1904 Olympic Results

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  1. ECUNCHATER

    ECUNCHATER Member

    Sep 30, 1999
  2. SJJ

    SJJ Member

    Sep 20, 1999
    Royal Oak, MI, USA
    Club:
    Michigan Bucks
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    ...and if you had happened to follow the "United States" link under the flag, it says: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_men's_national_soccer_team

    "The 1904 Summer Olympic Games: double medalists"
    "The U.S. earned both silver and bronze medals in men's soccer at the 1904 Summer Olympics held in St. Louis, Missouri. The tournament only featured three teams: Galt F.C. from Canada and Christian Brothers College and St. Rose Parish from the United States. Galt defeated both American teams to win the gold. Christian Brothers defeated St. Rose in a third match after two scoreless draws."

    Note that the official Olympic page lists it as an exhibition sport then: http://www.olympic.org/uk/sports/programme/history_uk.asp?DiscCode=FB&sportCode=FB

    "In 1900 and 1904, football was introduced as an exhibition sport and became the first team sport included in the Olympic Games. Since 1908, the sport has been held at every Olympic Games with the exception of 1932 in Los Angeles."
     
  3. ECUNCHATER

    ECUNCHATER Member

    Sep 30, 1999
    Yeh I know, but it is still just funny to see that one nation won 2 medals in the same team sport at the same Olympics.
     
  4. City Dave

    City Dave Member

    Jan 26, 2007
    Cleveland, OH
    Club:
    Cleveland C. S.
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    It's even funnier when you realize that the bronze medalists got awarded for just showing up. Man, I need to find an obscure sport to promote to the Olympics as an exhibition sport. I'll get a bunch of my friends together and we can medal!

    It's just like youth soccer in America today, everyone gets a medal!
     

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