Talk:1904 Summer Olympics - Knowledge (XXG)

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The reference cited does not support the claim that Chicago was originally awarded the 1904 Olympiad. It just says there was a meeting in Chicago. Is there another reference that could be used? Otherwise, this may just be after-the-fact lore from the bigger city of Chicago widely disseminated as

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What are the 12 nations that the IOC attributes to these Games? In addition to the nine NOCs that won medals (USA, GER, CUB, CAN, HUN, GBR, GRE, SUI and AUT), what are the other three? Obviously, national teams as we know them today didn't exist, so they are just going by nationality. One report

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The sheer bombastic arrogance of David Francis, the President of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition, was engraved in history for all the world to see when he declined to invite anybody else to open the Games and, on July 1st, did so himself in a scaled-down short and humdrum

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Thanks for the FINA reference. So at least for now, water polo medals from 1904 Olympics are not counted in medal statistics by FINA, but it does appear as an Olympic event in the IOC official website. I think the article should reflect this status correctly. Thanks,

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shows Coray in the marathon as from USA, but as part of a Mixed Team medal for the 4 mile team race...) The text also mentions South Africa in several spots, so that leaves 1 nation unaccounted for. Any other resouces have an answer? 01:39, 22 July 2006 (UTC)

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At least three participants nearly died; a runner who had dropped out nearly accepted the gold medal fraudulently; organizers withheld water and forbid support crews from giving runners water in order to test a pseudoscientific hypothesis on hydration

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has a solid background. According to the book profile, Jeroen Heijmans, co-author of the book, is a member of the International Society of Olympic Historians.

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calls Albert Coray in the marathon a "Frenchman, wearing the colors of the Chicago Athletic Association" (page 49), so I would add FRA. (Curiously, the

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Thanks. Currently the International Swimming Federation (FINA) consider water polo event as part of unofficial program in 1904. Source:

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I don't mean to dispute that this is true but the language is hardly NPOV and without a source it needs to be toned down.

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We have a reliable source to support the inclusion of Italy as one more nation taking part of the 1904 games. The

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to delete these "External links modified" talk page sections if they want to de-clutter talk pages, but see the

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probably as part of the Mixed Team, but I can't confirm that (France did not enter these games as a nation). ::

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