At the
1904 Summer Olympics in
St. Louis
St. Louis () is the second-largest city in Missouri, United States. It sits near the confluence of the Mississippi and the Missouri Rivers. In 2020, the city proper had a population of 301,578, while the bi-state metropolitan area, which e ...
, a
roque
Roque is an American variant of croquet played on a hard, smooth surface. Popular in the first quarter of the 20th century and billed "the Game of the Century" by its enthusiasts, it was an Olympic sport in the 1904 Summer Games, replacing cr ...
tournament was contested. It was the only time that roque was included in the Olympic program.
Participating nations
4 players from the host nation competed.
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Results
The competitors played a double round-robin tournament, with each player facing every other player twice.
Source: ''Sports Reference.''Roque at the 1904 St. Louis Summer Games: Men's Singles
at Sports-reference.com
Medal table
See also
*Croquet at the 1900 Summer Olympics
At the 1900 Summer Olympics, three croquet
Croquet ( or ; french: croquet) is a sport that involves hitting wooden or plastic balls with a mallet through hoops (often called "wickets" in the United States) embedded in a grass playing cour ...
*List of Olympic venues in discontinued events
For the Summer Olympics, there have been fourteen Olympic sports that have been discontinued from the program as of the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. For the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, golf and rugby union were reinstated as Olympic ...
References
Sources
International Olympic Committee results databaseRoque at the 1904 St. Louis Summer Games
at Sports-reference.com
{{Sports at the Olympics
1904 Summer Olympics events
Croquet at the Summer Olympics
Discontinued sports at the Summer Olympics
Roque
1904 in croquet
Croquet in the United States
Men's events at the 1904 Summer Olympics