1904 Summer Olympics / Cycling - ½ mile track (men)
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sport | Cycling | ||||||||
discipline | ½ mile track cycling | ||||||||
gender | Men | ||||||||
Attendees | 16 athletes from 1 country | ||||||||
Competition location | Francis Field | ||||||||
Competition phase | 2nd August 1904 | ||||||||
Winning time | 1: 09.0 min | ||||||||
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Cycling competitions at the 1904 Olympic Games |
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¼ mile | Men |
⅓ mile | Men |
½ mile | Men |
1 mile | Men |
2 miles | Men |
5 miles | Men |
25 miles | Men |
The ½-mile track cycling men at the Olympic Games in 1904 in St. Louis was held on 2 August.
It was the first cycling competition of the Games. Only athletes from the United States took part in this. It has never been part of the Olympic program since.
Marcus Hurley , who won a total of four gold medals at the Games, prevailed in the finals by a wheel and a half ahead of Burton Downing . Bronze went to Edward Billington .
Results
Prelims
The two fastest drivers in a run qualified for the semi-finals. It is not known in which of the heats Joel McCrea and Oscar Schwab competed, they both finished fourth. The identity of two other athletes is unknown.
Run 1 | |||
rank | athlete | nation | time |
1 | Marcus Hurley |
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1: 08.6 min |
2 | George Wiley |
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3 | Arthur Andrews |
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4th | unknown |
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Run 2 | |||
rank | athlete | nation | time |
1 | Aimé Fritz |
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1: 07.0 min |
2 | Charles Schlee |
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3 | Oscar Goerke |
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4th | unknown |
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Run 3 | |||
rank | athlete | nation | time |
1 | Teddy Billington |
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1: 18.6 min |
2 | Henry Wittman |
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3 | Anthony Williamsen |
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4th | unknown |
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Run 4 | |||
rank | athlete | nation | time |
1 | Burton Downing |
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1: 13.6 min |
2 | Fred Grinham |
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3 | Leo Larson |
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4th | unknown |
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Semifinals
The two fastest of a run qualified for the final.
Semi-final 1 | |||
rank | athlete | nation | time |
1 | Marcus Hurley |
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1: 12.8 min |
2 | George Wiley |
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3-4 | Aimé Fritz |
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Charles Schlee |
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Semi-final 2 | |||
rank | athlete | nation | time |
1 | Teddy Billington |
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1: 09.0 min |
2 | Burton Downing |
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3-4 | Fred Grinham |
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Henry Wittman |
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final
rank | athlete | nation | time |
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1 | Marcus Hurley |
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1: 09.0 min |
2 | Edward Billington |
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3 | Burton Downing |
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4th | George Wiley |
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