Athletics at the 1904 Summer Olympics – Men's 4 miles team race

Men's 4 miles team race
at the Games of the III Olympiad
Venue Francis Field
Dates September 3, 1904
Competitors 10 from 2 nations
Medalists
1st, gold medalist(s) David Munson
Arthur Newton
Paul Pilgrim
George Underwood
Howard Valentine		  United States
2nd, silver medalist(s) Albert Corey
Sidney Hatch
Lacey Hearn
James Lightbody
Frank Verner		  Mixed team

The men's 4 miles team race was a track and field athletics event held as part of the Athletics at the 1904 Summer Olympics programme. It was the first time the event was held, though the 1900 Summer Olympics had featured a similar event in the 5000 metre team race. Two teams of five athletes each, nine from the United States and one from France, competed. The competition was held on September 3, 1904.

Results

Individual standings

The points system was based on point-for-place, with low scores desirable.

PlaceAthleteTeamTimePoints
1 Arthur Newton (USA)New York AC21:17.81
2 James Lightbody (USA)Chicago AA2
3 Frank Verner (USA)Chicago AA3
4 Lacey Hearn (USA)Chicago AA4
5 George Underwood (USA)New York AC5
6 Paul Pilgrim (USA)New York AC6
7 Howard Valentine (USA)New York AC7
8 David Munson (USA)New York AC8
9 Albert Corey (FRA)Chicago AA9
10 Sidney Hatch (USA)Chicago AA10

Team standings

The scores from each of the individual team members were summed, with the lowest-scoring team winning.

PlaceTeamPoints
1 New York AC (USA)27
2 Chicago AA (ZZX)28

Notes

    References

    • Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in Polish). Retrieved 13 December 2006.
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