# Canada at the 1904 Summer Olympics

Canada competed at the 1904 Summer Olympics in St. Louis, United States. These Games were the second at which Canadian athletes participated. As in 1900 they did not compete under the Canadian flag, national teams not being introduced until the next Olympics. Unofficially, however, it was a very successful Olympics for Canada with Canadian competitors winning the fourth most medals. However, this was largely because most Europeans decided not to make the long trip to compete in the games. The Canadian athletes were a unified group for the first time and were unofficially regarded as a team.

## Medallists

The most notable Canadian medal winner was Etienne Desmarteau who placed first in the 56 pound weight throw. He was fired as a Montreal police officer when he left to compete at the games. Returning as a medallist and local hero he was reinstated, but died the next year of typhoid.
Canada won two golds in team sports, two thirds of Canada's total in all summer games. The Canadian soccer team from Galt, Ontario won gold and a team known as the Winnipeg Shamrocks won the field lacrosse title. The third-place finishers were also from Canada, a team of Mohawks from a reserve near Brantford.
Of note was Peter Deer, an Iroquois Indian, who competed in the 800 & 1500 metres races; he was the first Native person to represent Canada outside her borders. Deer was a mechanic by day and was a member of the Montreal Amateur Athletics Association. He was 23 in 1904, he came from Caughnawaga, a native village on the South Bank.
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
| Gold | Étienne Desmarteau | Athletics | Men's 56 lb weight throw | September 1 |
| Gold | Galt F.C. Otto ChristmanGeorge DuckerJohn FraserJohn GourlayAlexander HallAlbert HendersonAlbert JohnsonRobert LaneErnest LintonGordon McDonaldFrederick SteepTom TaylorWilliam Twaits | Football | Football | November 23 |
| Gold | George Lyon | Golf | Men's individual | September 24 |
| Gold | Shamrock Lacrosse Team Élie BlanchardWilliam BrennaughGeorge BretzWilliam BurnsGeorge CattanachGeorge CloutierSandy CowanJack FlettBenjamin JamiesonStuart LaidlawHilliard LyleWilliam F. L. OrrisLawrence Pentland | Lacrosse | Lacrosse | July 7 |
| Silver | Alan Bailey, Phil Boyd, Thomas Loudon, Don MacKenzie, George Reiffenstein, William Rice, George Strange, William Wadsworth, Joseph Wright | Rowing | Men's eight | July 30 |
| Bronze | Mohawk Indians Black HawkBlack EagleAlmighty VoiceFlat IronSpotted TailHalf MoonLightfootSnake EaterRed JacketNight HawkMan Afraid SoapRain in Face | Lacrosse | Lacrosse | July 7 |

## Results by event
### Athletics

| Event | Place | Athlete | Heats | Repechage | Final |
| Men's 60 metres | 7-8 | Robert Kerr | unknown 2nd, heat 3 | unknown 3–4, repechage | did not advance |
| Event | Place | Athlete | Heats | Final |
| Men's 100 metres | 7-11 | Robert Kerr | unknown 3rd, heat 2 | did not advance |
| Men's 200 metres | 5th | Robert Kerr | unknown 3rd, heat 2 | did not advance |
| Event | Place | Athlete | Final |
| Men's 400 metres | 7-12 | Percival Molson | unknown |
| Men's 800 metres | 7-13 | Peter Deer | unknown |
| Men's 800 metres | 7-13 | John Peck | unknown |
| Men's 1500 metres | 6th | Peter Deer | unknown |
| Men's 56 pound weight throw | 1st | Étienne Desmarteau | 10.46 metres OR |

### Football

Canada made its first football appearance in 1904, sending a club team to St. Louis. The team defeated each of the two United States club teams in the round-robin tournament. The International Olympic Committee later recognized the tournament as the official one and awarded the club a gold medal for its performance.

#### Summary

| Team | Event | Wins | Losses | Percent | Rank |
| Galt F.C. | Men's football | 2 (USA 7–0) (USA 4–0) | 0 | 1.000 | |

#### Standings

| Rank | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Galt FC (CAN) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | +11 | 4 |
| 2 | Christian Brothers College (USA) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | –5 | 3 |
| 3 | St. Rose Parish (USA) | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | –6 | 1 |

#### Matches

Team details :
GKFrank Frost
RBGeorge Cooke
LBHenry Jameson
RHJoseph Brady
CHEdward Dierkes
LHMartin Dooling
ORCormic Cosgrove
IRLeo O'Connell
CFClaude Jameson
ILHarry Tate
OLThomas Cooke
GKErnest Linton
RBGeorge Ducker
LBJohn Gourlay (c)
RHRobert Lane
CHAlbert Johnston
LHOtto Christman
ORThomas Taylor
IRFrederick Steep
CFAlexander Hall
ILAlbert Henderson
OLWilliam Twaits :

#### Roster

Head coach: Louis Duff
| Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
| 1GK | Ernest Linton | (1880-02-17)17 February 1880 (aged 24) | 0 | Galt FC |
| 2DF | John Gourlay (captain) | (1872-07-26)26 July 1872 (aged 32) | 0 | Galt FC |
| 2DF | George Ducker | (1871-09-27)27 September 1871 (aged 33) | 0 | Galt FC |
| 3MF | Bobby Lane | (1882-01-15)15 January 1882 (aged 22) | 0 | Galt FC |
| 3MF | Albert Johnston | (1880-04-17)17 April 1880 (aged 24) | 0 | Galt FC |
| 3MF | Jack Fraser | (1881-12-15)15 December 1881 (aged 22) | 0 | Galt FC |
| 3MF | Otto Christman | (1880-02-20)20 February 1880 (aged 24) | 0 | Galt FC |
| 4FW | William Twaits | (1878-08-20)20 August 1878 (aged 26) | 0 | Galt FC |
| 4FW | Tom Taylor | (1880-12-04)4 December 1880 (aged 23) | 0 | Galt FC |
| 4FW | Fred Steep | (1874-12-20)20 December 1874 (aged 29) | 0 | Galt FC |
| 4FW | Gordon McDonald | (1878-02-02)2 February 1878 (aged 26) | 0 | Galt FC |
| 4FW | Sandy Hall | (1880-12-03)3 December 1880 (aged 23) | 0 | Galt FC |
| 4FW | Red Henderson | (1881-08-29)29 August 1881 (aged 23) | 0 | Galt FC |
| 4FW | Parnell Gourlay | (1879-02-03)3 February 1879 (aged 25) | 0 | Galt FC |

### Golf

| Event | Place | Golfer | Qualification | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final |
| Men's individual | 1st | George Lyon | 169 (9th) | Defeated John Cady | Defeated Stuart Stickney | Defeated Albert Lambert | Defeated Francis Newton | Defeated Chandler Egan |
| Men's individual | 65th | Bertie Austin | 211 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Men's individual | 73rd | Albert Austin | 270 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |

### Lacrosse

Two teams from Canada played in the 1904 lacrosse competition. The Winnipeg Shamrocks defeated the team from St. Louis by a score of 8–2 in the final to win gold.
| Event | Place | Team | Semifinals | Final |
| Men's lacrosse | 1st | Shamrock Lacrosse Team | Moved directly to finals | Defeated United States (USA) St. Louis Amateur Athletic Association |
| Men's lacrosse | 3rd | Mohawk Indians | Lost to United States (USA) St. Louis Amateur Athletic Association | did not advance |
| Winnipeg Shamrocks | Mohawk Indians |
| George Cloutier George Cattanach Benjamin Jamieson Jack Flett George Bretz Élie Blanchard Hilliard Laidlaw Hilliard Lyle William Brennaugh L.H. Pentland Sandy Cowan William Burns William F.L. Orris | Black Hawk Black Eagle Almighty Voice Flat Iron Spotted Tail Half Moon Lightfoot Snake Eater Red Jacket Night Hawk Man Afraid Soap Rain in Face |

### Rowing

| Event | Place | Crew | Final |
| Eight | 2nd | Arthur Bailey, William Rice, George Reiffenstein, Phil Boyd, George Strange, William Wadsworth, Don MacKenzie, Joseph Wright, Thomas Loudon | unknown |