Swimming at the 1904 Summer Olympics – Men's 880 yard freestyle
The men's 880 yard freestyle was a swimming event held as part of the Swimming at the 1904 Summer Olympics programme.[1] It was the only time the event was held at the Olympics; the men's 800 metre freestyle event was introduced 116 years later, at the 2020 Summer Olympics.
| Men's 880 yard freestyle at the Games of the III Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Forest Park | ||||||||||||
| Date | September 7 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 6 from 5 nations | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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| Swimming at the 1904 Summer Olympics | |
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| Freestyle | |
| 50 yard | men |
| 100 yard | men |
| 220 yard | men |
| 440 yard | men |
| 880 yard | men |
| 1 mile | men |
| Backstroke | |
| 100 yard | men |
| Breaststroke | |
| 440 yard | men |
| Freestyle relay | |
| 4×50 yard | men |
6 swimmers from 5 nations competed.
Results
| Rank | Swimmer | Nation | Time |
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 | Emil Rausch | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Germany | 13:11.4 |
 | Francis Gailey | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Australia | 13:23.4 |
 | Géza Kiss | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Hungary | Unknown |
| 4 | Edgar Adams | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} United States | Unknown |
| 5 | Jam Handy | United States | Unknown |
| — | Otto Wahle |  Austria | DNF |
References
- "Swimming at the 1904 St. Louis Summer Games: Men's 880 yard Freestyle". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
Sources
- Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in Polish). Retrieved 19 December 2006.
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