Athletics at the 1904 Summer Olympics – Men's all-around explained

Event:	Men's all-around
Games:	1904 Summer
Venue:	Francis Field
Date:	July 4
Competitors:	7
Nations:	2
Gold:	Thomas Kiely
Goldnoc:	GBR
Silver:	Adam Gunn
Silvernoc:	USA
Bronze:	Truxtun Hare
Bronzenoc:	USA

The men's all-around championship event was held at Francis Field in St. Louis, Missouri on July 4, 1904. It was the only time the all-around, a forerunner to the later decathlon, was contested at the Olympics; whether the competition was part of the Olympic program has been disputed, but the International Olympic Committee currently recognizes it as an official Olympic event.^[1]

7 athletes from 2 nations competed. Tom Kiely, an Irishman, won with 6036 points.

Results

100 yard dash

Event 1
Place	Athlete	Time	Score
width=30	1.		10.8	790
2.			769
3.		11.0	748
4.			720
4.			720
6.			713
DNF		-	0

Shot put

Event 2
Place	Athlete	Distance	Score
width=30	1.		12.21	668
2.		12.09	648
3.		10.82	448
4.		10.54	404
5.		10.26	360
6.		10.01	320

After 2 events
Place	Athlete	1	2	Total
width=30	1.		790	648	1438
2.		720	668	1388
3.		713	448	1161
4.		720	404	1124
5.		748	360	1108
6.		769	320	1089
DNF		0	-	-

High jump

Event 3
Place	Athlete	Height	Score
width=30	1.		1.68	672
2.		1.65	640
3.		1.62	608
3.		1.62	608
5.		1.52	480
5.		1.52	480

After 3 events
Place	Athlete	1	2	3	Total
width=30	1.		720	668	640	2028
2.		790	648	480	1918
3.		769	320	672	1761
4.		720	404	608	1732
5.		748	360	608	1716
6.		713	448	480	1641
DNF		0	-	-	-

880 yard walk

Event 4
Place	Athlete	Time	Score
width=30 rowspan=2	1.		3:59	717
	3:59	717
3.		4:11	657
4.		4:13	647
5.		4:20	612
6.		4:49	467

After 4 events
Place	Athlete	1	2	3	4	Total
width=30	1.		720	668	640	647	2675
2.		790	648	480	612	2530
3.		769	320	672	717	2478
4.		748	360	608	657	2373
5.		713	448	480	717	2358
6.		720	404	608	467	2199
DNF		0	-	-	-

Hammer throw

Event 5
Place	Athlete	Distance	Score
width=30	1.		36.76	706
2.		36.28	687
3.		31.40	495
4.		29.11	405
5.		27.51	342
DNS		—	0

After 5 events
Place	Athlete	1	2	3	4	5	Total
width=30	1.		790	648	480	612	687	3217
2.		720	668	640	647	495	3170
3.		713	448	480	717	706	3064
4.		769	320	672	717	342	2820
5.		748	360	608	657	405	2778
DNF		720	404	608	467	0	2199
DNF		0	-	-	-	-

Pole vault

Event 6
Place	Athlete	Height	Score
width=30	1.		2.97	616
2.		2.89	568
3.		2.74	472
4.		2.44	280
DNS		—	0

After 6 events
Place	Athlete	1	2	3	4	5	6	Total
width=30	1.		720	668	640	647	495	616	3786
2.		713	448	480	717	706	472	3536
3.		790	648	480	612	687	280	3497
4.		769	320	672	717	342	568	3388
DNF		748	360	608	657	405	0	2778
		720	404	608	467	0	-	2199
		0	-	-	-	-	-

120 yard hurdles

Event 7
Place	Athlete	Time	Score
width=30	1.		17.8	670
2.			655
3.			600
4.			590

After 7 events
Place	Athlete	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	Total
width=30	1.		720	668	640	647	495	616	655	4441
2.		713	448	480	717	706	472	670	4206
3.		790	648	480	612	687	280	600	4097
4.		769	320	672	717	342	568	590	3978
DNF		748	360	608	657	405	0	-
		720	404	608	467	0	-	-
		0	-	-	-	-	-	-

56 pound weight throw

Event 8
Place	Athlete	Distance	Score
width=30	1.		8.91	684
2.		7.59	475
3.		7.22	418
4.		5.98	222

After 8 events
Place	Athlete	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	Total
width=30	1.		713	448	480	717	706	472	670	684	4890
2.		720	668	640	647	495	616	655	418	4859
3.		790	648	480	612	687	280	600	475	4572
4.		769	320	672	717	342	568	590	222	4200
DNF		748	360	608	657	405	0	-	-
		720	404	608	467	0	-	-	-
		0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Long jump

Event 9
Place	Athlete	Distance	Score
width=30	1.		6.07	652
2.		5.94	612
3.		5.53	484
3.		5.53	484

After 9 events
Place	Athlete	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Total
width=30	1.		713	448	480	717	706	472	670	684	612	5502
2.		720	668	640	647	495	616	655	418	484	5343
3.		790	648	480	612	687	280	600	475	652	5224
4.		769	320	672	717	342	568	590	222	484	4684
DNF		748	360	608	657	405	0	-	-	-
		720	404	608	467	0	-	-	-	-
		0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

1 mile run

Event 10
Place	Athlete	Time	Score
width=30	1.		5:40.0	589
2.		5:40.0	589
3.		5:45.0	564
4.		5:51.0	534

Final standings
Place	Athlete	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Total
width=30	1.		713	448	480	717	706	472	670	684	612	534	6036
2.		720	668	640	647	495	616	655	418	484	564	5907
3.		790	648	480	612	687	280	600	475	652	589	5813
4.		769	320	672	717	342	568	590	222	484	589	5273
DNF		748	360	608	657	405	0	-	-	-	-
		720	404	608	467	0	-	-	-	-	-
		0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Sources

Web site: Wudarski . Pawel . 1999 . Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich . 14 December 2006 . pl.

Notes and References

Web site: Athletics at the 1904 St. Louis Summer Games: Men's All-Around Championship . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417171728/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1904/ATH/mens-all-around-championship.html . dead . 17 April 2020 . Sports Reference LLC . 21 July 2015.