1904 Summer Olympics
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The 1904 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the III Olympiad, were held in St. Louis, Missouri, United States.[1]
The games were part of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition (St. Louis World's Fair). The sports events were not well planned; and the games were not thought to be a success.[2]
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Participating nations [change]
Athletes from 12 nations took part in the St. Louis games.
The American bicyclist Frank Bizzoni was also known as a competitor from Italy[3] The American wrestlers Charles Ericksen and Bernhof Hansen were also known as Norwegian competitors.[4]
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References [change]
- ↑ Sports Reference.com (SR/Olympics), "1904 St Louis Summer Games"; retrieved 2012-7-23.
- ↑ Zarnowski, C. Frank. "A Look at Olympic Costs," Citius, Altius, Fortius (US). Summer 1992, Vol. 1, Issue 1, p. 19 [4 of 17 PDF]; retrieved 2012-7-24.
- ↑ SR/Olympics, "Italy at the 1904 St. Louis Summer Games"; "http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/bi/frank-bizzoni-1.html "Frank Bizzoni"; retrieved 2012-7-23.
- ↑ SR/Olympics, "Norway at the 1904 St. Louis Summer Games"; "Charles Ericksen"; "Bernhof Hansen"; retrieved 2012-7-23.
Further reading [change]
- Lucas, Charles J. P. (1905). The Olympic Games 1904. St. Louis: Woodward & Tiernan Printing Co.
- Sullivan, James E. (1905). Spalding's Athletic Almanac for 1905. New York: American Publishing Co.
Other websites [change]
Media related to 1904 Summer Olympics at Wikimedia Commons- St Louis 1904 at Olympic.org
- "Competitions on Anthropology Days" at St Louis Public Library
- "Olympic" at Missouri History Museum
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