1904 Summer Olympics / Participant (Great Britain)

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The United Kingdom participated in the 1904 Summer Olympics in St. Louis , United States of America , with a delegation of six athletes (all men) in four competitions in three sports. Two medals (one gold and one silver each) could be won. The youngest athlete was the golfer Simpson Foulis (20 years and 239 days), the oldest athlete was the golfer Frederick Newbery (39 years and 313 days). It was the country's second summer Olympics participation .

Medalist

gold

Tom Kiely

athletics

Decathlon

silver

John Daly

athletics

2590 meter obstacle

Participants by sport

fencing

• Wilfred Holroyd
  • foil

  Round one: eliminated in group two (third place), won one duel - two lost

golf

• Simpson Foulis
  • singles

  Qualification: 174 strokes, ranked 16th, qualified for the final

  Round one: 89 strokes, 22nd place

  Round two: 85 strokes, rank 13

  Final: ninth place

• Frederick Newbery
  • singles

  Qualification: 201 strokes, rank 54, not qualified for the final

  Round one: 99 strokes, rank 53

  Round two: 102 strokes, rank 55

athletics

• John Daly
  • 2,590 meters obstacle course

  Final: 7: 40.6 minutes, second place

• Jack Holloway
  • Decathlon

  Final: 5,273 points, fourth place

  100 yard run: 769 points, three feet behind, second

  120 yard hurdles: 590 points, 16 feet behind, fourth place

  880 yard walk: 717 points, 3: 59.0 minutes, second place

  One mile run: 589 points, 5: 40.0 minutes, second place

  Weight throw: 222 points, 5.98 meters, fourth place

  Hammer throw: 342 points, 27.51 meters, fifth place

  High jump: 672 points, 1.68 meters, first place

  Shot put: 320 points, 10.01 meters, sixth place

  Pole vault: 568 points, 2.89 meters, second place

  Long jump: 484 points, 5.53 meters, fourth place

• Tom Kiely
  • Decathlon

  Final: 6,036 points, first place

  100 yard run: 713 points, eleven feet behind, third

  120 yard hurdles: 670 points, 17.8 seconds, first place

  880 yard walk: 717 points, 3: 59.0 minutes first place

  One mile run: 534 points, 5: 51.0 minutes, fourth place

  Weight throw: 684 points, 8.91 meters, first place

  Hammer throw: 706 points, 36.76 meters, first place

  High jump: 480 points, 1.52 meters, fifth place

  Shot put: 448 points, 10.82 meters, third place

  Pole vault: 472 points, 2.74 meters, third place

  Long jump: 612 points, 5.94 meters, second place

Web links

• 1904 United Kingdom Olympic Team in Sports-Reference database (English; archived from original )