1904 Summer Olympics

The 1904 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the III Olympiad, were held in St. Louis, Missouri, United States.Sports Reference.com (SR/Olympics),  "1904 St Louis Summer Games"; retrieved 2012-7-23.

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.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.

 Participating nations 
Athletes from 12 nations took part in the St. Louis games. 
















The American bicyclist Frank Bizzoni was also known as a competitor from ItalySR/Olympics, "Italy at the 1904 St. Louis Summer Games" ; "https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/bi/frank-bizzoni-1.html "Frank Bizzoni" ; retrieved 2012-7-23. The American wrestlers Charles Ericksen and Bernhof Hansen were also known as Norwegian competitors.SR/Olympics, "Norway at the 1904 St. Louis Summer Games" ; "Charles Ericksen" ; "Bernhof Hansen" ; retrieved 2012-7-23.

Related pages
 List of IOC country codes

References 

Further reading
 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

 IOC page for the 1904 Summer Olympics
 "Competitions on Anthropology Days" at St Louis Public Library 
  "Olympic" at Missouri History Museum 

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Summer Olympic 1904
Summer Olympic 1904
Category:History of St. Louis, Missouri
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