Swimming at the 1904 Summer Olympics – Men's 880 yard freestyle
Men's 880 yard freestyle at the Games of the III Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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Venue | Forest Park | ||||||||||||
Date | September 7 | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 6 from 5 nations | ||||||||||||
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The men's 880 yard freestyle was a swimming event held as part of the Swimming at the 1904 Summer Olympics programme.[1] The length of 880 yards (804.672 metres) was slightly longer than the 800 metres. It was the only time the event was held at the Olympics; the men's 800 metre freestyle event was introduced 116 years later, at the 2020 Summer Olympics.
6 swimmers from 5 nations competed.
Results
Rank | Swimmer | Nation | Time |
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![]() | Emil Rausch | ![]() | 13:11.4 |
![]() | Francis Gailey | ![]() | 13:23.4 |
![]() | Géza Kiss | ![]() | Unknown |
4 | Edgar Adams | ![]() | Unknown |
5 | Jam Handy | ![]() | Unknown |
— | Otto Wahle | ![]() | DNF |
References
- ^ "Swimming at the 1904 St. Louis Summer Games: Men's 880 yard Freestyle". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
Sources
- Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in Polish). Retrieved 19 December 2006.