Canada at the 1904 Summer Olympics explained

Noc:CAN
Nocname:Canadian Olympic Committee
Games:Summer Olympics
Year:1904
Website: 
Location:St. Louis
Competitors:52
Rank:4
Gold:4
Silver:1
Bronze:1
Appearances:auto
App Begin Year:1900
See also:1906 Intercalated Games

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.

MedalNameSportEventDate
AthleticsMen's 56 lb weight throw
Galt F.C.
align=center colspan=2Football
GolfMen's individual
Shamrock Lacrosse Team[1]
align=center colspan=2Lacrosse
, Phil Boyd, Thomas Loudon,
Don MacKenzie, George Reiffenstein, William Rice,
George Strange, William Wadsworth, Joseph Wright
RowingMen's eight
Mohawk Indians
align=center colspan=2Lacrosse

Results by event

Athletics

See main article: Athletics at the 1904 Summer Olympics.

Event Place Athlete Heats Repechage Final
7-8 unknown
2nd, heat 3
unknown
3-4, repechage
bgcolor=lightgraydid not advance
Event Place Athlete Heats Final
7-11 unknown
3rd, heat 2
bgcolor=lightgraydid not advance
5th unknown
3rd, heat 2
bgcolor=lightgraydid not advance
Event Place Athlete Final
7-12 unknown
7-13 unknown
unknown
6th unknown
bgcolor=gold1st 10.46 metres OR

Football

See main article: Football at the 1904 Summer Olympics. 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
Matches----
Roster

Golf

See main article: Golf at the 1904 Summer Olympics.

Event Place Golfer Qualification Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
bgcolor=gold1st 169 (9th) Defeated Chandler Egan
65th 211 did not advance
73rd 270

Lacrosse

See main article: Lacrosse at the 1904 Summer Olympics. 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
bgcolor=gold1st Moved directly to finals Defeated
St. Louis Amateur Athletic Association
3rd bgcolor=lightgraydid not advance
bgcolor=goldWinnipeg ShamrocksMohawk 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

See main article: Rowing at the 1904 Summer Olympics.

Event Place Crew Final
bgcolor=silver2nd unknown

References

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 1904 Winnipeg Shamrocks . Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame . 2017-05-27 . 2020-08-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200803023749/http://honouredmembers.sportmanitoba.ca/inductee.php?id=304 . live .