed. Tom Kiely, an Irishman, won with 6036 points. Results 100 yard dash Shot put High jump 880 yard walk Hammer throw Pole vault 120 yard hurdles 56 pound weight throw Long jump 1 mile run Sources * {{DEFAULTSORT:Athletics at the 1904 Summer Olympics - Men's all-around All-around The All-Around is an award given to a rodeo competitor who is most successful in two or more events. Most individual rodeos and championships determine the winner of this award at the conclusion of the other even ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francis Field (St
Francis Field may refer to: *Francis Field (Illinois), located at Greenville College *Francis Field (Missouri), located at Washington University in St. Louis *Francis J. Field (1895–1992), philatelist and stamp dealer See also *Frank Field (other) {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Kiely
Thomas Francis Kiely (25 August 1869 – 6 November 1951) was an Irish athlete. Kiely won gold in the all-round at the 1904 Summer Olympics in St. Louis, Missouri representing Great Britain and Ireland, making him the first multi-event track and field champion of the Modern Olympic Games Biography Kiely was born in Ballyneale, Co. Tipperary, Ireland. the son of William and Mary (nee Downey) Kiely. He attended Ballyneale National School, where he started to take part in Gaelic football, hurling, and athletics. He represented Tipperary at Hurling, playing for Munster when they beat Leinster in London. In addition, he was the captain of the Grangemockler Gaelic Football Team, and on the same day as he represented Munster in the hurling match against Leinster, he played Gaelic football for Ireland versus London-Irish at Stamford Bridge. In all, Kiely won 53 sporting titles, and these were 38 Gaelic Athletic Association titles and Irish Amateur Athletic Association titles. He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adam Gunn
Adam Beattie Gunn (December 23, 1870 – August 17, 1935) was a Scottish- American athlete who competed mainly in the "All rounder", the forerunner of today's Decathlon. Gunn took first place in the Amateur Athletic Union's U.S. All-around championships in 1901 and 1902. The 1901 title was won in Buffalo, New York which Gunn adopted as his home town. He competed for the United States in the 1904 Summer Olympics held in St. Louis, Missouri in the All rounder which consisted of 100 y run, shot put, high jump, 880 y walk, hammer throw, pole vault, 120 y hurdles, 56 pounds weight throw, long jump and 1 mile run, where he won the silver medal. He was born in the Sutherland village of Golspie, in the Highlands of Scotland Scotland is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It contains nearly one-third of the United Kingdom's land area, consisting of the northern part of the island of Great Britain and more than 790 adjac .... References ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Truxtun Hare
Thomas Truxtun Hare (October 12, 1878 – February 2, 1956) was an American Olympic medalist who competed in track and field and the hammer throw. He also played football with the University of Pennsylvania and was selected first-team All-American all four years. ''Sports Illustrated'' wrote, "Few early 20th Century players were as revered as Hare, who played every minute of every game." He was selected as a charter member of the College Football Hall of Fame in 1951. Early life and education Hare was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was the son of Emily Power (née Beale) and Horace Binney Hare, a successful attorney.Gems, Gerald R. 2000. "Hare, Thomas Truxtun." In ''American National Biography Online''. Oxford, United Kingdom: Oxford University Press. via EBSCO, accessed June 4, 2022 doi:10.1093/anb/9780198606697.article.1900802. He came from a long line of lawyers. He attended St. Mark's School in Southborough, Massachusetts, where he graduated in 1897. There, he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Missouri
Missouri (''see #Etymology and pronunciation, pronunciation'') is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. Ranking List of U.S. states and territories by area, 21st in land area, it borders Iowa to the north, Illinois, Kentucky and Tennessee to the east, Arkansas to the south and Oklahoma, Kansas, and Nebraska to the west. In the south are the Ozarks, a forested highland, providing timber, minerals, and recreation. At 1.5 billion years old, the St. Francois Mountains are among the oldest in the world. The Missouri River, after which the state is named, flows through the center and into the Mississippi River, which makes up the eastern border. With over six million residents, it is the List of U.S. states and territories by population, 19th-most populous state of the country. The largest urban areas are St. Louis, Kansas City, Missouri, Kansas City, Springfield, Missouri, Springfield, and Columbia, Missouri, Columbia. The Cap ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Decathlon
The decathlon is a combined event in athletics consisting of 10 track and field events. The word "decathlon" was formed, in analogy to the word "pentathlon", from Greek δέκα (''déka'', meaning "ten") and ἄθλος (''áthlos'', or ἄθλον, ''áthlon'', meaning "contest" or "prize"). Events are held over two consecutive days and the winners are determined by the combined performance in all. Performance is judged on a points system in each event, not by the position achieved. The decathlon is contested mainly by male athletes, while female athletes typically compete in the heptathlon. Traditionally, the title of " World's Greatest Athlete" has been given to the person who wins the decathlon. This began when Gustav V of Sweden told Jim Thorpe, "Sir, you are the world's greatest athlete" after Thorpe won the decathlon at the Stockholm Olympics in 1912. The event is similar to the pentathlon held at the ancient Greek Olympics,Waldo E. Sweet, Erich Segal (1987). Spor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
International Olympic Committee
The International Olympic Committee (IOC; , CIO) is the international, non-governmental, sports governing body of the modern Olympic Games. Founded in 1894 by Pierre de Coubertin and Demetrios Vikelas, it is based in Lausanne, Switzerland. The IOC is the authority responsible for organizing the Summer, Winter, and Youth Olympics. The IOC is also the governing body of the National Olympic Committees (NOCs) and the worldwide Olympic Movement, which includes all entities and individuals involved in the Olympic Games. , 206 NOCs officially were recognized by the IOC. Since 2013, the IOC president has been Thomas Bach; he will be succeeded by Kirsty Coventry in June 2025. Mission Its stated mission is to promote Olympism throughout the world and to lead the Olympic Movement: *To encourage and support the promotion of ethics and good governance in sport; *To support the education of youth through sport; *To ensure that the spirit of fair play ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Kiely
Thomas Francis Kiely (25 August 1869 – 6 November 1951) was an Irish athlete. Kiely won gold in the all-round at the 1904 Summer Olympics in St. Louis, Missouri representing Great Britain and Ireland, making him the first multi-event track and field champion of the Modern Olympic Games Biography Kiely was born in Ballyneale, Co. Tipperary, Ireland. the son of William and Mary (nee Downey) Kiely. He attended Ballyneale National School, where he started to take part in Gaelic football, hurling, and athletics. He represented Tipperary at Hurling, playing for Munster when they beat Leinster in London. In addition, he was the captain of the Grangemockler Gaelic Football Team, and on the same day as he represented Munster in the hurling match against Leinster, he played Gaelic football for Ireland versus London-Irish at Stamford Bridge. In all, Kiely won 53 sporting titles, and these were 38 Gaelic Athletic Association titles and Irish Amateur Athletic Association titles. He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Holloway (athlete)
John Holloway (9 December 1878 – 15 October 1950) was an Irish athlete. He participated in the men's all-around (a forerunner to the modern decathlon) at the 1904 Summer Olympics The 1904 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the III Olympiad and also known as St. Louis 1904) were an international multi-sport event held in St. Louis, Missouri, United States, from 1 July to 23 November 1904. Many events were conducted ..., placing fourth. References External links * 1878 births 1950 deaths Athletes from County Tipperary Irish decathletes Olympic athletes for Ireland Athletes (track and field) at the 1904 Summer Olympics {{Ireland-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ellery Clark
Ellery Harding Clark (March 13, 1874 – July 27, 1949) was an American track and field athlete and a writer. He was the first modern Olympic champion in high jump and long jump.Clark, Former Olympic Champion, Dies at 75, ''Daily Southern Independent Illinoisan'', July 27, 1949 Biography Clark is the only person to have won both the Olympic high jump and long jump. Clark achieved it in 1896, at the first modern Olympics in Athens. A Harvard student, he was given a leave of absence to compete because of his high grades - in contrast to another gold medal winner from Harvard, James Connolly. Clark was one of the top all-around athletes from 1893 to 1912. In the long jump, Clark had used his hat to mark his runway. Twice the judge ( King Constantine of Greece) had removed the hat, saying this was a practice of professionals. Only at the third attempt, and without the hat, did Clark achieve a valid jump, good enough for gold. His final jump was of 6.35 meters. Clark later won th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Grieb
John William Grieb (November 19, 1879 – December 10, 1939) was an American gymnast and track and field athlete who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics. He was born in Philadelphia Philadelphia ( ), colloquially referred to as Philly, is the List of municipalities in Pennsylvania, most populous city in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania and the List of United States cities by population, sixth-most populous city in the Unit .... In 1904 he won the gold medal in the gymnastics' team event and silver medal in the athletics' triathlon event. He was also sixth in athletics' all-around event, 52nd in gymnastics' all-around event and 90th in gymnastics' triathlon event. References External links John Grieb at databaseOlympics.com * 1879 births 1939 deaths Gymnasts from Philadelphia American male artistic gymnasts Athletes (track and field) at the 1904 Summer Olympics Gymnasts at the 1904 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for the United States in track a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Max Emmerich
Max Philip Emmerich (June 1, 1879 – June 29, 1956) was an American track and field athlete and gymnast who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics. He was born and died in Indianapolis, Indiana Indianapolis ( ), colloquially known as Indy, is the List of capitals in the United States, capital and List of municipalities in Indiana, most populous city of the U.S. state of Indiana and the county seat of Marion County, Indiana, Marion .... In 1904 he won the gold medal in the athletics' triathlon event. He also was 67th in gymnastics' all-around event, 100th in gymnastics' triathlon event and did not finish the first event in athletics all-around competition. References External links * profile 1879 births 1956 deaths American male artistic gymnasts Gymnasts at the 1904 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1904 Summer Olympics Olympic gymnasts for the United States Olympic gold medalists for the United States in track and field Medalists ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
