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

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Men's 880 yard freestyle
at the Games of the III Olympiad
VenueForest Park
DateSeptember 7
Competitors6 from 5 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Emil Rausch  Germany
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Francis Gailey  Australia
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Géza Kiss  Hungary
2020 (800 metres) →
Swimming at the
1904 Summer Olympics
Sample picture of the event (unofficial)
Freestyle
50 yardmen
100 yardmen
220 yardmen
440 yardmen
880 yardmen
1 milemen
Backstroke
100 yardmen
Breaststroke
440 yardmen
Freestyle relay
4 × 50 yardmen

The men's 880 yard freestyle was a swimming event held as part of the Swimming at the 1904 Summer Olympics programme. 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
1st place, gold medalist(s) Emil Rausch  Germany 13:11.4
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Francis Gailey  Australia 13:23.4
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Géza Kiss  Hungary Unknown
4 Edgar Adams  United States Unknown
5 Jam Handy  United States Unknown
— Otto Wahle  Austria DNF

References

  1. ^ "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.

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