Canada at the 1904 Summer Olympics
- Canada at the 1904 Summer Olympics
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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.
Medalists
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 lacrosse title. The third place finishers were also from Canada, a team of Mohawks from a reserve near Brantford.
Gold
*Etienne Desmarteau — Athletics, Men's 56 lb (25.4 kg) weight throw
*George Lyon — Golf, Men's Competition
*Galt F.C. — Football, Men's Competition
*Winnipeg Shamrocks — Lacrosse, Men's Competition
Silver
*Joseph Wright, Donald Mackenzie, William Wadsworth, George Strange, Philip Boyd, George Reiffenstein, William Rice, Arthur Bailey and Thomas Loudon — Rowing, Men's Eight with Coxswain
Bronze
*Mohawk Indians — Lacrosse, Men's Competition
Results by event
Athletics
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 awarded the club a gold medal for its performance.
Rowing
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