GAMES OF THE 3 OLYMPIAD

Games of the 3 Olympiad,1904
Start:
01 Jul 1904
End:
23 Nov 1904
Countries:
12
Athletes:
651
Sports:
17
Events:
91
City:
St. Louis, USA

ST. LOUIS 1904 - Bid History

  • There were a few candidate cities of the USA to hold the Third Olympiad: New York, Buffalo, St.Louis, and Chicago, and at the fourth IOC Congress in May 1901, Chicago was selected as the host city.
  • However, after news about moving Universal Exhibition and Worlds Fair in St.Louis from 1903 to 1904, it was decided to change the place of the Olympic Games to St.Louis, Missouri, USA, to coincide with the Exhibition like it was four years ago at the Paris Olympiad 1900.

Games of the 3 Olympiad,1904 - Interesting Facts

  • The Third Olympic Games was officially opened by David Francis, chief of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition.
  • A lot of European athletes couldn't arrive at competitions because ticket price was too high. Even the IOC President - Baron Pierre de Coubertin, didn't travel to the Olympic games. There were only 52 athletes not from America, and athletes only from the USA and Canada competed in 10 events out of 17.
  • Local people were uninterested in the Games, and the most important events gathered no more than 2 thousand people.
  • Almost all competitions are held in the area of Washington University.

Summer Olympics 1904 - Medal Table

Gold Medals
Silver Medals
Bronze Medals
1
USA
78
82
79
239
2
4
4
5
13
3
4
2
3
9
4
4
1
1
6
5
2
1
1
4
6
1
1
0
2
6
1
1
0
2
8
1
0
1
2
8
1
0
1
2
10
0
0
1
1