John Butler Rahm (January 8, 1854 – July 28, 1935) was an American

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er who competed in 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 29 August to 3 September 1904, as part of an extended s ...

. In 1904 he was part of the American team which won the bronze medal. He finished 23rd in this competition. In the individual competition he finished 39th in the qualification and did not advance to the match play. He was born in

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and died in

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External links

John Rahm at databaseOlympics.com
* American male golfers Amateur golfers Olympic bronze medalists for the United States in golf Golfers at the 1904 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1904 Summer Olympics Golfers from Virginia Sportspeople from Richmond, Virginia 1854 births 1935 deaths {{US-golf-bio-stub