1904 Summer Olympics / basketball

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Basketball at the
1904 Summer Olympics
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venue United States 45United States St. Louis
Competition venue Francis Field
Teams 6th
Nations 1
Athletes 40 (40 Mars symbol (male))
date July 11th and 12th, 1904
decisions 1

With the III. In the 1904 Olympic Games in St. Louis , a basketball competition was held. Whether the tournament had Olympic status is disputed. It was advertised as the "Olympic World's Basket Ball Championships", but only American teams competed. In addition, basketball was only widespread in the United States at the time, and very likely not played in any other country. The game was played in the infield of the Francis Field stadium and in the adjacent gym.

Men

space country team Victories Points
1 United States 45United States United States Buffalo German YMCA 5-0 354: 120
2 United States 45United States United States Chicago Central YMCA 4: 1 90:54
3 United States 45United States United States Missouri Athletic Club 3: 2 51: 136
4th United States 45United States United States St. Louis Central YMCA 2: 3 76: 121
5 United States 45United States United States Xavier Athletic Club 0: 4 80: 133
6th United States 45United States United States Turner Tigers 0: 4 18:10

Date: July 11th and 12th, 1904

Six teams took part, using six to eight players. The Buffalo Germans dominated their opponents almost at will.