Swimming at the 1904 Summer Olympics – Men's 880 yard freestyle

Men's 880 yard freestyle
at the Games of the III Olympiad
Venue Forest Park
Date September 7
Competitors 6 from 4 nations
Medalists
1st, gold medalist(s) Emil Rausch  Germany
2nd, silver medalist(s) Francis Gailey  United States
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Géza Kiss  Hungary

The men's 880 yard freestyle was a swimming event held as part of the Swimming at the 1904 Summer Olympics programme.[1] It was the only time the event was held at the Olympics.

6 swimmers from 4 nations competed.

Results

Final

Final
 Emil Rausch (GER)13:11.4
 Francis Gailey (USA)13:23.4
 Géza Kiss (HUN)
4. Edgar Adams (USA)
5. Jam Handy (USA)
 Otto Wahle (AUT)Did not finish

References

  1. "Swimming at the 1904 St. Louis Summer Games: Men's 880 yard Freestyle". Sports Reference. Retrieved 27 August 2016.

Sources

  • Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in Polish). Retrieved 19 December 2006.
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